Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-05
WITH THE PEOPLE.
Truman Plantz States and SUBJ
mits His Case.
HAS NO FEARS OF THE RESULTS

Ihe Next Congressman Reviews the Posi-
the Voters Shall be the Judees-A Speech
at Turner Hall Last Evening-The Falla
cies of Protection Exposed-Previous As
sertions Supported by Amdavits-An
Pleased With HIS Doctrine and Logic--M
j. McEniry Talks--Political Notes.
The democrats had their last grand
rally Of the campaign last night. and
Turner hail was we'll filled With an en-
thusiastic audience to hear for the last
time this year the principles upon which
the democratic party will this fall like
two years ago. sweep the country from
end to end. The Young Mems Stevenson
club assembled at its rooms o, Second
avenue, where large NUMBER of repre-
sentative ;nocrats also met and pro-
cess;on was formed. beaded by Truman
Plan'z with guard of honor from the
Stevenson club and followed by Bleuer's
! band. leading the main body Of the club
just mentioned, marched down to Turner
hall. where the speaking occurred.
At Turner Hall.
| The meeting was called to order by A.
/ D Huesing, who named L, c. Blanding as
| chairman of the meeting. In assuming
| the chair Mr.. Banding made a
brief but enthusiastic address. in
which he paid handsome tribute
to the honor, integrity and courageousness
Of that foremost leader Grover Cieyela I'D
the next president of the Uuited States,
and also pronounced fitting eulogy on
that honored son of Illinois, Adlai f.
Stevenson. At the mention OF each of
these names the audience was electrified
aud cheer after cheer went up as did also
| at his mention of the name Of Senator
John NJ. Palmer. He spoke of Illinois
| as one of the battle grounds of the cans
/ paign, ana at the mention Of the name OF
| Hon. Ben T. Cable ne was again inter-
rupted by ringing cheers. The speaker
contrssted the difference in the noInina>
ton of the standard bearers of the two
great political parties, Harrison being
the nominee of hoard of hungry office
seekers, and the other Grover Cleveland
the choice of the people of the nation as
will be shown after the vote on Nov. 9Th.
The remarks were listened to with inter
est and enthusiasm
| Truman PIantz
Mr.. Blanding then introduced the prin-
cipsl speaker, Hon. Truman PIantz AS
he stepped to the front of the stage he
was loud V'cheered and eeg4D lis dress
by stating that it was the last time he
would have the opportunity of present..
ing the position he himself OCcup pied, and
also that of the democratic party. He
said that on next Tuesday the voters of
the Eleventh Congressional district
would fbe expected to say W o should
represent them in Dngress, aud that the
people of Rock Island county had the
power to say who that man would be.
when visited Moline last week" said
M. Plantz, 1.-The Dispatch a newspaper
there presented about 90 questions which
it asked me to answer in my sheech add
ing that il was dollars TO doughnuts that
l would not answer any of them l did
nv best to answer each explicitly, and
among others was one saying that if pro
lection was not + good thing for the
laboring man, why was it at in 1857
men work ed in Moline for so cents a day
and now get 81 50per day. replied that
! did not knew that such WAS fact, and
also q sked that paper TO answer why if
protection was such a benefit as was
claimed, that men in 1892 were working
in the wooden mills a, Warsaw, H., my
home. for rs cents day. Tue next day
the paper stated in one column it could
not answer the question, because 1t had
telegraphed to Warsaw to learn il my
statements were correct. but before going
| 10 press en- answer hrd been received and
the message he'd been printed IN another
column which state d that l had made a
misstatement and tnst thai their men
were paid from 81 20 SIS Der day.
| Returns to indicate Himself.
Il left your county with that hanging
over me and went to my home deter
mined to show up the managers of those
wooden mills l have now returned &c
vindicate myself, ard l think before this
meeting closes l will demonstrate to you
that 1 was right" MIR. Plantz then
stated that he would abuse no one as
that was not his style of campaign
ing. He believed that there was as much
in diligence in one party as IN the other
and as much honesty in one as the other
The speaker Gid not believe that party
lines marked any distinction in these
.hinus He then asked his audience tC