Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17
PLATFORM IS out.
Mayor Schaffer States Principles
With View Of Seeking
denomination.
is FOR THE $1,000 LICENSE
Promises to Insist Upon Regulation Of
Saioon-Says He Has Decreased
Crime rs Per Cent.

to the press the following platform
upon which he will make his campaign |
for denomination by the republicans |
at the primaries Feb. %:
To the Republicans of Rock Island: |
AS | am a candidate for denomination |
for the Office of mayor | desire here
with to submit the platform upon
which l stand, and which, in the event |
of my denomination and reelection. |
will embody the policy of my admins
tration during the ensuing term.
For $1,000 License.
1. | am in favor of increasing the
saloon license fees from $500 to 81, 900
per annun, and the limitation of sa-
looms TO one for every 500 of the pop
ulation. AS you are doubtless aware,
| | have urged the adoption of these
two measures by the council, but while
could not convince the majority of
the municipal legislature of the wis
dom of these measures, the council
| finally adopted an ordinance submit
hitting the $1,000 license proposition
to vote of the people at the forth
coming election.
Opposes Incidental Evils.
| 2. l am in favor of the elimination
of all abnoXiOus features from the sa-
loon business. During my term as
mayor, which is now drawing to Il
close, the efforts of the administra-
ton have been consistently directed to
the moral improvement of the city. by
driving women, gambling devices and
lother illesitimate ATTRACTIONS" from
the saloons. and enforcing the mid
might and Sunday closing laws If
am reelected. | shall continue my
lefforts in this direction, whose success
II believe is demonstrated by the fact
that the last two years have witnessed
a reduction of rs per cent in the num-
i Der OF crimes cOmmxted here, as COM
pared with the preceding two years.
| Favors Filter Construction.
3. am in favor of the speedy con-
struction of mechanical filter plant,
which will furnish the people with IN
abundant supply of perfectly filtered
water, and which will obviate the nee
essity of pumping raw unfiltered water
into the mains whenever a fire seems
to demand a greater pressure than is
provided by the present gravity pres
sure from the existing inadequate
filter plant on the bluff. The latter, in
the event of the construction of the
mechanical filter plant at the pumping
lstation on the river bank. should, and
will be utilized for the storage of i
large reserve supply for the down
town sections of the city, and to sup
lply the daily and growing require
ments of the bluff sections
Civil Service for Departments.
4. | am in accord with the CROWNS
sentiment in favor OF placing various
municipal departments, particularly the
fire, police and waterworks depart
ments, under civil service regulations
to the end that it may be the interest,"
lof the men employed to do their Who'll,
duty at all times, by the assurance OBJ
ttained by them that the continuity o
their employment will be made more
Icertain by the performance of thei,
duty, than by side-stepping
5. l am in favor of making publ,
Improvements, such as the completion
of the sewerage systems +, and tn,
building of pavements and permanent
sidewalks. as rapidly as the peopl,
demand them, and the citys finance
permit of provision for the munici
pality's proportion of the costs accru
ing from the several improvements
Refers to Past Efforts.
AS a resident OF the city, | believ
you are aware, in a general way, q
what my administration has sought {
accomplish toward cleaning up tn
city from moral standpoint; and q
promoting the material and sanitar
well-being of the community by TIL
building of pavements and sewer
+ Modesty forbids elaboration by me. {
q what has been accomplished unde
4 both heads. But / may be permitte
to express the belief that my recol
has been such as will meet the al
e prevail of all fair minded men, VIII
Il are interested in the moral and mate
ial progress of the community, and
them l submit my cause at the fort
coming primary election. Respectful
YOURS, H. C. SCHAFFER.
>fl Ward Meetings. Held.
The republicans in the differel
wards are busy naming delegates to
u township convention to be held Fe
n rs for the purpose of nominating tow
- ship officers. The Seventh ward vote
have already named their delegatio
and last evening there were caucus
" held in the Third. Second and Six
wards. In the Second ward the ca
didacy of Alderman August Utke f
Ac reelection was endorsed. The can,
e dates made talks at the different me,
filings.
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