Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-03

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and take it off whisky and tobacco
In 1870 hides were put on the free list
and we are shipping leather all over the
world now. To say that the taking of
of the tariff would injure our lsborer Is
clap-trap and nonsense.
Turning his attention to state and con-
gressional matters, he said if Gov. Palm
err Is elected he will make good COVER
nor. he made good one when elected |
by the republicans. He said that all
indications pointed to the next admins
tration being democratic and was sure of
the lower house. He told of how much
more influence the party in power had
through representative unison with
them. He said the people Of Moline did
not own their dams; they belonged to the
northwest, and that Mr.. Prentiss, if elect
ed would use his influence for all internal
improvements.
He spoke of the back pay matter and
said the government still owed the men
for that extra work. During the term Of
the speaker he had tried hard to have the
bill passed, but failed. He introduced
a bill, and had heard through the papers
that Gest had the senate pass it, but it
never got into the house. If Gest had
! he n
the house committee and had the bill
passed there The committee could have
called up the bill and the men would
have had their money now. His bill
must be worked through the lower house
and you must get democrat to do it if
il is to be done at all A list of ques-
tons prepared by the Gest gang were
then handed to the speaker. which he
read. They related to Mr. Gest. One of
the questions was What has Congress
constituents" The speaker said that
down in his part OF the country they ask
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not the appropriation for the dam got by
Gest?' The speaker said Congressman
Gest had asked for an appropriation to
build the dam and was told that it had
passed week before Had Gest been a
; democrat, the speaker had not the slight
est doubt but that the back pay bill would
have passed congress. He did not
wish to do Mr.. Gest any injustice,
but spoke what he considered the truth
Hon. Jonas Olson, of Galva, was then
introduced and spoke for two hours. BE
had been requested, he said. to come tC
Moline at this time and he WAS glad tC
have the opportunity to explain some'
thins that directly concerned himself ~
e well as others. He had been accused by
the republican papers as being falsitier
e and though he had not intended to men
0 ton the Gest matter on this occasion, h,
: was compelled to do so 10 self defence
< He then went on to tell how Mr.. Gest
o when holding the Office of special msste
1t in chancery in the Bishop Hill matter
) had been accused by Hiram Bigelow,
Is republican, with charging exorbitant fee
= -S9,000-and that the supreme court 0
lie the state decided that such wa
IL the case. In regard to letter pub
= /
o Kenworthy, of Rock Island. he sal
Ut kenworthy was hired by the $50,
e 900 claimants against the colonist'
es Judge Peasants aud Kenworth
&c say Mr.. Gest did rigbt-the suprem
u gust, 1887. that they did wrong Whic
u will you believer The acts of the porto
Iii opposing the colonists is considered
on scheme of attempted robbery seldom b.
Vi fore found in the annals of crime, an
Ct Kenworthy was the attorney again
&c the colonists in this case job
I" Bengston. who does not deserve Il
~ his name from the Swedish spelling an
IT, Interpretation, writes to Kenworthy, ar
here he read the letter referred to and al
ne swer as they appeared in the Union, ar
90 said he had charged nothing again
III either Mr.. Gest or any one else. He on
H. read the plea of Judge Bigelow and Il
III decision of the supreme court. which
ne was frank to confess, were bad enougI
''' He explained the tariff question in
i'' plain and common sense manner. sho'
u" would benefit the working me
''e President Grant and other republic
"s leaders and statesmen were in favor
'ee free trade in the raw material. He we
We on to show how the consumer pays 4
NJ tax; illustrating by the 105 per cent tai
VIM on block tin. If the Eaglishman ps
isn the tariff then we ought to have tin pl
'D free, but the fact is the 100 per cent j
'n' makes us pay double for the artit
'n' Surely anyone can see this. John
QUO Logan said when they wanted to incre
'"' this tariff to 200 per cent to protect
'"' ''infant industry" not yet born, thai
, was farther than he could go.
nus Mr.. VIM. McEniry was then called
the hour being late said but few wol
-. -. among them that the report that he
received legal assistance since he
elected city attorney of Rock Isl
,'e amounting to s427 was not true.
had to have $3.50 worth of counsel
~ that when Gest was city attorney of R
Island the bill for outside help was 5,
He made few more remarks and
11:25 the big crowd left for home,
'"o strictest and undated attention b
only given the speakers for three hours al
ledi- half and not soul leaving in that ii
II he though many were forced to 81
throughout.
:orns Every republican orator has practically
- nowedged Geo. CANDLES incompetency,
WIN, has attempted to excuse 1t by advancing
e. claim that there should be more clerk hire II
'Aee circuit clerks office. There has been no me-
n is more than one deputy since Gamble was reli
The OBJECT Of the republican confessions
be Candles ineffcieDcy. is to take the RESPONSE