Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-23

What title shall he haveS She paused
moment then replied.
Not one; his name alone strikes every
title dead
Lincoln Nearest.
Il have compared Washington to
Alexander, Caesar, Napoleon. Crom.
well and Peter the Great; he towers
above them all, but there is one man
and he too was an American. who
measured by the blessings that he
gave TO mankind may we'll be placed
side by side with the father of his
country. l have in mind the man who
saved the union. Abraham Lincoln. I
judge time from the view point of a
civil war veteran. The old soldier
can never forget the man they loving
ly and tenderly called Father Abra-
ham. His sweet memory will never
fade from the hearts of the boys in
blue. Washington, the founder, Lin
coin the saviour of his country As
time passes their names will shine
brighter and brighter and be cherish
ed wherever liberty is priced and peo-
pie are oppressed. Washington's la
bors have ended. but his fame is as Sc
cure as the republic he founded
THE land of Washington has made
marvellous progress during the century
just closer We have made. the indus
trial conquest of the globe and have
become a great world power. Our his
tory has been most inspiring. We
have fought the greatest battles. won
Tie greatest victories and have been
successful in all our wars. We are so
rich. powerful and patriotic, that we
could successfully resist any force
sent against us. l doubt, if the com
bined armies of Europe could land
upon our shores and march inland far
enough in one hundred years to-water
their horses in the Mississippi river.
Dangers within.
There are no dangers from with
out. the dangers are from within. II
the nation is to survive, disregard for
law must cease and equal privileges
must be guaranteed to every citizen of
high or low degree. The law must
be no respecter of persons and equal
ity of opportunity must be within the
reach OF all II is plain TO be seen
There is evidence of it on every hand.
The question is whether illegal COM
binations in restraint of trade, unlaw-
full trusts and oppressive monopolies
or American manhood shall be SUI
prems
I'm this country the people rule.
Ours is a representative government.
Ii will be just what we make it. If
the people are Jealous and determined
and demand their rights. they will re-
ceive them The battle is on. The
attempt to merge TWO parallel and
competing railway lines. (the Northern
Pacific and Great NOrthern) in viola
ton Of law failed. 1t was the most
ingenious and gigantic scheme ever
conceived by the brain of men to stifie
competition and promote monopoly
The decision of the supreme court Is
that case is most vital. 1t will be
far reaching in its results. 1t has dem
onstrated the power of the government
TO regulate commerce between the
states and to protect the people from
unreasonable freight rates. The beef
trust has met a signal defeat and all
that was charged against them has
been declared to be true.
Struggle in Kansas.
"In Kansas a fierce struggle is IN
progress. The question there is
whether the Standard Oil company is
greater than the commonwealth. To
protect its citizens, Kansas proposes to
go into the business of refining oil
&c
socialism, but this gigantic trust be-
came so oppressive that it was deem
ed necessary TO take this action 9th
er states are joining in the issue. Soon
the battle will become general all
along the line. Our great corporations
can end the struggle by granting the
lust demand of the people. VIII they
do it? If not American manhood viii
assert itself and force them to do so.
There is no miStaking the trend OF
the times The American citizen
works and earns the dollar he receiT-
es and he is determined, if possible
that every man and every corporation
shall do the same. The true citizen
seeks no advantage over his compeu-
tor. all he asks is a square deal. lie
now demands that every dollar Oh
stock shall represent 100 cents of act
nal value and he no longer proposes
TO pay dividends on holdings that rep
resent nothing. but the greed OF the
promoter and the dishonesty OF the
stock ;Obber-
An aroused public sentiment Is
abroad in the land and no force Is SO
irresistible The great tidal wave has
rolled into Washington. None can de
tect its rumblings sooner than the OF
fee holder. He ever has his ears To
| the ground and can trim his sail tn
safely navigate his craft through the
storm TO a harbor of safety
ConGressmen Converted.
Its effect was seen in the lower
house of congress. by the passage oil
the measure giving increased power tc