Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-10-08
TRUMBULL'S VIEWS
The Venerable Ex-senator to
Chicago Populists.
HIS STATEMENT OF NATIONAL ILLS

And some Of the Remedies He Proposes
"A Large Audience to Hear Him-David
II. Hill Accepts the New York Nomina-
tion-Judge Gaynor's Place Filied-Gov.
Mckinley at st. Paul-McVeaSh At q
Democratic Rally.
CHICAGO, Oct. s.-That Chicago Popu-
lists were eager to hear what Lyman
Trumbull thought of their principles was
evidenced by the fact that Central Music
hall was packed to hear him, while a great
crowd outside which could not get in
good-temperedly Went to another hall and
held an overflow meeting when told that
no more could be admitted. The Populists
were not disappointed by the speech The
venerable eX senator showed that he was
practically with them, although he did
not give in his adhesion to the party's prin-
cipals in their entirety.
What He Considered the Disease.
In stating what he believed to be the
matter with the country, he agreed sub
stantially with the Populist and labor
speakers. The rich were growing richer
and the poor poorer, he said; the working
of his labors; Governor Altgeld and Mayor
Hopkins were true friends of labor; COM
bincs, monopolies and capitalists were
making Cncroachmonts on the rights of
the people: the laws regarding the holding
of property were wrong; money governs
legislation. All these principles and state
ments were enlarged upon in the direction
OF the Populist idea, as well as the state
mcnt that Federal judges are encroaching
on the rights of the people
His Remedies for the Troubles
He called on the middle classes and
workingmen to combine against the capi-
talist and pass laws that would be Just to
all these classes and, regarding remedies
advised, as to corporations. that as they de.
rive all their authority from the legisla-
turc it was competent for the legislature
TO say that Il certain number of the dircc-
tors should be chosen by the cmploycs
lapplausel, and that from the proceeds
should first be paid "A fixed compensation
for the labarer. Applause The Judge
in charge of the Santa Fc road had acted
on this in ordering the receiver to pay the
employees whether there We're earnings or
not; the amount should be borrowed if
need he. Let not interest be paid on
vidcd on some equitable principle between
the stockholders and the employees. [Great
applause.
The Matter of Private Fortunes.
He also asked why should the privilege
of transmitting the property to children be
unrcguiatcd: Let only certain modest
sum go to them and the rest to the public.
Tremendous applause. The law now
provided for the cscheat of estates of per.
sons who died without heirs; the principle
might be extended, especially in the case
OF landed estates, which by nature be-
longed to all. Applause Amounts
enough to make the heirs OF millionaires
comfortable - say 81 ,0on, 1000 might be
transmitted as now, but the bulk of vast
estates might revert to all. If it should
he said that this change would lessen in
dustry, he replied that the most industrious
man seldom earned morally overs ,0o0, eco.
lGrcat appiause.l
These extracts give fair view of the
tendency of the speech which was loudly
and frequently applauded.