Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-19
WORKMAN'S WORDS
J. r. Sovereign Makes IN Flo.
Quent Plea 10 Voters.


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Rock Island men Who gaia liveli-
hood BY the sweat Of their hec0 IN
eumbers which oiled Harpos's Thea
tire. listened % golden voeds Of Cd.
vice from J. r Sovsesigs. gsooeal
master vorkmsa Of ~ ksiehss Of
Labor OF America. Saturday svssise.
He told them wish all the sloQusscs
ead feeling at his command viss shs
duty OF every man Who. loved HE
home and eountsy-asd especially
those who ill the coll and swing The
foundry hammer-Wss IN the can
Paign noe being waesd. HE words
were the expression Of . seesimont
coming from down deep In HE hsass:
those Of one whose long association
with men Of toll. Of whom be 70 one.
combined with years of study Of the
industrial question. has couvisosd
him that the time hes arrived When
the working and farming glasses must
rise up and demand fair Legislation
lest they be cast down forever BE-.
meath the clutching thumb Of mo.
nopoly and greed; that be spoke the
sentiments Of his listsuers vss
shown In the uproarous applause
which greeted his remarks at fire..
qusus intervals.
Mr.. Sovereign Vas escorted from
the Rock Island house. whore he VAS
stopping. to the theatre BY the Bryan
club.
President A. d. Huesisg. Of the
Bryan club. called the meeting 70 or.
der. naming James Csvaeaegh %
chairman. Who introduced Mr..
Sovereign. The great labor leader
was given sgrand ovation. the cheers
lasting fully . moment.
The speaker. after apologi xisg for
somewhat disabled voice. produced
BY delivering IN address the day
previous 20 over ten thousand people
In Missouri. said that Ne are nov
going through one Of the greatest
campaigns Of the ags-a conflict b..
tween the souls Of Gods deserving
poor and the dear money Of the Shy.
locks. We are endeavorieg 60 place
isbor above money, while hssk
Hanna and his crowd are seeking 20
put capital above the soul and siasw
Of the working man. NJ. sovsrsiga
said that he had recently made Q
visit 20 Canton-and by the wsy
paid his fare-aud referred % .
characteristic speech Of Maj. Mckin.
ley's.
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There IL something behind what e
commonly called the single gold
standard. something moro gigsnsic
and damaging than even most Of the
republicans anticipate. which viii Be
made known - soon % possible a..
ter the Inauguration Of william Nc
kinley n president, 10 such o thing
might happen; one Of which will be
the adoption Of Legislation giving
banks . stronger hold on our circa.
lstiug medium than they nos enjoy.
In other words. Mr.. Sovereign said.
there IL . conspiracy on tbs part Of the
money poser behind this agitation
for the single standard. This 10 the
came old tight over again. When
huoreW Sackson put ME loot down
on the Shylocks the banks came 90.
|gether and threstsped the American
people against supporting hts policy.
These. ssDe men are bound together
nov. end with their wealth ssd In
nuence are seeking By al means.
whether honorable or dishonorsblc.
to down the movement With the sal
walton Of the workiogmsn % its mot
to. Let them threaten aud intimi-
date. but they can't scare nc nov.
We have withstood oppression and
starvation too long. We cannot
stand it any longer. They ssy that
silver will reduce No 70 poverty;
drive our gold out Of the country
But for heavens sake can Il Be-
driven out any faster than 10 10 60
ing under the single standard policy.
An international agreement - pro-
posed By the republican party 10
nothing more than international
Continued on Seventh psseJ