Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-27
THE MUCHABUSED MILLER
Tie Ex Chief and His Political Woes Pic
tured by the Union.

Tie Eek Chief and His Political Woes Pic
tured by the Union.
If TIE ARGUS were capable of
keeping ex-Chief Miller down as the
| Union assumes it has been doing for
the past two years. it would consider
it had accomplished for the public
benefit an act which i'm all due mod
esty, il feels would have brought
upon it the thanks OF the communi-
! ty. THE ARGUS has. not, however,
had such good fortune, nor has it.
Mr.. Miller and the Union to the con-
trary notwithstanding, taken unkind
advantage of him and kicked him
upon every OCCASION" because of any
! thought that he was down. Miller
! is of the kind who will not down
not as long as there is an Office of
city marshal in Rock Island.
| THE ARGUS has condemned the
tactics of Miller in the past two
years in attempting to spy upon the
police force, and then fill up the col
umns of the morning paper with
scurrilous, malicious and false re-
ports intending to reflect on the adj
ministration of police affairs. 1t
has been such unprincipled and I'M
warranted acts that THE ARGUS de-
nounced in Miller, although they APP
pear to be a part OF his nature, as al
ter l.. V. Eckhart succeeded him as
chief under Mayor Murdoch he
turned his batteries upon both the
mayor and new che although of
the same party. In fact. he has re-
peatedly demonstrated his batred for
anyone. no matter what his political
affiliations, who may be placed in
command of the police department.
n Gratuitous Pun
The Union takes occasion in its de-
Tense of its associate reporter to give
him Il gratuitous puff. 1t speaks OF
the numerous times he has served as
chief of police. and says he was only
turned out two years ago because he
was a republican. How about the
time Mayor Murdoch fired him ?
However. the interest of the Union
in the ex-chief is sufficient to indi-
cate its desire to see him restored,
and is simply substautiation of the
understanding that has been arrived
at between Miller and Knox as The
ARGUS commented upon last evening,
and which is the cause of this terri
bic outburst on the part of the morn
ing paper now.
Now as to THE ARGUS having
picked away at Miller constantly, as
The Union says. During his term OF
Office THE ARGUS exhibited nottin Q
but friendliness toward the chief
In times of political strife where his
partisanship became inconsisten,
with his public duties. and his ex.
IRENE devotion to candidates aroused
comment, THE ARGUS felt at liberty
to speak of the same in its own man.
ncr. But when in times s.of peace
THE ARGUS was not the one to dc
otherwise than uphold the police de
partment and all departments of mu.
nicipal control where it was possible
Has the Union observed such a course
in the past two years? On the con
trary it has kept up a fusilade at the
police department that has been as
disgraceful as it has been unwarrant.
ed, going so far at one time as to
bring upon it a suit for damage and
all at the instigation of this self-same
Miller, and that is the reason THE
ARGUS has no use for him. 1t does
not admire such personality. and
in this it believes its opinion is
shared by many republicans as wei
rs democrats.
Does the Union think that by
abusing Chief Sexton it can suppress
or subdue the righteous indignation
that is felt over the conduct of the
ex-chicf toward his successor in
Office? Mr.. Sexton has been guilty
OF no dis-eputable act, either Off.
cially or in his private walks of life.
He has not gone about with malice
or emnity in his heart. He does hi:
duty as he has power to see it. and
is willing to stand upon his record
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