Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-19
GEST'S GAME UP.
Bitter Hostility to Him in the Low.
er End.
A LIFELONG REPUBLICAN SPEAKS.
One who Never Scratched. but Who
Will Scratch This Year---UnpopuIar
Acts on the Part OF the Present Con.
gressman Cited UnmistakabIe Evi.
dences or serious DlsaffectiOn.
Editor ARGUS :

Editor ARGUS:
AUGUSTA. H., July 16 AS the time
approaches for the republican congress
sional convention to nominate candi
date for congressman from the Eleventh
district. we desire to say few thiugs
from this vicinity regarding the candi
dacy of Mr.. Gest, and to begin abruptly,
What has Mr.. Gest ever done 10 con
gress that he should ask for reelection9'
He has never shown himself states
man or a man of any particular ability.
His actions in this district since 1888 in
making appointments for Office have not
been to the interests of bis party in any
respect, but TO mugwumps and sores
heads. The men he has appointed in
this vicinity have given great dss itisfac-
ton, and men who have been life long
republicans will scratch" him 10 Now
ember il they have chance. Soldiers
who served their country in the hour of
need have found no friend in Mr. Gest,
and we can name numbers who have al
ways been straight republicans who will
never support him again. General dis
satisfaction exists against his renomina-
ton, but of course it availeth naught.
We do not, nor never intended making
any fight in the township or county con.
vention against him. as it only makes q
bitter fight and causes bitter feelings
months before election. This we aim 10
avoid. but we will report in full force in
November when there will be good
chance for satisfaction.
In our city here politics have been run
on the Boss Tweed style-that is to say,
two or three men have always run things,
and the &. A. r. post has dictated for
the voters. II the people had their way
they would without delay put their old
postmaster Ellis again in the Office, but
Gest by his actions, has given il where
the public do not sanction it. An octopus
movement is now afoot with this Boss
Tweed ring to not only run the township
but county. but the people will soon put
the movement in its grave as this Gest
crowd are a sore eye to them. You can
look for q strong change of votes here
this November.
We visited the village of Plymouth q
few days ago; this place being in the cor.
ner of three counties, viz: Hancock
Schuyler ana McDonough. people from
these three counties get their mail at thai
place. There. we upon inquiry, found
blood all over the moon" and great dis
satisfaction existing. all caused by an
unpopular appointment of postmaster
The public there wanted Mr.. Gest's ap.
proval to hold an election for postmaster
They importuned him TO effect a settle.
ment on its merits and not listen to a few
little local non-infiuential politicians, but
after months of wrangling and fighting
he gave 1t TO man who was very un
popular and as a consequence MIR. GesI
split the whole party to flinters and in .
way it never will recover again until gen.
erations grow up. To show YOU thai
dissatisfaction does exist we will make
mention of this fact: st. Mary's town
ship is usually democratic by about sc
majority. In the spring of 1890 at the
township primary. good republicans
above reproach were nominated. but al
the polls the entire ticket was defea ted by
msjorities ranging from 90 to 1870; it was
Waterloo and the greatest surprise on
earth for the democrats But it showed
the general dissatisfaction of an uhpopu-
lar appointment made by a very unpopu-
lar Congressman. The same dose
will be repeated again this fall
and more added, In Lamont township
which gets all its mail at Plymouth,
the republicans were so split they did not
even put ticket in the field, and there
are good. live, working republicans re-
siding there, too. In talking with some
of them why they did not put ticket up.
they said: No use; everything has gone
to thunder. There was no attempt in
either of these places to down Mr.. Gest
at the conventions. although there was a
packed convention and a made-up slate
for Gest at Plymouth. 1t is the aim for
voters in this vicinity to do their work
and do it well. They do not aim to
bother conventions, then like sick kit
ten vote for the man, not by a good deal
Men, gray beaded old soldiers, who have
never been known to scratch, will see
that Mr.. G.. is not on their ticket, and not
only is this immediate vicinity up in
arms. but every township is likewise so in
the Eleveth district.
Your readers can rest assured that this
letter contains facts and truths that cans
not be denied and such state of affairs
does exist here. The writer is lifelong
resident OF Hancock county, resides in the
vicinity and knows every turn of affairs,
and not only has he been a republican,
but has been one who never scratched,
but will scratch" such man as Gest,
and when the final call comes in Novem-
Der Mr.. G will he found wanting few
more hundred votes.
FREE VOTING REPUBLICAN