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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-05
HY ROOSEVELT SHOULD BE DEFEATED(

I from memory. that he had appointed
them because of his confidence in their
high ideals of citizenship. and in their
honor and devotion to duty. and that
| if they should swerve from the high
standard he had in mind, in any partic-
ular. he would remove them forthwith.
Could vulgar insolence go further than
this? Here were veteran heroes OF
the nation warned in advance that they
must not incur the suspicion of being
rogues Now, by all the laws of ethics.
who is the more likely to be the rogue,
those veterans whose lives have been
as pure as the mementoeS they wear.
or the man who makes so insolent ana
so uncalled for suggestion? Scratch
Theodore Roosevelt where you will
and you reveal-well. l will ieave that
unsaid. since he is the president.
VIIlifed Dead Heroes.
Il am astonished at the way Roose
welt has libelled, slandered and Will
fed the memory of the dead heroes of
the republic. as we'll as at his shabby
treatment OF living ones, such as Ad-
miral Schley and Gen. Miles. He
speaks of Gen. Winfield Scott as a
wholly absurd and fatulent parsonage.
With a force only about one-fourth as
great as that opposed To him. Gen.
Scott invaded q foreign land and
marched to its capital as if unimpeded.
He won victories by the tick of the
watch 1t is told that at Chapultepec,
regarded as impregnable, his orders
were. We will assault at IL o'clock;
enter the fortress at II o'clock, receive
the surrender at l. and haul down the
Mexican flag and run up our own al
3 And all was done as planned and
ordered by him. By his sword Gen
Scott gained what in some respects is
the grandest portion of our country.
From bOyhoOd' we have revered him as
the hero of Lundy's Lane in the war
of 1912. yet Theodore Roosevelt tells
us that the British were the victOrs
there Can it be that such libeller
will be chosen chief of the nation
whose idols he seeks to shatter?
What Roosevelt has said of Scott, he
has said in greater or less degree of
Washington. jefferson, Madison, Mon
roe. Jackson. Marcy and others.
whose patriotic deeds and statesman
like acts We regard as imperishable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-05
M0NTROSE & McHUGH
ARE SUED AT PEORIA
Sequel to Mysterious Diamond
Robbery at the National
Hotel

\ suit has been filed in the circuit
court at Peoria by Eisler & Laubleip,
the New York diamond house owners
of the now celebrated diamonds stolen
from the National hotel, and for the
| theft and receiving of which a coterie
of cOlored men are now awaiting trial.
| The plaintiffs ask that J. z. Montrose
/ and Charles McHugh make good to
them the value of the stones alleged
TO have been taken from their hosiery
| by George Walker.
The amount of money named in the
suit is $4,000, which it is said will cover
| the full value of the stones taken. No
| papers are on file, hence the exact ma
ture of their contention is not known;
but presumably it will charge negli-
gence on the part of the owners and
managers of the hotel in allowing the
stones TO be lost while virtually in
their custody.
The first information that any dia-
monds had been stolen was when GER
tain colored men in that city began
TO flash quantities of the stones and
selling them at ridiculous rates. Chief
Rhoades began an investigation which
lasted for some time before it was
even known that anybody had lost any
precious stones. Then il was discov-
cred that the New York firm owned
them, and that they had been stolen
from the National hotel after having
been receipted for by the clerk from an
express company by which they had
been sent to the travelling representa-
tive of Eisler & Laublein.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-05

New York. Nov. 5.-Col Ethan Al
len. a prominent member of the Union
League club of this city and chairman
of the liberal republican national com
mfttee in 1872. a close friend of James
G.. Blaine. and one OF the most active
OF mis- supporters III the presidential
campaign Of 1884, will vote for Judge
Parker. and in an interview gave his
reasons for so doing in language quite
as strenuous" as Mr.. Roosevelt usu-
ally employs when arraigning his pOlit-
icaI enemies. In order that no one
might question the authenticity of the
interview, Col Allen appended his sig
nature to il.
col. Alien" said your correspond
ent. 1T has been reported to me that
you mold very decided views as TO the
candidacy of Theodore Roosevelt, and
that because of them you will not vote
for him. but will give your support 10
Judge Parker. May | ask you if this
report is true"
Speaking deliberately, and measur
ing his words. Col. Alien replied: Il
have not taken an active part in this
campaign for personal reasons. |
would like to get out among the people
and tell them what | know of Mr..
Roosevelt. and what, as an Old-time re-
publican, / think of his political ca
Teer Now, while | seek no personal
notoriety. | do not mind saying that
your question is to the point, and |
will give you a straight answer. | will
not vote for Roosevelt"
Keeps His Conscience.
why not-are You not a republi-
cam"
Il an. but | have always been an
independent citizen, that is. | never
could see the virtue of surrendering my
conscience to the caprice of a political
boss. who, usually, is a scoundrel. AS
rule, / have voted the republican
ticket, and | am free 10 do so again
whenever my judgment approves of
the candidate and the platform. This
year | am unable TO vote for the re-
publican candidate for president, and Il
shall certainly vote for Judge Parker"
Were you not the chairman of the
liberal republican national committee
in 1922"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-05

Il was. but in supporting Horace
Greeley, l followed the father of the
republican party. l do not think this
took me outside of the republican
sphere"
Have you any personal grievance
against Theodore ROOSEVELT"
None whatever. Personally we are
friends, so far as l know. l have known
him from his youth up, but never asked
a favor of him in my life, so have
never have been refused. 1t is upon
his record that ] condemn him, and as
a good citizen will not give him my
vote, that he may make a football Of
my country. as his whims move him. -
You are unwilling to trust him."
Exactly. | do not believe that. po-
litically speaking, he has an honest
hair in his head. In my judgment there
is hardly any length TO which he would
not go to advance his political ambi-
ton. Grant once said. 1 voted for Blu
chanan, because l knew Fremont. 50
/ may say l shall vote for Parker be-
cause l know Roosevelt. To begin
with. who is this man that he should
soar so high? What public service
has he ever rendered to justify his
present attitude before the people? Be
fore an assassin made him president
of the United States. no really notable
act stood TO his credit. He is an adj
vertised product, like a sarsaparilla or
corn salve. In a political sense he
has never travelled in a straight and
honest line, but his course has been
more tortuOus than an Egyptian laby-
rinth. His profession has been that of
an ofIiceseeker. and he has been equal
~ shrewd and successful in all his po-
litical relations. Parties have not been
able TO change more quickly than he
could, in order that he might be avail
able for some Office. No man can pur-
sue this course without running peril
ously near to the charge of being
hypocrite and having no fixed prin-
ciples.
Roosevelt az n Blaine Man.
I'm 1888 Mr.. Roosevelt went to the
republican convention and bitterly OPP
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-05
Old Republican, Gives Reasons That Ought
Ito Appeal to Those who Think Before Voting.

posed the nomination of Blaine. Still
Blaine was nominated. Meeting
Roosevelt on his return to New York,
| said to him. 1 think you made great
mistake in your hostility to the now re-
publican nominee He placed his arms
across his breast, and with character
istic grimace, replied: 1 could never
stomach James G. Blaine This was
all well enough. for he was as much en-
titled TO his opinion as l was TO mine,
which was that Blaine was the fore
most statesman and American since
Henry Clay. Time rolled on and the as
sassin's pistol elevated Mr.. Roosevelt
to the presidency. Swinging around
the circle TO secure votes for the very
contest now on, he, a few years ago,
brought up at Augusta, Me. the home
of James G. Blaine. He was called up
ON for an address. He arose proceeded
slowly for a minute, heSitated, and then
appealing to his audience, said. in sub
stance. that when he thought of this
grand and illustrious statesman, and
great American. his emotions were too
powerful for utterance, and he must be
excused from further remarks UnfOr-
tunately l cannot Vouch for this Au-
gusta incident, but l either read or
heard of it at the time. Whether true
or not, it is just like Roosevelt, hence
may assume it to be true. What is to
be said OF such man? In Roosevelt, of
course, it is mere impulse in any 9th
er man it would be rank hypocrisy.
The One Burden of His Song.
Il wonder if others have noticed for
years the predominant note of Mr..
Roosevelt's lecturing. 1t is always in
one strain, upon the platform, in the
pulpit. at the country fair, on the tail
end of a car, everywhere the same,
always the necessity of honesty and
decency in politics and civic affairs.
This is all well, but some things are
assumed in this world. and one of the
assumptions is that the average man
is honest until the contrary is shown.
The occasional hOmily upon good citi-
zenship has it's place, but a constant
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-05

Teiteration raises a suspicion OF the
author. a man pirates most of that in
which he feels himself most deficient.
1t is a sort of tonic to his own weak
ness and sounds well TO listeners. Ii
reminds them of their own frailties
and also of the shining and spotless
character of the speaker. Can you
think of Lincoln, Grant, Sumner. or
Grover Cleveland. in season and out of
season, everlastingly lecturing his fell
low citizens upon their duty TO be hon
est? Roosevelt in gathering his Oppor-
tunities. goes even to the grave. The
other day, in a letter of coincidence
upon the demise of Senator HOar, he
spoke of that eminent statesman's life
as an example in high and honest de-
votion to citizenship OF course, but to
fl out the message he meant 'sucn
men only can l (RoOsevelt) tolerate.
All this serves purpose-to keep the
immaculate Roosevelt in the public
eye. and to fool the public, provided
it cares. not to. go beneath the sur
face to inquire as 10 the sincerity OF
the man. This is exactly what Theo-
dore Roosevelt has done, fooled the
American public. to a large extent, at
least to the extent that many citizens,
without investigation or thought, nave
taken him at his own valuation of him
self 1t may cost them dearly to cor
rect their mistake. You Will agree
with with me that man who constant
ly pushes his religion and piety upon
you, without excuse, is hppocrite.
Is not the man who constantly parades
his civic virtues before you, by setting
forth the necessity of amending your
own, also a hypocrite?
InsOIence to Famous Men.
THE other day Mr.. Roosevelt APP
pointed a commission for the Panama
canal. and justice demands the admis-
sion that it was an excellent commits
sion, some of the men named being
fairly weighed down with medals and
laurels for long public service. But
in his letter of instructions he inform
ed them. in substance Il speak here
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-05
THOUGHT HE HAD A RIGHT TO
Therefore John SchiIlinger Fired Re-
volver To Brighten Children.


John SchiIlinger, a saw filler living On
lTwenty-first street, between Fifth and
Sixth avenues. was fined So and costs
last evening by Magistrate Johnson,
charged with discharging firearms
within the city limits. Schillinger, who
resides in the rear of the residence of
Albert Surf, was leaving his place of
abode Thursday, when he claims he
was assaulted by the Surf children
and other youngsters of the neighbor-
hood. He secured a revolver and fired
several shots. The lads appeared in
court and denied that they had modest
ed Schillinger., Schillinger crOss-eX-
amined all of the witnesses. and at
tempted to show that he had been pro-
voked. He finally gave it up. each of
the lads refusing to admit that they
had bothered the saw filer He finally
asked the judge if he did not have the
right 10 shoot, so long not to kill any
body" He was informed that he could
not, and was assessed the amount
stated
CAMEL Mortier a saloonkeeper of
East Moline. yesterday afternoon
pleaded guilty before Judge Parmen-
ter to two counts of an information
charging him with keeping an open
tipping house on Sunday. Judge Par
menter has reserved the passing of
sentence for the present, and Mortier
IS released on bond.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-05
FROM SOUTH AFRICA.
New Way of Using chamberIain's
Cough Remedy.
H. ]. HAMLIf.,
Attorney General

Mr.. Arthur Chapman writing from
Durham. Natal, South Africa, says:
LAS a proof that Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy is a cure suitable for old and
young. l pen you the following: \
neighbor of mine had a child just over
two months old. Ii had a very bad
cough and the parents did not know
what TO give it. l suggested that if
they would get a bottle of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy and put come
upon the dummy teat the baby was
sucking it would no doubt cure the
child. This they did and brought about
a quick relief and cured the baby"
This remedy is for sale by all leading
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-05
Tri-City Catering Co.,

Caterers and party cooks. Serve
parties of all kinds complete,
also make and supply ice cream,
cake, patties, croquettes and
salads We also have a great
variety of china, silver, linen
and cut glass to rent. II you
are going to entertain, call up
'Phone $40 North. and see what
we can do for you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-05
.CENTRALS.

All the news all the time - THE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-05
THE TRI-CITY BOWLERs MEET
Davenport and Moline Break Even
Centrals Defeat Recruits.

In the regular games of the Tri-City
Bowling league last evening the Cen
trails and Recruits Of this city played
ming by a score of 2.51G TO 2.47S. In
Moline the Flying Dutchmen defeated
the Scours of Davenport. and i'll Da:-
export the Rivals won from the Bruins
wicks. Score OF game played here:
CENTR Al =
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-05

When once liberated within your
system. it produces a most wonderful
effect. It's worth ones last doNar 10
feel the pleasure of life that comes by
taking HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
T. H. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-05
CONCERT AT TURNER GRAND.
Program to Be Rendered by Prof. Otto's
Band in Davenport Tomorrow.

Program to Be Rendered by Prof. Otto's
Band in Davenport Tomorrow.
Prof Ernest Otto and his band of %
pieces will give a concert at Turner
Grand opera house, Davenport, tomor-
row afternoon rendering the following
program:
March-Southren Smiles. $1,000. Lamb
Overture-Zampa ............. HerOld
Walton the Beautiful Rrine. $500.
Selection from the Office Boy.
EnSlanueT
Humoristic-The Band Didn't Strike.
DalDey
escriptive-Cavalry Charge. Lueders
Specialty-Davis & Davis. the Dane
ing nabogs, introducing buck
dancing on roller skates.
Selection from Ell Captain. Sousa
Xylophone solo:
a-Stars and Stripes Forever
knocking Bird with variations.
Medley-Blue Bells. .Chateway
Including Il Have a Feeling For You"
etc.
Arranged by FirkinS
c. c. Firkins.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-05
A CHILD EATS GREEN PAINT
Little One Near Geneseo May Die as
Result of Unusual Diet.

AS tie result of eating q can OF
green paint Edwin Meier. the little
son of Mr.. and Mrs. julius Meier, Ev-
ing about a mile southwest of Gen
eseo. is lying at the point of death.
The child is not quite two years of
age. He wandered out doors and into
the woodshed, where he found the can
of paint, and thinking it something
good to eat began TO devour the con-
tents. Considerable of the poisonous
paint found its way down the chiId's
throat before its mother discovered
what it was doing.
Physicians were hurriedly summon
ed and the fight with death was begun,
with the outcome uncertain.
When Smoke Has Cleared Away
from the political battlefield you will
find the wise boys studying at
Browns. Enroll Monday, Nov. IA
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-10-24
NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS

dangerously i'll, and his little six
months old baby died on Tuesday.
Miss A. d. Sublett was In our town
on Wednesday, and visited our school,
She took In the town generally and
was very much surprised at the
growth of our town since she was
last here.
Mr.. Lowery Stevenson moved into
the house on Pine street vacated by
Mr.. Lovelace,
Mr. Dan Henley and wife of Ban.
dana was in our town on Thursday.
They rented the rooms over the bank
to live in until they build their new
residence.
Cashier Marie and wife will move
into their new residence, on the cor
ner of Fifth and Olive, neSt week.
Mr.. Baker will move into Mr.. Ed.
Owens house on First and Broadway
the first of the week
Mr.. G. w. Terry of Bandana was
the guest of S. Y. Payne on Friday.
He contemplates going to the Fair
the first of the week
Mr.. Bob Merryweather is confined
to his his bed, as is his wife, also.
Mrs. DR.. Rollings and Mrs Brass.
field of Barlow will go to Paducah
on Saturday to do shopping.
Miss Massie visited Mrs. Stephens.
near Lovelaceyille on Thursday.
Mr.. Ben Lane, proprietor of the
Lane hotel is quite sick at home on
First street.
Mr.. Ed Smith of Texas is visiting
his sister. Mrs. Charles Rollins.
Mr.. S. r. Payne, wife and two chill
dren will start tn 81 .nnis on Sunday
morning to stay week or Two at
the Fair
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-10-24
N-s GIG,
royal (ARlAHUA.

Now is the time for councils TO give
notice TO their members TO come up
and be identified. especially those who
are not regular attendants, says the
Bulletin. Let each council issue a Wig
orous circular to It's members on the
subject. We have cases coming up
every year In which deceased members
were not acquainted with the officers
Of the council or with any Of the reg.
ular attendants ut meetings. not hay-
ing been present themselves for q
long series OF years
As an incentive 10 energetic work for
the order Ia Rhode Island the grand
officers have purchased handsome
and costly royal crown to be competed
for by the councils In the jurisdiction.
Cleveland has Royal Arcanum aux
Hilary organization, called the Cleveland
Pilgrims. which visits the various coun-
els. stirring up enthusiasm and fuI.
nIshlng amusement for the members.
Sewell n. Proctor. Frank W. Hurd
and Edward s. Hosmer have served
as trustees of Lowell council OF Mas
sachusetts continuously since 1879.
The 9TH of November win be Royal
Arcanum charter day.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-10-24
Spraaue Repaired.

The big Sprague has completed her
repairs a. Plttsburg and is now bet
ter boat than she ever was. The Pitts.
burg Leader says: THE shaft of the
big steamer Sprague was again plae-
ed in position yesterday. The cylin-
der timbers Of the boat have been
greatly strengthened by covering
hem with sheet steel which will, 1t is
expected, take up great deal Of the
vibration and enable the boat to use
her full power. The shaft, which
weighs eighty tons, was put in place
under the direction of A. j. Schaaf,
chief engineer of the Monongahela
River Consolidated Coal and Coke
company, and is considered a very
skillful piece of work. The wheel will
now be bull and the big boat Will be
ready to take out tow on the first
rise"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-10-24
Secret Societies
/ NAe !!::. !!!!!Ef A

The bee Hive says that Minnesota Is
preparing for the organization Of
great camp, the member lip and revc-
nues OF the Jurisdiction seeming to
warrant 1t. The Minnesota boys are
among the most active. loyal and In
tellieent In all the Maccabee domain
and ought to make, a favorable record
as a great camp under competent man
agement.
Rochester, N. y. has twenty-five
Maccabee tents, with membership Of
about 5000.
Recent reports show the order has a
membership In New York state of IT,
800.
Prairie tent Of Temple, Tex, Is the
largest In the Lone Star State. 1t has
over 900 members.
Major General Scott has resigned
from the uniform rank to take the po-
sition OF great record keeper Of Ohio.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-10-24
River CAPTAINS be d.

Two veteran steamboat captains
who had been in the service for years,
passed away last Sunday Oct. 1G, says
the Burlington Hawkeye. One was
Capt. Mahlon s. Winans of Albany
and the other Capt George Tromley,
ST., of lie Claire.
Capt. Wlnans was one Of the ear
lest settlers In the river town of Al
bany which dates back to the days of
the rivers greatness. He had resided
there from 1899 until his death. He
was river man from the time he
commenced work. starting on the low.
or deck and working his way UP to the
pilot house. which position he held for
sixty years. He plotted all manner of
crafts, passenger, freight, .ratter and
tug, from the falls OF s.. Anthony to
St. Louis, the gulf and UP and down
the tributaries of the Mississippi thus
learning all there was to know of the
great river from a steamboat mans
point of view. His end was no. en-
tirely unexpected as he had been sul-
fering from heart disease. His brother,
Capt. George Winans, is well known
to river men,
Capt. George Tromley was a Cana
dian by birth, having been born at
Montreal In 1928. He came to this
country when but small boy, settling
az st. Louis, and soon started in the
river business, not stopping until last
year, when he resigned the captaincy
Of the Lydia Van SAINT. He had guided
steamers from St. Paul to New Or.
leans, from Cairo 70 Pittsburs ana St
Louis to the headwaters of the Mis-
souri,. He is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Elmer McCraney, and two sons
who have followed the career of their
father, Capt. George Tromley, ir,, of
the steamer ]. w. Van SAINT Sapt. and
Capt. r. RI. Tromley. Of the steamer
Juanita.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-10-24
'I'''''||''''i0'':|DiID&fllII0'ial|I''5'''1,,'

The states have had grand sires as
follows: Pennsylvania has had Ave;
New York -four; Maryland. Ohio, Geor-
gia and District Of Columbia three
each; South Carolina, Kentucky and
Massachusetts two each; Delaware
Louisiana, Missouri, California, Iowa,
North Carolina, Ontario and Texas one
each.
Illinois reports an encampment mem
bership Of S.501, being net gain OF
997 for the past year
The Odd Fellows home In Indiana
has seventy-one guests, and the es
pense per year for each guest Is
S11i.50. The average age OF those In
the home IL seventy-four years.
The Jurisdiction of Massachusetts
was recently reported to be in u most
prosperous condition with member
ship OF 5I,SG0 aud PAP lodges.
Grand Sire Goodwin recently made Il
visit to Boise, Ida, and u grand parade
was given In his honor, One of the
novel features of the parade was the
appearance OF cayalcade of Rebekahs
IN costume on horseback.
The Odd Fellows of Amboy, Ind,
have hit upon novel plan for raising
money to erect suitable building.
They Will start cemetery and have
purchased land mile and n half
northwest OF the town, Offering burial
lots for $40 each.