Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11

ton has not been efficient, economical
and humanitarian"
There is goipg TO be another issue
in this campaign. and that is the ques-
ton of government by newspaper
trust. 1t is the question of whether
the republican party is going to be
its own master, or whether, like a
slave. it will bow the knee and cringe
before the lash of a calculating and
despotic newspaper trust"
Papers Give UItimatum.
Notwithstanding the good economy
record of this administration, the
good law and order record, and the
good legislative record, the good hui
manity record, and the good efficiency
record, the Chicago newspaper trust
says shall not be nominated for gov
ernor."
Il propose to test the question of
whether the millionaire editors of the
papers in the Chicago newspaper
trust-these assassins of character
and reputation-shall rule the republic
can party of Illinois or whether the
people are to be their own masters"
Lynch law and mob rule are an
archy; they are worse than rebellion;
there never was a rebellion but that,
the rebels sought to change one form
of government for another. Not so
with lynch law and mob rule. They
know no statutory law; they recog-
nize no appeal; they say you must
die
''As Iong as I am governor of Illi-
'nOis, will put every bayOnet and ev-
cry bullet in the state against lynch
law and mob rule
When the governor ceased speaking
three cheers for him were proposed
by an enthusiast occupying a seat
we'll up in front. He had been given
his cue by one of the managers, but
he had bad case of stage fright, and
could not get away with the stunt.
Chairman Searle came to his rescue,
however, and the house Joined him
with vim.
There was a reception at the Har-
per house after the meeting, many of
those who heard the address going to
meet the candidate. The governor
left on the midnight train for Chi
eago.
Two Tickets In the First.
Lowden supporters in the First ward
held meeting at Allen Pratt's bar
Der shop last night and nominated Il
ticket to be voted on at tomorrow's
primary. 1t is composed of j. W.
Gardner. John Bladel, August Sehnert,
Herman Paulsen, Oscar Apple, Raisch
Woods, August Teats, James Fuller,
w. J. Gahagen, Andrew b. Carlson, Al
bert Tabor, Charles Olson and Allen
Pratt The delegates, if elected, it is
stated, viii go to the convention I'M
instructed. The Yates people say they
do not need to be instructed, as they
were chosen by a Lowden booster who
has been working in the ward the past
two weeks. There will be a Yates
ticket in the ward to be voted on to-
morrow.
Anti-LOoney-KennedyD Delegation.
An anti-Locney-Kenne ticket has
been selected to be voted on tomor-
row at the Sixth ward primary. IT is
composed OF F. {. Denkmann. w. F.
Schroeder. c. j. Larllin. w. ii. Ed
wards, Frank Taylor, Emil Peterson,
George Nichols, John LUrenz, John
MODl. VI. v Archer. JOnll I TRAINER. III
j. f. Myers, James McQuaid and G.
p. Nissen.
Notes OF the Fray.
Gov. Yates washed out nice batch
of republican soiled linen at the Hi
nois theatre last night, and the half
has not been told.
IL the census taller could get busy
in the Fourth and Fifth wards the
city's population would take sur
prising jump.
So you think The Argus wasn't next
to the booster bunch?' Well, wait
and see.
They say some of the names on that
Lowden Sixth ward delegation don't
look good to old time republicans who
never ran on democratic ticket.
Is there anyone in Rock Island who
doubts now the part John p. LOoney
is playing in the interest of the Low
den republican faction?