Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-22
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A Committee on Propaganda Appointed
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A Committee on Propaganda Appointed
Sp~ech by Rev. Hugh O. Pentecost.
CHICAGO, Feb. 22.-Among the missing
ones at the tariff reform convention yesterday
were Henry George and Thomas G. Shear.
man, who went home to New York wednes-
day night, and when Chairman Morton called
the convention to order there were about 200
people present A resolution was adopted
providing for committee Of nine on perma-
uent organization and propaganda, and an.
other indorsing President Cleveland's "manly
and ststesmanlike course" In making tariff
reform an issue before the people. Several
addresses were made in opposition to the
principle Of protection, and adjournment was
taken for dinner.
At the afternoon session George j. Brine,
of the Chicago board of trade, spoke at
length upon the influence Of restriction by
foreign and domestic legislation upon the
agricultural interests of the country He
emphasized the Importance of foreign outlets,
and abiding to the embargo placed upon
meat products by various European govern.
ments said that this country could not very
we'll ask them to abandon their policy as
long as its own doors were closed TO them.
SuouiN oicdt duODU Vic pOilcN Oh
lection by way Of retaliation the farmers of
this country would be ruined in short order
The convention approved as the member.
of the permanent committee on organization
and propaganda, Horace White, OF The
New York Evening Post; Hon. David A.
Wells, of Connecticut; Ex-Governor j. Ster.
ling Morton, of Nebraska: Hon Eugene
Wilson, of Minnesota: Franklin MacVeigh,
Of Illinois; Hon, j. Q. Smith, of Ohio: Byron
Stout, Of Michigan; E. W. Judd, of Mas.
sachu etts, and Sam E. Morse of Indiana
This committee was instructed to issue litera-
ture specially addressed TO farmers upon the
tariff question, and to give it the widest cir.
culation i'll the agricultural districts, and wa.
also authorized TO call another convention al
its discretion.
Mrs. Marion Todd, of Michigan, represent
ing the Women's Reform league. spoke
briefly. She denounced Senator Sherman,
position on the Chinese question and his ad.
vocacy of the bill for encouraging emigra.
ton, and said that although he did not get
what be wauted-the presidency-the people
had just about as good a one now.
Rev. Hugh o. Pentecost, of Brooklyn,
who was the concluding speaker, made the
most eloquent address of the entire conven.
ton. He said that although the single-tax
men, or free traders, had not had things alto
gether their own way, they would return
home without heart burnings aud ready to
work hand in hand with the revenue reform.
ers, "to down the devil Of protection" The
tariff, be said, was but superstition, fetch
In olden times, when man defied Fetch
and was not instantly struck dead, it was
taken at an indication that its power was
gone, Grover Cleveland had bowed down In
a measure to the fetch Of protection when he
said that we must retain some portions Of the
protective tariff; but at tie same time
he had the courage to walk into tue
temple before the worshipers and
slap the fetch in the face Loud
and prolonged applausel Although not
stricken dead, he was defeated by the fetch
worshipers. At the same time, If anybody
thought he was dead politically they were
greatly mistaken (Renewed applausel This
convention had added kick to the slap, and
If the Tariff Reform league. taking courage,
would intrench its doctrines in the minds of
the people We would soon realize that Cieve-
lands slap was the beginning of the end
With this speech the convention came to a
close AT night majority Of the delegates
attended a banquet at the Palmer house, at
which J. Sterling Morton, Rev DIR. Pente-
cost, Eugene Wilson and R R. Bowker tof
New York. responded TO toasts