Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-01
Vote for John 7. Kenworthy
MORGAN AT MOLINE.
THE PSEUDO PREACHER MAKES A CoNTEpP
TIBLE AND LYING ATTACK ON HIS PoLIT
ICAL OPPONENT

| TlBLE AND LYING ATTACK ON HIS POLIT
ICAL OPPONENT.
! From Daily Argus oct End.
The ARGUS is disappointed IN A. r
Morgan, the republican candidate for sheI>
i'll Of Rock Island county Nay, more, it is
Disguised. Ii has been lahoring under a
misapprehensiop for some time Not
wlthslandinS his vacillating course in re-
gard TO the prohibition question, the
ARGUS supposed he possessed the attr-
butes OF gentlemen, but in that SUPPOSE
ton it has been wofully mistaken. By
his remarks at the Moline meeting last
night, Morgan has not only lost all the
respect TO which q gentleman is entitled
but he bedraggled the purity Of his
calling into the dust of SANDER aud libel.
He went so far as to smirch the good
name and character OF d man who is
his superior in all the qualities that 60 to
make an upright and honest citizen. He,
himself, no better than solicitor of aims
| from the county. to assist him from be
coming pensioner on the church he REPRE-
SCENTS, has the effrontery and consummate
gall to insinuate that his opponent, who
has gained a position of independence
and standing hy hard work and industry,
could not be trusted to conduct the high
office of sheriff. He said:
What assurance have you that the
law will lie scrupuiously executed bv an
officer who violates it every day in his
lifef"
Morgan must have penrbaut for "
ing, If he refers to Sharp Silvis violating
the law. The remark was as despicable
as it was untrue. He went on to say
that he was proud, if any one recognized
in him the elements of true manhood,
and be didn't want anyone 10 think that
he was too good a man for the office |
of sheriff. Phawl II docs not seem pos
sible that such idiouc dIivelr could |
come from sane man. If Morgan was
not such prominent prohibirionist, the
ARGUS would do him the charity 10 say |
that he was drunk when he got off such |
twadd,e; put We cannot even offer this |
excuse for him
He, however. subsequently overstepp>
ed all bounds OF propriety and justice
After the other speakers of the evening
had concluded their remarks, some one
asked Morgan as To the meaning of m
utterance in his previous remarks. He
replied by saying that he meant 10 warn
his hearers {" look with suspicion upon
any candidate who spends mure thar the
office Is worth to get elected. He must
expect to get his money buck SEINE how
was anything more outrageous ever ut
tered IN pubilc against a man " no has the
respect ami confidence OF every one who
knows him? The interest couriesty to an
if not fairness and Justice,
should keep person from making such
remark. Everybody that knows him is
aware that Sharp Silvis' strongest and hest
qualifications are his unsw CRYING fidelity
and uninpeachsble honesty II he is
spending any money in this camp ign
and it is not likely he uses more than any
other candida'es-the parson can rest a.
sured that il belongs to him individually,
and be acquired it in perfec: Legitimate
And no matter how much
money be spends the parsou can depend ,,
upon it that Sharp Silvis will always have
enough left to pny his honest debts. Can !
Morgan say rs muchf We doubt it.
So far the Angus has not entered into
personalities in this campaign. 1t has
treated MIR. Morgan fairly, and criticized
'nly his public acts 1t has not dealt
With his personal habits or private bust.
ness. 1t has made no covert ipsipua-
ions against his character. All charges
made against him belong 10 public record |,
md he does not attempt to deny them.
The treatment CT the democratic candi>
late has been just the opposite. Every
little mean and petty thing of personal
lature has been brought to the public's
litention through the columns of the re-
publican papers. Nothing has been too
mall or contemplate for them to touch, q
md now bis opponent openly questions ,
lis honesty. The ARGUS is not partial !,
o mud-slinging campaigns, but we have !
stock of such ammunition in store, and !,
Morgan gets too fresh" we will give
i'm broadside that will stop his sour
ilous tongue o'