Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-24
BRIGHT INCENTIVE.
That Which Shapes the Unions
School Fight Course.
HYPHor1sH WHERE IT PAYS

HYPH0T1sH WHERE IT PAYS.
The second Ticket Trlcksry-xo Effort
However FeaAtic Can Remove the d.
rect issae. Which y Amsnt Against the
Teaehers.
The Union in acknowledging this
morning the dismal failure that at
tended the efforts of it's editor to
bring to bear sufficient influence to
induce DR.. ]. w. Stewart and F. G.
Denkmann to become candidates for
the school board in opposition to C.
b. Marshall and r. A. Donaldson,
says that meeting may yet be held
looking to the adoption of other can
didataR and that the object is to have
the pf Rsition to change the school
system, In which the Union and DIR.
kinyOn are. SO much interested,
properly placed ON the ticket. 1t
may be said that all tickets
will be properly issued and the
proposition properly placed upon
them in accordance with statutory
provision. However, the editor OF
the Union, Notwithstanding the anx-
iety Of both DR.. Kinyon and himself
concerning the success Of the PROPOSE
ton to abolish the school charter,
was not moved in his little effort
yesterday half SO much by interest in
this provision or by friendship for
DR.. Stewart and Mr.. Denkmann,
whom he sought to use, as he was by
a desire to aid Mr.. Ament. The pur-
pose in bringing out the gentlemen
named against two whom he had al
ready declared invulnerable, in hav-
ing the teachers support. was OBJ
viously not to elect them. but merely
to split aud scatter the vote and thus
to permit DR.. Kinyon or some one
agreeable to him to slip into the
board. 1t should be borne in mind
that it is absolutely essential to the
success of the teachers cause that
both Messrs. Marshall and Donald
son be elected. The defeat OF
either of them means tho continue.
tion Of the Ament control of the
board. That the superintendent
anticipates some move which will
bring about such a contingency is
shown by his confidence in his abil.
ity to overcome all opposition and
remain here. Indeed he is making
all his plans for the coming year and
is laughing down all suggestions OF
his retirement.
The proposition to change the
school system is entirely out of
order at this time, and according to
legal authority would not be valid If
it carried. as it must come up at q
general election conducted under the
operation Of the state law and not at
a special school election. 1t was
sprung just at this particular time
by the Union and DIR. Kinyon merely
to complicate matters, and while it
is subject that should be we'll con-
sidered and perhaps be favored at
another time, the issue now is Ament
or anti-Ament, and that is what the
people are alone interested in. Nc
side show can divert public thought
from the main attraction.
The Union and Its Influence Explained.
The remarkable efforts of the Union
in its opposition to the teachers and
the candidates who appreciate their
cause has occasioned much specula-
ton. Many have attributed the
spectacle the morning paper is max.
ing to the boasted hypnotic influence
OF the superintendent, but the mes.
meric force which is swaying the
Union is of another kind. It is a
matter of dollars and cents with it.
The first 500 inducement resulted
in the publication of that burden
some defense" some weeks ago, and
since then considerations have at
tended every contribution from the
superintendent. Having thrown
open his columns for q monetary
stipulation, the editor of the Union
is willing to do anything to make al
least show of winning. But he il
on the wrong track-wrong in prin.
ciple. wrong in motive, wrong in
that in every particular it is the
very opposite to right. The subsi.
died organ of Amentism may a
well throw mp the sponge now, casl
in the checks and make its settle
ment. for the people want the facts
not the Amentume