Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-14
WORSE AND MORE OF 1T.
Editor Robinson Gives More Of
What He Knows of Crawford.
A second Letter Sustaining the Ae.
eusations of the First Concerning
the Present Republican Candidate
for state senator.

SENECA. s. D., Oct. s, 1890. Editor
ARGUS mail simultaneously with this
reply 10 the writer who signs himself "a
Democrat in the linton, but for fear that
II VIII not greet the voters of your county
through the columns of the Union, | mail
this duplicate To von:
Editor Rock Islsnd Union
am in receipt of a copy of the Union
containing reply TO my letter of recent
date concerning the action of Mr.. Craw-
ford last winter. and his candidacy for
the state senat 1rship from your district.
n reply to this article | would like to
refer to tie fact that the letter was pub
lished over my own signature. and il
there was anything untrue in 1t Mr. Craw>
ford had the full recorse of the law to re-
flute .he charges, and it is not necessary for
him to incite any honest democrat TO res
bellion' IN order to place my letter 10 a
fslse light. In fact the failure of the
writer to sign his own name to the article
looks rather as though Mr.. Crawford was
its author. were it not for the fact that he
is incapable of writing an article of such
length. However that may be. Mr.. Craw-
ford doubtless had a strong hand IN its
dictation. Now to facts: Your Dem
ocrat" states that Mr.. Crawford contrib
uted ten dollars TO my fund. but that my
decisive impertinence" induced Newton
to withdraw the tender land he brought
the money back to his father" There is not
one word of truth in the whole state ment,
and this | can prove by the sworn state
ment of at least one witness. While still
at Mr.. Crawford residence, on the night
of the interview when he named his price
on the oats i demurred thereto, and in
quired if he knew of anyone who had
oats to sell; that thought ought to get
them for less than that. He named q
gentleman in his Observation-Disclosures
name | cannot now recall-where he
thought could procure them, but this
could not do, and finally induced r E.
Little, who lives one mile east of Taylor
Ridge, to supply them, the price agreed
upon being eighteen cents per busheI, or
two cents above market price. which
paid Mr.. Little as an inducement to sell
his oats. Next morning | went TO Tay-
Tor Ridge to finish losding the Car and
receive the oats from Mr.. Little. When
| arrived in town | met Mr.. Crawfcrd's
son, who asked me if | wanted tie oats
from his elevator. replied that had
secured them from Mr.. Little, and that he
would soon be in with load He asked
me what paid. and l replied eighteen
cents. To which he replied: We'll. fla
Their told me to knock down on the
weights little, and would hsye knock
ed down enough so that il woulishave
been about the same" | asked him why
his father did not mention this the even
ing before, instead OF refusing to give
either money or grain, and he replied
that he did not know. but those were his
fathers orders. Just then a contribution
came in, and ! went to attend
it, and did not have a chance to
speak further to him. This was
all the conversation there was between US,
and am sure thst at no time was there any
offer of money Us the gentleman states in
your paper. Whether there way anything
in the above language which might be
deemed 'impertinence, | leave for your
readers TO Judge, and | bought the oats,
and did not patroniZe a mOnOpOllSt,
either. but gave an honest man the sale,
who had already contributed literally to
my car, and made him at the same time
two cents more per bushel than be could
have received from Mr.. Crawford In
nv letter | made no allusiOn TO the soldier
record of Mr.. Crawford but to his record
of more recent date. and the record which
interests the farmers of Illinois today.
| While | honor the old soldiers | do not
deem that alone sufficient for placing them
at the head of our state affairs, unless
| they also have the necessary qualifications
for a statesman. Would man who will
speculate upon the distress of the needy
be proper person TO place in the state
senate TO enact laws for your government
or would it be better to lace that respOn-
sibility upon some one not branded as a
robber. whether be is an old soldier or
not? have not spoken in favor of any
man but against the candidacy of such u
man as your republican nominee for sen
atOr, and | shall be proud. if, by these
articles | aid the honorable farmers and
citizens of Rock Island county TO relegste
to the shades of political oblivion the
hard hearted monopolst whose ire | have
so excited. | cannot help but feel in
dgnant that man who had attempted
such bold-fsced robbery. both of nv
neighbors in South Dakota and of my old
friends in Illinois should aspire to one of
the highest hOnors within the gift of the
people. Yours truly.
5. Il. ROBINSON,
Editor Seneca, Is. D. sun.