Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-22

Inat SOlIdr.
The Union is greatly exercised lest the
aristocrats who drive their fine carriages
and spirited horses over the government
bridge, may be disconnected by the horse
railway, which is proposed to give the
plain people a comfortable and cheap
passage. 1t should recollect that the
horse car is the poor mans carriage;
that the bridge was built with money
raised BY taxes from all the people, and
that those who have succeeded in becom-
ing rich out of grinding monopoly and
drive in their fine carriages, are not the
only ones to be considered, even if the
Union does wear their collar.
Our people have not yet forgotten
when these aristocrats. who loll at their
ease in their fine warm carriages and look
complacently out on the plain people
facing wind, rain, frost, mud and cold,
attempted to close the bridges to public
travel and make toll bridge so that the
real owners-the people-should have to
pay to use their own bridge; nor have
they forgotten that, although public in
dignation ran so high that public meet
ings were called and the whole scheme
denounced. that the Union was wholly
silent and had not word to say against
the monopoly that thus cunningly sought
to further enrich itself. Take off that
collar, Mr.. UniOni
The Onion this morning, concerning
the passage of the proposed horse rail-
way admission, remarks, councils that
can be used, can be used, and that the
owners are trying to get our council to
betray the city's interests" Even If the
Union has so low an estimate of the Off
GERS of the municipality as above midi
Gated, is it within the line of policy or
the interests of the city, that it should be
heralded to the worldP Perhaps though
it is the same idea that has prompted il
in giving the merchants of Rock Island
t away all these years. that leads it TO make
, these public statements about the Roct
! Island city council. The city of ROcf
! Island would have fine reputation if i
; were judged by the sentiments of thu
i Union The ARGUS has no reflections t.
. cast upon anyone, but it believes the
h same spirit of malace on tn
= part of the JniOn--the same con
b sciousness of having failed in its dUt
toward the monopolistic influences it hal
endeavored to faithfully serve 70
t years-that led it to insult tn
property holders along Third ave
: nue. by insinuating that they &C
cepted brides TO sign the petition &c
lie the ordinance for right of way caused
is to make this gross and unjust slur upor
the Rock Island city council, One init
h nation has as much truth in it as tb
id other There was not cent of none
h offered. not a bribe extended or accepte
ID to secure such right of way 1t is vi
necessary 10 say that the bluff" who
Iy that insinuation of the Union toward IL
lg council shall carry with it, will not hay
r its desired effect. The ARGUS believes Il
IS Rock Island council will vote consciel
ciously in this matter without fear or f,
a vor, and while the Unions scheme to i
st timidste the aldermen by insulting theI
lie. Rock Island council does not do busine
w in that way. The Union must take
that collar.
raj The Union continues to misconstr
St. the meaning of the ordinance asked
Or. the Holmes syndicate in order to sc4u
ne right of way privileges to the bridge. 7
* Union is either too narrow minded to gi
of the correct synopsis of the ordinances
of toe weak-miuded to understand them.
os- by any possible reason the latter is tr
it should not Judge the public's capabil
,es TO read and mentally digest, by Its o'
les weak faculties. The ARGUS publish
the ordinances yesterday. that the pull
might read them and judge them right
81 The ARGUS urges that the ordinances
read; it hopes and trusts that the aid
IT, men will read them carefully 1
thoughtfully before voting upon them,'
; c then to act, as it is believed they will
lte' conscientiously and fearlessly, and wi
' out respect to the threats and misrep
ca sensations Of the Kansas eyed, monopC
CHI collared concern around on Elghtee
street.