Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-10-27
RULED BY BOSSES.
The Republican Party Ar.
raigned for its Ac:s.

The Republican Party Ar
raigned for its Ac.s.
NAOvEAGH SHOWS THE SKELETON
Shelby n. Cullom Actually Forced Upou
the Peopie-Msson Forced to Yield as.i
the Party Did bot Dare Nominate the
Friend OF Monopoly who ID Now Running
IN the state Conveation.
The evasive position of the republican
party on nearly all the great issues Of
the day has been mercilessly exposed
by Hon. Franklin MacVeagh in his
stirring speeches to the democracy of
Illinois. The anomalous position of
Senator Cullom in his relations to the
republican party and the republican
state central committee has been so
persistcntly commented upon by Mr..
MacVeagh and other democratic lead
ers as to prove a source of great en-
barrassment to Mr.. Cullom and Chair
man Tanner, and a source of humili-
ating irritation to Hon. W. E. Mason
who has been heartlcssly barred out
by the republican state central COM
mittee from that supposedly free
for all race of every citizen of
Illinois for the United States senator
ship. In his mastery speech at Cen
tralia few days ago, Mr.. MacVeagh
referred to this and to other pertinent
subjects of this campaign in the fol-
lowing language:
1t is well for us to be reminded every now
and then that, Notwithstanding the imperative
way In which the tariff question absorbs this
campaign. there is another question very close
TO the hearts and to the minds Of the people OF
Illinois involved in It. Ever since that famous
time when Lincoln and Douglas were nomi-
mated as senators by their respective parties.
and there grew out OF those nominations that
historical debate which changed the face OF
American politics, there has fingered in the
minds OF the people OF Illinois recollection
that has only waited TO break out into results.
For long time after the Lincoln and Douglas
period the caucus system Of electing senators
continued satisfactory enough, and produced
senators who did as well as senators ever had
done :,
While there was no immediate occasion for
the people to again resort to the policy Of nomi-
mating senators. that policy never left the
minds OF the people Of Illinois, and later on
had worn itself out. or was wearing itself out
ana was no longer producing senate in close
touch with the people, the people OF Illinois
championed the idea OF electing senators by
the people, and pending the time when o
change in the constitution could be made effect
ing direct vote upon senators they adopted
the old Lincoln-Douglas plan OF nominating
senators by convention and sending them
about the state to make the acquaintance Of
the people. so that the people might know
them and might Indicate in the election their
choice by this indirect method. the only one
open
Republicans Ruled by Bosses.
This sentiment OF Illinois. which is now
speaking and is likely TO become an American
IDEA. is not confined to the democratic party
OF the state. but is a general sentiment shared
by the republicans and democrats; but here is
the difference: The democrats have q party
they can impress The republicans. unfor-
tunately for themselves. have q party they
cannot impress with their views unless their
views happen to be the views OF tho leaders
The leaders OF the democratic party did not
want to make nomination. nor do the leaders
OF the republican party: but tho leaders Of the
democratic party. finding that the people
wanted q nomination and were raising that Is
sue. yielded gracefully TO the popular demand,
rs they arc accustomed 70 do: ard II they did
not respond to the sentiment OF the demo-
cratic people they would be turned out Of their
Office and leadership
The consequence is that the democratic
party has taken its stand squarely on the side
Of this popular demand. this popular cause
On the other hand the leaders OF the republic
m party refused to acknowledge or admit this
demand OF the people and lined themselves up
just as distinctly on the other side OF the issue
SO that this issue Of the people is chaynpioned
by the democrats md opposed by the repub-
licars. Senator Cullom. who controls the
management Of the republican party in this
f.lfR a &c salF rfc
responsible for this attitude OF his party and
must take the consequences
Now, it lis fortunate for me that come to
you and the other people OF Illinois represent
ing this idea, and it is equally disadvantage
to my opponent, Senator Cullom. that he
comes before the people representing the other
idea-the denial Of tho right Of the people to
elect senators or participate in the election OF
senators. Ny advantage is that IL the people
elect me they set what they are after in re-
spect to the election of senators. They accom-
plish that great purpose Of theirs. They get q
victory for their idea. and you see ii does not
matter SO much to them what sort of q senator
they get, they already get victory, they al
ready get an achievement. and they can put
up II necessary, with pretty poor sort Of o
senator elected on such platform.
CullOm's Great Mistake.
But Senstor Cullom has the disadvantage
that his election would deny the triumph Of
this idea Of the people, and therefore he has
got to be q good deal better senator than I
should be in order to justify his election. I
should be the last man to refuse to magnify the
importance of Mr.. Cullom. II is very desirable
to me that should have q big man opposed to
me. You see the bigger my opponent is the
more importance get. SO that it is clearly In
my interest to magnify the great qualities OF
Mr.. Cullom, and am doing what can when
ever speak of Mr.. Cullom at all to increase
the impression OF his Importance and dis
tinction Us a public man The only thing
think wrong about Mr.. Cullom is that he is rep
rescnting Illinois. which is an agricultural
state without any interest in protection: q
great coal-minng state with no possible inter-
est in protection; great railroad state. whose
interests are Numerically opposed TO protec-
tion; state with relatively very small pro-
tccted interests-
The state Of PENNSYLVANIA is wholly inter-
cstcd in protection, and Senator Cullom, hold
ing the views and voting the votes he does,
ought to be representing Pennsylvania and no:
Illinois. As Pennsylvania senator he would
really be cminently distinguished. He would
be great success. He is simply the right man
In the wrong place. he is still comparatively
young man and could yet move down into
Pennsylvania and find a constituency exactly
suited to his view, and Pennsylvania would
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