The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-31
Tn 1881 there wore 700 hpsiness fall

depreciation in railroad property was next
shown. The figures were given and
showed an astonishing depreciation The
speaker wound upby saying that Wabash
railroad stock worth two years ago 49 per
cent on the 81 was now worth four cents.
He said he was raised in Indiana on the
banks of the Wabash river and once in
while when the stream got to
booming they used to say there was
''h-l on the Wabash" It would seem
that there had been HI on the Wabash
road. Railroad property, the speaker
said, had deprecated $1,500,000000
since Garfield was elected The calami-
ties caused by protective tariff seems to
fall upon the just and the unjust The
exports in 1880 amounted to $500, 600, 900,
in 1888 the amount was $1S5, 100000.
Some republicans claim that over produc>
ton is the cause of so much distress.
They ought to turn off their preacher and
hire another. When times were hard
their preacher would pray for rain so that
the crops might grow, and when the good
Lord sent the rain in answer to the pray>
er the crops grew immensely and the
country was ruined by over production.
Ten years ago ships came from Europe
with their holds loaded with rocks for
ballast, and went back loaded with wheat.
How IS il now? India will this year have
Il crop of 250,0O0,000 bushels of
wheat of her own raising Men went over
to that country and taught them how to
raise it. The power that did this injury
to America will not cure the injury that
has been produced
Protection protects the wrong man.
If two bosses buttonhole one man to
work for them wages Will be high that
day, but if two men are running after one
boss for job wages will be low. The
immense profits made by monopOlistS
was illustrated by an instance of a man
suing the jackson Iron Co, of jackson,
Michigan. 1t was brought out at the trial
that the company had in twenty years,
on a capital of 100000, one half paid
up, divided the enormous amount of
$40, 7O0,0 900. Talk about the cheek of an
army mule 1t is soft beside
the cheek of some people
The speaker explained what protection
means that the people are made poorer
by paying the increased prices on pro.
tected articles of food and apparel
The rapid passage of a quinine bill
through congress AMI the senate was
mentioned. Qninine was placed on the
free list and as an instance of the benefit
derived, one htLle county in Ohio saved
$4,000 last year The speaker said he
was of the opinion that God intended thai
man should have dominion over the earth
and that he should live in peace
and plenty, bat this was impossible Will
protection. What are the people going
| to do about it. Bring down a tariff to a
revenue basis That's what There art
$4,000 900 collected every year in excess
of the wants of the government
The public character of Blaine was
next reviewed, and his artfulncss as
dodger shown up. His ridiculous propo'
sition to collect the whisky tax and dis
tribute it among the states was men
toned. Blaine couldn't get away will
this tax Logan tried his hand at it anC
offered bill in the senate asking that tht
tax be appropriated for the education O
| the illiterate of the south. 1t was a cheaI
bid for favor from the south, as LogaI
was at the time a candidate for nomina,
ton for president Logan didn't seem tC
know anything more about how the
liquor tax should he used than did Mr.
Blaine about the marriage laws of Ken,
lucky.
President Arthur had also tried his
hand at this whisky tax problem. He
proposed to get rid of it by increasing the
governments expenses. He recommend
ed in his message to congress that now
would be a good tine to build navy.
The speaker mentioned the sinking of the
Talapoosa, and said that q friend of his
had bet the day after the accident occur
red that the ship would be raised again
for the reason that there were twelve
cases of champagne on board, and sure
enough the vessel was raised
The democratic party is in favor of
keeping the tax on whisky and of taking
it off the nccessaries Of life. Taxation
on these things shoul d be reduced Mr.
Springer paid glowing tribute to the
worth of Grover Cleveland, and showed
that he believed in his motto, "a public
office is public trust" He has been in
public life ten years and is a poor man,
worth not more than $4,000. Blaine
has been in public life twenty years and
is a millionaire with q house in Wash
ingtOn which he rents for $4,000
a year He was poor when he wen
into congress and has only received
a salary of $1,000 per year How
did he become a millionaire" The
Mulligan letters were touched upon and
then the speaker made an appeal to The
voters to support the democratic party
and its candidates.
Mr.. Springer paid warm tribute tc
the worth of the Hon W. H. Neece oul
candidate for congress, during his speech
He talked two hours and twenty minute.
and was frequently applauded, At the
close of his speech there were calls for E
W. Hurst and that gentlemen spoke