Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-19

ton at the dictation of the trust in
| terests, and the governor was forced
| TO hold his peace if he expected 10
maintain his position in republican
politics in his state. Mr.. WEIGH urged
| the people 10 study the tariff question.
| They did not know enough about it.
| He advised them TO keep on studying
until election day. and then he had no
fear that they would vote right. and
that was for the democratic ticket.
He saw the skies reddening with the
signs of victory. If the democrats OF
| Illinois made gains propOrtionately
with those made in Maine the past
week they would carry their state by
majority of +. 900 The figures would
prove it. The republicans were get
ting worried. They would tell you there
was no doubt as 10 the outcome, but
if they were so sure of il he could not
see why Senator Fairbanks. the vice
presidential candidate, was clinging so
closely to his senatorial seat. The
senator. in event of defeat in NOvem-
Der. wanted to have his old job down
at Washington. Mr.. Welch gave Fair
banks credit for having his ear pretty
close TO the ground.
4 Look ReyOnd the Flag.
Hon. f. w. Hurst was the next
speaker When he saw the flag hung
in Second avenue earlier in the even
ing by the active and earnest demo
Gratis of the city, the thought came TO
him that he should look beyond the
flag and see what is stood fora sym
bOlism of independence, liberty and
equal opportunity for all mankind. But
today il fioated over a people who
were not enjoying liberty as it was en-
iOyed in our country. although they
were supposed to be a component part
thereof and were denied the privilege
allowed them under the constitution of
free commercial intercourse with our
shores. During his summer tour
abroad Mr.. Hurst was surprised TO
observe the interest that foreigners
were taking in the presidential cleo
ton here He discovered that in those
countries where a mOnarchial form OF
government prevailed the people were
great admirers of Theodore Roosevelt,
but in other sections under a republi-
can form. Switzerland, as an instance.
the people wondered how we were
satisfied with one of the Roosevelt
makeup; a man whose acts show him
to be not the servant of the people, as
the president of a free country is sup
posed to be, but as a dictator, the imi
tator of emperors and kings. pushing
aside constitution and law when, in
his Judgment. it was deemed eXpedi
| u
But Mr. Hurst had found that the peo-
pie of this country were not to be
carried away with the rough rider tao
tics of Roosevelt. No more telling in
dication of the drift of sentiment was
had than when, on landing in New
York. on his return from abroad. he
learned that. with possibly two eX-
ceptiOns, every daily newspaper in
that city that supported Mckinley four
years ago was now advocating the
election of Judge Parker. He had
heard the assertion made during the
week that the New York Sun had
come out for Roosevelt. and he had not
had any definite information on the
contrary until a receipt of copy of
the paper Friday containing an edi-
there. and in which. in commenting on
the nomination of Higgins. it said the
convention did as we'll in choosing him
as any other figurehead to go down to
sure and certain defeat in November.
| The New York Sun surely was not eX-
| pecting TO see the state of New York
go republican when it uttered that
| statement. The Sun saw the hand
writing on the wall. and and so did
every ether student of current events.
One of Burning Issues.
| Mr.. Hurst said tariff reform was one
of the burning issues of the day. but
| the people could never hope for relief
under Roosevelt He referred to Con-
gresham Babcock. of Wisconsin. hav-
! ing introduced a bill in the house pro-
! viding for a reduction on iron and
steel But the bill was never allowed
to come TO a vote Roosevelt put his
! foot down in response TO the demands
OF the trusts. Carnegie and his part
ner retired from the steel trust with
| 500 0OO.0 600. This enormous sum came
out of the pockets of the American peo-
| pie through the protection of the steel
| industry against competition with the
! products OF other nations. Bringing
/ the proposition closer home. Mr..
| Hurst pointed 10 the great Canadian
| northwest awaiting development. What
| incentive was there for the searcher
| for a homo to go there when he knew
| he would be denied a market through
| the retaliatory duties imposed by Can
ada.
There was no word of retrenchment
or reform in the speech OF acceptance
/ of President Roosevelt. President ROOse-
welt could not have reform while he
was enforcing his hobby. militarism.
| The expenses of government. under
this new order OF things. had increas-
ed bejond the conception of any reas-
enable mind. The tax per capita today
! was s.. II was in line to consider the