Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-22

OUR MAYOR INTERVIEWS THE EDITOR OF
TIE AReus.-Last evening, about I o'clock,
Mayor Muriock accosted the editor Of this
paper, on the street. The following ia sub
stautialIy the conversation which took
place
The Mayor. Whoever told you, Colonel,
that was pledged, or that ever said / was
pledged to Washington street, lies, and
authorize you to so state.
The Editor. Whatever stateme mt is made
in The ARGUS in regard to the matter you
must make yourself, over your own sigma
ture.
Mayor. l will write it, then. l never
gave any pledges, either before or after cleo
tion--and | never told any one did. am
10 favor of Washington street, and l will
tell you why.
Eiitor. | don't care why, and will not
discuss that matter at all. Tha. is not the
issue. The issue is whether you and the
aldermen who favor Washington street are
doing your duty, under your oaths; whether
you are fAlrlyrepressntn your constituents
and keeping your pledges. l commended
you for keeping What supposed were your
pledges,-ahd | condemned Aid. Copp for
violating what know he promised and
failed to perform.
Mayor. Copp is in bad fx-bat | did
not mean he should dodge, aud instructed
the Marshal to secure bis tendance. As
to my duty, | am not perfectly clear on the
subject there is conflict of t1orIty be.
/ tween Rohinson's charter and that of the
! City, aad | want the court to decide which
governs
Editor. You have nothing whatever &c
do with Robinson's charter Yon represear
the City-not Robinson. You never tool
az oath to stand by Robinson or his chart T
The spirit of your oath requires you to en-
force every order of the Council and leavt
consequences to themselves. You are no
to decide that his charter overrides that o
the city,
Mayor. | do not SO decide.
Editor. think you do, when you decide
not to enforce the authority of the Guy be
cause, 10 your opinion, there is q conflict
You thus take upon Yourself the response
blIity OF weakening the City end heIpinl
Robinson. Your duy is to the City-no
Robinson. Will you tell me how the cour
IA TO decide the matter, as it now stands
What kind of a suit could be brough agains
Robinson?
, Mayor. | don't know.
Editor. You ought to know that 20 sui
can lie, as things nov are. Robinson know
1t, and you are helping him instead Of stand
ing by the people.
Mayor. Then you think that |, as Mayor
3 ought to move his boat down.
Editor. 1t is your sworn duty to do so
, then let him sue and the question can b
properly tried. If you are really DESTROYS
having the matter legally adjusted by tn
e court, you would either move his boat {
). pass the proposed ordinance. If you ar
not pledged 10 Robinson you ought TO eiths
DO that or pass the proposed ordinance
o The people wall not believe that either yo
|. or Robinson are DESTROYS of having any al
ljustmeut by the court unless one Of thoi
things are done. You klow that in yor
presence and in presence of City Anorne
McElherus, Wharf Master Jarvis, and Ma
J. shal MItsoh, Robinson refused to we th
> legsl question TO Judge Peasants.
Mayor. | know he did. ] Was 10 hop'
ne would consent to that course and thu, Ell
the matter. | wish | was out Of the bus
oess, and am sorry | consented to r q {,
2 Mayor. ! would not have done il bat f
: some certain thlngs-but ] wish | vas o.
of it. I'll never hold The Office again.
g Editor. VIVA; those "certsin 'bings' a.
8 | don't know-but do know that tie pc
+ pie will not excuse any violation of yol
oath. Your services aud influence are dl
to, aud pl, dyed to the City, and there is I
chance for you TO escape II if you desired
!. do so.
We then gave NJ. Hurdock the name
- -, A.
was pledged to Warrington street, and TO
him he would hardly like to tell that N,
y he lied.-and that his name Was not to
to menCoued-oulv between us three.
in Murdoch. l did have q conversation
the subject with that gentlemAu-Snd | c,
!, tainly would not tell him be lied-but he
l. misEsken-he must have misunderstood u
j. Editor. That is between you aud him.
+ Murdock. ! will see him this eveuir
\ and will write you q note for to-morro'
paper. | bad & conversation with Anott
be party about the roposed ordinance, hefC
L i, came up. and told him il | was fore
to decide a tie vote, should vote against
7 bat if it was passed, / should immediate
move the boat down.
o. Editor. Your duty is Just as clear to
ee Il now, as il would be then. The only d
l. ference in the case, then, would be that I
City could get legal decision Of the matt
because there would be penalty for VIII
the City could sue Nov, the City's hsu
4 are tied, BY your neglect to enforce the
% der of the Council.
~ Murdoch One reason Why dou't ]
- to enforce the existing order is because
% would seem to be an approval Of Jan
8uford a ndministsation
y Editor. THIS will be regarded as a VI
n poor reason. Are you not enforcing q
= order or ordinance passed under his sd N
ca Istration? Certainly it ia q very queer II
Of ones duty 70 refuse to enforce any Law
lea the City because it was passed by an adm
M istration you did not like.
Murdoch. ! certainly want to do my
re- and act fairly towards all--showiDg fav
Use to none.
cb Editor Then why do you permit one n
he to DEFY your authority?
:, Murdoch. Because l don't know VII
chAr,er shonld Govern.
IN Editor You have sworn to enforce {
as the other YOU have not. Keep your o
and leave consequences to themselves-tb
h, rhatever happens, you cannot be blam
,st Murdoch. Well, good evening-lil hi
nd in 8 short note tomorrow.