Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-26

said before, have not touched upon pol
itics In my addresses until tonight. but /
have now expressed myself on Bill Scott
as a democrat. want to say a word
about our republican governor. You
will remember that during the Fifer and
Palmer campaign for gubernatorial hon
ors year ago now, Fifer responded to
Gen. Palmer's demands that the 'Pinker-
tons must Co. by pledges that if he was
elected governor the Pinkertons would
60. At Cooley one of the mines 10 dis
pute today. Pinkerton men are on guard.
Fifer knows it and this shows he has not
kept his word. Idont raise this because
Fifer is republican, had he been dem~
ocrat instead of republican 1 should
have paid my respects to him before now.
l believe as a rule, he is making good
governor. and was generous enough to
send the miners relief committee 800.
but he is not keeping his word In respect
to Pinkertons. and denounce him for
that"
Then Mr.. LAWYER made a feeling an,
peal for the suffering people. He hoped
that the people of Rock Island would be
as charitably disposed toward the people
OF their own state and neigh bors as they
we're toward the Johnstown sufferers
The business men and working men
sh ould give their mite. Here he spoke Of a
message appearing in the associated press
dispatches to the effect that at Streator
the miners had refused to go to go work
by arbitration. He had telegraphed
them during the afternoon and had re.
ceived a reply. which he read, that the
miners there had gone to work again
even at the reduction. The trouble was
with the big mine owners-not the little
ones, who were afraid to oppose the
monster combinati ons OF their dictators,
lest they be crushed by the mine owners
trust. In two weeks the miners would
probably all be back at work, but in the
meantime their families are starving and
dying. 1t was for them that he appealed
and he hoped that the committee. which
the mayor would appoint, would receive
liberal responses.
In conclusion he spoke of his visit to
Rock Island arsenal and assured his
hearers that he would give any appro-
priations fo- its improvement his cheerful
assistance in congress, and touching in
this connection upon the claims of the
island workingmen. stated that the gov
eminent was responsible for the differ
ence in time of labor over eight hours.
and that the claims should be presented
and that they would surely sooner or
later be allowed. as they should be. He
wound up with very pleasant compli-
ment to Mayor McConochie for his efforts
in behalf of the miners.
10 accordance with Congressman Law
ler's suggestion. and at the request of the
labor organizations, Mayor McConochIe
has appointed soliciting committee and
appointed places at which contributions
of money, food and clothing for the mi
ners families will he received. The de-
signations are as follows: w. II. Sug-
den. stove works; Harry Bostock, glass
works; VIM. Roth, lower saw mill; all
ministers of the gospel; John J. Reimers,
upper saw mill; James Cavanaugh. Rob.
ert Bennett. Charles Oberg; Dan Corken,
pillow shop foundry; Jerome Wooden.
pillow shop; James Larkin. T. II. Thorn.
as. All newspaper offices are designated
as places to receive donations of money,
clothing and provisions. The tri>ciiy
labor unions are requested to appoint
several Of their representative. members
to aid in this noble cause.
The mayor has issued a call. for the
committee at city hall tonight.