Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-01
TRUE PART OF
CONSISTENCY
Where it is Exhibited on the Part
OF MayoraI Candi.
dates.
AND THEN WHERE IT Is NOT
Expressions on the Paramount
Issue, and Significant
Signs.
AND THEN WHERE IT IS NO

The following came to The ARGUS
Saturday too late for publica ton in
the issue of that day:
"At the meeting of the r. l. Y. P. G.
u. at the Broadway Presbyterian
church Friday evening, March 20,
1901, thelfollowing was read and rec
commended for blication:
ITO the Young Peoples Christian
Union: Your committee appointed at
the meeting of the executive commit
tee held at the Memorial Christian
church Sunday, March II, to inter
view the candidates for mayor of our
city, beg leave to submit the follow
ing report: Your committee called
on MIR. Blanding and asked him to de-
fine his position on the saloon and kim
bred questions. He informed US that
If elected mayor he would enforce i'm
partially and fairly the laws regulat-
ing the sale of liquors to minors and
the sale of liquor generally, and all
the kindred evils prevalent in our
city. We also called on Mr.. Knox,
who also assured US of his intention
co regulate the saloons and their
morals, with a suggestion that he
thought the stalls in saloons could
not be removed, but they could be
made open on one end. Further,
that he would reprimand any viola
ton of the law for the first offense,
and on a repetition, revoke the license
of such offender. Both gentlemen
| have pledged or promised better in
forcement of existing laws that have
been so grossly disregarded in the
past in our city, and your committee
feels that there is bright prospect
for a more wholesome condition of af-
fairs regarding the saloon, gambling
immortality and vice generally.
w. l.. AsTER,
H. M RossITER,
j. Z Penny"
Where the Joints are Lined Up.
After reading the above, it is diff
cult to reconcile Mr.. Knox's assur-
auees to the committee, vague and
indefnite as they are, with the ex-
PLANTATION for the desperate work thu 1t
is being done in his behalf by the
lowest order of saloons in the city.
These joints are stopping at nothing
to insure Mr.. KuoX's election. For
instance, yesterday, in an effort to
bring the better class of saloons to
their assistance, they started a report
through the lower end of the city to
the effect that if Mr.. Banding was
elected. every saloon would be OPP
pressed beyond all reasonable or law
ful requirements, aud in this connec-
ton pointing out the fact under Mr..
Knox s former administration the ordi-
nance giving the city power to revoke
the state law for the Sunday closing of
saloons was stricken from the munich
pal code. While as a matter of
course these reports were circulated
for political effect and the nature of
that effect ought to be governed by
the source, yet it is not to be denied
that the revoking of the Sunday clos
ing ordinance was a conspicuous incl
dent of the Knox control of municipal
affairs, having been passed Aug. 10,
1895, and the city has been de-
prived of the advantage of it's opera
ton since, regardless of who has been
mayor.
The Outspoken Attitude.
Mr.. Banding has, however. sspe-
cifieally outlined how far he will go in
the enforcement of moral conditions,
and that much he can be relied upon
to do. So that his purpose is to i'm
prove the moral welfare of the city
along certain prescribed lines that
there should be no difficulty in COM
pretending, and in opposition to such
a course he has the record of Mr..
Knox. while mayor. and the signii-
canoe to be placed in the interest that
is fighting for its existence in Rock
Island in support of Mr.. Knox's can
didacy.
1t is for the conservative. fair
minded people of Rock Island irrespec
tive of their views regarding the sa-
loon as an institution to pass upon
the simple question of public de-