Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29

on the grounds that some of the con-
tributions might be misunderstood"
Tariff Is BuncO.
Tne tariff was the next topic of the
speaker. He claimed that the people
have been "fiim TANNED" buncoed.
that they have bought hole in the
lake. when they imagine that the high
tariff is serving as a protection for
them Despite the republican asser-
tions to the contrary, it is easy to see
that it is the consumer who pays for
the tariff in the end and not the for
eign manufacturer who ships his goods
into the country IF tariff is for the
protection of the American laborer,
how does it come that foreign labor
comes here without tax and lowers
the wages of the workingman while
foreign made articles pay tax which
makes their price higher and, takes
more of the lessened wages of the
workingman to pay for it?" he asked.
Mr.. White had little difficulty in show.
ing to intelligent people that the
American public has in reality been
film flammed and buncoed.
Hon. Henry VOllmer Heard.
AT the close of his speech and after
many of his strong assertions, the
audience evinced their approval of his
talk by loud applause. Mr.. White is
an excellent speaker and he has the
| faculty of putting his arguments in
clear, terse form so that understand
| ing is easy. Following his remarks,
| Chairman Wheelan introduced Hon
Henry Vollmer, former mayor of Dav
export. Mr.. Vollmer extended word
of good cheer to the democrats of this
community and said that they might
hear, if they listened closely. the pat
ter of wooden shoes as the thrifty
Germans of Iowa left the ranks of the
enemy and came over to pure demo
cratic principles The doctrines oil
the democratic standard bearer arr
rapidly becoming the belief of most Of
the prominent men of the country
| Governor Cu-nmins of Iowa. La Fol
lette of Wisconsin and even Roose
welt himself finally agreed with Bryan
that the tariff is needless burden
and that it should be reduced. He
gave number of instances of how
the tariff works to the disadvantage
| of the American workmen and few O
his hearers if any could disagree wit,
him that Bryan's stand on the tariff
question is the one most favorable tt
the laborer.
Examples Right Here.
The guarantee of bank deposits wa:
also discussed and the fallacies which
the republicans claim for it were wei
cleared away. The need of dom:
something was first shown clearly b.
means of solid facts in the shape o
instances which had come under hi
own observation when several of tn,
banks in Scott county failed recently
His explanation of how the democratic
plan would overcome the presen
financial difficulties was very clear an,
thoroughly correct anG made quite al
impression upon his hearers. NJ,
Vollmer closed his speech with an as
surance of prosperous future unde
the careful administration of William
]. Bryan. The meeting closed with
round of great enthusiasm stirred b
, the words of the evenings speakers
Rally in Moline.
: A democratic rally was held in tn
; open air last evening at Fifteent
street and Fifth avenue in Moline
and a good crowd assembled to hea
| the speeches. Hon. William McEnir
of this city and NJ. j. McEniry. dem,
} cratic candidate for congress, wer
} the speakers.
! A rally was planned by the Sout
: Rock Island democrats at Center st;
= ton last evening, but it was decide
3 that the addresses of Mr.. White. an
. Hon. Henry Vollmer at the rink woul
4 prove of more interest, and the NEE
A ing adjourned and the audience wei
}. to the rink. r. r. Reynolds, Hem
t Wheelan, Dr. j. w. Morgan, Abe
S Huber and DR.. NJ. J. O'Hern wei
J. present and talked informally to tt
:. voters at the meeting.
S Talks In Moline.
r. r. Reynolds this noon addresse
t an enthusiastic meeting OF. employt
n of the Barnard & Lees factiry
: Moline Mr.. Reynolds explain I'd h
position on the question of the isaiah
of the states attorneys Office, al
compared his qualifications with tho!
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