Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-06
GETTING BRAVE NOW.
Past Election Energy of the Or
gan Manifests IT.
self.
SCOUTS REPUBLICAN VICTORY

Would Prefer to Attribute Results to
| Other Causes Than to Have Its Dreaded
Foe Receive CredIt-Contentment In
RehashIng Campaign Chestnuts-Cuts no
| Figure.
The idea that the outcome of Tues
days election should be received and
regarded as republican victory does
not strike the Union favorably, of
course. The reason for such a curl
Gus attitude is not difficult for those
familiar with the circumstances to
understand. To recognize in the ex-
preston of the voters Tuesday a tri-
umph for republican institutions in a
republican stronghold would be to
attribute to the corner" the glory
| that it's oft vanquished journalistic
rival is envious of. Rather than that
such 4 construction should be placed
on the matter, it would prefer to have
| it 60 out that the republican party,
on the clearly drawn issue of the sup
port of state and national administra-
| tons, had been repudiated in a repub
lican town that gave the party's can
didate for president 932 majority in
the last national election. So that in
vain endeavor to make its own posi-
ton plausible. the Union resorts to
what no self respecting paper would
indulge in-employing the same wea-
pons of lying and misrepresentation
after the election is over that it used
during the campaign.
One prevarication to which the
Union yields, however, and that which
aT Tn
dinances. it has not edited the pub
lie with before. With reference to
this it is only necessary TO say that
no ordinances have been passed of
this kind without the proper petition
of property holders being submitted,
and rs for the one now being tested
in the circuit court, it was passed
under the Knox administration.
Thus was another burden of preced
ing administrations loaded on Mayor
Medill's shoulders. AS tothe revision
and close collection of water rents.
the purpose to undertake this was set
forth in Mayor Medill's last message
to the council, and it was proposed
to do it as soon as the system of
furnishing clarified water to the
consumers was perfected. The
other stuff which the Union argues
about is merely rehash of campaign
bugaboo amounting to no more now
than it did during The campaign. The
mention of the un ust and absolutely
false allegations made by the Union
this morning is like the rehearsing of
dead issues, killed as fast as they
were brought into existence while the
campaign was on, but TO which the
Union, whose offsprings many of them
were. has failed evidently to give a de-
cent burial.
Union Cut No Figure.
As arguments why Mr.. McConochie |
should not be elected, The ARGUS had |
but to refer to the public records and
the Union files, but he was elected, |
nevertheless, not through the efforts |
OF the Union, which was placed in the |
position of commenting to the sup
port of the people a man whom it had |
denounced, but through politics and
politics alone. Mr.. McConochie, past |
grand master of the art, was elected |
by the application of the same tactics
that insured his nomination-shrewd
politics. AS his nomination was an
evidence that the Unions opinion of
him cut no ice, and that the party |
cared little for the expressions of its
sO-called party organ, so his election
was an evidence that the controlling,
element in local politics was not look
ing for the man but to the interests of
The party. Throughout the campaign
The association of McConochie with
The Unions despised foe with its own
party was repeatedly shown and en-
phasiZed, yet there was no word
IF objection raised as far as the
paper was concerned. for
The simple reason that it looked
for the defeat of McConochie and
was perfectly willing that the "cor-
lern should have the full credit. or
liscredit, of the results. In order to
its party standing it in
dulges in prevarication of an admin
stration it knew in its own heart to
have been in the highest sense merit
orioUs. while the main fight was con-
1ucted through it's columns by COM
mum cations written by republicans
who, not trusting the paper to make
IN energetic campaign, were permitted
o conduct the same for it. And now
hat the election is over, the Union
las grown very brave, even to the |
Extent of speaking commendatory of
he successful candidate. II
As far as THE ARGUE is concerned
Is campaign ended with the election.
{ accepts, as it has heretofore, the
-erdict of the people. and all that it
Isks of the may reject is to do his I
luty.
River RIpiets-