Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-24
REPUBLICAN AMMUNITION.
The Harmless Material Used TO Pre-
ci0us Few nj the zoe Fair Grounds
the Other Afternoon

the Other Afternoon.
PORT BYRoN Sept 81 Yesterday was
to be the great day for the republicans of |
the upper end. The exercises were to |
commence at 10 o'clock, but at that hour !
the faithful had failed to materialize, and |
hour by hour they waited and watched |
for the great crowd that was expected.
At 9 O'Clock it was decided to commence
the speaking, by which time perhaps four
hundred people-men, women and chill.
dren-had assembled in and around the
amphitheatre. The Hon. E. Fl. Johnston
clambered upon an improvised platform,
built upon a hay rack, which was as
shaky as the Chicago platform, and was
flanked by the Yuma flag hung from a
weeping willow pole, mathematical of the
grave yard of the republican party in
November. As the former trip was made
up Salt creek in a boat, this time they
are preparing to go on lumber wagon
and hay rack.
Mr.. Z. D. Sweeney was introduced and
sailed forth in abusive attacks upon the
democratic party in general terms, and
Grover Cleveland in particular. princi>
paily because he has robust constitu>
ton. and neck and backbone that can
aot be bent in the interest of schemes and
mOnOpolies. His reasons WIZ the grand
''Old Roman was nominated would
make horse laugh; suffice to say, it was
not because of his 'barl" He fought
the war all over again, and resurrected
speech written Tor the campaign of "a or
'6S, rather than for meeting held twenty
| years thereafter. In regard to the tariff
he did not know what the Mills bill cons
| tanned but thought free salt for the farmer
would ruin our salt interests, while free
| salt TO the fishermen was all right, as they
lived mostly in republican states.
| Then he made vicious attack
upon England for Its treatment
of Ireland, which would lead one TO
believe he was canvassing a district in
Ireland for the election to parliament Of
Parnellite rather than reason why
Harrison should he elected president.
Continuing he said, over nine
hundred private bills passed both
houses while only ltlle over four hun
| bred became effective, when as a matter
of fact up to July %. 1888, one Thousand
two hundred and sixty four private pen
sion bills became effective under the ad.
ministrstion of Cleveland, while under
the entire period of republican admins
tration there were fifteen hundred and
twenty-four. while the number of private
pension bills vetoed is one hundred and
ninety nine up to July "a, 1888, as &
matter of fact,
The crowd began to disperse and then
Attorney General Hunt was ushered
forth upon the salt valley vehicle, and
spoke of the g, o. p. in the antideuviar
period-what a wise financial policy they
inaugurated (but failed to say that thi;
g. O. p. struck down and demoraiZed
silver as d currency, he likewise did not
say that there was any contemplated
change in the financial affairs of The
country by Cleveland or the democratic
party. He next talked about the sole
south, he believed that where majorlty o.
the population was colored that SHOULD
he a republican state, and cited the late
election in Louisiana and the defeat OF
Gov. WOrmouth when it is well known
that Gov. Monmouth cut loose from the
colOred voters by attacking them IN New
Orleans, and that he relied upon the re-
publican protection on sugar to carry hiu
through. He expected To see the IA pei
cent cut on the sugar tariff repudiated a,
the polls. No, Mr. Hum, the day il
passed when the republican party car
vote the colOred men of this country o
the honest prohbiuonist The coloreC
population of the south are chiefly inter
ested in raising cotton, over two thirds
of which Is exported TO England in raw
state. 1 to compete with the labor o
the world and they have found it out.
/: Then he took up what he termed
+ a free trade measure, namely, the Mill
, bill, and stated there WAS scarcely an
manufacturing establishments in opera
ton before the war. When as q matte
of fact, by the census of 1860 they ha
increased during this free trade ten year
period. S476 go 364
By this time the crowd of farmers VIII
! / had assembled there 10 be told why the
should vote to tax the necessarIes rattle
than whisky, tobacco and bogus butter
and why they should vote to sustain tn
extravaganza of the present state of ad
r ministration with its 53 per cent tax ant
what claim he had upon their suffrag
after the exposure of the Rocker print
ing conspiracy of which he at leas
should be well posted, began to leave an
rather than to continue to speak to emp
D ty benches. he Withdrew from the wagol
n land we all took a ride"