Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-09
JacksOn's Birthday OBJ
served in Various
Cities.
BANQUET IN CHICAGO
Bryan Speaks in New
HaVen--C1eYe1and and
Others Write.

Chicago, Jan. 9.-Five hundred
members of the democratic organi-
zation of Chicago sat down to the
annual Jackson day banquet at the
Sherman house last night and heard
"OId Hickory" praised, President
Roosevelt censured roundIy, trusts
and corporations denounced in the
bitterest of terms and Schley, Dewey
and Miles cheered.
They also heard solution pro-
posed for the troublesome Philip
pine question and it struck home
forcibly. Judging from the vocifer-
Gus applause given to the proponent,
former Congressman James Hamil-
ton Lewis, of Washington. Mr.. Lewis,
whose theme was Our Threatening
Destiny" said he would have the
Filipinos left to themselves. He
proposed that the natives of those
islands refund to the United States
the sum paid for the archipelago to
Spain, S2O,OOO,OOO. together with 9TH
er expenses incurred, and then al
low this government enough land
and seaport space for cOaling sta
tions. He also stipulated that Unit
ed States goods be admitted to the
islands as native products and that
an announcement be made to the
powers that invasion of the archi-
pelagO by the armies of any other
country would be looked upon as an
act of belligereney against this
country.
The Trusts.
Judge Owen p Thompson arraign-
Il = L., Of HE
speech he anaIyzed and dissected the
giant evils. His phrases fell on ears
which were willing TO devour them,
and as he worked his way back from
the long dissection and finally offer
ed a remedy for trusts, monopolies
and all engulfeIs of competition
through the power of common law,
Chicago democracy showed its APP
probation.
Roast for Roosevelt
John F. Donovan, of Milwaukee,
found a responsiveness which led TO
a wild demonstration when he re-
ferred to President Roosevelt as the
''ivory-frOnted car of the White
House." 1t is doubtful if the chief
executive ever suffered fiercer ar
raignment than he received at the
hands of the young man from Mil
waukee. THE young democracy
honors gray hairs and brave deeds
Donovan said, land il is willing and
eager to show its disapprobation of
one who dishonors them. While
Miles and SchIey and Dewey were de-
Tending the flag of the country on
the frontier and on the sea this up
start was 'mewIing and puking in his
mothers arms He was a baby in
swaddIing clothes when they were
fighting men, and yet he dares to
become their critic in way that he
hopes may bring humiliation
Old Hickory.
To Judge Dunno had been assigned
the honor of lauding ''Old Hickory"
and he chose for his idea I'VE Need
Another Jackson" The jurist drew a
comparison of the present national
executive and the man who wiped
out the United States bank in 1882.
Andrew jackson would not allow
the tenets of international law to be
broken every day were he at the
White House. said Judge Dunno.
This is done now, for the British
steamers and transports have been
taking on supplies at New Orleans
for months past. This is in direct
violation of the treaty of Washing
ton of 1871
Early in the evening somebody
started shout for Schley. Waving
handkerchiefs and cheers responded
i'm an instant and the banqueters
were on top of their chairs. Then
followed yells for Dewey and Miles
and finally for Bobby" Burke.