Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-09
THE PIOUS PRINCE.
Explanation of His Objection to
Speaking in Rock island.
Prefers to rel the People OF the Smaller
Towns b Msssss Of the 0ssa ssasassa

ere Not - T~hssosshly usassssesa.
Congressman George W. Prince
has had another narrow escape from
speaking in Rock Island. The con-
gresham has had 0 number Of such
close calls the past summer, but he
has managed to wiggle out Of all Of
them. Yesterday he was booked BY
the republican management as one
Of the chief speakers. He came to
town and rode in the procession as
one Of the guests Of honor, but when
it came around to the speech-mak-
ing, Prince, as usual, was missing.
The Union mentions this morning
incidentally that the congressman
merely happened in the city as he
was passing through. These little
exploits OF the congressman. these
evasions Of opportunity to publicly
meet the people and tell them what
he thinks about finance, have become
Of such common occurrence that the
public is beginning to take the Knox
stateman's conduct as an affrout. 1t
will be remembered that the con-
gresham spoke at Harper's theatre
the day he was renomiba ted o way
last summer, before the campaign
was hot, but nary a word had he to
say on the money question, notwith-
standing that even at that time peo-
pie were doing some thinking. Then
again he spoke at the Mckinley club
rooms q night. and then he was
exceedingly cautious, and in fact be
got such a scare that he has not been
heard since. After that he was ad-
vertised to talk at the Eighteenth
street and Second avenue flag rails
ing, end was in town that day, but
toward evening he slipped away with
the excuse that inasmuch as Ike
Clements was to speak there would be
no opportunity for him.
He promised, though, to make q
speech on the occasion Of the Fifth
ward flag raising At a subsequent
date, and the arrangements were oil
made with that end In view and the
night changed several times to suit
the convenience of the Galesburgian,
but the artful dodger came not.
Then all were hidden to look forward
to the county demonstration. Prince
would speak then sure. Yesterday
came and with it came Prince. and
it went and with it went Prince. He
came. he saw. but eel hat nix e
sacht."
IL It Rem IRE:
Now the question is, what is 1,
that is bothering Prince on the sub.
ject Of speechmakipg in ROCK Isl.
and? Is il because he is making il
a point to avoid the larger cities ia
the district, where his past utter.
ances on the silver question are &C
we'll known, or is it because he feels
the remorse Of his forced incougruity
of argument? Mr.. Prince looks
pious man. and the charge Of decep.
tion has never been laid at his door
hence when past record and presen,
attitude clash on an issue of the
paramount Importance Of that ol
money, it is apt to cause mortifica'
tion 10 one of his moral sensibili.
ties. Mr.. Prince is now supposed tc
be opposed to bimetallism. lie 1:
supposed to be u~nalterably opposed
to the free and unlimited coinage oil
silver except by international agree
ment. He cannot be other wise and
stand on the platform Of his party.
He cannot be otherwise than the foe
to silver in the present campaign il
he upholds the party which has given
him and ia giving him his political
prestige. The republican party ha.
given no quarter to silver this year
1t has argued against it on the stump
and through the medium Of its liter.
airy bureau. 1t has o conceded
single point in favor of it. 1t ha.
fought it by condemning the dem
o~cratic platform, which is unmisIak'
ably for silver, with the hope oi
carrying Mckinley through unde,
the protective theory and fastening
the gold standard forever on tn.
country. MIR. Prince must conse.
quently hold to those ideas il he
stands by his party. lie must bt
against silver il he is q true republi
can. and to be other than . true re
publican with such recognition as hi
has been given would not be in tn,
highest sense honorable. MIR. Primo.
must be a gold bug. And is it becaus,
of this transformation in his natur,
that has brought about the remors,
and his apathy to facing those whit
know his past record under . fall,
flag? But to the record.
Then and Nov.
At q township caucus Of republi
cans OF Cedar township, Kro,
county, in March. 1895. the constit
uents Of Prince adopted the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved. By the republicans o
Cedar township that we are in favol
of the remonetization Of silver as De,
our national Law prior to 1873. with
the silver dollar OF S7lI grains as tn,
unit Of measure.
Resolved. That We arc in favor o
the free aud unlimited coinage O
both gold and silver at 3 ratio Of II
to 1.
Resolved, That q copy Of thes'
resolutions be furnished our repre-
sentative. George ". Prince, rs nj
depression Of our wishes.
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