Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-04-20
Tnnse Resa,u,,aa.


The senss tion of yesterdays republican
county contention was the resolutions,
notwi,hstau ding that they were just such
pack of trssh as might be expected to
emanate from committee with Granny
Entrikin at he head The general run
Of the conve ntion was no, surprise; it
was Gu, and dried. and in aeoerdance with
the program me announced in THE ARGUS
Of the previous night, Consc Gus, for
some caYse, hat great responsibility had
been impos. upon him, Mr.. EItrikin
could not have spread himself more or
made greater effvrt had he been chairs
man of the committee on resolutions ct
the coming Minneapolis convention.
After going back into the dark ages in
the worlds history to dig up the origin of
the republican party end attributing TO it
every thing that has been accomplished
in the past 40 years. the resolutions
modestly aver that the republican party
lis the living body of human progre ss;
the worthy political fruit of the first 400
years of Aneri an civilization" What a
glowing sen ,iment. After reading it with
all the infection he could put upon it,
Mr.. Entrikin stopped for spplause-and
he got it. Ali that was needed
was rats : to Aave completed the ex-
preston. Then Mr.. EnIikin went on TO
picture the great work the party had yet
to do. 1t had to fight the free trade de-
mand of poverty stricken Europe and the
democratic party, it had to fight for the
labor interests and the agricultural inter
ests. 1t had to see that every voter
south as well as north should have the
right "to cast his ballot free from threat
force and violence. free from the lash
the rope and the shotgun" another
bright sentiment. Then the resolutions
declare for the denomination of President
Harrison-the worthy successor of Wash
ington, Lincoln and Grant. think of it,
but nevertheless. the resolutions
favor him only In so much as Senator
Cullom-who looks more like Lincoln
has declined to be a candidate. The
resolutions briefly allude to Governor
Fifer, and commend his ADMINISTERS ton,
but say nothing about renominsting him.
They endorse the work of the republican
represents .stives of this senatorial district,
no matter what it has been-but all of
whom are opponents of that greatest
material interest of the country that of
agriculture. But the most remarkable
part of the resolutions is the extended
and touching sllusion to ex- Cons
gresham Gest-all that wood that was
sawed during the last campaign
is sawed over again, and the huge pile,
including the chunks sawed off in the in
terests of the ferry interest-such as the
Gest opposition 10 the viaduct and canal
are brought before the convention,
whose unqualified appreciation the ex-
hibit receives, the delegates standing
with uncovered heals while they thus pay
tribute to the late departed Congressman,
who is spoken of having secured the half
million dollar appropriation for the be
ginning of the work on the Hennepin
cansi," for which our former representa-
tive, G0n. L J. Henderson, has so long
and faithfully lsbored." This left-handed
compliment to the veteran of Princeton,
is exceeded only by the glsring omission
OF sllusion 10 how induslriously Mr.. Gest
afterwards lsbored to delay the begin
ming Of the work which he had succeeded
in providing for after two terms in con-
gress to Gen Henderson's 10. The res
olutions bevsil the revulsion which swept
over the country in 1890. and deprived The
party of Gest, and conclude by declaring
in favor OF 8 modifics a OF the compp'>
sory education law to such an extent that
it shall be optional with parents 20 do as
they please about it.
She Committed Suicide