Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-31
CAMPAIGN DOINGS.
Stevenson Talks to Missouri
Voters at Sedalia.
THE FORCE BILL MADE PROMINENT.

rarifr and Silver Also Discussed, and His
Dealings with Coal Miners Referred To
Stone and Vest Also oSpeak-Nebraska
Democrats Nominate Morton for Gov
ernor - Tillman, the Alliance Man,
Looks Like Winner in South Caro-
lima Democratic Primaries-Conserva-
tives Ahead for Representatives in Con-
gress-Political Notes.
SEDALIA, Mo-, Aug. 31.-There were
$500 men in the Democratic parade yester-
day afternoon and 10, 600 persons gathered
about the stand from which the thronp
was addressed. The principal speech was
made by Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson, who
devoted the greater part of it to a de-
nunciation of the "force" bill and re-
cita of the doings of "carpet-bag" govern
ments in southern states during recon-
struction. He closed with repetition of
his speech on the tariff made at Blooming
ton, Ills He was loudly cheered all
through the speech.
A Statement of Personal Nature.
Toward the close of his speech Mr.. Ste
venson said: "One statement that is per-
tonal. My attention has been called to an
article in a Republican newspaper here
concerning the manner of the treatment
of coal miners in the city of Bloomington,
Ills. L want to say that the man who
made that statement stated what was alb
bolutely false. dislike to refer to things
of a personal character, but will say this,
that during the time have been president
of that company there has never been
a strike. [Applause.l
Always Paid Wages in Cash.
More than that. During the twenty
years that coal company has had an exist
ence no pay day has ever passed that every
man was not paid his wages in full in
money Iapplausel; no tax store or any
thing of that kind has been there And
more than that. When 1 came back from
the Chicago convention the coal miners
came to my residence, all of them They
delivered an address to me in which they
thanked me for the kindness which had
been shown them, and for the fact that
they had always been treated justly and
kindly by myself and other members of
that company.
Dug Hcmes Ont of the Shaft
"And more than that. If you will take
the trouble to visit that city you will find
more than fifty little cottages, homes of
the men who have paid for their homes
out of the earnings out of that
coal shaft. TArplause.l I dislike to
refer to things that are personal but l
say that in justice to myself and in justice
to the great party which has selected me
as one of its candidates for Office"
The Disputed Article.
The newspaper article referred to in the
above appeared in the Sedalia Gazette
yesterday srd was copied from the
Streator Ull.) Free Press. 1t was written
by Patrick NJ. McCabe, and charges
Mr.. Stevenson with breaking up the
miners union in 1913 by methoGs he con-
sldered tyrannlcai and unjust.
As t" the silver Question.
The speaker referred to the silver ques-
ton by declaring that ClevelanG's out
spoken opposition to free silver Untitled
him TO the respect of every honest man
that is, because it was an honest opinion
expressed regardless of its influence on
his political future. The speaker id not
agree with Cleveland. He (Stevenson)
could see nothing sacred in the ratio now
in force. But he believed that free coin
age would bring the dollars of silver and
of European COVER ments dumping their
silver on our shores. He had seen the pre-
dictions OF the most expert; fiuarciers come
to nothing. He stood on the national
pla tform as to that subject.
Proceedings in the Evening.
This closed the afternoon speeches. In
the evening the streets We're brilliantly IL
Illuminated by means OF gas standards with
lanterns of colored lights, and there was a
to-chlight parade by the clubs. The pro-
cession was considerably larger than that
of the afternoon, several out of seven clubs
that had reached the city late in the day
having place in line. The parade termi-
mated at Woods Opera house, where Sena-
tor : est addressed an audience that packed
the building to overfiowing. His speech
was largely devoted to an excoriation of
Major Warner and his campaign methods
and TO an examination into the operation
of the Mckinley bill from the conventional
Democratic standpoint, and an elaborate
silver