Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-26
GEST'S BURCHARD.
"one Who Knows a Disastrous
Boomerang.
THE UNIONS ANONYMOUS WRITER.
he Complete History Of 1ransae-
tion But y mali Part of Which Has
haen Told Refore-Some Rather sen
saional Developments About Our
Present Cor gressman.

The ARGUS has in the past had freouen,
occasion to allude with expressions OF
disgust such a. were at all times shared
with the reading public to the policy EN-.
ployed by the Union in conducting its
political campaigns-that is through the
medium OF anonymous correspondence
and the borrowing of its material from
other papers, generally not only outside
or the political domain to the interests of
which the Union should look most part
ticularly and guardedIy. but not infre.
quensly outside of the state. An in
stance of this may be noted in the recent
scurrlllous attack written by an irrespon
sible parsonage in Rock Island who con-
ceais his identity beyond an ANONYMOUS
appendix, appearing In the Burlington
Hdaokeye and furnished the people of this
district like boarding house hash, second
handed by our very much esteemed morn
ing contemporary. Again on Sunday
morning last the Union gave a
portion of its valueless space to
La local correspondent who signs
himself with very small degree of
egotism "One Who Knows" to another
personal assault upon Mr.. Cable. which
is as absurd as ii is untruthful The
Union has failed to realize the lessons ex.
perience should have taught it that moth
ing is gained by paper in conducting
a political warfare in this manner; that
an editor who is worthy of representing
a great political organic alton striving to
accomplish great and honorable and
legitimate end should not only have his
convictions, but be willing personally to
assume the responsibility of carrying out
those convictions and not shoulder the
responsibility of possible failure upon ir-
responsible correspondents who are
either too much ashamed or too
cowardly-and perhaps both-to give
the world their legal name in con>
| nection with an assertion which thew
make in public print. A paper that
Will permit the publication of a com
munication rejecting upon the personal
character OF another and signed only by
| fictitious name, has not yet learned
what should constitute honorable and
legitimate journalism. And such has
always been he policy of the morning
paper published in this city; 1t prefers to
make its attacks indirectly and over the
shoulders of anonymousnoss. fiction and
fraud to the utter disregard of all sense
of propriety. decency. fairness and truth.
But the matter to which allusion is
most particularly made in this connec-
ton appeared in the Sunday morning is
sue. Here it is:
Mr.. Cables railroad, which he claims
now to have never owned. killed the
lady's father and mother. MIR. Gest
brought two suits for So, 900 each, which
the law clearly allows in such cases. Mr..
Cable got the poor woman in his office,
made her believe she had no case, of
fered her about $1,000 and got from
her power Of attorney and dismissed
the suit against himself. He beat the
woman out of about So. 900. and has been
down on Mr. Gest ever since for daring
to bring suit against his corporation
ONE Who KNOWS
NOW LETS SEE.
Wholly convinced that the above. not
withstanding the self assuring signature,
was tissue of falsehoods' and misrepre-
sentation. the ARGUS has awaited its
| time to make complete investigation
| and place the facts accurately before the
public. Ii is unnecessary to detail at
| length the particulars of The sad casualty
which has been made the occasion by
| Zone Who Knows" for an attack on the
dead as we'll as the living. Suffice it to
say that Mr.. and Mrs, Waldmsn were re-
turning from funeral on Oct 16, 1877,
and were crossing the track on what is
known as Weaver's lane beyond Milan,
when they met their fate. 1t was a
gloomy day drizzling rain was falling,
and MIR. and Mrs Walman had their heads
wrapped in blankets, and were holding
an umbrella besides. As they reached the
crossing an incoming train on the Rock
Island & Mercer County road struck the
vehicle and Mr.. and Mrs. Waldman were
killed. Suit was entered through Gest &
Parks at the January term of the circuit
court following against the Rock Island
& Mercer County railroad for $1,000
damages. The suit was brought in the
name of Caroline Waldman, afterward
Mrs. James Patterson, and since, de.
ceased. and who being the oldest of the
surviving children, had been appointed
administrator Of the estate. But pend
ing the trial of the case, friends of the
Waldman children advised them to Call
on Mr.. P l.. Cable and seek settles
meDt This they did. Mr.. Cable re-
ceived them courteously, and while
he maintained that the road was not
liable for damages, owing to the
almost unobstructed view of the track
at the fatal crossing, the fact that
the engine bell was ringing and whistle
blowing. as Mr.. Cable claimed. and that
Mr. and Mrs. Waldman were very closely
bundled about the ears; but he told the
daughter that if he went into litigation
he would be obliged to put out consider
able money in attorney hire and he
would rather have her have it than the at
torneys. He therefore offered TO settle