Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-18
IOWA REPUBLICANS
Delegates Selected to the Min
neapolis Convention.
A CONTEST ON NATIONAL ISSUES

The Policy Decided Upon and Prohibition
Ruled Out of the Fight-The Temporary
Chairman Takes Whack at Tammany
Substance of the PIatform-Senator
Hill Speaks at Hibernisn Banquet at
neutrality-suspicious. Gift from a Geor-
gia neutrality-suspicious. Notes.
Dies MONIES, March 1S-After ten days
speculation, expectancy and doubt as to
whether the Iowa Republican state con
vention- would be harmonious the ques-
tion has been solved in favor of harmony,
and the Prohibitionist and anti-Pro-
hibitionist Republicans nestle together
costly as kittens. The fight that was to
have been made upon Mr. Cummins, who
had been selected as temporary chairman,
did not materialize. His opponents in
Polk county, who kept him out of the con-
vention as u delegate, contented them
selves with that particular job for the rea-
son, probably, that they felt the conyen-
ton would not take up their cause.
Gave Cummins an Ovation.
Mr.. Cumrnins' reception when intro
duced by Chairman Mack was of the most
cordial nature 1t was welcome that
amounted to almost an ovation. In his
address he dwelt at great length on
reciprocity and tariff and he vigorously
defended the principle of protection, but
the notable feature of his speech was an
attack on Tammany hall and David Ben
nett Hill. While he was indulging in his
fusillade the hall repeatedly rang with
applause. Here's what he said:
Whack at Tammany.
Just at this time the bar sinister has swept
30 clearly and Enthusiastically across the De-
mOcracy that he who values honesty in public
affairs, who demands at least the appearance of
purity in politics, whatever ma be his views up
onpubliC questions must repudiate and condemn
the influences now dominant in the Democratic
party. For tie first time in the history of the
United states great party, which numbers
among its followers substantially one-half
the voters IN % tp1,UO Of people. lies bound 1T
the foot Of local organization. Auorganiza-
ton which viii compel the Democratic conven-
tion to accept its candidates fOf thehighest Off.
ces known tn the governments OF the world. An
organization that corrupts whatever it en-
ploys and po!lutes whatever it touches
Powerful in Poll tics.
An organization that in turn plumbers ballot
boxes, steals offices, brides and intimidates
voters, manipulates returns. and subverts to
its own immoral purposes its entire men, ber-
ship An organization that is not more de-
tested by Republicans than il is hated by the
better element Of the DemoC racy.- And vet.
because this society arrnGates TO itself the
power to determine the result uc an election IN
New y ork, Democrats everywhere will yield
TO its pretensions and adopt its candidate. Ii
may not be David Bennett HILL who TODAY
stands as the acknowledged embodiment Of all
that IS bad, vicious, and drmoralang to poll
tics; but, whoever it may be. he will bow the
knee to Baal and subordinate himself To the
grand sachem ri iniquity. The TAmmany So
ciety was organized "a hundred years or more
ago for the purpose of furnishing aid to bury
ito INDECENT members.
Wants to Bury 1t Alive.
The time has come when the whole society is
INDECENT; INDECENT i'll morals, in honesty. in de
cency, in everything that is good and pure.
Let US now come to its assistance and bury the
living, not the dead, so deep beneath our in
dignation that the stencil of its decaying pow
er will never reach the nOstrils of a virtuous
people. We appeal to all lovers OF right and
haters of wrong to rid the country Of the octo-
pus whose Shiny tentacles having encompass.
cd the metropolis, having wound its dirty
arms about the Capitol of the Empire State,
having thrust noisome finger into the senate
chamber Of the United States, is now creeping
with its quivering flthiness toward the presi-
dental mansion.
A Tribute to the Administration.
Referring to President Harrison the
speaker said:
Tho wise, the steady, the patriotic hand OF
President Harrison has contributed nothing
but honor TO his country. The genius of an
other who serves his country whenever and
wherever he can serve them best has added a
luster of glory that criticism can neither tar
nish nor obscure; but sinking individuals into
a common embodiment of the party, and we
look upon an administration that has so guard.
ed and defended the honor OF our flag that to
be beneath the stars and stripes Is to be as Sc
cure abroad as at home; that has faithfully ex-
ecuted our laws, that has redeemed every
pledge of It's party and performed every prom
Use to the people.