Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-21
"MULTUM In PARVO."
An lnteresting Batch OF Political and
General Information From the Wide
Awake Correspondent In the Upper

An lnteresting Batch Of Political and
General Information From the Wide
Awake Correspondent In the Upper
End"
JosLYN, Nov. 20.-A Hampton cor
respondent of the Port Byron Globe says:
Farmers have commenced to pick their
corn and report good crop, but prices
are low and little demand" just so.
and that is about all the consolation that
a farmer gets out of bountiful crop. A
short crop and fair prices, bountiful
crop and low prices. Is it so with the
oil and lumber or any other trust compa-
nies2 If there should be millions of feet
of lumber more today in Clinton, Moline,
Rock Island. Davenport and Muscatine
than there was year ago, does that say
that prices would take tumble? Do
not these lumber and pillow barons meet
occasionally for the purpose of fixing and
arranging prices7 And this is equal
rights" is 1t, why, yes" says one WISE
acre. why don't farmers meet together
for the purpose of fixing the price of
farm producer Every sensible and in
telligent man knows that would not be
practicable and it would not be right if it
was. What we demand for the farmer
is that as the supply and demand regu-
lates the price of that which he has TO
sell, that the same law shall govern the
| price Of that which he has TO purchase.
Is this an unreasonable requestf Let US
keep this matter before the people and
| Lac ba IS
1t seems as if the victorious political
party will never get through its jollifica>
tons. The other evening the earth was
made to tremble with shots fired from
near the residence of ] l.. Cox. This
certainly would not be very pleasant, and
to the feelings of Mr.. Bowles. yet
understand jhe takes it very philosophi.
cally.
A large number went from this locality
to Moline to enjoy the pleasure of seeing
about S400 worth of dry fuel, pitch and
tar and fireworks destroyed. ana said
three Moline ladies of republican procliv-
tiles: ut is scandalous shame that so
much dry fuel and other property should
be destroyed when there are so many poor
families in Moline that will have no fuel
for the coming winter"
Mr.. Bowles. of Yuma, is no friend OF
the liquor traffic and he denounces the
use Of tobacco. He would be glad if hli
party would prohibit the former. and he
has offered his son 800 if he will quit
using the latter.
Now that the republican party viii
have control of the government for tht
next four years 1t will be well for every
voter to keep his eyes upon the doings o
r congress, to see if reduction of tn,
tariff is really intended. whether labor
ing men and farmers are to receive an,
benefit or whether il is intended to max
the rich richer ard the poor poorer
. Likewise whether Mr. Cullom's bill to pre-
vent the formation of trusts" shall b.
, passed or whether they shall be looked
upon as private institutions with whicI
no man has any right to interfere
Considering that the leaders of the re
' publican party during the campaign hsv
, promised lolypops and sugar plum
both TO prohibitionists and saloon keep
ers. wont it occasionally be apt to fiG
q itself in somewhat Strengthened circun
, stances, We shall see what we sha
see. Carnegie & Co. are proprietors q
rolling mills, and high protective tar,
gives them yearly income of 81 500
1 600, or II other words nearly nicke
n night and day, every time the clOc
10 ticks.
Considering that the bulk of the sui
- plus in the treasury has been drawn fro
agriculture, why wouldn't it be goo
e idea for the government to loan it back I
. the farmers at low rate of interest.