Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-10-19

AHC oisEoSition Oh some OF the repub-
lican campaign orators to make capt.
tai in the mining districts out of
the new tariff bill is the subject Of the
speech by Congressman Springer, which
has entirely routed Senator Cullom.
Maj. Connolly and other republican
campaign orators Of central Illinois.
In his recent speech at Riverton, the
center of the great bituminous coal re-
gion, Congressman Springer paid his
compliments to Senator Cullom and
Maj. Connolly in the following Lam
guage:
one OF my opponents, Maj Connolly has adj
dressed circular letter to some Of the coal
minors IN this district in which he defines his
own position on the subject OF tariff on coal
ana also attempts to define Mr.. Crawford's
ana mine Lest should be accused of misrep-
resenting him will read the following extract
from letter, dated September r. which
was addressed to one Of the coal miners
IN this district / presume a similar letter
has been addressed to many OF you who are
now present Maj. Connolly says: .Competi-
tion among American mines is so strong that
already the wages of the miners is forced he.
low q living price, and to let foreign coal from
Nova Scotia In free would ruin American
miners, and bring suffering upon millions of
our people. The veins OF coal in that field ara
n
our coal on cars as cheaply as they can land il
IN New York or Boston. I cannot see how
Springer can ask the vote OF a single miner
without insulting his intelligence and vet Ia
relies upoa them to send him back to COM
gress."
We sell our Goals in Illinois on the cars n.
about 50 cents q ton The Goals not use., in the
vicinity OF their mining shipped generally
horlnward from this region, and Chicago or
points northwest become our chief markets
nova scotia Is about 900 miles northeast OF
New York city. and If Goals from Nova Scotia
were iaid down On the wharves in New York
city free OF cost and presented as a eraciou.
gHt 10 any coal merchant in that city he could
not land them in Chicago for less than a or
% ton Tor freight. The freight from Spring.
ned TO Chicago on coal is only 90 cents a ton.
and from Riverton 1t is the same How is II
possible then for Goals from Nova Scotia to
compete with Goals mined In central ulino;s,
tLaughterl There never was ton OF Illinois
coal that crossed the ALLEGHENY mountains
going eastward, and there never was a ton of
coal from Nova Scotia crossed that mountain
range going west lApplausel 1t is abso-
lutely impossible for competition to take
place in the price OF coal between points
so remote as Nova Scotia and Illinois
" those who desire to 20 into coropetition
with coal mining as carried on Mt the mines
nov IN existence In the state OF Illinois, II
any desire to compete for the trade which our
existing mines have, they need not 10 two
Thousand miles to the northeast to find a coal
neld OF inferior quality and higher price for
mining which they would bring in compett-
tion with our Goals. They need only to apply
20 any farmer along the limo Of any railroad in
central Illinois for the coal privileges under
his farm lands. THIS coal privilege can he
purchased for about twenty-five dollars an
acre and the price thus paid for ROYALTY IN
merely nominal price on each ton Of coal
mined What, therefore, is most desired
m <.H
trade In coal with Canada. This the demo-
cratic party VIII obtain ct the very earliest
time practicable, unless We are prevented from
SO GOING by the election OF republican con-
gress, which would, instead Of giving US free
coal and reciprocity with Canada give us ~
cents prohibition on foreign coal and 20 cents
prohibition on our Goals entering into Canada.
MAI connolly further says in the letter to
which have referred: Il have no charges
against the third party candidate; no doubt he
mas the same views as myself upon coal in
terests, but Springer or myself will be elected
ana every vote not thrown directly against
springer Is q half vote for him."
deny the right Of Maj. Connolly to define
the position OF Mr.. Crawford, the populist can
didate, IN reference to the tariff on coal MIR.
Crawrord' In a conversation with me upon this
subject only few days ago, stated that he was
In favor of free trade In coal and espeeiallv in
favor OF any provision which would enable us to
open up the Canadian market to the Goals
from the United States He ana 7 ror$o,.,,,
agree upon the subject n, 10. -, ~
reciprocity with Canal. No; Ceo "nu
is right. doubtless. in snv;n, ,hat 81, oa n.
Is between him CMai Connol1r1 .nS s,-.e,s
II did not believe that eh. cor,as. -.
tween Maj Connolly ana mvseIf vor1I NJ.
ask the popuiists to give MO ,he,r go
frsges, but as I know INV Views IN ,his s,,nse..
moro nearly Correspond with th. ,i.-s y. ~
Crawford than DO thoae NJ Mo; Con,o,,. -r,
have @ right to sppeal To the I'onn,,s.s =,
contest between Mai. Connollv and rnvso,, -
give me their sufYraees In Iowa xha,o e.. "
Weaver who was - nonuiie, cana,do. s.
president In 1872 ann mo is M 80 ss'S. III
Of the populi.t marty for a se., ~ ,ouanIa
the Democrats have made No norinotiox S,s.
have indorsed the populist ton 70 GU ua'
Weaver. In Kansas, where that able ana M
riotic populist Jerry Simpson. has been na,ni.
mated for congress by the populist nartr tha
democrats. having no chance To elect tbeir co.
didste. have indorsed Mr. Simnaon,s nonina-
tion and are giving him cordial support. The
populists In this district. who have no obanoo
DC as generous towards democrats as demo-
wards populists. In is02 the democratic nartv
In Kansas Endorsed the populist state tick.