The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-13
The oliee.n

The article under the above heading, in
the Union of this morning, shows the aui-
mus ofthe little suarlyou clique of incom-
petents whenever a good word is said
of Mayor DaYenport,o or any member Of the
city government who don't wear their COL
lar. THE ARGUS neither awarded or
sought to award any special praise to any
one in particular, and only mentioned the
police force in the order of rank; but a
certain few, who think that they embody
all the brains of the community, were un
happy at seeing the mayors name in its
proper place. These snarlyous probably
never read an ordinance of this city, found
on page 2S7 Of the book of ordinances,
which says:
e 2. The mayor shall be the head of
the police department and shall superin-
tend and direct the police generally see
that the various police officers are prompt
in the discharge of their duties" Nc. &;.
The Union says:
| THE ARGUS in commenting upon the
splendid management of the force and the
quick work that was made in Kidding the
town of the thieves and scallawags who
visited US on Tuesday and Wednesday, is
inclined to give the credit to Mayor Davel-
port, who knows as little about police mat
tiers as any other citizen. Ifhe ever gave
"the matter his intelligent and careful COD
sideration," he kept the result closely con-
fined to his own bosom, as he gave Mar,
shall Halves no suggestion whatever, but
left him to guard the city as his ideas Of
the emergency dictated"
2 An ARGUS reporter called on Marsha
Halves this morning and asked him it h
had read the article from which the allow
is an extract, and the marshal replied tina
he had and did not like it at all; that hi
did not know where they got their inform
alton; and that it was not true in some
its features. He said that it was at tn
mayors suggestion that an extra force
special policemen was put on; that tn
mayor and himself made up the list. an
the mayor approved it and appointed tn
men; that the mayor directed him to sen
written notices to owners of mills, lumbe
ydTuS duu UIucI fdludoIO pLoPSItJ SAPooS
to fires, advising them to employ prlyat
watchmen; and that the mayor gave hi
K various suggestions as to what should
done to guard and protect the town, Ma
e. shall Halves made these statements vel
Ie positively and frankly. and also repeate
the mayors orders to the whole poli'
force Immediately, and repeated them
'r coming from the mayor,-all of whic
IN knocks the underpinning entirely ava
from the Unions snarlyou article.
Is The reporter then called on the may
IL and asked him if he had read the artic
Is referred to, and he laughlngly replied tn
he had, but he cared nothing about
ne that he had done what he thought W
a. necessary and proper for him to do to pl
tect the town, but he wished no credit al
;" no mention made of it. He expressly
sired, however, that full and entire cree
should be given to the whole police for
IN, regular and special, for the faithful, e
in cient and proper discharge of their duti
es- The people generally, have unlimi'
fer confidence in the mayor, who is the he
of the police. and they know that nothi
es- escapes his Watchful eye,and that his d.
al, is always we'll and seasonably perform