Rock Island Argus., 1900-10-20
interest rs voLLuER.s ELECTION

INTEREST IH vOLLWER'S ELECTION.
Interest hardly less than is felt in
Davenport is manifest here in the
election to congress of Henry Vollmer
from the Second Iowa district across
the river. The same old argument of
a tri-city congressman used so effec-
lively in behalf of Joe r. Lane of
Dave nport by the republicans there
two years ago, that almost the entire
press of Davenpcrt, Irrespective of
politics. upheld that gentleman's cam
dicacy, applies in the present case.
There is no show of a tri-city con-
gresham, strictly speaking, on this
side of the river this time. Neither
of the candidates lives here. Mr..
Prince resides at Galesburg, at the
further end of the district, and his
tirst interests are there. The Rock
Island Union has possibly offered the
best arguments in support OF tEis
statement. He could not reside in
Galesburg and think otherwise. The
time has yet to be when Galesburg
did not want something-politically
or otherwise-and when the good
things are going around, be they pres
idential visits or federal favors, such
as a congressman has influences in di-
recting, GaIesburg-well. to use a
slang eXpression-''is there with the
goods" Mr.. Prince may feel, per-
haps, that he is not to blame for look
ing out for his own town first, espec-
tally when it is considered that so
many instances arise that bring it
into direct rivalry with the two i'm
portapt cities up this way.
The fact exists, that
despite the bias that may shape his
ends, and his destiny, too. mayhap, at
his home city, he should remem Der
that he is congressman for the entire
district, and though it may turn his
own townspeople against him, he
should be broad enough to serve all
the ends of the entire district. But
it has not always been so; not little
bit. What has been accomplished
has been through the efforts of tri-
city people, and in the past two years
at least, through the influence and en-
ergies of Congressman Joe r. Lane.
l.. B. lie Fo; r,st. the democratic
candidate in the Tenth district. is not
in the sense of citizenship a local
man, bat he is more so than the pres
ent congressman. In the first place,
this is the city to which he comes in
the discharge of all his business trans
actions that cannot be handled at
North Henderson. Living in a small
place. all his more important business
IS done in this city. Secondly, he is not
hedged about by the local surround
ings of rivalry, bias and prejudice
that Mr.. Prince is. Mr.. De Forrest
would, therefore, make a good con-
gresham as far as the three cities are
concerned. That is to say he would
be as fair to this locality as he would
to the Galesburg end. if his election
were certain. But he has not the |
even show, politically, that Mr.. Voll-
mer has on the Iowa side. The Tenth |
Illinois district is overwhelmingly re-
publican to begin with, was carved |
out SO to be, and the democratic can
didate, no matter where he comes |
from, is handicapped.
So that if the tri-cities still feel the |
same need of a congressman from this |
vicinity that they did two
years ago, and as the UAion here has
always maintained-for advancing the |
arsenal, the river an other common |
must pin their faith to
Mr.. Vollmer's cand d icy in the Daven