Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-03

man who calls himself democrat.
ask and expect the vote of every
workingman in the city.
My whole aim will be to give the
city d good, clean and business admin
istration.
will devote my whole time for the
next two years to the office of mayor
if you elect me.
No better indication of the direction
IN which the political wind is drifting
has been had than the temper of the
mass meeting held on Market square
Saturday evening under the auspices
of the democratic city-township COM
mittee. Citizens came out by the hun
dreds from all sections of the town
to hear particularly the utterances of
James w Cavanaugh, the candidate
for mayor. Such a reception rarely
has been accorded one campaigning
for a local office.
1t was by far the biggest political
meeting of the spring campaign, and
was in significant contrast to those
that have been held to bolster up the
candidacy of Mr. Knox, in all of which
the speakers have been ridiculed by
their audiences when they sought to
force down their necks the partisan
cry hoping to save their ticket through
appeal to party prejudice.
BIeuer's band diScoursed music while
the people were assembling, the pro-
gram of addresses being opened at 80
by Chairman George H. Wright, of the
democratic city committee, who in a
few words introduced former Mayor
T. ]. MediT, as chairman of the even
ing. Mr. Medill spoke briefly of the
peculiar nature of the campaign, re-
viewed various conditions that entered
into it, and then paid fitting cOmpli-
ment to James w. Cavanaugh, the dem
ocratic candidate. He spoke of his
long residence in Rock Island, of his
unimpeachable record as citizen, of
his clean life, his well-knOwn devotion
to the cause of union labor, his earnest
ness and faithfulness to the cause of
democracy, and his devotion to every
cause that tended to the upbuilding of
the city. Mr.. Medill- then introduced
Mr.. Cavanaugh, who was given a most
enthusiastic ovation.
Mr.. CavanauRh's Address.
Mr.. Cavanaugh said:
MIR Chairman and Fellow Citizens,
Ladies and Gentlemen: l can assure
you that | feel highly honored this ev-
ening when | look over this large as
sembiage of citizens who have come
out to hear a workingman talk on the
issues of this campaign. / must also
state that l very much appreciate the
honor conferred upon me by the dem
ocTatic party in making me its leader
in this fight for cleaner politics and a
better condition of affairs in our beau
tiful city.
Il hear a great deal of talk in regard to
a change and a purpose to clean ont the
bunch l don't know anything about
the bunch but if you want to clean,
take new broom. and vote for Cavan-
augh, and there will be no bunch.
Praised by Opponents.
81 occupy very unique position in
this campaign. as compared with my
opponents, for, according To their own
confession, | must be the man to elect.
for they say that l am a good man.
My republican opponents on the stump
90 ~ NAASAA ACoA u . II you CdlliOl sup
port Mr.. Knox, vote for Cavanaugh;
and on the other hand. my independent
opponent. Mr.. McCaskrin, says to his
if they cannot support him,
to vote for Cavanaugh, thereby con-
vincing me that | am the man to be |
elected mayor this time. Another rea-
son why | think | ought TO be the man
s that in my travels about the city find |
A great many men who say to me that |
4 they thought | had a show to be |
elected they would vote for me. ad- /
hitting by their own word that they |
me the best man
Now, / want to say right here TO
III citizens who feel that way. to vote
IS your conscience dictates, and vote
or Cavanaugh and give him a chance.
Again. find a great many citizens who
'ay 10 me frankly that they consider
ne the best man of the three and
would like to see me elected. admit
ing by that statement that | ought to
Re elected I say 10 them here tonight.
s l said before. vote your conscience.
nd your vote. if what you tell me is
rue. will be for Cavanaugh-
Put Aside PartisanshIp.
There never has been IN my exper-