Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-15
HEAD CONSUL .NORrHoOrr SPEAKS

Eioquenuy Acknov leoRes the Courte siss
Extended.
Lieut.. Gov. w. A. Northcott, head
head consul of the Woodmen order,
was called upon to respond
to the: address Of welcome. He
said the five years conflict
through which we have passed has
brought forth the best energies of
both contending forces. 1t was a
cosHict which carried with it great
principle that shone out above all
other factors in the contest, and tha.
was the great principle that the Mod
ern Woodmen had ,he power to say
where its head office should be locat-
cd. Among those TO whom we are
most indebted for the bringing of the
office here is MAJ. e. w. Hawes. This
Is true because from the time he was
elected head clerk ne was loyal TO the
interests Of Rock Island. From that
day until now he has been Dnceasi ng
in his efforts at the risk Of every sac
ri1ce; in the face of every danger; in
family from all socia! privileges; in
thes face OF personal danger, he has
stood firm by the city of his birth.
MIR. Northoott referred to the valus BILE
service rendered by Attorneys j. 6.
johnson and William jackson and
Hons. William McEniry and William
Payne, the latter in securing neces.
sary legislation. and of the work
done by those locally interested, iu-
Guiding the press. There never was
q nation which went to war that did
not believe that II was absolutely
right, said the lieutenant governor;
ever since the world began, that did
not believe in the justice of its cause.
and every man, woman and child in
Fulton stood firm in the belief Of
sheir right, as did our forefathers who
threw the tea into the harbor at the
outbreak of the revolution. They
said they had beaten US in the su-
preme court once and ought to have
the right to 90 there again. Like the
rejected lover in the presence of the
one accepted, Fulton should have
bowed in acknowledgment TO
the will Of this Jurisdiction. The
people OF that town had no right
in this contest, and no moral position
to stand upon. The unfortunate cir
cumstances connected with this con-
test he hoped would soon be forgot
ten. But there are some that cannot
be erased from our memories. The
head officers can never forget the
sta5s prior to the removal made in the
public press, and they cannot forget
the stabs at their character and con-
duct as officers; cannot forgive the
mayor Of Fulton (unless that forgive
ness be asked; cannot forgive the
malicious stabs at the characters OF
the head offers unless some amend 8
should be made. We brought the
old ship of Woodcrafs TO the harbor
OF Rock Island, and as time goes on
with the grand work Of woodcrai,
may its home always remain here
uncisturbed by any conditions what
ever.
Genersi Attorney Johnson.
j. G. johnson, head attorney of the
order, was called upon to respond Q
the toast. 1.-The Struggle for Kemov.
al" He said he had seen q gres,
many slot machines in his life. He
had gone up against q number OF
them, but never before saw machine
in which you put dinner 10 the slo,
and get speech. He was inclined
TO .ttiuk that. those machines Only
nourish in the larger town fol
in the seven years he had been COINS
to the little town up the river ne die
not Remember OF having had the op
poriunity to go against such ma