Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-28
ISSUES MADE PLAIN.
Hon. N. E. Worthing ton, Of Peoria,
at Moline.
'eiiins the People Honest Facts and
ASKING Them TO Consider the Mat
Ter Themseives-The Tariff the
Principal Subject Discus sed.


last night. to an audience that filled
every part Of space available, and an
audience that listened with the utmost
attention to every word that was said.
As is known to many here, Mr.. Worth.
ington Is clear. pleasant, logical and
iorciole speaker. aud the questions be
discussed were presented in such a way
that the most youthful in his audience
could readily comprehend.
While he admitted Mr.. Feed to be a
man of ability he thought it strange that
while speaking in that city recently he
did not defend or explain in some way
the general outcry that has been raised
against the tariff bill. The people had "a
right to expect that much. ct least.
With reference to Reeds defense of
his bulldozing methods In the house lie
had much to say. among other things be-
ing that Reed was pursuing course to-
dav as speaker of the house that he sig
nally condemned few years ago when
leader of his party in that body. His
theory Yves then that full, free. frank
discussion was the life of legislation and
be insisted upon having that principle
carried out. In those days when the
democrats had a majority ne would by
nod of his heap or wave of his hand
control his republican followers in the
house and say to the democrats. You
have the majority; you pass that BILL"
while restraining the republicans from
voting upon it. What excuse does he
give now for his change OF methods At
some length did the speaker hold up
Reeds sudden change of heart and man
ner against long established precedent.
He showed also that the democrats found
1t necessity TO become obstructionists
Why should they not be so when perni-
cious legislation was about to be enacted?
Why should they not interpose themsel>
yes between the people and ruinous legis-
lstioDS But the faci is tina the republicans
were determined to have everything their
own way. They counted quorum
whether there was one or not; they GUST
ed democrats and put negroes in their
places; they would not listen to discuss
sion on the most import ant matters. not
even on the tariff bill. which came back
To the house from the senate with 40
amendments. Not half the amendments
were read even. Paysou. of this state.
| asked for ten minutes to discuss It and he
got two. Was that Reeds idea of full.
| free, aud frank discussion? Democrats
| found it necessary to obstruct. The
! emptying of the tea in Boston harbor
was obst uction. The revolution was
obstruction. The army was an obstruc-
ton. So were the p lice to obstruct
mad dogs and thieves and burglars.
After referring again to the force bill.
and showing its dangerous provisions and
the rabid psrtissuship that stood behind
| it. the speaker took up the question of
free silver coinage and showed why it
should have an equal cha-ce with gold.
|
fits. Its free coinage was opposed by the
| gold bugs of New York and the money
kings of the east. and yet Gest voted
| against it-voted in favor of the money!
ed men of the east as against the people
generally of the west.
THE TARIFF
| tpIa
share of attention. he said it was not a
welcome subject TO republicans in the
west; that they never spoke of it unless
| they wished for water to rinse their
mouths. 1t was dill scanned all over
with fraud and deceit, say the leading re-
publican papers of the west and north
west. Reed said the other day in one Of
his speeches that the bill had become a
law and he would like to know how the
people wre going 20 help themselves.
That even if the democrats elect house
that the republican senate would oppose
them. This was fine talk for man to
make to the people who are about to be
robbed.
| The history of the tariff was shown to
have grown higher and higher, except in
a few Instances, and that now
it had reached an unprecedented
height and Was likely to go high
er still if some strenuous check
were not interposed. 10 oil matters re-
lsting to taxation in the past, the tax on
corporations, railro ads, express and in-
surance companies. the stamp tax on
bank checks. on matches, on bottles of
medicines and all things of that nature,
the speaker preseuted He showed that
the rich corporations were the first to
| fight against it, and finally had it removed
from themselves, but that it still re-
manned upon the working people. And
Mckinley admits that the bill which he
fathers makes thin IS dearer but says that
he doesn't like cheap things-that cheap
things are nasty. He is honest enough
withal to express his views. But Reed.
on the other hand says the bill is making
| Things cheaper AMI mat that Is It's great
object Now who is right? Why, Nc.
Kinley. OF course. When you shut of,
competition will prices not go upr As
suredly. What were the rich, sleek,
brosdcloth men doing in Wash .ngton
spending their money so lavishly. giving
champagne suppers to congressman, in
order to get the tax levied7 Did the man.
ufscturers go to all this trouble and ex.
pense for the purpose of making theil
goods cheaper Think of it! See the cir
culars that daily come from the east tell
ing of the rise in pricss 8 nee the McKin
ley bill went into effect. Not one class
of goods, but almost everything. nput
ting the tax on goods will cheaper then
why do they poin to the free list with AZ