Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-19
EGYPTIAN ENERGY.
Expended at Harper's Theatre
Last Evening.
HON. W. 4. NORTECOTT Is HEARD.

Republican Candidate for Lieut. snant
Governor Makes a Noise With the Aid
of the Hand Kohier Excuses Himself
The Meeting and What Was said.
Northcott, the Egyptian. talked
politics from the repu blican staud-
point at HsrPer's theatre last even
ing. NorthcOtt is the man whose
light is under the bnsheI, morally
soaking. in the present state cam
psign as the lieutenant candidate
on the ticket of which Tanner is the
head. lie is well known here and
is we'll liked. He did the best he
could under the circum stances last
night, and he was received accord
iHgly. The audience was not nu-
mercially or in point Of enthusiasm
what it was the previous night
when William Prentiss appealed to
the people. There were on the the
stage William Jackson, Henry Carse.
j. l.. Haas. HJalmar Kohler, John
Rinck, John .. Freed, DR.. J. 4
Hollowbush, Fred Schroeder. Sheriff
+. c. Hemenwav. William Baker and
Mayor b. F. Knox. The Lincoln
club flag. which had been out in the
rain ali day, hung like a rag at the
back Of the stage, but it was not in
tended to put dampener on the
proceedings. There were other dec
orations, likewise Autographs OF men
famous in the countrY's history, the
most strikingly undue feature of
which were likenesses of George
Washington and John K. Tanner side
by side.
William jackson, AS master of cere-
monies, called the meeting to order
and announced n selection by the
band as the opening If the exercises.
The boys in white played 1.-The Star
Spangled Banner" and then Mr..
Jackson spoke few words. Rock
island. he thought. always turned
out good audiences on such occa-
sions as this; this was trne of both
parties, for the people were anxious
to hear the great issues before them
intelligently discussed. He bespoke,
therefore. not only interest in the
proceedings, but enthusiasm for
WHIST might be said He alluded
to the distinguished speaker of the
evening as a candidate for one Of the
highest Offices of the state, and he
took occasion to say that in the dis
cussion Of political issues thus far
there had been little attention de-
voted to state matters. By common
consent the question OF sound money
had been accepted as the vital one in
this campaign, although the tariff was.
as it was in the last campaign. q
great matter before the people. He
paid the state OF illinois ar eloquent
tribute, and referring to The candi-
dates for governor AID lieutenant
was sufficient certificate of their
standing-as the republican party in
Illinois never made mistake. He
paid some attention to Gov. John Z
Altgeld and stated that ne knew him
as the president of the Unity Build
ing company, Chicago, which re-
qulred payment Of its rent in gold
lie felt it his duty to earnestly
and to the best of his abil
ltv ID support Jonn II. tanner.
He criticised Gov. Altgeld because
he pardoned the Chicago anarchists.
not so much because he pardoned
the men as because of the document
which accompanied the exercise of
the executive prerogative in the
premises. He considered its effect
to drag down the Judiciary and fed
eral authorities Of the United States
into disrespect and disrepute. and the
same spirit was injected into the
Chicago platform. He said a new
word had been coined in this cam.
psign, viz: Altgeidism, which
meant disrespect for law and order.
He alluded to Waite, and Pennoyer.
and Tillman as gubernatorial freaks.
He wanted to impress upon his hear
ers the fact that while we sre dis
cussing national issues, not to for
get the state. He then presented
Hon. William A. Northcott, republi
can candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor.
Northcott Is Heard.
The candidate then stepped for.
ward. The meeting. he said. was q
credit tn the rem hlicsns nf Rock Isl.