Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-06

you must pay tribute to the sugar
truse. When you strike a match, it
is by the grace of the Diamond match
trust. If you read your bible by
lamp light, you must burn incense to
the Standard Oil trust. The tin plate
trust will now furnish tin cups at an
advanced price, while if you want TO
drown your sorrows in strong drink,
the whisky trust and beer syndicate
will accommodate you. 1t is lucky
for the people that Shylock has no in
fiuence with Almighty God, else
there would be trust on rain, air
and sunshine as soon as the authori-
ties of New Jersey could issue the
charter. There seems to be some dis
agreement as to who is the mother of
trusts. The republican party is the
mother of trusts. Republican class
legislation is the hot-bed in which
these dry-headed monsters are bred,
fed, fostered and fattened upon the
life blood of the people" On the
question of imperialism Mr.. Windle
said in part: Imperialism is new
doctrine in American politics. A
child of Monarchy, it is the twin
brother of Tyranny. Brute force is
the mother of both. Imperialism is
the religion of Mammont. Its oracles
speak through the brazen and bloody
lips of cannon. Its loving cup is a
skull, and it's creed consists in three
words, written in the tears and blood of
ages-'Might Makes Ri sht. " This
was the creed of Alexander This was
. ba of tho EanSnrS tho
creed of Napoleon when he had
dreams of universal empire. 1t is the
creed of William Mckinley and the re-
publican party today. Imperialism
is the argument Of thieves. 1t is an
tagonistic to the Monroe doctrine, the
constitution and the declaration of in
Ii is the same the world
over. When the Beers and Filipinos
cry for liberty, or death; it gives
them death. Every gun fired in
South Africa by the British and every
gun fired by the administration forces
in the sunset isles of the Pacific seas,
is fired against the proposition that
governments derive their just powers
from the consent of the governed"
Permanent Organization.
The report of the committee on
credentials was accepted without
reading.
L. a. Wylie moved that j. W.
be made the permanent
officer of the convention. Mr.. Cav
anaug declined, whereupon on motion
of j. w. Welch the temporary organ
iZation was made permanent.
Three committees of five mem bers
each were ordered appointed to select
delegates to the state, congressional
aud senatorial conventions. l.. o.
Jahns moved that the delegates to the
senatorial convention be chosen by
ballot. The roll was called on the
question, resulting in the carrying of
Jahn's motion by a vote of 81 TO 81.
Two tickets for delegates to the
senatorial convention We're nominated
oy Andrew Olson and l.. a. Wylie,
-espectively. as follows:
X. c. j. Meyer, Charles Svisher, c
=. Coyne, William Filbert, F. Gustof-
son. NJ. O'Reilly, A. Olson, Mike Muir
in, IL. j. Bysche, G. w. Hink, II. l..
Wheelan. A. ID. Huesing, c. B. Mar
hall. f. j. Burns, William McEniry,
Peter Schleuter, Herman Detlens,
Robert Beck Leo Deisenroth.
c. j. Waldman, George Wright, S.
Hill, Pat Lee, Andy Allen, Louis
Jahns, Anton Benson Charles A. Lar
ION, John Weckel, Benton Davis, John
". Welch. w. H Lamont Leo Deis-
'nroth. James q. Britton, Henry
iripp. II. d. Elwell, William Aster.
Iohn Finnegan, l.. A. Wylie.
Mr.. Olson stated the list he pre-
ented was favorable to The candi-
lacy of NJ. j. McEniry.
MIR. Wylie said his ticket was for
he democratic party" Others
houted the Wylie list was for Loo
ley.
j. w. WEIGH said he did not want
II instructed delegation sent to the |
enatorial convention.
H. j. GriPp said he had no prefer
nee for representative, therefore he |
Wished his name Withdrawn rather |
han serve as an instructed delegate. |
j. P. Looney appealed for harmony.
lie said he was a democrat. He |
5anted to 60 to the legislature. His |
was earnest, and he asked |
is friends to stand by him. But he |