Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-14
BRYANC0NVEYS
CITY ELECTION
WORD TO $500
Former Secretary Of State Speaks
to Three Audiences on LO-
cal Issues.
SAYS COMPANIONS BRAND MAN
Declares Action of Candidate for
Office Should Be Guide of
Voter at Polls.

William Jennings Bryan. thrice
candidate for president OF the Unit
ed States and former secretary of
state, conveyed to his audiences in
Rock Island yesterday.
Moro than $500 Rock Island peo-
>ypie heard him in his addresses at
Augustana coliseum gymnasium in
the afternoon. and at the Masonic
temple end First Methodist Episco-
pal church at night DIR. G. A An
dreen introduced him at the gym
nasium and W. n. Phillips, candi-
date for mayor, introduced him at
the two evening meetings. 1t was
announced previous to his coming
that the former secretary of state
was not here under the auspices OF
the Citizens Civic association.
which brought Phillips out as a
candidate.
IF, on my speaking tour, l
chance to happen in on an cleo
ton and am not acquainted, per-
sonally. with either of the Office
aspirants. / find which one the
saIoonkeeper. brewer and distiller
is behind if the liquor issue is in
volved. and I vote for the other
man." Mr.. Bryan said.
THE liquor interests are too in
telligent to get back of a candi-
date who does not lean their way.
They are sure of his stand before
whey swing into line behind him.
/ have never made a mistake in
voting for the man who is fought
and discredited by the liquor
machine
Il appeal to YOU to make no mis-
take at the polls tomorrow. 1t is
absurd to think that the liquor
traffic nominee is the right man
to see that the dry city voted by
such an overwhelming majority a
year ago in Rock Island. remains
truly dry; that the mandate of the
majority which the American ma
ton recognizes more fully than any
other, is efficiently enforced.
You wouldn't elect as sheriff a
man who believes in murder;
neither would you choose a thief
as a peace officer. Would you set
a thief to catch thief? You would
class such propositions as ridicu-
Ious, yet that is what you will do
in essence if you elect as mayor of
your city, a man backed by the
foes of the majority of your voters
who swung Rock Island into the
dry columns.
"A candidate is honored by the
opposition of those favOrjng liquor.
Elect the man about whose fidelity
to the law and it's enforcement
there is no doubt. The entire ma
ton will go dry July 1. When con-
gress convenes in special session
next month one of the first mat
tiers to be taken up will be the pas
sage of legislation providing for
absolute law enforcement begin
ming July 1. Federal agents will
be sent to each city of the nation.
You want those who will come to
Rock Island to be met at the sta
ton by a mayor in whom they can
fully depend, one who will cooper
ate in every way with the govern
ment representative in the work
which they will be Sent here to
perform.
Between the wet and dry 1 vote
for the dry; between two drys l
vote for the dryest; and between
two vets 1 don't vote at all"
No Latitude or Longitude.
There is no latitude or longi-
tude to the liquor question. 1t af-
fects vitality the whole universe
those who have lived before, those
who live now and those who are to
live in the future
'fThe saloon is the root of all
evil. With It is associated all that
is bad. Several years ago Omaha
saloons had bar in front, gam
bling den in the back room and a
house upstairs. A So
cia1ist mayor of Milwaukee, a very
wet man, by the way, issued a |
statement shortly after election |
saying that q license to run a sa-
loon was not a license to operate a
house. He recognized !
the attendant and inseparable evil. |
Our army, the like of which gave
Europe something to remember for |
of years to come, was !
trained without alcohol. Other ma
lions were amazed. But there is |
no question OF the havoc alcohol |
works on the human body. The |
onIy American soldier to die in dis
grace in France was hanged for as
sauIting and killing 9-year-old |
French girl while his brain was
from the effects of
liquor
prohibition, the forces of right
have won a great victory. We have
accomplished what our opponents
declared was impossible. They
said we could never secure two
thirds OF both houses OF congress,
he presidents signature and the
OF three-fourths of the
states of the union necessary for
national prohibition. We did tt
Not only did we secure the essen
.iaI SO states. but As out of As have
now ratified the dry constitutional
and the three who have
not yet acted are the smallest of
our nation, Rhode Island, Maryland
and Connecticut, 1t has been a
glorious victory.
Mainly instrumental IN bringing
about success has been the Anti
Saloon league OF America, Early
n the years OF battle the saloon
xeeper, brewer and distiiler organ
zed into a national Organization.
For a long time we had nothing
to combat their great in
luence and power. 1t was then
hat the idea of an Anti-SaIoon
eague originated with and was +
cunded by DR.. Howard Fl. Russell
rhe organization has grown until /
We now have agents in every city,
ovnship end county of our nation