Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01


sensational press raking good business
and bad business fore and aft. bat Of
ferFng no solution The American habit
iIs TO spend energy in criticism that
fought TO he spent in constructive
work.
Fail In Civic Duty.
Third, the erux Of the whole sirua
ton and the door at which we can
practically lay all our troubles Is the
apathetic condition Of the business men
Iof the United States to do their civic
duty.
Now, how does that affect US? You
and and all Of us have been negll-
gent in doing our civic duty. The
practical politician is aware az this
apathy and so he puts up his puppets
who will do his bidding and lo' the re-
suit Ill advised laws, cinch bills that
work hardship on business men. and
laws and laws until every man today is
criminal before the eyes Of the law.
Now, how do / know that We are
negligent? Just listen to this indiet-
ment AT the last presidential election
! Iowa was entitled 10 663 ,692 qualified
voters, We would hold that 10 per
cent were through sickness or absence
unable 10 vote. Well, was it 30 per
cent that voted WAS it IS per cent or
so or Is per cent? No-72 per cent
For governor. 65 per cent; state officers
about 80 per cent In Davenport the
number Of qualified voters were 10000
al the last election At the last election
Sd per cent of the vote was cast. But
the crowning shame to our form Of
government is the fact that at the prl-
mary only 4,343 votes were cast This
surely does not mean a full expression
of the people And at the state primary
| in 1914, for governor, 224Il7; United
States senator, 22S.266: state senator.
, 92.735; state representative, 243. $50
| This surely shows that there must be
something wrong with our primary
system
Note your school elections 1914
1853 votes cast: in 1915, 2.&T7. How
are YOU standing by your public
schools the basic principles Of our
liberties? By staying home or too busy
| in your place of business,
Much Interest Shown.
( Preceding the talk a short business
meeting of the club was held, with the
new officers in charge. Judging from
/ the way President F, O. VanGalder
took told of things the organization
faces an unusually interesting and
profitable years work.
/ Through an oversight, directors
were not named at the annual meeting
of the club aa1 this was attended to
last evening A nominating committee
composed Of Paul Kersch G. Y Petit
and J NJ. Colligan was named by the
chair and its recommendation of the
following was approved:
p s. McGlynn Moline, H. T. Simp-
son. Rock Island; ". l. Purcell. Day-
export
/ Applications for membership were
received as follows: D. A. Marien-
hoff, D. " Whitebrook. Rock Island
Argus: Henry c. Wheelock, Velie Auto
mobile company: Joe Long and ]. c.
Clarkson, Roadmaker, Moline; F C..
Throp. Davenport Democrat, George
H. Steging, ROYAL Montgomery and
( Clarence Lucas, Moline Dispatch, They
were referred to the officers
Standing committees.
/ Standing committees for the year
were named by President YauGaIder
as follows:
Entertainment r. " Cram Daven-
| port Democrat; Roy Sears, Rock Is.
land; F. D Blake. Moline
! Reception-E. P Adler. Davenport
Times Hugh Harrison Davenport
Democrat; 5, W. Searle, Rock Island
/ Union.
Public Good H. p Simpson, Rock
Island Argus; l.. R. BlacEman, Moline
Dispatch; Joseph Carmichael, Daven-
port Times
Mutual Advantage John Sundine
Moline Dispatch; F. J Mueller, Rock
Island Argus; Robert Rexdale, Rock
/ Island
Enjoy Max Bloom.
! At the close of the bushes session
dinner was served ar $50 in the ban
Quet room. The evening was brought
to a close with a theatre party. the
members of the club being the guests
of Manager Blanchard of the Columbia
where Max Bloom is convulsing crowds
with laughter for the first half Of the
week.