The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-05-31
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ed in an error the Union never makes any
correction, but leaves its readers to remain
in ignorance and believe the lie. Having
proved our statement that DR., Gregg, Z.
L. Reynolds and others are yet owing city
taxes for 1871, that paper is dumb-it ut
tiers not word to give its readers the
truth in the case, but leaves them to infer
that its own errors or falsehoods are wor-
thy of credence
In regard the taxes on its own Office it
pompously declared the statement that it
owed taxes for 1871 a .falseAood. After
we had proven this statement to be true,
the Union got down a peg or two and said:
The ARGUS keeps asserting that the proprietors
81 .nr Oh.on nave not paid their taxes for 1871
Ley IiE ARGUS publish the entry or entries on the
colect0rs book, II any there be against the parties
named. Then we shall see what truth there is In
Its charge. ''N IL u
We say to Capt Haverstick that he
knows that the taxes on the Union Office
for 1871 have not been paid; that he
knows that he undertook to draw a city or
der for bill allowed him by the Council
and that he was informed by Mayor Day
enport that he must pay the taxes due on
his printing Office for 1871 before he could
be permitted to draw the order He
knows these facts, and yet he has the
hardihood to villify and traduce the Mayor
day after day, and accuse THE ARGUS of
falsehoOd in stating that the taxes on the
Union Office for 1871 have not been paid
He knows that we published the following
on the day of its date;
CITY CLERKS OFFICE,
Rock ISLAND May Goth, 1873.
certify that the books in this Office show that the
! city taxes on the Union Office for 1871 have not
! been paid. John BARGE City Clerk.
He knows that this is true. And yet
he tries to make people believe THE AR
GUS has misrepresented the facts. 1t has
done nothing of the sort The statements
of THE ARGUS are strictly true, every one
of them, in relation to Dr. Gregg, +. p
Reynolds, T. J. Robinson, the Union of
flee, c. Lynde, Jr., p L. Mitchell, V. NJ.
Banding, and few hundred others.
Bailey Davenport has paid up These
gentlemen have not
The police stand around on street corners or cuz-
gle beer in the adjoining saloons.-URi
To stand around on street corners, with
in their several districts, is the proper
place for policemen, so that they can be
found when wanted, and so that their pres
ence will aid in preserving good order and
preventing violations of law. We do not
suppose any one wishesa policeman to busy
himself with shovel and wheelbarrow, clean
ing alleys.
The other charge made by the Union,
about drinking is not believed to be true.
but it is believed to be a wanton SANDER of
a most deserving body Of men. Since the
election of Mayor Davenport, there has
been 4 marked change in the police de-
partment The Marshal is not and never
was a man who spends his time in saloons, /
or in drinking Among his instructions to
all policemen are
!. Never 60 inside of a saloon or any
other place Of business, when on duty, I'M
less called there by official business.
>, If called to any such place transact
your business with as little delay as con
s;&tent, and retire Never go into any such
place to sit
3. No intoxicating drink is permitted
while ON duty.
H.Mr Haverstick, or anybody else,
knows of any violation of these rules, they
are requested to report it TO the Marshal
with proof.
An effort has been made by Mayor Dav
export and Marshal Kimball to elevate the
personnel Of the police force to higher
standard, and they respectfully ask the
aid Of all citizens in bringing to punish
ment, and dismissal if necessary, all who
violate or disobey these instructions. They
wish such police force as will command
the confidence and respect of the citizens
generally-reliable, sober, faithful men,
who will perform their duty humanely,
firmly and impartially. The slang of the
Union might have been applicable, under
some other administration, but is not un-
der the present one.