Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-27
"MULTuM IN PARVO."
The Argus Correspondent Replies
to DeniaIs and Accusations--.Some
Things About Iowa.

Things About Iowa.
Editor ARGUS.
EARLY, SAC COUNTY, Iowa, Sept. 25. -
A copy of the ARGUS having been sent
me to this place, which contains denial
from DR.. Morgan that he declined dis
cussion with the prohibitioaists, saying
that discussion would have a tendency
to make prohibition votes, | would say
in reply that have been in the habit for
a number of years of reporting DR.. Nor
gan's speeches and lectures and this is the
first time have been charged with mis-
representation. In fact, | have been fre>
quently complimented by the doctor upon
the accuracy of my reports. And al
though l value DR.. Morgan's friendship
and love to call upon him at his office, to
enjoy friendly chat and a good hearty
laugh. nevertheless | repeat that be did
say the words just as reported and that
my final reply to him was, that is an ad-
mission Of weakness on your part" Then
again it is only what has been said by
other prominent republicans in the neigh>
borhood of Joslin. Judge Searle worded
it little different by saying that "sympa-
thy generally went with minorities,
therefore in discussion the prohibition
lists would be the gamers" But this even
is distinction without difference as is
what the doctor claims he did say, viz:
Il do not propose to furnish thunder for
you 1.-THE challenger to get your peculiar
hobby before the people" 1t all means
the same thing-that the republican
stump speakers and the republican Gems
trail committee declined to accept our
challenge simply because they were afraid
we should be the gamers. Gentlemen, the
challenge is still open. Will you accept
itf
That portion Of the state of Iowa which
we are now visiting and through which
we have travelled is fine extent of land,
beautiful to look upon and almost desti>
tute of sloughs. 1t is claimed to be a
healthy country to live in, there being no
fever and ague. The oat crop is about a
failure on account of too much heat and
moisture. The corn is what l should
pronounce medium, while grass Is excel
lent. This is a great country for butter
1t is delivered to the merchants free from
salt The price paid al Newell on Tues
day was IA cents cash. Hogs are SIS IS
per head. The roads are straight upon
section lines. The school houses are two
miles apart-as regular as clock work
There is one director to each school dis
trict, who meet once year to attend to
general school business and the fixing of
teachers salaries for the coming ear,
which are uniform according to grade Of
certificate.
There are three supervisors to attend to
the county's business which can be in,
creased to five or seven or back again to
five or three, by vote of the people.
Section 1891 of the state law says: The
members of the board of supervisors shall
each receive 81 for each day actually in
session, and So so per day, exclusive OF
mileage, when not in session, but en-
ploved on committee service, and siA
cents per mile for every mile travelled in
going to and from said session of the
board; provided, that in counties having
population as shown by the last preced
; ing census of less than ten thousand they
shall not receive compensation for mort
than twenty days in one wear; and IL
counties having population OF more
than ten thousand and less than thirty
thousand, for more than thirty days il
J the year; and in counties having popu
laton of thirty thousand and over. no
7 more than forty day in one year" an
informed the above system works admir-
= ably, and that it is economical and salts
2 factory, and that they are intelligent far
Q mers upon the board.
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