Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-18
CLARKSON DINED.
The Republican Club Leader
Talks of Protection.
REMARKS ON HIS TRIP TO EUROPE.

He Returns Satisfied with Reciprocity
md the Mckinley BiIi-A Talk with
senator Hale About Secretary Blaine
The Alliance south Considering n
Great scheme-A Claim That They
Are the Democratic Party--weaver
Claims the Earth in the Northwest.
New YORK. July fs-General James S.
Clarkson was banqueted at the Oriental
hotel, Manhattan Beach, last night Gov
ers were laid for thirty, and among the
thirty who were present were two Repub-
hcan gubernatorial candidates-Postmas-
ter Van Colt and Cornelius n. Bliss. TIE
latter presided Other guests were Thorn
as G. Platt Senator Fassett, Collector
Erhardt, Marshal Jacobus and lesser To-
cal Republican lights. Ii was strictly
private affair, although it is stated that
much was discussed which is of great pu3-
lie concern, as il is said that General
Clarkson was consulted as to ways and
means for turning down the Democracy
in this state next fall and in 1892.
ClarLson Makes a Speech.
a report of what Clarkson said when
his time to speak came has been obtained.
When he arose he was received with cheers,
and said in part: "The workingman in
Europe who reads will surprise you by
his acquaintance with American affairs.
The working people, the peasantry, the
mechanics. and all the people TO whom
food is question of daily concern, realize
not only that this nation protects its own
interests, but that thereby it has grown
so rich in production that it can, under
the right system OF reciprocity, furnish
meats and other products to their tables,
which are now without them, and at prices
they can afford
Protection and Foreign Trade.
"A Republican visiting Europe is doubly
pleased TO find that an enlarged American
trade with other countries is not only DOS
sible under the system of protection, but
most largely possible through the opera
tions of protection and reciprocity. All
doubts that l had as to the practical wis
dom of the Mckinley bill and of the new
Republican system of reciprocity were
removed by what saw and learned in
Europe.
Few American Flags Ahoat.
"When an American sees the harbors and
ports of foreign lands and passes over the
seas of commerce and scarcely finds an
American flag, he realizes that here is one
thing as to which he cannot be proud of
his country. When he does see the Ameri-
can flag flying at the peak, between the
water and the stars, he feels such pride in
it and its colors and what it means as he
never felt before. But he so seldom has
the opportunity that he realizes painfully
the fact that his country applies the prin-
ciple of protection to it's own interests
everywhere else except upon the sea
The Little Blue Pennant.
This humiliation increases when he
sees great vessels passing him bearing the
English flag or some other foreign colors,
with little blue pennant hardly discern
able flying on the mast, bearing the ini-
tials u. 5. M.'-United States mail.
Then he realizes, with shame for his own
country, that the commercial and patri
otto wisdom Of other lands outstrips his
own nation so much upon the sea as even
to make the United States mail and the
compensation for carrying it means of
increasing their shipping power and in
come
Faith in Republican Clubs.
Mr.. Clarkson then declared that it was
the league of Republican clubs that "gave
n restored pulse to defeated party and
put it on its feet for the victory that was
possible to it in 1885" He said there were
1900 of these clubs with LOO, 600 voters
in them, and that there ought to be
club in every community. Some of the
other speakers were Major Bundy, Gen.
eral O'Bierne and Nat Mckay.