Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-17
HOTSHOT FOR BUCK
Gable Fires Back at the Illinois
Silverite.
AND PASSES ELS OWN OPINION
Hinrichsen Put on the Rack and Anaiy zed
as a Polittcian-Termed an Unfortunate
i.ccident Who Would Like to Make
Mischief II He Could.

Mischief II He Could.
Hon. Ben T. Gable. of Rock Island,
left Washington yesterday for New
York. and today he expected to sail
for Europe. Before leaving Wash
ington Mr. Cable took occasion to ex-
press his opinion of Secretary of
State "Buck" Hinrichsen. OF Illinois,
who. in a moment of free silver en-
:husiasm, had cast reflections upon
| him.
lin the first place." he declared,
Buck Hinrichsen, as a politician,
4 comes under the head of unfortunate
accidents. He never would have been
secretary OF state had anybody in the
democracy of Illinois had the slight
est idea that a democrat would be
elected to that office. The nominal
ton was given him simply because
he wanted it and nobody else would
have it. As 4 secretary of state he
has been lamentable failure, and if
his powers OF intelligence and capa-
bility for mischief were in direct
ratio to his vanity and his thirst for
notoriety. it would prove 9 sorry day
for the Illinois democracy. Happily,
he is harmless. We shall have lit
tie more of him, it is true. but the
public service in the state will be re-
lieved of him next year, and then he
will surely sink into well-earned OBJ
security. There is nothing remarka-
BILE about his 80 years of life unless
it be that he has never been privately
suspected of virtue nor publicly
accused of crime. In his case JUS
tice has been blind, but suppose he
will not complain, for he still enjoys
his liberty
AS to the charge that National
Committeeman Cable had claimed
credit for contributions to the Hi
nois campaign fund. which he never
made. Mr.. Cable said: "Hinrichsen
dosen't know anything about it. and
Gov. Altgeld never told him anything
of the sort expressed in his Him
richsen's) recent interview. l pre-
fer not to talk about the matter,
simply because it does not interest
the public. and whatever contribu-
tions / may have made were in the
nature OF private transactions, and
were regarded. not only by Gov. Alt
geld. but by the members of the state
committee-with the possible exccp-
ton of Mr.. Hinrichsen-as quite sat
isfactory."
| Forman Shares Cables Views.
Ex-Congressman Forman. of Illi-
nois, who had just come from Chi
cago with Mr.. Cable, Endorsed the
latter's views of Hinrichsen and
affirmed the national committee
mans statements as to the campaign
contributions in question. 81 regret
that Mr.. Hinrichsen has seen fit to
cast reflections upon so many men,
bers of his party in Illinois," said
Mr.. Forman. His course cannot
harm them. and it must, to say the
least, appear indiscreet to the pub.
lie. which is not particularly inter
ested in local squabbles in the state.
| see that MIR. Hlnrichsen states that
Mr.. Cable has sought the notoriety
of having been heavy subscriber TO
the campaign fund of 1892, and that
in fact he gave nothing. Mr.. Cable
has never attempted to advertise
what he did in this direction, but |
know the statement to be absolutely
untrue. | know of my own personal
knowledge, having seen the list of
campaigning contributors, that Mr..
Cables subscription was five times
that OF any other democrat in the
state. | might add further that MIR.
Cable was not candidate for chair.
man OF the state committee at the
time Mr.. Hinrichsen was elected.
AS was present, and as there was
no other candidate, / placed him in
nomination, and he was elected unan.
imously.
II am member of the executive
committee of the democratic state
committee. but do not chose to fol.
low the course of Mr.. Hinrichsen and
90 into details as he has done. / am
very hopeful of democratic success
in Illinois, Notwithstanding the APP
parent division of sentiment on the
silver question"
Resuming his remarks in referenc &C
to Mr.. Hinrichsen and the latter's
disturbing interview, Mr. Cable said
in conclusions: From all parts OF
the state ! have received letters
from democrats protesting again It
committing the democratic party to
the folly of this populist program.
l am convinced that fully one-half of
those who voted the democratic
ticket in the past are not at all in
sympathy with this free silver move
ment. Mr.. Hinrichsen is very much
mistaken about the situation in Hi
nois. which is due. perhaps. more to
a lack of experience in politics than a
wish to deceive the public. This is
the first time he has served in any
position of Importance in a state or
ganization. and he is. therefore over
sanguine, as most men are in their
first campaign. He will be unde-
ceived little later on, when the
state convention next meets
Everywhere We Go
We find some one who has been
cured by. Hoods Sarsaparilla, and
people on all hands are praising this
great medicine for what il has done