Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-16
No Clique Controls.

No Clique Controls.
The manner in which it's committee
on resolutions is formed, puts it in such
a position that it is not possible for
any section of the country or any
| Clique to control it's action. At each
annual meeting at the close of the first
mornings meeting the delegates pres
ent of each state hold a meeting and
| select vice president and a member
| Of the committee on resolutions. The
| resolutions are read by title only to the
congress, and are referred to the com
| mittee on resolutions who recommend
their adoption or rejection and are
passed on at the last meeting of the
session by the congress.
Some of the resolutions adopted in
the past, have been the control of bo-
gus butter or oleomargerine by taxing
hat colored to initiate butter 10 cents
per pound. and uncolored one-fOurth
cents per pound. This law has been in
Sorce several years much TO the bene-
mt of the producers and consumers or
butter. Also favoring the graduated
income tax, also favoring a constitu-
uonal amendment providing for the
lection of United States senators by
direct vote of the people of the United
States. a parcels post. a postal tele-
graph. and postal savings banks, an
other approving the liberal appropria-
lions heretofore made by congress for
the Improvement of the Mississippi
river and its tributaries. and that con
sress be requested to continue these
appropriations. Another that the fed
eral congress and state legislatures
should enact such additional legisla-
zion as may be necessary to control
and regulate trusts. Another for sew
eral years favoring an Isthmian canal
which we are now digging and some of
US may live long enough to see com
pleted. Another in favor of free rural
mail delivery which has already bene-
fitted the farmers more than any other
ton and others in It's behalf
There have been other resolutions
offered which the congress has oppos-
ed one being. national aid TO irrigation
on the ground of being sectional ana
the burden falling on many that would
get no benefit. this opposition resulted
in a law requiring the land benefited
TO pay the expense. Another resolu-
ton fayOring ship subsidy has been
opposed for many years in spite OF the
efforts OF tre American export associa-
tion and other N its behalf
Donf Look Good to Farmer
The using OF public money for pri-
vate enterprises does not look as good
tn the American farmers as il recently
did to the American bankers asso-
citation. but If the appointment of our
resolutions committee had been made
by the president of the congress the
result might have been different TIL,
congress has always favored the i'm
proyement of rivers and harbors. ana
the making and maintaining of canals.
but draws the line at ship subsidies
Rock Island has secured the next an
nual meeting of the congress 70 be
held from Oct TO II. 1906. and real
ICES the importance of having an OPP
portunity To entertain delegates from
the class from which millions of dol
lars worth of business. from the man
ufacture of farm implements and 9th
er things which they use. They have
promised to decorate the city, give a
steamboat ride on the river, a visit 10
the government arsenal. an exhibit ga
agricultural implements. a street-caT
ride around the three cities and TO
Black Hawk Watch Tower. and an ell
tertainment to the lady delegates al the
Rock Island club.
Moline has asked TO be allowed L.
entertain the delegates one afternoo..
and evening. They will certainly do
something handsome in that line as
one of the prominent manufacturers
was heard TO remark that Moline could
not afford 10 do anything cheap with
that kind OF a crowd
II is ~ be hoped tha; farmers of our