Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-29
biggest Parade of the Cam.
paign" Less Than TWO
Blocks Long.
DOC TAYLOR is TO BLAME
Holds OiI-Bearers at Home LATE
Young Speaks at the
Rink.

| JiOlA4iSS 1lOlu the county
committee to the biggest campaign
rally OF the fall have grounds for ac-
| zion in obtaining their presence under
| .alse pretenses.
| The parade, by holding the carriages
| - feet part, was heightened to two
| blocks. Bleuer's band headed the To-
cal tlambeau club and the Light Guard
| band played in front of the First VOt-
ers' club from Moline. Doc Taylor had
promised to bring his braves from
Watertown, but on more mature con-
| sideTatiOn he remembered the cold
shoulder that the local lights turned
on Gov. Yates on the occasion of his
| recent visit here. and Doc decided that
ne would not trouble himself.
Tough job For the Colonel.
Christian Frederick GAZETTEER. &C
knowledged 10 be the greatest horse
back general in the county. to whom
was delegated the duty of lining up
the parade. had the toughest job in
mis- political career, and he presented
| the picture of despair when the red
light Illuminated his countenance as
he passed the place of business of the
postmaster.
The game had been delayed fully
an hour, and the colonel was respon-
sible, despite that he had done all in
his power to get the paraders togeth-
er.
When it was learned that the coun-
try torch bearers were not to come the
colonel favored cutting out the bust
ness streets, and going direct TO the
rink. but Johnny Rink, the chair
man of the city committee, demurred,
stating that the residents along the
advertised line of march had decorated
their homes, and there would be dem
ocratic votes made if the committee
did not live up to its promises.
Music to HumOr Crowd.
SO the procession went forward &C
cOrding to program. the meeting at
the rink not opening until 10 minutes
after 9 O'Clock. To cheer up the aud
fence Axel Kohler had brought along
the Svea Male quartet from Moline,
and there were three songs. The aud
fence liked the singing. and it seemed
for a time as if there was to be a
religious revival instead of a political
| meeting. Lafayette Young. editor of
the Des MOines Capital. who nomi-
mated Theodore Roosevelt for vice
president at the convention four years
ago. was the headliner. Mr.. Young is
a dyed-in-the-wool republican. and he
| does not care who knows it,
He does not claim TO be an orator
but he says he knows how to unload
! his political beliefs on his hearers so
! that they will understand him.
Taken For bag Puncker.
a short-sighted man, a stranger in
| the city. who happened in after Mr..
| Young had gotten under steam. asked
a small boy who was whiting at
the rear of the hall. who the man was
who was punching the bag on the plat
| form. There is G suspicion that Broth
! er Young used his dukes considerably
in his younger days. Those in the
| front row on the stage were repeated.
| " lodging. for it did seem when he
| turned in that direction as if he was
intent on taking a poke at some one
He called down the chairman for his
failure TO introduce him by his title
| Mr.. Young said he was a colonel
There were bogus colOnels. and for
fear some of his auditors might be,
lieve that he belonged TO that cate,
CORY he wantE TO assure them that
he was the rEal article.
Marches With Kemy'S Army.
Ten years ago there was an army
of unemployed men marched through
his state. He was a newspaper man
and his duties were to be where there
was anything doing. He met the army
al Sioux City. and marched with it to
Des Moines. Ii was branch of Cox
ey's @rmy. and was headed for Wash
ington under the leadership of Kelly
| The army elected Mr.. Young a colonel
and in the bargain stole from him the
only diamond pin that he ever owned
| He said that this march of the army
was in Cleveland's administration
Then he wrapped himself up in old
| glory. closed his eyes. and dreamed
! of Lincoln. Logan. Garfield, Mckinley
! and Roosevelt-the men who had
stood by the United States. Summed
up. Mr. Young contended that the one
| issue of the campaign was the United
| States against the democratic party.
| His Party the Country, He Says.
In his opinion the republican party
was the United States. He sang the
! stereotyped song of the protective tar
! in and the workingman. and eulogized
| Roosevelt after the fashion OF one who
! expected some day 10 be postmaster
al Des Moines However. Mr. Young
/ is an entertaining speaker. He has
a batch OF stories that he sprinkles
/ through his speech and keeps his aud
( fence in an agreeable mood. Col. John
| F. Freeman. Of Madison. Wis. former
minister 70 Denmark. followed with
a brief address.
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