Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-30

Rowe Jumps I'm a Pretty Mess.
The attention of Fred II. Rowe.
chairman of the republican state
committee. having been called to the
charge made by Judge L. y. Sher-
man in recent Chicago interview
that he had no access To the repubH-
can press bureau. causes Mr.. Rowe TO
give out the Following statement. to-
day: In making his statement
Speaker Sherman either willfully
misrepresented the facts or else he is
woefulIy ignorant of the scope and
purposes of the republican press bu-
reau Governor Yates address at
Lincoln is not i'm the hands of the
republican press bureau. and will not
ne for the purposes feared by Mr..
sherman. While IL il true that the
republican press bureau has support
ed and defended Gov. Yates admins
tration. IL has Just as Loyalty sup
ported every other branch of the
state service for which the republic
can party is responsible. every state
official being warmly commended as
occasion arose for such cOmmenda
ton The bureau has studiously re-
Trained from taking part in fractional
politics or in building up this or that
machine. On the contrary. it has on
more than one occasion criticised the
tendency i'm this direction. and urged
party harmony and concerted efforts
toward the accomplishment of the
desired end. the supremacy of the
republican party and the mainten-
ance of republican principles i'm state
and nation.
This being the purpose and pol
icy of the republican press bureau. !
assume that Speaker Sherman has no
reason 10 fear the consequences To
him of any matter supplied by this
bureau. and that his appeal To the
country press to protect him from
the partisan bias of the press bu-
reau * not prompted by the same
concIliatory and high-minded pur-
pose.
while il is true that c. NJ. Tinney.
manager Of the press bureau. is
| loyal and faithful friend of Gov.
Yates. Il is also true he is a support
er and friend of Senator Cullom. and
was that gentleman's recognized rep
resentative on the advisory board of
the press bureau during the late cam
paign.
But. after anil believe that can
say that the claim will be sustained
! by the republican country press of
! the state that in his capacity as
manager of the press bureau. i'm the
employ of the republican state COM
mittee. MIR. Tinney can he depended
upon TO put party abofe personal
/ friendship and measures above men
/ In conclusion il may he said that i'll
I addition To his duties as manager of
4 the press bureau Mr.. Tinney has per-
I formed the duties of the secretary
] of the committee and under its di-
rection among other things has
! taken up the matter of Strengthening
out the tangle in the different sena-
/ torial and congressional committees
growing out of the reapportionment
/ of the state by the last Legislature.
/ AZ long as Manager Tinney is run
ming "a republican press bureau he
can he trusted not to exploit any
democratic reform movements,
though carefully nursed by Speaker
Sherman. Nor will he. however much
il may dispIease Speaker Sherman.
! give space TO attacks made on repub-
lican administration, republican or
ganization or republican leaders.
state or national.
OnIookers may contemplate this
throwing of words and facts between
the two machine leaders in Illinois
with pleasure. There can be but one
result-the extinction of both Sher-
man and Yates and the Qualification
of methods employed by the men who
make appointments to boards in con
troll of the states institutions. Any
thing that will bring about that most
desirable end is worthy of hearty
commentator. As long Messrs.
Yates and sherman care to show
what treacherous friends they were
of the merit system bill introduced
IN the last legislature the public can
only applaud. Speaker Sherman as
serts that the governor kept the bill
for over two months and then per
mitted a consideration eight days be-
fore adjournment of the Legislature.
what could / doc" asks Sherman
What could / do echoes Yates.
Either or both could have secured
the passage of the measure if he had
been so minded when he had the
power. Neither wanted the bill "a
be enacted into law that would de-
prive the machine of patronage. The
governor and the speaker of the
house acting together could have
sent the measure through as fast as
parliamentary rules permitted.
From over in Missouri comes the
suggestion ON the part of the St
Louis Republic that illinois is grad
ually waking UP TO the fact that too
much reform dust has been thrown
in the eyes af voters heretofore by
the republican leaders in that state,
The deeds of Mr.. Yates do not square
with his promises. The actions of
MIR. Sherman speaker do not come
!. nm 10 the standard Of his nresenf- da \