The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-06
With Other Editors
A Good Fight In a Good Cause.
From Aledo Dempcrat.)

From Aledo Democrat)
Decent, law-abiding citizens everywhere are
watching with interest the fight of The Rock
Island Argus to make the city of Rock Island
q fit place for decent people to live. Much Of
that interest Is apparent In Mercer county, for
Rock Island, with its sister cities of Moline
and Daveport, is one Of the nearest of large
centers surrounding us, and one which has
and always will attract many visitors from this
territory.
Pie Argus is waging great fight against
one Of the most vicious, INSCRIPTIONS combines
Of degenerates. grafters, thugs and gunner
whose dominance any city ever was called
upon to overthrow and repudiate. Such a fight
is not, could not be, good for any town because
Of its attendant netoriety and unsavory adyer-
Using. But there comes a time when such a
battle is necessary, Just as is the taking Of bad
medicine, to bring about results that in the end
will greatly outweigh, IL the cleaning is thor
ough, all unfavorable effects.
The Argus is not unreasonable OF radical
in its demands. 1t merely asks for an elimina-
ton of the condition which has made possible
the transfer OF the reigns of municipal govern
ment from the city hall to the offices and re-
sorts Of the graft combine that has sold city,
county and even federal protection and i'm
munity to prostitutes, gamblers and bootleg
gers. The paper. representing the people, is
insistently asking and demanding that the city
officials fulfill thsir oaths Of office; that they
serve the interests Of the people rather than
ali xuifh tho II 1;3;~
ences that have won complete control over the
city and county governments. The decent citi-
zenship Of the community, of course, is solidly
backing The Argus demands. Feeling through
out the city and county is running high and
members Of the vice ring are in 4 precarious
position. Only = spark would be needed to
arouse muttsring populace and the conse-
quences to the combine members would be dire
There is only one way that such . fight as is
being vaged in Rock Island can terminate
and that is in victory for the right Letting
in the light and breaking mp such powerful
combine is a slow lob, but the decent citizen.
ship Of Rock Island and Rock Island county
are going to see that 1t is done and done in
the most approved and thorough fashion. Mean
while Mercer county readers Of The Argu,
await Developments with naught but common
dalton for the institution and organization tina,
darss to exert to the fun it, TREMENDOUS innu.
ence. openly and without reservation, to over,
throw and subjugata tha vicious influence,
which have been and are eating at the vitali
Of the city.
The fight Il convincing the citizens Of Roel
Island county that The Argus is printed at 1872
Second avenue. its plant address, and nowher,
else; that IT is IN organization that cannot b,
brihed, cowed or inundated; and that it /.
fulfilling well it, purpose, which should b,
the purpose Of every newspaper. Of 5standin,
With and fighting for the decent element /,
Its community. And - result the decent cit
issnsaip Of Rock Island county has unreserv
edly voiced its confidence In Tho Argus VIII
such N aihasae the Asht II won. And whe,
the smoke q battle eisass tAs dsceat people o
Mercer county viii rejoice VIII tAose Of thei,
sisteE county in The HetqNb :.