Rock Island Argus., 1908-09-28
NEARLY 50 AUTOS IN PARADE FOR OPENING OF EXPO

Adlai Stevenson with such men rs
leaders, the democracy of the nation
has every reason for pride and conf
dence and we of Rock Island county
open our campaign in that spirit said
Mr.. Reynolds.
As to County Office.
Mr. Reynolds took occasion 10 refer
to the contest for states attorney, and
convincingly showed wherein his quail
ifications for that Office are greater
than are those of his opponent on the
republican ticket. The applause that
greeted his remarks were a clear in
dication that Mr.. Reynolds said moth
ing that did not meet the entire ap-
proyal of the voters assembled i'll the
audience.
Mr.. Reynolds discussed the states
attorney contest rs follows:
Ut would hardly seem possible that
at this time any citizen of this county
could underestimate the importance of
| that of Judge it is the most important
office in the gift of the people of the
county. 1t should not be considered
as gift or as a reward for party
service or as prize to be given to a
man because he happens to reside in
the city where the majority party is
stronger than it is in Rock Island
"It is an Office that has direct
bearing on your rights, your saftty
and all your personal affairs.
| ''At this time when the county is in
dire need of money, when iurymen
must go unpaid, when trials must be
delayed because juries cannot be paid
it behooves the people of this county
to be careful in their selection of an
officer whose line of duty has such q
direct bearing on jnries and jury fees
on criminals and the cost of boarding
those criminals and who is the lega
adviser of the county in all of its i'm
portant matters.
"The republican nominee for thi:
Office is Lawrence M. Magill l have
not word to say against Mr. Magil
rs a man, or any charges to make
against him. For 10 or II years HI
has been prominent in political life il
this county. Rock Island county ha
sent him twice to the legislature.
''If in that time he has produced
any legislation of Importance to th
, formed what it is.
During the time Mr.. Magill ha
been so busy in politics it is only fai
to him to presume that he has hat
little time for the practice of the law
During the 10 years | have been il
this city 1 have had occasion to visi
the court house almost daily in terri
time. During that time l have neve
? heard Mr.. Magill try case in the eli
t cult court If he has tried any tn
: records of that court will show tn
7 fact.
"Mr. Magill has the support of a
e most every paper in this county, an
n he will also have the opportunity I
y speak in public during this campaign
:. He can deny these statements l MAX
n here tonight and tell you, if he Cal
d what cases he has tried.
n Il understand that Mr.. Magill is nC
n satisfied with the salary of $4,000 fixe
n by the county board. If this salar.
l. which is larger than that of the circu
l. Judge and the states $400 added
l, the $500, is not enough to pay NJ
S Magill for leaving his private practic
v then he certainly cannot object to tel
IS ing you what his practice is and whel
c he gained his experience. He mu
. feel sure of election if he can ask Il
people of this county to add to II
Il burdens of the county for his benef
n $50 far as l am concerned 1 am wi
ipr to have the voters of this count
Judge me by my record as lawye
The records of our courts are open
the public, and those records cam
lie. l am willing to stand or fall
this campaign by what those recor,
show"
Hon. William McEniry, who folio
6 ed Mr.. Reynolds, spoke in part as f,
lows:
I'VE assemble here this evening
t. attend the raising and floating to Il
breeze the emblem of liberty-tl
IfAHetiCdli udS. we uO lIlS III Collillel
oration of the cause of the people al
to show our loyalty to the advocate
the cause of the people, as a nation
figure for IL years, man who b
a said more about public questions th
KS lany other American during this tin
,h and addressed more people than a
other public man, and in all this tin
by his acts and by mis- work, has shoN
p' himself the true patriot and the tn
ut advocate of the cause of the comm
he Ipeople of this country. This man
av William Jennings Bryan. He stan
today for the cause of humanity,
the cause of the great masses of