The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-07
THE ISLANDERS OF THE BLONDE LITTLE
SHEET.
They are Repeated by the Chicago Times to the
Injury Of Rock Island.

The itemizer for the Chicago Times, OF
yesterday, says:
The citizens of Rock Island have arrived at the
conclusion that their police department is utterly
corrupt and more than suspect that the wnole ci'S
government is about as bad.
This is very serious charge to make,
and in paper having the circulation oil
the Chicago Times it becomes very dam
aging one. 1t affects the honor, the integ-
rity, the good name, the prosperity OF all
our people.
The charge is false in every particular.
''The citizens of Rock Island have arrived
a" no such conclusion, nor is there the
slightest ground for arriving at any such
conclusion and the Times does great in
justice to the people of this city by making
itself vehicle to promulgate the vile false
hoods of Levi Michael Haverstiek, the ed
itor of the Uaioa,-a man who has rea-
sons for not liking the people Of Rock Isl
and or their city government.
Levi Michael has horror of all police
men because one of them kicked him into
the gutter. That man was an unsuitable
man for the position Of policeman, and he
has been removed from ofhce-and we hear
that he has left town. But because we
happened to get one unsuitable man on the
notice force who has been remoyed) is
that any reason why Levi Michael should
SANDER the whole force?
Levi Michael has reason for rot liking
the mayor, for the mayor detected him IL
collecting the same bill twice from the PEG
; pies treasury, and exposed him. TIL
, mayor also turned him out of the position
of one of the Directors in the Librar,
Board. Of course he don't like the may
or, and thinks the whole city government
:, corrupt because he a0os detected IN collect
) ing bill tpicet
Levi Michaeldon' t ike Rock Island. Nh
Grant kicked him out of the post office, an
e tie people seemed rather glad Of it. U
]. course he don't like Rock Island and wi
e do what he can to injure our people--bu
/ ought the Times to aid him in his Islander
d GUS efforts? Our people think not.
d The citizens of Rock Island never had s
n reputable, honest, sober and efficient p'
lice department as the present year. n
wear can be cited when so few crimes hay
been committed here-or when the Grim
: nal classes have been so closely watches
- The only disreputable man on the pole
force was denounced and exposed by TH
~ ARGUS and has, since, been removed,
10 and it was not done until THE ARGUS d
. denounce him and demand his remova
AS to the city governments new
had better one. At the close OF this a
ne ministration the city debt will be less thu
O. at it's beginning. Our taxes have been +
70 duced one half our streets and alleys ha
n been kept in better and cleaner order thu
IL ever before no virulent diseases or Ell
g. denies have prevailed during the yea
iy order and health everywhere preserve
and the credit of the city never bette
~ Mayor Davenport has demonstrated tn
or the city government can be carried on wi
elr one-half the taxes assessed under the Ia
Republican mayor, and that too witho
ba increasing its Indebtedness If that is
rp evidence of corruption it would be bl
oh sing to have some Of that sort of corru
40 ton in Mr.. Grant administration
nj THE citizens of Rock Island do I
ra thank the Times itemizcr for slanderi
ts them, and we suggest to him that he c
,nt find more reliable sources of informant
,,s than Levi Michael Haverstick to draw l
at on concerning this locality.