Rock Island Argus., 1896-10-06
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Rock lsisad sed Moliss sAook
hssds % the success Of wiiliso !.
Bryan as president Of The Usissd
states last night. 4 hssdsoms ese
bsasiag the likseesses % shs demo.
crssic candidates wss ussusled %
the breeze On Forty sixth street sol
fifth avenue. TIE banner 70 sus.
peeded In the thoroaghsars shss a..
vides the too c.ties. each Of Ohich
supports oes ed Of the iiss from
which the banner hangs. 1s vss q
joiet demonstration. deuocssss sod
republicans alike from Rcck lsland
and Moline tursiog out 10 hear The
vital issues Of the impsndiae cosses,
sirly and plainly laid before sheO.
The meeting was . great seeesss.
considering the snything but plsosass
coalition Of the atmosphere. TIE
Bryan club. accompanied b. Bleuss's
brass band. marched from Ice hssd.
quarters on Second avenue 70 The
dag raising. following Fifth svssse.
The club vas frsquensly greeted Vith
cheers from the crowds which were
attracted along the sveuus By shs
musical sanouscemsst of lie CON.
ing. AZ Forty street Q large
crowd from Moline hsd esth.
cred. A temporary platform. esily
bedecked viii patriotic coloes esd
Autographs Of the democratic noui.
sses. had been erected on the eoss
side OF the street. After The crosd
had assembled the hsedsoms deg
was raised while the hand PLAYED :
patriotic selection and the people
cheered.
Then followed Q feu able sddresecs
which were listened 20 attsutivsly.
Charles Boiord odscisted % chair.
man. Introducing - the firss speakes
c. W. Phillips. Of Molise. vhc made
sn able plea 20 wofkiogmee 20 sissd
by their convictions and vote scc I'd. !.
ing 70 their owu dictates In Novem.
ber. He said the pripcipsi ofispsisy
OF republicauism we're Piukertouisa
and government BY isjescsioe. lie
also showed that while mauusscsur.
ere OF agricultural impleuests 10
Moline. - elsewhere. cot dove the
wages OF their 0eo uedes The pes.
tense Of democratic hard times. they
did not dsviste ie The quotstios 90
their products % the consumer. Mr..
Phillips also beseded Q dolla 2
which 10 worth more than % cents
- dishonest; aud veut on 40 90 sbls
explanation Of the necessity Of h.
boring meo 20 stand BY Brysa ssd
free silver.
AZ Assssssy. ssss.
w. c. Allen. . young attorney Of
Moline. followed with Q haif-hour's
talk. Mr.. Allsa said there we're
macy people in America today Who
are NOT standing By the priscipies
embodied IN The Declars,ion Of tsde.
peePcsce. u vas not decreed shs, we
should have titles 10 America. bot
every year ws hear Of men going
across the water and psyisg millions
to acquire titles for their dauehsers.
Let this 20 On. coetseded the spesk.
er. and combised with the fear Of
the perPetuity Of the gold ssaedard.
u viii not Be long until we wili
hear these people escisiming for God
70 save the queea. OF God save the
king.
The speaker then went into an en-.
hauetive explsnstioe of the Affairs Of
the Uoited States for The past several
years. showing the iecousisteecy of
many OF the rcpublican srguments in
the present canpsigs; for instance.
that the recent depression vss caused
By the Wilson bill. The publicsus
also attributed the condition 10 dem.
ocrstic policy. yet they are noodisg
the couetry With the speeches dem
ocratic leaders made before any Of
the conventions were he'd. So Mr.
Allen srRuei. there Vas something
wrong somewhere. Il 10 10 our
financial system. And the only way
70 batsr our condition 10 10 iecsesse
the circulating medium.
4. n. Guyer. Who wss % have
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