Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-28
IRRESISTIBLE IKE.
Clement Of Carbonate Before
a Chilly Crowd.
FLAG AND FLAMBEAU Juror

Hearing That he Was to Haraueue, the
Pious Prince Preferred Not to Participate
Tried to Talk Tariff, hot Made to Mouth
Money-A Sorry Spectacle.
Republicans held seance at the
corner of Eighteenth street and Sec
ond avenue last night. A flag bear.
ing photographs said to resemble the
appearances Of the champions OF the
grand old party was boosted, and Ike
Clements. the silVery-locked shouter
from Carbondale. expounded repub-
lican doctrine and arraigned the
democratic party until everyone in
the crowd had the chills and the
torches began to gasp for want of
oil.
1t was the Lincoln clubs doings.
OF course that organization with its
Anticipated bird led the procession.
The yellow heads" carried up the
rear, but with a noticeable degree OF
displeasure. They also had counte.
nances like 6 O'Clock in the morn
ing and many of the mem bers re-
fused to don the regalia because the
opposing organization was the
''whole thing" The Lincolns were
accompanied by their auxiliaries,
the pillow shop and Hebrew clubs.
The Mckinley drillers were obliged
to take dust from all of these. Some
fireworks were exploded while the
marchers passed up Second avenue.
The procession paus, d for awhile in
front of the Harper house. where the
flambeaus did the war dance for the
ediiication of the distinguished gen
| tlemen who were booked to make
talks from the two-by.four band
stand which had been erected on the
corner of Eighteenth street and Sec.
| ond avenue.
And then the band played a few
| bars of ben Bolt"
The selection was appropriate. 1t
was about as solemn and chilly act.
ing crowd OF campaigners as ever
greeted public speaker. Arriving
at the platform Harry Carse asked
the assemblage to listen for a nc.
ment. He was sorry to announce
that Congressman Prince. who had
| been slated as one of the prin.
cipal speakers. had been suddenly
called away early in the evening
And the band played. There is
One Vacant Chair"
But the chairman said he had an.
other gentleman who would do. /,
was Ike Clements. So Ike mounted 9
chair and began his harangue.
Long winded Talk.
Mr.. Clements talked for lust two
| hours and a halt and his auditor.
knew about as much when he con.
cluded as when he began. Ike did
his best. He means we'll; but like
all the rest belonging to his crowd,
he unloads too much shenanagan fol
his hearers. They get onto his
curves before he proceeds very far
The speaker said the democrats were
trying to make the money question
the issue of the present campaign
He wanted to know what was the
matter with the tariff measure
Discovering that the crowd would
not warm up on the tariff question
Mr.. Clements proceeded to tell how
disastrous would be the success o.
the democratic party to the wage
earners. He jolEed the working
men and told them how gal
lantly the Canton protectionisl
was fighting for their cause
and how if Bryan was elected theil
wages would be cut in twain as s
consequence of cheap money follow
ing the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver. He ranted on in symps
thetic terms for the "poor laborine
man" until it became tiresome, and
the little flush of enthusiasm which
would occasionally greet one Of hi:
climaxes died away, and it wa;
nece ssary for the reception commit
tee to ask the band to make a racket
whenever the speaker would strike
an attitude to keep him from getting
the chills.
Mr.. Clements finally let up when
he heard the arsenal peal forth II
bells, and for which he was accorded
vote of thanks by the audience.
There was no more speaking.
| And the band played a medley.
|