Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-07-25
THE CAMPAIGN.
Grand Democratic Rally and Flag
Raising at Stewartville.
Addresses by Hon. }. H. Murphy. T..
w.Hurst and W9 MeEniry--Large
Attendance and Great EnthusIasm,

| Cte"aTtfiiie WAS the scene OF gram
democratic demonstration last evening
1t was al open air meeting, over which
Mr.. Geo. W. Vinton, president of tn
Moline democratic club, presided. Ate
masic by the Light Guard band of Mo
line, Mr.. Vinton introduced
HON. j. Il MURPHY,
eA congressman from the second low,
district, who made one OF his character
isticslly interesting speeches. He dwell
upon the political situation from its vari
GUS points of observation and the intiu,
ence of prohibition religion, etc. up
on the probable outcome. He alluded to
iowa's unpopular prohibitory law and its
manner of being forced upon the peo-
pie OF Iowa by republican rule. He
spoke of the tariff issue and the strength
OF democratic principles pertaining to it
as enuncated by Grover Cleveland and
confirmed by the ST. Louis platform He
eXpatiated upon the pure and upright
| administration of President Cleveland
which had commended itself not only to
the democratic party, but to the American
people.
The Light Guard band followed with a
patriotic air.
E. W. HURST, ESQ,
democratic candidate for the legislature.
was then introduced. Mr.. Hurst pre-
faced bis remarks with the statement that
a meeting held so early in the campaign
before the partisan spirit had been fully
aroused, was well adapted to carefully
consider the issues before the campaign
and diVest ourselves eff party passion and
prejudice. Mr.. Hurst then went back
and illustrated that by the action of the
two great political conventions it had
been shown that the democratic PARTY
was best entitled to the support of the
la6oring element. First be revie wed the
proceedings of the democratic convention
at st. Louis. where the delegates assem-
bed with but one idea in view, and that
was to renominate Grover Cleveland for
the presidency because of success and
popularity of his administration and the
great confidence repOsed in him by the
people Referring to the vice presden>
cY, he said that although the nomination
was sought by different party leaders,
who through their services were entitled
to recognition, when it became known
that Allen q. Thurman would consent to
be candidate he was nominated Jy al
most the unanimous voice OF the conven-
ton. This was principally because the
masses OF the democratic party as well as
OF the people were familiar with Mr..
Thurman's course In the senste, when
through his bill the Union Pacific rail-
road was compelled to refund the amount
of the debt 1t owed the government.
In contrast with this record Mr.. Hurst
called attention to the fact that
when the republican national con.
vention assembled it elected as
its temporary chairman, John NJ
Fhurston, q man who within few
months had been obliged to leave the
country to avoid a subpoena summoning
him before the Union Pacific commission
to testify as to his wrong practices in
connection with the Union Pacific rails
road IN the Nebraska legislature. Yet
this Thurston was only one of seven paid
railroad attorneys out of delegation of
ten, who represented Nebraska in that
and were conveyed there in
directors car of the Union Pacific road
In was combination with such ele.
ments as these, thst the convention was
in the interests of the mouop,
Olles of the country.
Mr.. Hurst then went on to the tariff |
question and spoke of the unfairness of
republican orators in asserting that the
democratic party advocated free trade.
On the contrary according to the Mills
bill just passed by the democratic house
Of representatives, there is still left an
average tariff of about forty per cent.
tie quoted from President Clevelsnd's
message showing that he advocated a
policy which would reduce the burden of
taxes upon the people and he had declared
that the question of free trade was irrele-
want, as he would favor no law that would
interfere in the least with the proper re-
of labor.
The speaker called the attention of
the leading men of Moline to the
fact that whatever benefit the
protective tariff might be to the laboring
classes in certain parts of the eastern
states, they had cast their lot in Moline
huu IA thC stdIt Vi IilluDlSI huu LnAI bneV
should consider the tariff as it effects
them, and act accordingly. They were
employed in manufacturing agricultural
which were not imported in
to this country, aud that whatever was
the reduction of the tariff upon the neces
saries of life which they consumed,
would increase their wages as it ln>
creased the purchasing power of the
same. He cited from the message of
President Polk in reference to the low
tariff of 1916, and demonstrated that al
though before the passage of that law
the same prophesies had been made as to
the disastrous outcome of the enactment
Of such law, the final adoption there
of was followed By an era of great
and that the second year
more than three hundred
more ships were built than in the same
period before in our history; that the
Of the country were made
prosperous and the wages paid laborers