Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-30
JOSLIN.

JOSLIN.
JosLIN, Aug. 30.--If you vote the
republican ticket don't complain of
hard times, for your vote helped put
the party in power that has caused
the hard times.
Can anyone tell me why the Amer
lean laborer should be compelled to
compete in the open market with
foreign labor just as though there
was no protective TARIFF" Shouldn't
sass for the goose be sass for the gan
der?
We notice in republican paper
the comments upon the, financial Sit
uation, that al the country needs is
"a little republican legislation upon
the money question" In view of the
fact that every law we have upon the
statute books concerning the money
question was placed there by the re-
publican party, therefore, will the
good Lord deliver US from any fur
Their republican Legislation upon the
money question?
1t is little funny just now to see
the change in the tone of the repub-
llcan press in the matter of ..calami-
ty bowling" Last year the demo-
Gratis were calamity howlers. and
howled themselves into office. The
republicans meanwhile insisted that
everything was lovely and that the
country was prosperous and happy.
Less than a year has elapsed and
there has been absolutely no change
in the political management of the
country. As ] see it, on account of
the opposition that the democrats
have met, they have not passed a
single law of any sort, nor have thew
repealed single law that the re-
publicans enacted. And vet, how
changed the scene, how different the
tone. The republican press with
one accord has become the great
champion calamity bowler of the
country.
People carelessly take up and re-
peat the story that the apprehension
Of reduction in the tariff is the cause
of the present financial trouble.
But the men who originated that
idea must be laughing in their
sleeves to think how they are quilting
the people | should like any intel
ligent man to tell me why apprehen-
sion of change in the tariff should
cause men to draw their money out
of bank. and either hide it in a safe
deposit, hose or stockings? Appre-
hensiOn of change in tariff lerisla-
ton may cause manufacturers to re-
duce the amount of their product.
but 1t could not possibly cause the
people to hide their money. The
people are hiding their money be-
cause of the fear that the banks will
break; and the possibility of the
banks breaking is due to defective
financial system, and the defective
financial system is due to the repub
ilcan party. What other party is re-
ponsible for it?
Most old settlers of Rock Island
county will remember Peter White
side. who came to this country from
England in 1913. He finally pur-
chased land upon the bluffs in Yuma
township and settled there. making
it his home until 1868. He then re-
turned to England with his family
and worked his way up in the sale of
American machines and implements
until now he has become an extensive
manufacturer himself. Since then
he has crossed the Atlantic number
OF times, and is again in this country.
and he and his wife and his daughter
have been visiting in the south and
the Worlds fair for two months past.
arriving at Joslin station on Thurs
day evening last. He preached at
yuma Methodist church on Sunday.
taking for his theme and showing the
Importance of leading good life.
He showed the necessity of protesting
christianity, but nevertheless our
lives should correspond with our pro-
fession. He referred to the liquor
evil, showing how fearfully it was
growing on both sides of the Allan
tic, and showed that there was no
remedy but the church coming out as
unit against it.
MULTUM IN PARYo