Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-24

| of the high Office of president for four
years was wise, courageous. honest and
| conservative, and his nomination for the
| third time by the representatives, of the
national democracy gives special force to
| the reforms suggested in his official mes
sage and his public utterances. We now
have an opportunity for the discussion
and determination by ballot of the issues
which the national platform and the can
didates suggest-namely. reform of the
tariff and the maintenance and perpe-
tuity Of the doctrine of local self-govern-
ment, end we pledge our earnest and
united support to these principles.
We recognize the efforts of the popular
branch of the congress of the United
States to secure a reform of the tariff. and
we condemn the republican senate for its
failure to cansider measures passed by
the popular branch particularly when
the people themselves had declared
against the high protection policy repre-
sented by the Mckinley bill, by an over
whelming ma ority in the election of 1890;
the failure of the republican
national administration and the republi-
can senate to bow TO the verdict of the
people at the polls is denial OF the
right of the popular sovereignty such as
was not contem plated by the founders of
| the republican party and such as would
not be tolerated in any other civilized
| country of the globe.
We are in thorough sympathy with
the multitude of honest toilers through>
out the land, and we observe with the
deepest solicitude the conflicts between
capital and labor. which manifest them
selves in the ever increasing number and
SGD Of ,ockouts and strikes, the nat
| aud logical results of high prOtec-
| We tar e on imports with free trade in
foreign labor.
We endorse the actions of the
| state convention recently held in Spring.
| field and all the candidates there named,
| and pledge to that matchless leader and
| profound jurist, John P. Altgeld and his
splendid associates our answering fealty
and support.
We heartily endorse the actions of
our congressman, Ben T. Gable, while in
congress. and being mindful Of his true
! fealty to mis- party. his loyalty to his
country and his district We urge upon
| him to permit us once more to place his
name on our ticket as candidate for con-
cress from this district. believing it his
duty, once more to stand for the liberties
| of his people. we call upon the delegates
to the congressional convention TO pre-
sent his name
We also endorse the Hon. Geo. ".
ty seven general assembly of this state,
and particularly his brave and courage
Gus stand as member of the gallant 1O1.
who gave US the fearless statesman. Gen.
John M. Palmer as our representative in
the United States senate.
We most emphatically declare
against state Interference with parental
rights. and call particular attention to
that plank in the democratic state plat
form which refers to the school question
and which We heartily endorse.
We heartily commend the efforts OF
the young democracy OF this county in
the formation of Young mems democratic
clubs, believing that they can be made
the means OF awakening unusual interest
in the csnse of democracy and of pro-
noting the success of the democratic
ticket, sand ethat lit be made a special
effort on the part of the county commit
tee to render them all possible aid and
encouragement in their organizations and
of giving them prominence in the coming
p Official contest.
THE NOMINATIONS.
After the report of the committee on
resolutions had been accepted it was de-
cided to proceed at once to the nomina-
ton of candidate for states attorney.
and on motion the chair appointed John
Schall and James A. Johnston as tellers.
The name of M. J. McEnirY of Moline
was presented by Frank Shrader of that
city. 1t was then moved that Mr.. Nc
Eniry's nomination be made by acclama-
ton, and the motion carried unani-
mously.
The next business being the nomina-
ton of a candidate for circuit clerk.
William McEniry, in a rousing speech,
presented the name of Peter Frey as the
conventions choice. and on motion his
nomination was made by reclamation.
The nominating of candidate for the
Office of county surveyor came next, nd
as a suitable candidate had not been pre-
scented. it was decided to leave that Office
on the ticket vacant.
The next business being the pl acing in
nomination of candidate for coroner,
William McEniry presented the name of
Winslow Howard of South Rock Island,
and Mr. Howa rd's nomination was made
by acclammation.
SOME SPEECH MAKING
While the convention was waiting for
the senatorial delegates committee to re-
port. v. M. Blanding was called upon
and made brief talk in which he ex-
pressed himself as heartily in favor of
work just finished by the convention. and
after commencing the democracy for its
united and concerted action, he pre-
dicted certain victory for the party in the