The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-30

ures will fare better; consequently labor
| will find employment. Make the money
as plentiful in the country a. the needs
| and industries of the country demand,
and you will get more prosperity, aud a
greater benefit to the masses.
The use of this idle money should he
devoted to internal improvements. such
as the building of the
uENNEPIN CANAL.
and the canal from Chesapeake to Della
ware bay. The iIennepin canal is for
the connecting of the waters of the west
with those of the east, atfording employ
ment to the labor and q benefit to the
farmer The Hennepin canal is an hons
est and legitimate measure which is de-
signed for the benefit of the east as well
as the west All would be mutually ben
Gifted by the success of the proposition
He admonished his hearers not to be dis
couragcd over the repeated set backs OF
the Hennepiu canal. 1t took hundreds
Of years to abolish slavery in this coun>
try. 1t was the will Of the people under.
lying it, though. that finally caused its
adjustment Every time that the canal
bill comes up in congress it gains friends,
and we are there and propose 70 stand by
il until it goes through.
THE PENSION MEASURES.
Speaking of the pension measures. he
said it was his purpose to equalize these
matters and make them just He was in
favor of rewartling the soldier defenders
of the union. He was willing to support
a just pension law and the proper care of
the Mexican as well as the Union soldiers
aud their survivors. lie favored a RENE
dy to the existing pension law, whereby
all disabled soldiers, whether able 10
trace their disability to the result of ser
vice or not, should be Justly pensioned.
As the government had been Just to the
soldiers of the revolutionary war and the
war of 1912 it should be to the defenders
Of the union in the late war He there's
fore supported liberal pension laws, and
| would do so again. He was not in
favor of pensioning the widow and the
| orphans of an officer according to the
rank Of her husband He wanted no ar
istOcracy in this country; he wanted the
WINS VI Az Sbihitic VI titG uuIUh, lttli
er OF rank or not, equally pensieaed
| He. dcspised all laws that made noblemen
| and aristocrats. He would do all in his
power to prevent foreign nobemen cons
inc to this country and buying up the
public domain lie would take this land
away from them, and make free homes
for the laboring people and young mea
| of this country.
| BACK PAY.
Mr. Neece said he had understood that
all the laboring people of Rock Island
| had gone back on him. He was sorry for
that. { A voice-''no they haven't; back
pay-tell US about back pay.') When
there is a law fixing eight hours as a
| days work in this country with employees
of the government, these employees are
entitled to pay for all time employed over
| that. All lahorers in government works
should be compensated for all extra time
| He was in favor of equal hours to ALL
| He had introduced aud supported bill
| looking to that end, and would continue
to support it until the laborers of this
| government received their rightful de
! StIlS- Ht -Oftt uDitut SilOuitl ht upitSN
with all who are honest with it. He
would get the bill he had introduced
through the house 10 the next five
months, and hand it over TO the senate
and see what that body would do with it
He was friend of labor. because he hat
been working boy He would stop
PAUPER AND CONVICT LABOR
| Al II. l.
the fruits of his honest toll. but proper
recognition il the affairs of this govern
ment.
/ As Congressman Niece retired, Maj
Connolly proposed three cheers for ''ouI
congressman and they were given with Z
| will
GEO. ". WOODRUFF.
a w0rkingnan of South Moline, was in =
troduced II was a great pleasure to
him TO see so many of his fellow work
men present. His purpose was TO discus:
the county ticket. He had been taken
to task for deserving the republican party
which he had affiliated with for years, to
Join the labor party. 1T had arrived al
a time when he believed all laboring men
4 iiRAot w PUSH tlitil thAbiS lOl ithIioS
The statement that the republican party
h ad been friendly to labor was false
The republican party had enacted the
convict labor laws. 1t had brought the
| emigrant labor to this country.
In his neighborhood the peoples ticket
was sure to win. The laboring men
would rise in their might aud down TIE
court house ring. and after this have
something TO do with the affairs of thi.
county. The name of
SHARP sILvIs
for sheriff had been the subject of enthus
iasm wherever it had been mentioned
because he is the friend of labor and was
running against tool of monopoly, in
Preacher Morgan. Morgan was not the
friend of labor because when approached
at camp meeting and asked if he would
accept the labor nomination he refused
on the ground that it might hurt him in
bis canvass. A man who devotes him.
self to the cause of God aud then stoop.
to the hypocritical, INSCRIPTIONS methods
of Morgan is not worthy of the support
of the people.
! f. W. HURST, ESQ
Was introduced, and urged the support o
MI Neece in the coming congressiona
canvass as representative of all interests
of the people. The laboring people il
all the considerations of fairness and
gratitude should support Mr.. Neece. He
had been loyal to all his pledges in the
interests of labor.
J. W. CAyANAUGH,
the democratic candidate for county
clerk, delivered few remarks He had
come to ratify the peoples ticket, no
representing any league or clique. HI
had always belonged to the labor party
and had always worked in its interests
He had been nominated by two conven.
lions for a public Office, and though be
had sought the support of neither, the
labor party might use his name in any
way that would prove beneficial to 1t.
He also urged support of the labor ticket
as to the legislature.
j. 7. KENwoRTHY, ESQ,
| the democratic candidate for the leuis,