Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-03
PUT OLD GLORY UP.
Democratic Flag Raising on
Seventh Avenue.

Oemoerasse tseg Naising On
Seventh Avenue.
Last kvEHIyov pE,lonsflAfIou.
eVss<aA ~ ~. =. ossss 80 oshso-
4bs P~sssansso-As 1suss 0aonDs
1ossgss - WAssa ~ laaso Passsaooss
-Ososs Psansnss 0sssssl
Amid the shouts Of husdseds Of
enthusiastic supporters Of free silver.
both democrSsic and rspeblieas. Q
handsome Gag bearing the ssoss Of
Bryan and Sswall. zee . suss 60 the
breeze st shs oross Of FosssssesA-
sed-e-half ssrees sed SsveesA ave.
moe Last evening. Elsboests 1eeora.
lions on the houses every0bere 10
the vicinity testified % ths esssise.
ness OF the de0~oessrssioe ssH The
vim with which they cheered ths
candidates Who ere foremost 10 their
thoughts. The Aitgeid club marched
70 the Bryan hsedqsastsss. ksoded
By bleuer's baed. where sho lice Of
march Vas formed. aed then moved
down Second avenue sod cot Tvolfsh
street 70 the scene Of the Dag snisiae.
A sPsaker's stand. nicely Decorated.
had been erected and after the ss-
sembled throag had cheered ssd
given vent TO its euthusiasu Charles
Buford mousted the platform asd
made o feW introductory rsmssks.
touching upon The patriotism Of the
occasion ana the great questions Of
the present campaign. lie then To-
iroduced W. X Moore. Of Moline.
the democratic sominee for cosgress.
who made . short tslk. He begss
by FIRST quessiosieg the p~ropsiety Of
q democratic meeting rsisssg the
stars and stripes without 6rss OBJ
tsiniag peemissioa-fro0 Msrk Hasoa.
and then In . Joculsr mseoss alluded
70 the feet that the republieas co
horts might ss any time Be- expected
90 obtain an isjescsioa r~estssisisg
the democrats iron rsisisg the ma
tional baaees. - that would b e.
sctly In accord With their idss Of
government BY isjusctioa. The
speaker then touched upon the mat
ter Of the republicans harpiug up,u
the criticism Of the supreme court
and declared that they should b the
last 10 sPeak Of it. when In truth the
much praised republican party he'd
been born criticisiog the supreme
court.
n We . Ksssss.
Mr.. Moore was followed by W. G.
Allen, Of Moline. who made an ex-
haustive argument In support Of
democratic declarations. covering
the ground thoroughly and submit
ting many logical facts for thought
full consideration. Altogether the
meeting was . rouser and the Third
warders made . showing that Vas
indeed creditsble.
Political, Potato.
William AcEniry speaks II Buffalo
tonight.
w. II. Harvey left for Dabuque this
afternoon. He speaks there tonight.
Aid. ..Booey" johnson narrowly es-
capped being thrashed by . working
man last evening. who had been
arguing with him on the money
question and 20 whom s.Booey" re-
piled In . ~dispsraging manner.
The democratic ladies' Of the Fourth
ward. Moline. have their Gag raising
tonight. Hon. + W. Hurst. Charles
Buford and others will speak. The
Light Guard band will furnish music.
and the Bryan club will attend.
Al the Close Of Mr.. Hsrsey's speech
ut Harper's theater lsst evening DIR.
}. W. Morgan. Of Moline. invited al
the people Go Molise this evening TO
the Fourth ward Gag raising 20 hear
their eloquent fellow citizce. Hon.
f. w. Hurst. and othcrs.
The Lincola fla0bcau club and
band went out 60 Sears last night 90
participate In demonstrates.
Little Virgil Jaeoos. 10 years old.
made the chief spsecb. aud 10 wss
fully up TO the standard Of republi-
can address this campaign.
The colorsd people Of Rock Island
have realized What working for No
kiolsy means. Il 0eses swallow the
Whole ticket eveo 60 the insulting
Hertz. That 10 the resson there ere
% many Of the coiorcd people who
propose 20 refrain from turaieg Dot
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