Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-04
STATES POSITION
w. c. Maucker Clearly Defines
His Attitude on Saloon
Evil.
WILL MAINTAIN PUBLIC DEoENoY
Declares Himself in Joint Discussion
With Socialist MayoraI
Candidate.

III ICSlouSe 10 the invitation eN-
tended by the socialists the latter
part of last week for joint discus
sion of the issues before the voters
IN the city campaign, w. c. Maucker,
the democratic nominee for MAYOR
last evening delivered an address at
Turner hall, being followed by p. j.
Carlson, the mayoral candidate of the
socialistic party. There was an audi
ence of several hundred citizens. in.
Guiding very full representation of
the socialistic party. t,r
Mr.. Maucker and Mr.. Carlson each
spoke for some three-quarterss of an
hour, but it cannot be said, that they
met on common grounds. Mr.. Mauc-
ker discussed live local issues from Il
practical standpoint, outlining the
features that he believes should re-
ceive the first attention of the next
city administration in a manner in
which they should be handled. MIR.
Carlson, on the other hand, applied
the socialistic cure-all to local ills
holding that all municipal problems
could be finally and rightly solved
only when the competitive system
has been abolished and joint owner
ship of property instituted
Mr.. Maucker, during the course of
his address, took occasion to brand
some of the falsehoods that have been
circulated by his opponents in regard
to his position on several important
issues, and to state plainly the stand
he will take if elected the city's chief
executive. He said in part:
Saloon Evil First.
Il Will state to you plainly what
will do if elected mayor to improve
our present conditions. The saloon
question is undoubtedly the most
mOoted question now before the peo-
pie. The moral condition of our city
is disgrace and shame. No re-
spect, whatever, is paid to the law,
and in making this fight to purify the
business / appeal to the honora bic
men in the business to stand by me-
y number of those who are now har-
boring women have stated to me that
it is their earnest desire to have that
feature cut out, that their wives and
children may not be isolated in
school, church and society, as is now
the case. What will become of their
children who are growing up if they
are ostraciscd and ignored because
their fathers are in the saloon bust
ness, fact which. in Rock Island at
the present time, and under the con
ditions that exist in the matter of
regulation, stamps them as being very
undeserving men.
I'VE are all aware that the saloon
keeper pays the city $500 year Ii
cense for the privilege of selling IL
quor. The business is legitimate, and
he is entitled to just protection, and
few should not dishonor the rest
Let us purify the saloon business so
that saloons will he conducted in such
way that any man may he safe to
go into them without exciting suspi-
cion as to his moral intentions. | do
not believe in making a great number
of promises and keeping none. | do
not believe in standing up in church
and condemning saloonkeepers while
my lieutenants are raising funds from
| illegitimate sources to COLOMBO votes
and incidentally showing those peo-
| pie from whom these funds are rails
ed that | owe them a debt of graft
| tude. For that reason desire to
| have YOU understand that / have nc
representative out talking for me
that / may have middleman upon
whom to throw the blame if | do not
carry out the promises which | make
to you.
Has Been MIsrepresented.
The esteemed mouthpiece of the