The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-27
THE TRICKY ORGAN.
It Resorts to a sneaking Dodge.

On Saturday, the Union, under the
heading 1.-THE Saloon Fines" said;
We are suppressed to notice that one of the num-
Der fined for selling intoxicating beverages without
license complains OF the administration.
The Union then went on to say that the
saloon keepers who had not taken out H.
cense were notified personally and through
the official organ to do SO. about ten days
ago. We doubted if any such notice was
published, and asked for dates. etc. Yes
terday morning the Union published the
following as an answer to our call
That License Notice.
In our last issue reference was had to
notice of the Marshal to persons who
had not taken out license. We said it was
published about ten days ago. THE AR
GUS asks US to give date and republish it.
Being OF an obliging disposition we com,
ply, 1t was dated April Is and appeared
on the 10th, 18th and 18th. It is as fol-
lows:
"All persons subject to pay license under any OF
the existing ordinances of this city are notified TO
take out license forthwith, and save costs
&C. w. HAYES, Marshal.
Now we ask the public to look at the
trick in this answer. In the Union of the
10th. 18th and 18th appears the following
"order Regarding any and all Licensed
Vehicles.
MARsHAL's OFFICE, /
Rock ISLAND. April Is, 1874
"All drivers or owners OF licensed vehicles are
hereby notified that localities have been assigned
them as follows:
ION east side of Jefferson street soutn Illinois
street.
ION Washington, Buffalo and Elk streets, 'soutt
Of Illinois street.
ION East and West Eagle street. north of Illinois
And when not in actual employment, they are
required TO repair to some one OF the places named
''All persons subject to pay license under ony Of
the existing ordinances of this city notified to
take out license forthwithand save costs:
"l6-3t, W. HAYES, Marshal"
Now, we ask any fair minded man if the
above would naturally be regarded as q
notice to saloon keepers?" 1t was head
ed: Order Regarding any and all Ii
censed Eehicles," The answer the Union
makes is the answer of a tricky shyster, anc
not the manly. honorable answer of a fair
minded gentleman. No one would natur
ally take the notice the Union published
signed "W, Halves, Marshal 1.-THE error
in name appears every time) as hav
ing reference to saloon keepers. 1t wa:
notice in regard to licensed vehicles anC
no one would suppose it meant anything
else If it mean saloon keepers it should
have said so, for the reason that the unva
rying custom has keen to give saloon keep
ers all the month of April to perfect thei
bonds, etc, etc. Mr.. Wagner has beer
four years a member of the City Council
and he says that has always been the Gus
tom. If the new administration intended
to change that custom some special notice
TO that effect should have been given
What Mr.. Wagner and others complain o.
is this If new rule in regard to saloon
licenses was to be established, they, anG
all others in their business, should have
been notified to that effect. And they ais,
claim that it was piece of invidious per
secution to array them as violators of the
law when they were no more guilty thar
every other saloon keeper in the city
Fair play and no tricks on travellers is al
they ask This the administration has no
shown them.