Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-20
Fitness Rather Than Political
Clique to Prompt Change
at Court House.
HOLD ONE OFFICE 46 YEARS
Election Of Gustafson. Schafer and
Donovan Assured Through Pres.
ent Conditions.

jert Wa. io enable he pc,pln "a have
Ian accuuntina a.; to the conduct Of
Irhc-c two Offices al tl.a end Of q single
term Of -four years through the medium
IuI change in the official. II was 10
Iprayont continuous Iolatun in places
Iof public tus; taat this law was
FRAMED.
And sat ~ is hardy probable that had
such q law not been i'm existence Pleas
aut T. Cox would Gavn undertaken go
continue iu the Office Of county treas
Iur"r ~ thc expiration of his first term
four years ago when the record Of his
failure officially was fresh in the minds
loi The people. Nevertheless. after bat
ION" term has interviewed. Mr.. Cox Is
again am aspirapt for me Office Quite
in contrast with the condition that pre-
I-eu1s Itself n Ma COS again seeking
Tho office. lho holding a. which by him
Ioniy fpur years ago was attended by SO
rmucu disaster. is tu, caudidac, of Nj
Schaicr. WHO wont oui OF the same of
flee IL years ago attended bv the re-.
erors Of iho people Shat hc could not
succood himself Nh Schalrr. never
IthcI"ss. has never sought tine Office.
''''
No Break la County Cicri. SuccrSSor.
Tn" law Thar prevents -uccession in
office as applicable tu the county treas
uror ami The sheriff. might H- well now
lover. have been extended in "A degree. io
! fhc county .IOrtshin wnora. p,rn3us gs
much money g. handled and disbursed
! FOO ih. cour-, of time as any other of.
( flee This observation. carries ma runra
Ir,u.cIiuu uuoa the nrI..u9l bounsty of
Inc present county clerk i'm tba discps.
! sion OF his unic, ibar is iut,uJ,.J .,
IcnngD, i'm inc reference fn ,ba admin.
! isration Df tho office of cuuuty tr.,a.
Iur,r under Mr. Cox Tan I,tt,r with
Ian good Intentions. failed tbrounb iu.
l,oniDpfaucv I'm the nfic. ,r ,n,,ut,
clerk. Mr. Hubbard scbnoIed Ia rb,. az
flee. has simply followed the svsr.m
and practices of his long line OF pr.da.
CoSaurs. dating back since 1850
No one knows that the office has NOT
been run aS r. should be-. and yri i'm
AN those 40 years during which. with
out break. tho deputy has ALWAYS
succeeded the clerk. the opportuuu-
has not been afforded tu ascertain
whether OF not al all times the Office
Instances I'm otb.r ,o,,,i.s
The fact that evil. arc pot ,pl,. uos.
sibIr. but likely IN davalop in ga I,,,,,
and continuous succession in the CON.
troll of one county office is sbovp in
the sensational alterations resulting in
Investigations now going ON in tyo
other counties associated poIiticaIIy
with Rock Island county.
Ia an adjoining county I'm the same
Judlclal circuit ana formerly in the dis
'Il'i 'ohRiesSiohaIIy ana scnatorially.
me county ci'fN oitd recently after
having h'id IN" once continuously for
90 Hr"'S. WINE ne HF'd, the hhger Of
r"SP''l"h was never pointed nj him,
""' now u'a' ne Is dead. many ugly
i'i'"' ""'' "e'h started ana sensational
charges made with such force, whether
We" founded or not, t5at the coun-
~ mas engaged experts to go
,"IouSH 'Ho records oil the Office dating
. ''[N l'''""Ei al NOSE years, and the
.'sN - one ,'a' VIII require months To
'''iP's'e' iidd lhe peop'e ol mat coun-
~ i''ue " 'hahS' ID me lncnmbency Of
me once some years ago. the cloud
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