Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-01

cities in a m archipg column, under
the direction Of Maj. w. I. Channon,
and some OF them executing pretty
maneuvers, marched for two hours
and q half through the principal
streets. and the spectators cheered
the campaigners as thew passed.
There was enough variety aud
enough music AID general clamor
to relieve it of any appearance OF
moi otony, and the only tiresome
part PROBABLY came to the pedestri-
ans who carried oil or other political
emblems.
At the theatre the crowd was not
beginning to BE- what it was in
the afternoon. John j. Ingram pre-
sided and he felt the weight of re-
possibilities imposed upon him.
He labored under the duties de-
volved upon him most distr sssingly
and seemed relieved when he got
through his little speech which came
opposite No. 4 on the program. It
began with dog story and the ex-
ertion partook of an exhortation in q
country meeting house. uotwith-
standing the beginning. He wanted
his hearers to swear to stand BY Nc
KiDley and protection and sound
money. to cherish this thought ia
their minds until election day aud
not to forsake it no matter what
might arise.
The exercises opened with a seiec-
| ,nn hu hn vln rlrIh
Mr.. Ingram expressed his realiz alton
OF the great honor imposed upon him
aud presented Charles Rohlfs, OF
Buffalo, n. Y. MIR. Rohlfs struck IN
attitude and the audience became
awestricken. He glared at the faces
before him aud they became terror
stricken. He gave utterance to o
sound and almost precipitated q
stampede. He raved for an instant
and subsidized. He said some terrible
things about William J. Bryan. He
talked about everything in general
and nothing in particular. He de-
clsred "enough said" and retired.
The audience thought so. too. The
Lincoln Mandolin club Vas intro
duced and gave q cleverly executed
selection. Then came Mr.. Migrants
turn. In conclusion he presented +.
V. Powderiy. ex-general master
workman OF the Knights Of Labor.
who woald speak aoout an hour aud
then half hour ION the square,"
Powdsriy 10 Heard.
In opening his remarks Mr.. Pow.
derby referred to document which
he held in his hand and which he
said had been placed in his hand q.
nearly every place he had spoken.
1t was the copy Of what purported
to be letter written by Powderly
some years ago to a frisod in which
he condemned the repu blican party
even to damuing it outright. Mr..
Powderly pronounced the letter 4
forgery, said he had never written it,
but granting that he had written
such q letter. what would be the
honor of . man who had divulged
the contents OF confidential docu-
ment without the consent OF the
author. Had he not believed in the
sentiments OF the publican party
then he would have said 60:
had he beloved in the democratic
party now he would have taken
his stand with that party, but
it was because he believed in the
doctrines advocated BY William Nc
kinney and the party he rad founded
that he was proud TO stsnd for Will
liam Mckinley. The ex-kuight then
| vent into q denuncia.ion OF tariff
reform and in advocacy Of prorec-
ton. He held that the party which
met in conven'ion in Chicago wa.
neither the democratic party OF the
populist party. but a continuation
called she popocra.ic party. As an
arguments Go coHtradiet tine .xsisps-
too that the depressed condition of
farm products since 1873. VAS due
TO the demonstration of silver, he
sited labor saving machinery ss the
c,use. These improvements. strange
to say. all having participated 10 the
revelation in the achievements Of in
vention that have come from that
| particnlar date Of 1873. He spoke OF
immigration which brought inferior
labor i.to competition with Ameri-
can labor as another cause.
He cosid not see. aaytAing in the