Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-22
The Situation in Illinois.

The Situation in Illinois.
The taxpayers OF Illinois who this
year paid a state tax of 50 cents on
the hundred dollars must not lose
/ sight of the fact that this rate is more
than twice as high as it is in Mis-
! souri, They ought to consider that
the state. county and city taxes are
| increasing every year and unless a
stop is put 10 this reckless eXtrava-
gancc republican voters will open their
eyes 10 the fact that their party is
dominated by the trusts and the state
offices are filled with bOOdlers. They
Will no longer blindly vote the republi-
can ticket. but will support the demo-
cratic candidates VINO stand for ecOno-
my and pure politics.
The platform adopted by the republic
cans at their state convention unre-
/ seTyediy indorses the administration of
/ Gov. Yates. In doing so it indorses
the mismanagement which brought
about that state tax rate of - cents
| on the hundred. 1t indOrsed the plan
adopted by the Yates machine of APP
pointing politicians as heads of our
state institutions. rather than men
/
! The assessing of office holders for a
campaign fund was indorsed. Yates
and Yatesism were swallowed whole.
hair and hide and all were forced
down the mouths of the republicans
/ over the state, although il was n we'll
/ known fact previous 10 the republican
state convention that Yates could not
/ be reelected We're he again nominated.
! The farmers all over the state. and
| ESPECIALLY those with mort gagged farms.
are growing tired of their ever-increas-
ling tax rate. They are looking for re-
lief. They are sick at heart when
they realize how their party man
iagemcnr has fallen into the hands
OF dishonest politicians and political
SharperS They realize that there
lis but one remedy. and that is 10 throw
the rasCals out of office. This is the
true cause of the republican apathy
lover the state.
The democrats do not have 10 make
speeches this year against the present
condition of affairs, for the republi-
can leaders have furnished enough
campaign thunder TO drive hat party
Into the ditch of defeat As striking
example of may be submitted below the
remarks by Lawrence Y. Sherman. the
republican candidate for lieutenant
governor, made less than six months
ago. in which he tells about the true
Yates and the true condition of at
fairs which The republican state plat
form now indOrses:
For some time" said Judge Sher-
man. Candidate Yates has repeated in
his campaign speeches that my friends
and myself are not republicans. From
1.-THE tail end of his car and divers other
IplaCcS he has uttered il. | nave paid
no attention To the chronic defamation
Iof this candidate. My friends have relc-
gated il to the museum alongside his
royal realm speech. and his insipid
handkerchief antics at the end of his
consuming curses Of the trust press.
Candidate Yates has also beer
moved TO seek TO Danish us from the re-
publican party because my friends and
myself objected 10 Yates party man
'agemcnt and his public conduct These
facts are known and open To all the
people Of Illinois. They are notOri-
tously public records under the dome
of the state capitol and elsewhere.
He Is the professed friend of civil
service yCr no governor of this state
has ever so debauched the public ser
vice and prosrituted official power 10
lignoble. selfish and personal ends
The oath of Office had hardly fallen
from the lips of the legislators when
he ostentatiousIy rushed TO the front
with both general and special mes
sage in behalf of civil service laws. If
1.-THE law making larceny of crime were
repealed. how many really good citi-
lzens would steal? In the absence Of
Icivn service law prohibiting collections
iof money from state appointees for
political purposes. As a misdemeanor.
lis it any the less wrong
Since these messages We're penned
THE governor has become a candidate
His itinerary Is surrounded by all the
incidents of wealth-priyate car and
/ secretary. \ number of state APP
I pointees. drawing salaries paid by the
state for the performance of duties
/ fixed by law. attended him on his trips,
III i obvious their continued attend
ance on the candidate and the proper
! performance Of their duties are in
compatible.
| "Denials may be made. l repeat