Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-26
TARIFF TALK.
The Democratic Doctrine lntelIj-
gently Expounded.
AT MILAN AND COAL VALLEY.

Night-At the Former the Next Congress.
man From the Eleventh Congressional
District Discusses the Issues of the Cam
Paign-Hon. Guy c. Scott Makes an Able
Speech to an Enth u Ia site Audience at thu
Valley City, Also Paying An Eloquent Tri
butte to the Democratic Nominees-To.
nights Meetings
The democratic doctrine OF tariff re-
form was intelligently expounded to i'm
nense and enthusiastic audiences gath
cred al two more towns in the county
las, evening. At Milan, Hon. Truman
Plsntz, the next congressman from the
Eleventh congressional district, made one
of His able and eloquent speeches Mr.
Piautz was accompanied to Milan by the
Stevenson club and the Plow Shop band
Is an {. cort sud number of other Rock
Island citizens. the party going by way of
a special electric train on the Milan road &.
At Milan.
Reaching Milan the Stevenson club, go
members strong. headed by the Plow
Shop band, paraded number of the
principal streets which were lined with
prettily illuminated stores and homes, and
alorg Third street red fire burned on the
curb in front Of many of the business
houses thus throwing a rosy glow over
the scene. The recession moved up Third
street to Dixon, west block. and then
courtermarched back to Third, and pro-
ceeded south to Williams, east TO Fifth,
thence north to Dixon. and west TO the
town ball where the meeting was held
The hall was soon crowded to over.
nowlng-s large number of Ia
dies gracing the occasion by
their presence. Supervisor Joseph
Fitzpatrick presided. and after the band
hi d rei red the 8 tar Spsngld Banner,
in manner that merited the approval
manifested on the part of the audience
the chairman of the evening introduced
Truman Plant of Warsaw ss the next
congress man from the Eleventh district
MIR. Planz was rendered an ovation as
he advanced to speak. Beginning his re-
marks Mr.. Plsn'z spoke his pleasure at
his reception al The hands of such an
audience and of the enthusiasm mani
tested. which he took as an ev :dence tn at
the people were alive to the vital issues
before then in the present campaign
Political Difference
one of those men who hold that all the
honesty, integrity and intelligence that is
clothed in a political party is in the DEM
OF cratic party. There is just as much in
tell igence and honesty. he said. in the re-
publican party. The variance is all in
opiniou-,he way different people look
at things.
The speaker then referred to a remark
recently made by Col. Marsh at Hanlil-
Ton in which he declared that because the
democrats do no. look at the tariff ques~
ton rs the republicans do, is because
they are too ignorant to understand it.
Now" said the speaker. when d M su
stands on platform and says those who
differ with him are ignorant, that man
has a very exalted and elevated opinion
of himself" In this country, the spess.r
continued, we all are striving for one
end. irrespective of party-that is legislu-
ton looking to the best interests of the
country. The audience was asked 10 put
itself in the position of o jury sworn TO
hear the arguments OF a case and render
a verdict on IT'S merits without regard to
personal or political feelings. He wanted
AL TO forget that they were democrats
or republicans, but to raason together as
neighbors. looking to the betterment
of the entire people. They should
hear the arguments of both sides, weigh
them carefully. and then appeal TO reason
in determining the position to be as
sCmed. The great question to DE sc,ed
upon is that of taxation. Mr.. Pla IL
then went into a CAREFUL and thorough
snalysis of the platforms of the two
great parties with reference to this issue.
He touched briefly ON the eoublicau as
sum otious of wild cat currencr, follow
ing the demr cratic policy and the decla.-
alton that with the latter in vogue a cur
rency would tie adopted that would be
good one night and worthless the mex,
morning, ridiculing the idea that arty
should seek to impose upon
people including iteelf. money
81 stem that makes one rich one
dsy and poor the day following, and ce-
G. ared tina. all this republican wild cat
talk was introduced into the cam paign
10 divert the public mind from the main
issue, that of taxation. The question of
the tariff is one nevertheless, be held.