Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-28
PLANTZ AT MOLINE.
A Rousing Democratic Meeting
Last Night.
WAS ANOTHER ABLE ARGUMENT.

The Auditorium Last Night Crowded With
Workingmen to Hear an Address by
Our Next Congressman-Hon w. H.
0Neece of Macomb Also Present and
Speaks-Two Hours of Tariff Talk From
an Eek and n Future Congressman
A large and enthusiastic crowd of
democrats assembled last night at tie
Auditorium in Ho'ine 10 listen to ad-
dresses by Trumsn Pl4ntz, democratic
nominee for congress and exsCopgress-
man W. Il. Nsece of Macomb. The Ca
ole Flambeau club with a band was out
and escorted the speakers 20 the hall. The
meeting was called to order by A. R
Bryant WHO first Introduced Truman
Plantz, the next congressman from this
destruct.
The speaker expressed his qualification
| at being present to address the working
| men of Moline ami said that TO all ap.
pesrapces it was customary for the oppos
ition to prepare a iist ot questions for a
democratic speaker To answer-at least
that's what had been done in the
speakers case. rs an evening paper
had printed = list of questions which it
challenged him to answer. This Mr..
Plsntz said he would try to do in al
open and frank manner in good faith. and
in return he would ask the same paper
a few questions which he would expect it
TO treat in q similar manner.
He took up each question separately
that had been gropounded AID in a clear
and satisfactory manner answered it be-
ing wildly applauded as he did so. The
| first question asked was: docs Mr..
| Pian,z think that protective tariff is IN
constitutional, as the democratic platform
declares or does he favor tariff reform
like Cleveland? In answer. Mr.. Pantz
said he stood side by side with Mr.. Cieve-
| land on that question and that if the ex-
sting tariff WAS not legally wrong it was
| certainly morally so.
| In answer to the question il he would
be in favor Of repeal OF the Mckinley
bal. and if ne was in favor of it
as the paper thought he would be
| what articles he would tax So raise the
necessary Sao0.Oe0 600 to carry on the
government. the speaker skis that he en-
pnaticsily favored its repea, and instead
| of taxing disWonds 10 per cent and
| wooden clothing rs per cent, he would
bust turn it sbes,t and put the high tax
on the luxries and low tax on the neces-
.ries of life.
Other auesuiops he answered in a simi>
lar straightforward msuner and also pro-
pou nds 4 some for the paper to answer
| which the lsnoring men of Moline will
expect it TO answer without delay.
| Dsr~rti..s the Paa,isc Attent1ecL
| The speaker then told how the repub->
licso party was at its old trick OF divert
ing the attention of tie public from the
reai issues iE7olved It they have in yes-s
| gone by, telling US that if the decx ocratic
party w.s pxt back III power that the
reeei debt would &c paid, snd negroes
| would be out back into slavery. de
poke of the wild cat currency scare, and
said that they we've afraid to meet the
democratic party or an open discussion
of the tariff, just as Col. Marsh, his OPP
poneat WAS afraid to meet him in tint
debate, tbossgh he had been repeatedly
urged to do 30. Ee furthec ssid that
the people would not however, take their
minds off the great question AZ issue as
would be demonstrated on Nov 6. liz this
connection AR. Plsniz took occasion to
mention the wing of the republican par
ty that wac against high protective
tariff. giving il as his belief that it would
cut loose fram the cid par y this year,
and the result would be grand demo
cratic victory.
How t&.1e TardR.is a Tax.
The speaker then entered into q thor
ough discussion of the existing tariff du-
ties and showed the utter absurdity of
the flimsy arguments pre- ented by re-
publican orators ia stteE pting to make |
the people believe that the foreigner |
pags the tax. If that were true the
speaker said that his proposition would
be t. turn over the railroads, telegrs oh
lines and telephones to the government,
and by making the foreigner pay the tax
the nation would be enable 10 give the
people tree transportation and free tele>
graph and telephone service. As exam
pies showing how the government looked
at the matter he mentioned the SIS, 000.-
600 suit of the importers of millinery
against the government which was set
tied by Pres dent Harrison and Secretary