Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-20
The GERMAN GENERAL.
The Distinguished Soldier and
Writer Talks Tariff.
An Able Address at harper's Theatre
by Gen. Lieb-- banner Presentation
Other speeches.

escorted to the Rock Island house. After
supper the Island City club. under escort
Of Strasser's Second Regiment band |
proceeded from the club rooms on Twen-
tieth street to the Rock Island house,
where Gen Lieb was met and escorted TO |
theatre. which had by this time |
become pretty well filed, and when the |
curtain arose at o'clock there was |
scarcely vacant seat in the body of the
house. The band discoursed magnif>
cent overture and Chairman Vinton, of
the county committee, who. with q large
number of representative democrats,
occupied seats upon the stage, arose and
introduced Gen. Leb.
Gen. Lieb was enthusiastically greeted
and as be stepped forward inquired if
President Looney of the Island City
democratic club was in the house. As
Mr.. Looney rose and came forward 8
beautiful banner was brought upon the
stage, and the sight was greeted with
perfect storm of applause. Gen. Lieb
said he had been charged by the ladies OF
Davenport and Rock Island with the
pleasant duty of presenting to the Island
City club this magnificent banner. In
doing so, he reminded the club through
its president of what Napoleon had once
said that the Lord is with the largest
battalion" He thought Napoleon would
have better expressed it had he said the
Lord is with the ladies for on which side
the ladies of the country stood there victo.
~ will perch. The general then spoke of
his confidence in the young men of this
country and in their ability to decide the
great national questions of the country.
He presented the banner, therefore, with
the full knowledge that on the 9Th of
next November the club which was to be
the recipient of it, would carry it in the
lIpub ldHh VI luC "HiOh " % W
march to victory under the still higher
banners carried BY the hosts of Cleveland
and Thurman
In accepting the banner President
Looney made happy response, expressing
the gratitude of the club for the beauti-
full testimonial and speaking of the APP
precistion in which it would be held
His only regret was that all the ladies
who had so thoughtfully and kindly de
vised the emblem and originated the
idea were not present that he
might convey to them his persona
gratitude.
The banner is truly thing of beauty
II is made of red, white and blue satin
trimmed with tinsel and gold fringe
On the front appears in neatly wordet
letters the inscription. Island Cit
Club"
After the banner presentation exercise
were over, Gen. Lieb entered at once in
to his formal discussion of the nations
issues of the hour Mr. Cleveland ha
had more of the confidence of the Ameri
can people than any president or part
before him, and on the 9Th of Novembe
he will receive his reward. The peopl
all ever the country have made up the
minds already as TO this question of tn
tariff and they are not to be deceived
The workingmen especially are full
aware that no benefits can come to theI
out of this protective tariff. He the
went into the details of the tariff issu,
comparing the various classes of labo
and showed how all Jared under the pre-
ent system, holding that there was Z
difference between the labor that W,
protected and that which wss unpr,
tected. How, for instance, could Il
street lsborer be protected? Men {
the streets work for 81 30 per da
How does protection benefit th
class as against the socalled paup
labor of Europer The same a.
plies to other classes of labor. the lumb
industry in particular. where 81 25 p
day is the standard in Rock Island. as
was informed. Furthermore, how c'
the carpenter, bricklayer or mason. wi
receive more than men employed ill ma
ufacture. be protecteds You can't II
port house from Europe. Statist
had shown that there were only 5000
men, women and children employed
protected industries How can the gre
mass of labor otherwise employ
in this county believe that the protect
idea in any way benefits them. T
greatest sufferer under the protective 8,
TEN is the farmer. He cannot be Der
fitted under the system in any for
= the prices for his product are fixed
Liverpool. Yet the farmer is the wa
r supporter of the system. 1t is Thereof
a curious phenomena that the men "
suffer the most under the system, CT
tribute the most to its support. He Il
went into further interesting dissecti
of the tariff question. He spoke of
benefits to be derived from the admiss
of wool free. When the first atten
was made to reduce the tariff there ,
the same cry of wool" ''wo,
w He spoke by way of illustration of
reduction of the tax on quini
there are now half do
factories in Philadelphia, where tt
= were only three before the
was removed, and all are thriving
paying good wages, and the price is
duced to so and 10 cents per ounce
same was true as to leather; as soon
the tariff was taken from the raw b
j the price of boots and shoes declined,
quality of the product increased,
now America CO mpetes with the W
in boots and shoes. Take further
little article of matches. The price
merry paid was ten cents box. As {
as the tax was taken off the price
and now you NAV buy six boxes f
n dime.
Nj He ridiculed the idea of the da,
threatened from the reduction of
tariff to American labor rarnltinn