Rock Island Argus., 1906-02-12
ECHO OF THE Gun
Yates Rapid Fire and the An
swer by cullom Ar
tillery.
LONG PREPARING FOR WAR
Local Members of Federal Wing Get
Cold Feet-susiness Requires
Too Much Attention.

| With the echo of the Yates rapid
fire guns comes the boom of the Cul-
lom artillery and the sound is heard in
every county in the state. The Cul-
lom army for months has been INSTALL
ing its guns, building its fortresses
and making general preparation for
war Former Gov. Yates has been
equally aggressive in this campaign,
but instead of arranging a plan of de
fense his is one of offense and it was
his to fire the first gun. He did. No
sooner were his words transformed to
print than long editorials were poured
forth as shot and shell from the Cul-
lom press, and these from such papers
as the Quincy Whg and the Illinois
State Journal, which were Yates
staunchest supporters in his campaign
for denomination. No sooner are the
bullets spent than they are remolded
in the CullOm Press bureau by former
Lieut.. Gov Northcott and again fired
broadcast over the whole state of Illi-
nois
Had One Eye Open.
Since Richard Yates retired from
the Office of governor he has been
sleeping with one eye open. He has
seen Northcott bought up with the
United States district attorneyship He
has seen the mouths of the heavenly |
twins, Lieut.. Gov. Sherman and Sen |
ator Berry, closed with a receivership |
of a Peoria bank for Berry. He has |
seen II. J. Hamlin hired as attorney |
for the bank. He has seen the whole !
federal works getting in line for a |
great battle. And during the last week |
he has been telling what he knows
about the federal crowd and the fed
eral machine.
Some "Reminiscences.
All of these things have been loonl-
ing up in the eyes of the public, and
if they have gone with passing events
temporarily, they have been brought
to view again by Dick Yates. each of
fense being pictured equal to a noun
tain in size.
But some of the Cullom editors have
been mean enough to become reminis-
cent. They recall a state organization
hat is TO them as offensive as federal
machine. They recall the slush fund
and the rabbit shepherds. And so in
his manner the inside working of
both the federal and state machines
are being given to the public in man
Ter that lends TO the credit of neither
If the persons responsible for them.
Are Very Busy.
Letters have been coming to Rock
sland from the Cullom headquarters
banking certain leaders here for their
,fforts of the past and soliciting activ-
ty on their part in support of the SEN |
tor. While some of these communi-
.ations may bear good fruit, it is GER
ain that some have fallen on stony
round. In some instances these men
Who have been looked upon as support
RS of the federal crowd have sent
vord back that the ones who got the
obs would have TO do the work, that
s for themselves they are too busy
With private business affairs. n sort
# steering committee has been named {
or Rock Island, but not one of these I
nen can say that the man he endorsed r
vas given the plum in the last shake of G
he tree. So. while there may not be c
ny new factional lines drawn in the r
oming senatorship campaign, it be- S
ins to look as if some of the federal Y
SITS had forgotten that such a thing Y
yas approaching. S
Job for job Holders. h
With the work of carrying this coun- v
Y for Cullom put up to the job holders, h
s it now seems TO be, the recent ap- h
ointment of a Rock Island postmas- f
er becomes of greater consequence. s
apt. II. A. J. Mcdonald had previous S
been looked upon as a Yates sup +
orter and a member of the Yates
amp. With the rumors of his appoint r
tent came the assurance that he was
nd had been Cullom man, and this is r
o longer doubted. Now political eyes
re watching to see how deep the new
ppointee is going to get into the mire
nd how wide will be the breach be-
yeen him and the Searles-Yates con- V
ngent in the county. C
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