Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-10

900 900 of this comes from internal taxes; !
the remainder from dutyible taxation.
The plan and purpose of the Mills bill is
to reduce taxation, and it is therefore a
measure having just claims on the Amer
lean people. The bill provides only to
make such reduction as will entail the
least inconvenience to the business OF the
country. Business has changed in the
last twenty years since the republic
can plan was popular, and the old fash
Toned republcanism has about as little
relation TO modern republicanism. as the
gospel of Christ has to the DEGREES of the
devil What would Sumner and Trum,
bull have said had they been told that
they would yoke themselves to this latter
method of protection. The present doc
trine of protection is the mere revival OF
an old herssy exploded years ago. If
the question was asked, who are pro-
tectedf" the only answer could be "the
manufacturer Is it worth while for us
to wear burdens for their sakes. The
speaker brought his subject home to local |
tected industries pay as much for their
| labor as the protected. He asked if the
instance had been known where the pros
| tected manufacturer had shared his profits
with his laborers. who are declared to
have the best benefits of protection.
The governor here promised to pay for
the publication of the statement of any
protected manufacturer showing the
amount Of his profits he had divided with
his employees.
This question was one, the general
held. involving matters of the highest
importance, He suggested that each
one take the question home to his do
nestle life. Let every man write down
his burdens and blessings and strike the
difference and vote accordingly. The
multiplication table is worth al the poes
try that the protection theory can en-
ploy. The tariff question is plain,
practical one. upon which any man can
become his own stump speaker by
bringing it down TO question of actual
expense and income
Gov. Palmer then spoke al length on
state issues; speaking of the officers
to be elected this fall and dwelling briefly
on toe duties and responsibilities devolv-
ing upon each, and speaking particularly
of the Office Of governor. its power to
influence the legislative as well as the
administrative branches of state govern
ment He spoke of his own career as
governor of Illinois and asserted that
: for every official act done during that
time he and ne alone was responsible. AND
, responsible yet He alluded to the grsa
, and disastrous fire in Chicago during hi:
term, the sending of his private
, secretary for facts upon learning
of the conhagratioD, the receip
from his secretary of the appalling intel.
ligence of the actual situation, the con
-. vening of the legislature BY telegraph, hi
going to Chicago in person to investigate
: and two days later signing bill for 81
975. 900 passed at the special term of th
legislature for relief purposes. He wa
the only governor at that time. and tn
men who defended him then attack hiI
now. Yet he defed the attacks upon an,
of his acts as governor of Illinois and b
e stands firmly by and upon his recorG
for which he was always responsible. Il
70 believed the mission of the governor vs.
\ to see that the laws of the state wei
,o faithfully executed, and in that respe'
o. he believed he had been governor in fa
as well as intention.
l. The speaker stated that he had learne
os that morning newspaper published
a., Rock Island was greatly distressed b
leo cause of bis alleged sympathy with ana
.,r chy. He wished he could get the pap
~ making such an allegation to publish h
- answer to it. He had been trying
nan awaken the people to the dangers of a
archy, and to realize those dangers as
-, did, and to see them as he did. What
o-. more like anarchy than the binding t
-. gether of monopolistic influences to de
:, the law: What is more like anarchy tn
Of the failure of lawful functions to perfol
NV their duty? What the speaker want
h was the people to know of the combin
rlr forces of lswless anarchy, these lawle
VI y forces that are organized to engage
~ 7 strife with the masses of the Peep
.no while the proper officers and sgenc
th;o stand back and do nothing.
,ro. know" said the governor, TT
tho private agencies are lawless; KIN
b,s. that they are dangerous and shot
Gov cease and if am elected governor tn
Re shall cease" He spoke OF his sbhorren
,bo of armed detectives. He vetoed /
nd with contempt p providing for such priv
for agencies when he was governor, but {
;,z had since been introduced, Gov Ogles
our had been too good man to sign it, au(
NAL had passed without his signature.
ex. would always violently oppose W
nv whatever authority was in his hands {
4 be law, the purpose of which was the res
bo, stituton OF anarchy for the reign of la
n r. The law he desired to establish was
tod tue people who make the laws to enfo
,wn them by men elected by the people the
Rrt selves. He wanted laws enforced as Il
,inc were before detectives were known,
scb fore an attempt was made to enfo
n he them by rifles in the hands of private
mid diyIduals It is a libel upon the pee
xept of Illinois to say they cannot enforce
ia command obedience to their own la
. or If the speaker were elected COVER
It is he would have no partner.
here would be an independent 2
600 ernor of the independent people
The Illinois The law of the land
full intended like the gospel of Christ for
mise poor and feeble The law must be bac
, for by the approval of the people.