Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-27
MORE MEETITGS.
Big Ones at Edgington and Port
Byron Last Night.
ALL ALONG LINE

Our Next Congressman Talks to the Farm
ers of tht Lower End of the County Cd the
Tariff Doctrine and its Application to
Them-Guy c. Scott Speaks at Port BY
ron-Political Notes.
Unquestionably the greatest political
demonstration ever held in the lower end
OF Rock Island county was that Of the
democrats in honor Of Truman Plantz at
Edgln9ton last night. The entire town
wss illuminated. The stores, houses and
even the trees being hung with ray col
ored lanterns. The parade VAS headed
by Dress band from Buffalo, Iowa, q
drum corps also furnishing music, and
the column included clubs from E lying
ton, Reynolds. A, d.lusia, and e good
representation OF democratic citizens from
Buffalo Prairie. Illinois City, Drury and
Hamlet. A brilliant display OF fireworks
was shown prior to the meeting which
was held at Stoddsrd's hall and which con.
tanned LOO peopi". a great many repubi
caus being present, and giving the closest
ottShtiou W inc VI VIC pAiShh
future congressman. There were a num-
Der of ladies present also. The Moline
glee club rendered q number of apt CAM
paign songs. Ste ddsrd's hall never be-
fore contained so large and so enthusiasts
tic a crowd of people
Plantz Talks to the Farmers.
1t was $50 O'Clock when Mr.. Plan'z
| was introduced by B. F. Fountain chair
man OF the meeting in q short but appro>
pirate address. Mr.. Plantz was rendered
a complimentary reception and spoke for
| two hours and half, presenting one of
his exhaustive and iTrefutable arguments
| on the tariff. speaking of its application
| to the farmers. He took up the republican
claims made during the last year thst the
| price of wheat b. wing risen to 80 cents
, to 81 per bushel. was due to protection.
| calling attention 20 the fact that it was
| the foreign demand growing out of the
crop failure and consequent famine in Rus
STA that had brought about such condi
| tons. that in other words it was the for
eign market that democrats are contend
ing for that had brought the increased
price for wheat, but that since that mar =
ket had been closed by the better crop
| conditions this year, wheat had gone
down to so and IS cents per bushel, and
that since then we had not heard chirp
| from the repu bill cans about the effect of
the Mckinley bill.
Next he took up the claims of the Nc
K'nleyites, that the raising of the tariff on
grain laid by the Mckinley bill would
| food this country with foreign cereals
end the home farmer would have no
market for his proGu cts. In refutation OF
such an argument Mr.. Plantz presented
the following figures of actual imports
| during the year 1899 previous TO the
time the Mckinley dill went into effect:
| Corn ......... ................. ?, 3Si bushels
| wheat. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. l,sio
! Rye. ~
| Mr. Piau;z held that it was not the inns
ports that the former was afraid of in
the way of competition. VIVA. the far
mer wanted was foreign market in
which to trade his farm products for
1
| 1t was an able and practical discussion
| Of the tariff issue and was enthusiastically
received.
| Guy c. scott at Port Byron.
| There was a rousing democratic rally
at Port Byron last night. A large num-
| Der of farmers from the surrounding
country came in. and the rink. where the
| meeting was held, was crowded to the
| doors. The Port Byron Silver band
turned ont and furnished music for the
occasion, and the result was the largest
democratic rally that has been held in the
upper end this year. A, 8 O'Clock the
hall was full Of people. and the meeting
was called to o.dsr by E. NJ Rogers, who
after few preliminary remarks. intro
duced the speaker. Hon. Guy c. Scott, of
Aledo.
His introduction was received by er>
| thusiastic applause, and he began
his address by referring very touching
| ly to the Fiction of the
pres'd mt saying, however, that while
the millions would turn moment from
the strife and turmoil to shed a sympa
thetic tear with the chief executive in his
hour of tff1 ctiop, q grave state of af-
| fairs that concerns great nations well
fare and prosperity con fronts the Ameri-
can people that cannot be lost sight of.
The speaker then mentioned the late
| accessions to democracy. dwelling at
some length upon the life and character
of Judge Gresham, and followed this