Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-15

The Muscatine Meas Tribune has the
following to say concerning Mr.. Cable,
and Judge Hayes. OF lows:
There has teen much said of the iden-
tity of interest between Muscatine and
her neighbors across the river in Rock
Island and Mer er counties OF all that
has been said nothing so forcibly repres
senrs this community of interest as the
respective candidates. for congress on
either side Of the river of Walter l.Hayes
and Ben T. Cable. What can more
strongly affect the people on both sides
of the river than the cost Of living?
Judge Hayes stands alone as the only
representative from Iowa 10 congress who
voted against the bill that is raising the
prices of the necessaries of life TO every
citizen of Iowa. On the opposite shore,
Mr., Gest, the republican candidate for
congress. voted for this measure. and his
democratic opponent, Mr.. Cable, is
pledged, like Judge Hayes. 10 the repeal
of this iniqutous legislation.
On the Muscstine shore there ia but one
opinion among republicans ard demo-
cats, as to the utter folly and injustice
of tie Mckinley bi /. Without warrant
or exc 1se it has caused rise in price in
every department Of trade, aud as re-
publican said 10 our Sunday issue, this
increase of prices on the verge OF winter
is outrageous There must be and will
De an unanimity of sentiment on the Iowa
shore in this Seconi district. in favor OF
giving Judge Hayes an unanimous return
TO congress. What laoOring man, what
householder, what farmer, can vote
against the only represeb tative in congress
from Iowa, who voted against this sense
less measured And what farmer in Rock
Island and Mercer county, can cast his
ballot for G st. who, by his vote in con
gress. inn posed This Mckinley bill upon
the country The best district in Iowa,
d strict which boosts Of the filest cities
IN the state, district which is the seat of
two church dioceses and their cathedrals
and colleges; a district which formerly
gave .. 900 repub lean msj ri;y, will return
Judge Hayes to congress by from
5000 10 10000 majority. What will
our district across the river dor
Does 1t want any more of Gest2 Ben
L. Cable stands for the same
national policy as Judge Hayes. If
elected. Mr.. Cable will be found voting
with Judge Hayes for the people against
the monOpoiies who have saddled this
Mckinley bill upon the country. Can
there be doubt that our Illinois neigh.
bors Will vote, rs Iowa will vote, for the
election 10 congress of man who will
represent the farming interests OF the
west, and who will not, like Mr.. Gest.
aud the republican representatives of
Iowa, be wholly subservent to the mos
nopoiistic demands of the east Judge
Hayes will 90 back to congress by a
largely increased majority; let our neigh
bors on the other shore see To it that Ben
1. Gable has their equally emphatic sup.
port Let US relegate these eastern re
representatives. of western constituencies so
far TO the rear that they will never be
heard of again In our celebration of
Judge Hayes return. the Neios- Tribune
wants to make it q joint celebration, with
the name of Ben T. Cable Illuminated as
The representatives. ect of our trans river
neighbors. This is not politics: it is
business 1t means the prosperity and
the comforts OF the home 1t means a
chance to live. against the exactions of
the Mckinley bill It means a govern
ment oil the people, by the people and for
the people.