Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-24

'Sh "iCkIon sense.
When Lawyer Buzfuz was explainin
to the Jury how Mr.. Pickwick had
trifed with the affections of Mrs. Bardell.
In the celebrated case of Bar iell vs.. Pick-
wick. he referred to 8 placard which Mrs. a
bardell had placed in her window giving
notice that there were "apa rtments with
IN for single gen,lemen." Upon this
placard Sergeant Buzfuz dwelt with con.
siderable force, and one Of the jurors, to
show what knowing fellow he w as.
asked the lawyer if there was any date 10
that notice.
mo date. gentlemen" replied the
lawyer, and everything moved along
with accustomed solemity.
Anyone can. of course, see what a vast
difference it would have made if Mrs.
Bardell's placard had had e date. And
this Is the condition in which the orders
sent for beer by the chairman of the re-
publican congressional committee Mr.
Joseph l.. Haas-have heen found. They
have no date. AS he him self would saw,
We're be in court dealing with an indict-
ment it is fatal omission. He himself.
however. does not say it, but the linton,
In one of its spasmodic throes OF virtue,
says 1t for him. 1t could not deny the
a,
promptly-lie and sl as it would have
been-but the artist had done his work
too faithfully, holding the original as a
copy.
o, sorrowful pretext for covering up
an underhanded, sneaBine actionl This
same man and his camp followers were
going about with long>drswn faces,
thanking God that they were not as other
men. and all the while was Haas drawing
cards from his pocket and on the backs
thereof was writing orders for beer-doS
ing In stsslthy. hyporritical way that
which he claimed was being done openly
by others. Surely conte mpt must be the
portion allotted TO such pious Pecksniffs.
Referring again to Pickwick We find
that the jolly members o. the club by
that name had got into serious trouble on
account of one of the members abiding
to the other in al ungentlemanly wsv.
An explanation followed and although
the allusion might have been thought
just one it was deemed better for the
sake of peace that it be construed in
milder way. and consequently il was con-
sidered that the offensive remark was
only used in Pickwick an sense. Such
being the case no one was expected to
take the matter seriously. SO it is with
the Union and Mr.. Haas. The orders
were G ven. That is not disputed. But
now the claim is set up that Mr.. Haas
gave the orders as Mr. Haas simply, and
not as chairman of the republican con-
gressionsl committee. He gave the orders
personally and not as al organization. In
other words, when he was writing them
out he was 10 Haas-no more. although
in the instant after he was Chair
man Haas. 1t was not eIact-
ly case of DIR. Jeckyll and
Mr.. Hyde" but it was the next thing to
il. The only thing Mr. Haas has not ye'
attempted is being in two places at thu
same time. But it viii come. There is
no limit to his possibilities. Blessings
on thee, Haas for thy Protesn ways.
But why denounce the brewers? What
breach of commercial honor has been
committedr Was the transaction intend
ed 10 be secret One7 II Mr.. Haas was
enjoying the privilege OF an Americans
German gentlemen with the ideas of hos
pitslity common to his fstherlsnd. why
make any erdeavor to conceal that fact?
The virtue of hospitality is q lauds6le
one and the Germans are noted fo- pos
sessing that quality. But they do not
make practice of hiding it. They have
no excuses to offer for its existence
Now. if these orders were given before
the campaign opened and had nothing to
do with the campaign work and before
Mr.. Haas had been elected chairman.
there is something strange about the
| transaction. The UIIoH says 1t occurred
before any of these events took place.
! But the Union is given To such reckless
forms of speech that there is no depend
ency to be placed upon il. The only
thing in which it is consistent is Its con>
slant practice of igr oring the truth. Ad-
hitting, for the sake of argument that
the Union is correct for once, and admit
ting also that the hospitality of Joe Haas
is uubounded. is Geo. Perry such beer
drinker that three legs are only sufficient
to sppssse his Thirst? Has A. Soutter
such an abnormal appetite for the amber
beverage that four kegs are necessary to
make him happy The hospitality of
Mr.. Haas would seem to break out in
queer places. For time il seems to 60
all in one direction. or as the slang of the
day expresses it. his hospitality is ex-
tended where it Will do the most good
just now.
The Union threatens that men will re-
frain from writing orders for beer from
this day out. Still there are other ways
of getting it. ways which will readily sug-
gest themselves &c such active, hospitable
minds as that possessed by Mr. Haas,
whether in his car acity of private in the
ranks or as chairman of an organization.
Considering that this ordering of beer
was such an open. everyday occurrence
with the gentleman named. il seems that
he and his organ have been considerably
disturbed over the mstter, and brewers