Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
MAYOR CHARGES
PROPAGANDA OF
DRYS IN LETTER
.dr Executive Writes Governor
Lowden Saying Baker Threat
Is 4ntl-SaIOon Work.
avs R0CK ISLAND DETAINED
n..lares Police Department Has
Instructions 10 Cooperate
With Governments
aDrv propaganda.

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s,ss charge in answer TO the pub
s.,tion Monday Of the letter sen
.,r4rnor Lowden by Secretary o
T.r Baker in which the threat wa
! -oIied that upon Rock Island
sriuct depended The course Of tn
/ ,rernment in maintaining the ar
ssal at this point
The charges % The mayor ar
-.9e In a letter sent by him t.
5oye-nor L0wden today. a copy o
y5ich he gave The Argus for pub
cation as expressing the reply eN
,sc.ed OF him as spokesman 10
j Il municipal commission.
Z In a nutshell the mayor charges
n Publication of letter on Mon
dsv is part OF advertising drys
manned 10 Wiz votes at The
APRIL election.
Although government agents
have been al work for some
line. that cry viii not he les
seued until after the April
election"
There is no foundation Tor
q the claim thai Inc city has
salrked its duty, the police
department. having been given
: orders 20 cooperate in every
way with government agents.
There have been no Sunday
saloons In Rock Island under
the present administration.
Certain Individuals for last
three years Rave done every
/ thing within their power TO
maliEn and defama their home
city
Gambling was early driven
from Rock Island.
\ No claim was made of re
duced efficiency among arsenal
employs when each of The
three cities was wet and that
plea wa no, heard until
short time ago.
4 The letle-. complete, follows.
4 Hon. Frank .. Lowden, Gov
Il Iu-UeaT Sir Monday even
ing the press Of this city made
I public a letter from Secretary
Baker to Yourself relative to
4 alleged conditions in this city.
Il might be food for thought
that this private communica-
ton obtained publicity through
one Carlton g. Taylor. presi-
dent OF the ChUrChmen' 5 Fed
: cation. and not through the
A legal representative of the
state ia this county. We nat
urally ASA the motive back of
/ this manner Of giving Secretary
i Baker, letter TO the public Is
4 Mr.. Taylor striving honestly to
i aid war efficiency, or is he con-
i ducting the advertising end of
dry campaign. and spread
ing SANDER broadcast about
his home city and throughout
the nation. in order TO serve
This partisan purpose. The pur-
4 pose and object OF the move is
1 50 patent that he who runs may
4 read. and Mr.. Taylor is per
1 iscty willing TO foul his own
nest, II he can serve his side of
/ the wet and dry question
4 The city officers are trying
j honestly To aid the government
/ people in every way, and are
Just as good Americans and
i Just as DESTROYS OF winning the
var as Mr. Taylor or any or
his associates. / have served
Tue nation and two of my sons
a vent out in the Spanish war
a time when Taylor was of
army age but he didn't 90. Is
u patriotism now that actuates
mem, or the desire TO serve
lheir hobby There is no ques-
ion about II. as any honest
man must admit Every man
ana woman with a consuming
noOOy has tiled to make the
var means for putting that
loboy into effect. and ! am in
CAned 70 think that if most OF
] mem had the option of winning
me war or putting their hob
uies INTO effect. they would give
ne kaiser all of his demands
hsianter.
/ certain individuals and or
4 carnations in this city. self
| sppointed guardians Of the
Immunity. have pcrsisteuuy
U Inc last three Years done
'efFthIng within their power
mailgn and defame their
-ohe city. They have lOsr no
opportunity 10 make speeches
sll 10 pass resolutions. having
- 'ieW the circulation broad
st o. things that they pre-
u4ed 10 condemn. Systemat-
4 N@Iy and prrsistentIy they
I've mlsrepreseuted conditions
lnls city 10 serve their pri-
ae purposes. until now they
sc suddenly surprised 70 find
Ia the campaign Of Islander
"a porn fruit and that the ma
ohal government is consider
y me possibility Of removing
seHdl because OF the sup
tesed terrible conditions exist
e mere. This seIf-r.Ehteous
Il 1--we mas started d stone roll
I'd e tnat might greatly Iujure
~ city. ana If il should. the
sfaee citizen VIII have no
.,lle9ily in placing the blame
-y where IL belongs.
ne man vino Is honest and
s actual hrst-hand knowi-
ee OF conditions as they have
sled here. must admit that
~ one-tenth or tine criticism
eeled az Tie city is justified.
e iacts are. that there has
4 no Sunday saloon during
. administration The FIRST
-o IN our history the saloons
@'e obeyed The luw or Gheir
u Aaes were taken. Gambling
early driven from the
80 AID the social evil was
9iled with severity. Nat