Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-31
PATS PILGRIMAGE.
1t Encounters Many Obstacles and
Will Never Reach it's Goal l. Despite
able Attempt TO Overthrow Oppos-

1t Encounters Many Obstacles and
Will Never Reach it's Goal Despic. |
able Attempt TO Overthrow Oppos-
ing Popularity.
Poor Patti He encounters many OBJ
stacles in his up.hill race. laden as he is
with many burdens and finding that ln>
stead of attaining the goal he has labored
for so zealously to reach, he must
his opponent ahead. and pull him down
fail. he attempts to attach stigma to
into the slough of despond with him.
But Pats fate is fixed, and while there
may be many that will extend sympathy
to him in his hour of political perplexity
it will help him not - he must fall.
Painfully impressed with realization of
his condition he calls upon his friends to
spare no effort to ruin his rival ere it is
too late Hence the republicans in their
vile attempts to vilify VIM. McEniry
and counteract the influence of his already
established popularity over O'Mara, are
continuing to spread false reports regards
ing his manner of conducting the Office
of city attorney. They continue
to harp upon the fact that the city paid
for additional legal talent in the
Cuinely damage suit against the city,
notwithstanding that it has been shown
and proven conclusively that the mayor
engaged the additional counsel in this
case after it had been tried in the lower
court and verdict rendered for Mrs.
Cuinely for 81, 100, and the additional
counsel was retained in accordance with
ordinance stipulation that the city attor-
ney shall have additional fees for all case S
tried outside of the county. Mr.. Nc
Entry did not attend to the case in guess
ton himself, as he had been engaged pre-.
vious to his election as city attorney &c
prosecute Mrs. Cuinely's claim for dam
ages. He therefore engaged his prede>
cessor, Mr.. NJ. E. Sweeney, to defend tn,
city, recompensing him for his service.
out of his own pocket. Had Nc. Nc
Entry been in position where ue coult
honorably and in good faith nave de
Tended the city in this case the cit,
= would have been obliged by ordinance Il
p have paid Mr.. McEnry instead of MI
: kenworthy, whom the mayor engaged t
a carry the suit to the supreme court, an
p hence it does not reflect in the least upo
Mr.. McEniry that the additional fee fo
= legal services was necessary in the cast
r The only instance where additional fee
n were paid BY the city during Mr.. Mo
/. Eniry's incdmbency of the city attorney
O office was in the Weinburger case wher
d Mr. Kenworthy received $3.50 fer Sc
If vices as associate counsel.
10 Mr.. McEniry's record therefore
regard to additional fees will stand com
l. parison with that of his immediate prede
: cessor or any of the other attorneys VIII
" have held the office of city attorney al
!. including Mr.. Gest, the present candida
p for congress.
,e It is further an interesting fact worth
is of serious consideration that in the ca
of didscy of Mr.. McEniry the people of tn
ct county are not asked to vote for a ma
II, who, as O'Mara did two years ago, 9
tempted to gain votes for candidate
ne sheriff on the understanding that q de
ne uty would BE- appointed who would ha'
Y, sufficient influence with juries to make
a an object for certain elements to vote
NJ the man at that time candidate for t
hi office of sheriff As to the matter
nd dealing with Juries. the states attorney
,sl in a position to WELD vastly more inf
off ence than a sheriff or deputy and I
,ts masses of the voters of the county "
r. not trust man of OMaras corrupt a
"a reckless tendencies with an office of
tn much importance as that of states ATTIC
~ ney.