Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-03
Where It is Found in the
Present Campaign.
LOCATE IT WITH KELLY
All Interests Concerned Sun.
port the Carse Ticket.
Morning Paper Brings on a
Boomerang.

The Union has n.sd more or less to
say about the storm dra,.2 in connec-
ton with its discussion VI ne local
politics in its last two issues. L. 10
not unnatural that the morning pa.
per should seek to drag . sewer into
its discussions toward the end Of .
campaign. It 10 but following out
it's customary tactics, but Is usual
too. it has stirred up mess for it.
self. In this mornings issue it de-
claresl that the storm drain people
would have Q council that would
enable them to unload, and that they
are keeping the drain in shape to
sell it to the city after election
whether or no il the right crowd
gets into control. and it is further
declared that al the republican can
didates can be depended upon
to stand BY the city's inter-
ests, and that 1--WE know little
of the democratic candidates and the
influences behind them, and there
fore do not propose to reflect upon
them in any way" Yet in its col
umns of yesterday appeared this In
telligent paragraph from the same
source that admits in one breath to-
dsy that 1t does not know what it is
talking about, and seeks to vouch for
republican candidates in another:
There is q report from the Sixth
ward that the storm drain crowd
are making q concentrated effort to
down Aid. Gall because he stood up
in the council for square dealing and
the city's interests. We guess there
are honest men enough in the Sixth
ward to pull Gall through. II an
alderman should be elected to rep
resent the storm drain crowd he
would be a pitiable object in the
council"
II the Union is really Is much in
terested in electing city officers who
are not favorable to the storm drain
crowd as it pretends to be, and il in
absolute good faith when it declares
against '.sny shameful compromise,
or ANY palterirg with the men
who have been guilty of this evil
thing" THE ARGUS will tell it how to
locate the direction in which the
storm drain crowd is moving.
Watch Frank Kelly's smoke. In q
word, let it drop a nickle in .'the
corner" kioetescope and witness q
repro iuction OF the ca oers of KeI.
Iy's trained forces during the days
that ante-dated the republican pri-
mary election q few weeks ago.
1t was the same Kelly who
then attempted to swing the
Fifth ward for Carse, who is now
as he was, "the corners" most
trusted and faithful lieutenant, and
is making his most strenuous efforts
for the success OF the entire repub.
lican ticket.
Originally Offered . Place.
Originally it was the plan to put
Kelly on the ticket with the nomina-
ton for city attorney. but with the
disclosure of the storm drain scan.
DIAL. he was with his own consent and
full acquiescence, and with the elm
gle idea that il would be better for
him 81 well as for the storm drain to
have him on the outside, switched eff.
and Scott switched on by the same
controlling influence that directed
the composition of the entire ticket.
There was too much at stake for
Kelly as we'll as the republican ticket
to run the risk Of the association of
the two at this particular time.
And Kelly is not only working for
all the republican candidates all
over the city, but the republican
campaign fund has been enriched BY
handsome contributions from the
storm drain crowd az we'll as the
party given the assistance OF such
personal aid as cen be directed BY
Lieut.. Kelly.
The Union should therefore post
itself. There is no qua'ter in the
democratic party for Lieut.. frank
Kelly. or his T~enty-iourth street
sewer.