Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-24
THE ARGUS. MONDAY. FEBRUARY "a, 1896.

uc8nS Oh Illinois nave Deeu July
abreast of the party in the nation.
Now, he said, Illinois republicans in
conjunction with those in the bal
ance OF the country are called upon
by the great masses of the people to
restore to them what they had been
used to under republican govern
ment-aud which the present admin
istration has come far from afford
ing. Then they all shouted and his
largeness sat down.
There was a short talk on The
Coming National Campaign" by
Hon. Horace Clark, of Nation. the
smooth-faced gentleman who hopes
to get a chance at the gubernatorial
nomination in the event of a break in
the Tanner machine. He wound up
by saying that witn William Mckin !:
ley as its leader the republican party
would sail on to victory.
George C. Rankin, of Monmouth,
who wants to be secretary of state,
had speech in his pocket on Jour
nalism in Politics." but he said it was
too late say anything; so he de-
clined.
Local Lights Turned On.
E. D. Sweeney was booked for an
address on abraham Lincoln" but
he made il short-at least he thought
so and paid glowing tribute to the
beloved statesman who carried the re-
publican party to its first national
victory.
II. A. Weld, on the subject of
Lawyers in Politics." said the attor-
ney's profession furnished more able
politicians than any other class Of
men; they helped make the laws and
enforced them. He said that every
one should be a politician. Then
the people would be governing
and not before.
Adair Peasants said that in order
to do justice to the subject of 1.-The
Future of the Republican Party" he
should be prophet. He was not;
neither was he the son of one. But
he said he would be safe in saying
that the republican party would ever
live in the hearts of the American
people as their redeemer-because it
had brains, conscience and patri-
otism-none of which the demo-
cratic party had. And the faithful
giggled once more.
address on The Repu blican Party
a Bow of Promise" by saying that
the republican party had produced
some of the grandest and noblest
men whoever lived. And he said the
republicans would keep their prom
Use and wrest the governmental
reins from the democratic party and
restore to the people prosperity and
confidence.
| Maj. j. NJ. Beardsley responded tc
the toast democratic Blunders.
In the opening the major defined the
word democracy, and then went into
elaborate detail which was devoted
more to such spread-eagle pyrotec
nichs as would catch and delight hi.
hearers rather than to an attempt a
logical discussion. The speaker had
made considerab preparation and
evident research nevertheless. bui
after all it was one of Mai Boards
ley's peculiar political addresses.
! James Bollinger, Nj. NJ. Sturgeon
and j. l.. Haas were booked iol
speeches, but did not put in an APP
pearance.
After Shots.
Those present from outside of Rocl
Island county were: Gen. Horac,
Clark. Nation; DR.. Joseph Robbins
Quincy; Col. George e. Rankin
Monmouth; c. c. Duffy and S. A
Snow. Ottawa; James Kinney, lou
lod; w. g. Stickney, Woodhull;
A. Mcdonald. Denver. A. ID. Under
wood, Chicago; Judge John P. Hand
Frank G. Welton, H. L. Comstocl
and Henry Quinn, Cam bridge; Adam
LieberkHecht and W. w. Cole. Gene
SEQ; William G. Edens. Galesburg.
The committees in charge of tn
, details were: Arrangements, w. I
, Channon, II. A. Mcdonald, Johl
, Rinck; entertainment, William Nc
( IConochie, W. l.. Ludolph, M.
Sweeney; invitation. John j. Ingram
Henry Carse, Ololf Atkinson. Will
Mayor b. F. Knox, I. III. Thomas, an,
, W. H. Edwards headed the reception
committee of 80.