Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-27
CONTINUES FIGHT
FOR HONESTY IN
COUNTY AFFAIRS
states Attorney Thompson
Saws He Is Making Same
Battle as 2 Years Ago.
RIG CROWD AT COAL VALLEY
.,s-cS Olson Discusses NstiolaI Is
sues and Shows Remarkable
Record Party Has Made.

-of course Charles J. Searle IS
,.eved Z, me. beat him OF. @. a
ssoeo fee when I refused &c allow him
20 be appointed special states attor-
ar declared States Attorney F. z.
7scmpson q. Coal Valley last evening
q. one o. the largest and most enthu-
sastlc democratic rallies that hs>
hen heIi during the campaign
7 understand that a the recent re-
vrsHoan meeting lere.~ continued the
shaker. Mr.. Searle took occasion 70
severely criticise the way have been
handling the affairs O, my office.
vii be CAD 20 compare my record rs
states attorney with that of Mr.
sszrle O. any other republican states
at.oruey the county has ever had. At
lest have paid to the county all nat
belongs 70 T. ard have drawn out all
hat belongs 70 me ] guess the people
can't object % that being done" The
statement was greeted with loud
cheers.
I have great respec: for tle rer-ib-
r.zu voters OF Rock Island county. for
tzo years ago when I was making my
hzl: they stood by me. Now I an
rzkfaE the s1me Kind OF a fight. J an
kShting The republican ring that his
been manipulating county affairs for
years and am telling facts that the
voters OF tlis county ought 20 know"
The speaker then went into tie con
test for he schrievalty and showed
tie unf;ness OF George II. Richmond.
republican candidate. for tha- Office.
He shovel tle faIseless CT his con
tl1u1l claims 10 being a brilliant lnl1-
cs- and hOw the county Is not out OF
do5i. Is he says. The fact that the
county has anticipated tax warrants
&c the extent OF $4,000 was empha-
sized. together with the statement that
the county deb should have been
paid of long ago. as the increase n
taxes during the past SIX years has
anclnted &c 100000. twice the amount
Of the debt.
a Proud Record.
Martin Sieyers. precinct committee
mEn, called the meeting TO order and
presided. The first speaker OF the
evening was Andrew Olson, candid lte
foT state senator. who discussed the .
remarkable record which the demo
c.a-iC party has made during the IS
months II has been in power. He
praised Woodrow Wilson and the dem I
ocratic congress for the downward re- I
vision cite tariff. for the income tax 7
law, the establishment Of federal rec I
serve banks and other reform meas /
ures vaich had long been promised J
By the republicans. but was no: enact /
ed into Law until the party that al /
ways keeps faith with the people" was f..
pu; in power.
"PoIiticzI Bunk"
Albert Huber. candidate for county
Judge. ridiculed the statements which
G. o. P. speakers made at the Coal F.
VALLEY rally Friday evening in which
7 was said AL Of the candidates or
the republican ticke- are superior TO
hose IN the democratic ticket" He
sad the people would not stand for
ihis kind Of political bunk" any long
es The republicans are always max
ing comparisons Of candidates before
election and apologies for candidates
AFTER election" he said. -Four years
aEo they made some comparisons and
told ycu their candidates were better
nsa than OUT Now they came to you
asa'n and make the same claim and
tel y0u 20 vote for men who have
red TO show Up the can1idates they
seToc1te1 four years ago