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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29
Dangerous Men Call Bryan Danger

"The dangerous men in this repub-
lie are the men who think William
Jennings Bryan is dangerous, or that he
would be a dangerous president"
writes ]. c. Monaghan, professor of
history and economics at the Univer-
sity of Notre Dame in the Extension
Magazine.
Professor Monaghan is one of the
best known American writer's on his
torical and economic subjects. He has
made his department one of the strong
est in the great Indiana university.
Bryan rings true" says Professor
Monaghan in his article. in religion,
in morals, in politics, in every path
way of life, the great Nebraskan rings
true.
This it is that gives him power. 1t
| is this that has endeared him to the
hearts of our people, and it is this
| that has helped him to hold them, IN
spite of al kinds of adverse efforts OF
his enemies, down to the present day
Never, in all our history, has a party
been so loyal to man as the demo
cratic party has been to Bryan.
Neither Webster nor Clay, Blaine
nor Mckinley, could boast of such 10y
atty and love-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29
REPUBLICANS HOWL CALAMITY
Seek to Destroy Public Confidence In
Futile Effort to Defeat
BRYAN.

Facing inevitable defeat and with
full knowledge of the fact that Bry-
ans election is as certain as anything
reasonably can be in politics, the Re-
publicans have been forced to resort
to the last refuge of political towards
Ito the calamity howl. They are now
engaged in telling the country that
panic and ruin will follow the election
of Mr.. Bryan. Instead of being patri.
otto citizens anxious to restore bust
ness confidence confidence which
has been lost under a Republican ad.
ministration-to subserve their own
political selfish purposes they are vain.
ly endeavoring to prolong the present
business depression. The question
naturally suggests itself: Why is it
necessary to restore confidence? Why
is 1T necessary to bring back business
prosperity? What has become of conf!
dence. what has become of prosperity ?
Both. under Republican administers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29
His Only Conundrum.

The old pilot of the little steamer
Maid of the Mist, which used to carry
passengers quite up to the foot of the
falls Of Niagara until the mist from the
falling waters drenched the clothing of
every one On board. used to perpetuate
one solitary conundrum each trip. 1t
always commenced and ended the
same
Moving his hand along the sides Of
the pilothouse and examining the wood
work infinitely. he would look up mys-
teriously and remark:
Il say, stranger, do you know what
this boat is made OFF,
made of? Why, pine and oak, isn't
she?'
mo, SIR
"Hemlock"
"No.'
"'Tisn't cedar, is itT'
"Oh, no.
And then the old pilots eyes twin
killed. and his mouth whistled a crazy
tune.
"Well, iron perhapsT"
"No."
"What I'm thunder is she made Of.
them
"She's Maid of the Mist. stranger;
Maid of the MIST
Then the pilot accepted his morning
cigar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29

This is a most remarkable change in
the attitude of one class of voters, but
it is typical of the general drift to-
wards democracy, which convinces me
that Judge Taft will be defeated.
Twenty thousand travelling men
who opposed Mr. Bryan in 1896 are
now out of jobs. They have lived to
see Mr. Bryan's prediction come true.
They have lost their positions as re-
suit of the growth and development of
trusts and monopolies. The destruc-
ton of competition in the commercial
world has hit our organization Sc
were blow. That is one of the strong
|reasons why so many travelling men
will vote for Bryan this year for the
first time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29
Republican Buncombe Doesn't G

republican BuncOmDe DOESN'T 10.
The Chicago Citizen, the official
newspaper of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians of Illinois and the United
Irish Societies of Chicago and Cook
county, of which the late Colonel John
F. Finerty was for many years the
editor, says from the pen of Colonel Fin
erty's brilliant successor in the editor
ial chair of The Citizen, John P. SUIT
ton:
"The usual old end of the campaign
roorbacks are filling the air. New
works are to be started up here and
there if Taft is elected, and mills will
shut down if Bryan wins. This kind
of unmitigated rot is hoary with age,
and indicates something like senility in
the statesmen of the republican ma
tional committee. If men expect fair
profit on their investment they will
start works and keep the mills going.
There never was commercial enter
prise since the memory of man that
started for purposes of philanthropy
They are organized for anticipated
gain. They depend on the market, ,the
needs of which they are intended to
supply. Wherever that market may
be, if the demand be greater than the
visible supply, it will be an incentive
to the running of mills at full time. and
lif necessary to the opening of new
mills and factories.
The republican windjammer who
tells the workingmen of the United
States that the volume of business il
affected by the political complexion OF
the successful presidential candidate
may not know enough to justify us in
calling him liar, but if he thinks such
argument has any weight with intelli
gent voters he is fairly entitled to be
considered fool.
THE question that is now foremos,
with workingmen of every description
is the fact that there is an ever-widen
ing distance between the increase OF
their income and the increase in their
tcost OF living. The income progresses
Exceedingly slowly in comparison with
the rapid rise in the cost of everything
they consume. In many cases wages
have not increased one cent. This is
especially notable in the item of cler
ical help. Not long ago we read an
advertisement in one of our Chicago
dailies. from bookkeeper, a married
man. 33 years old, with 10 years
experience, and the salary he asked
was $12 week. How many thousands
are there in this crowded branch Of
work, who, because of not being organ
lied, have never received an increase
in salary for years? The same car
be said of nearly every description O
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29
A University in Politics.

Josephus Daniels, chairman of the
Democratic publicity bureau. COM
mented as follows on the appearance
of Prof. ]. Laurence Laughlin of the
University OF Chicago as a stump
speaker attacking the guaranty of
bank deposits:
at is not surprising" said he, "to
see a professor of the University of
Chicago on the stump opposing a
measure so beneficial to the poor man
as the guaranty of bank deposits. John
D. Rockefeller and the other Standard
Oil manufacturers can not be expected
to favor Mr.. Bryan's plans.
Doubtless Mr.. Rockefeller has com
municated to tho university which his
money supports and has indicated that
he would be gratified to have the uni.
versity do effective work for the can
didate he favors in this campaign"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29
seessseooeoseesoeesseees
STRAUS GIVES REASONS
The New York Merchant and Phi
lanthropist Declares Election of
Bryan Means Business
Prosperity.


Nathan Straus, the great New York
merchant and philanthropist, in an
nouncing his reasons for suppor,in,,
Mr.. Bryan, said:
"a feel sure that he will be elected,
and say, as business man, one who
is as much interested perhaps as any,
in the general prosperity of the eoun-
try, as one who is bound to feel per-
sonally any lack Of prosperity among
the masses, that ! believe his election
will be a benefit to all the country,
and to all of the people. Those that
talk otherwise, those that predict panic
and disaster, as the result of the cleo
ton of an honest man, chosen by an
honest majority of the people, are mar
row minded and short-sighted, or pre-
tend to believe that which they know
is not true, or they are seeking to ob-
scure the real and vital issues of the
campaign. Mr.. Bryan will make a
safe, reliable, conscientious president,
a president for all Of the people, the
rich and the poor, the big man and
the little. He will represent the
American people, not any class, and
for that reason shall work for him
until election and vote for him on
election day."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29
The Cry of Politicians.


The best service that can be rem
dered for permanent prosperity is to
rebuke the assumption which certain
politicians continually are seeking to
create in the public mind, that con-
tinued prosperity depends on the sue
cess of particular political party.
Our form of government contem-
plates changes from time to time, and
nothing is so disastrous as to instill
in the peoples minds the belief that
there is danger to business in chang
ing portion of the officers of our gov
eminent.
If the people cannot change their
officers without creating panic, then
the logical step is to go to a mon
archy, which, OF course, none advo
Gates.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29
The Argus Daily Short Story
THE PROPHECY OF CAROLYN-BY ELLIOT WALKER.
Copyrighted, 1908. Associated Literary

This Is the sweetest, most lovely
spot Imaginable" said Ara Barr,
speaking audibly. as the stream sing
ing below the rock on watch she stood
cleaned rosily in the sunset.
isn't it? The setting. the-merciful
heavens A deep, unfamiliar voice
rose to Mortified cry of consterna-
ton.
In her sudden, startled turn the
girls slender foot had slipped. 1t caught
in a crevice. A wrench for release,
and she sat down, jarringly, utteripg
a low shrek.
The man skipped nimbly to her as
sistance His face was even more dis
tressed than hers
"You are hurt" he exclaimed.
81 certainly am very uncomforta-
BILE, sir. My ankle Is sprained, I
think. Why did you speak to me-"
The strangers eyes widened.
II thought you spoke to me. l sup
posed you saw me. I'm Mr.. Elder.
Delos Elder, you know. Miss Barr.
I'm mighty sorry
II VI hioLuCAL al SoI tAS PesA1'
She laughed half Historically. Delos
Elder, the man she had long wished to
meet = Carolyn Seely's friend, who
was coming to BOnnyview, and she,
Ara. had begged Carolyn to send him
over. Her intention had been to i'm
press Mr.. Elder What would Carolyn
say?
A twinge of the ensnared foot
brought tears to her eyes. She held
out hand, stammering: "Oh. yes, Il
| might have suspected. I left word
that If any one called to say I'd gone
up the road. / never thought Of you
Elder had dropped her fingers anf
was working at the imprisoned shoe.
"Brace. now" he said firmly. Its
going to hurt"
1t did hurt The girl tried to smile
but her cheeks went white. She strovt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29
SPECIAL INTERESTS VERSUS
EQUAL RIGHTS,

In every utterance and every I
statement made SO far Mr.. Tan
has shown great concern for the
welfare of the TRUSTS and SPE-
cIAL INTERESTS.
He is afraid that the guaranty
of bank deposits will be a burden
on few big bankers. That thou
. sands Of small dspositors may lose
3 everything does not worry him.
He is afraid that a reduction Of
) the tariff may hurt protected in
, dustries. He does not worry for
) the consumer, who bears the bur-
: den of the heavy tax.
He is afraid to oppose the
. TRUSTS, for he considers them
! benefit. He does not mind the
) extortion they practice upon the
: public.
) He is opposed to jury trial in
contempt and injunction cases be-
: cause the SPECIAL INTERESTS
) want the unfair injunction process
Z continued. The Father of the
) Injunction" does rot worry be-
2 cause the Iaborer may not get
3 square deal.
: The Republican candidate be.
lieves in an income tax only when
. the present oppressive means Of
= taxation fail to furnish enough
; revenue. In other words, he be-
9 lieves that the wealthy should not
4 be taxed until the resources Of the
. masses are exhausted. Not word
Z from Mr.. Taft because the masses
. bear an unjust share Of the burden
= OF taxation.
8 Mr.. Taft stands for the favored
. FEW and SPECIAL INTERESTS.
: Mr.. Bryan stands for the PEO-
. PIE az opposed to the INTER
9 EsTs.
. Mr.. Taft stands for PLUToc-
3 RAcY as opposed to DEMoc.
: RACY.
9 Mr.. Bryan stands for EQUAL
= RIGHTS as opposed to SPECIAL
. PRIVILEGES.
9 WITH WHICH DO you
: STAND?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29
Bryan and the Travellers.

The daily bulletin OF the democratic
national committee records that J. j.
Moriarity, president of the Illinois di-
vision, r. p. A., was a caller at demo
cratic headquarters. He informed e.
o. Wood of the Commercial Travellers
league that big majority of CONNER
cial travelling men are for Bryan and
Kern this year He said:
I'm 1896 fully 80 per cent of the
travelling men were against Mr. Bryan.
I have travelled in the east and middle
west recently, and 1t is my opinion
that fully rs per cent-of the travelling
men will vote for Mr. Bryan this year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29

not. line man neafu her grit ner
teeth. 49,
"As plucky as she is pretty" he
thought. Poor child. eI'H bet that was
agony, but had to pull. How will
get her homer"
He leaped down and presently was
back with a dripping handkerchief.
Already twilight had darkened about
them. Mosquitoes buZzed; a whippoor-
will sounded the call of the night; the
brook gurgled melancholy murmurs; a
bat swooped-and no helpful sounds
came from the lonely highway.
81 guess my countenance is sufficient
ly sopped," uttered Ara meekly. II
didn't quite faint, did l? I'm much
obliged for your arm and shoulder, but,
really, I'm all right now Please take
ME home, Mr.. Elder
Directly, Miss Barr" He passed a
hand over wilted shirt front. His
bright tie had shed its color on his
white vest. Where was his hat? He
rubbed his knees: they had ground
painfully against the stone. even to sad
llaceration of cloth.
'.Tm thinking of the best way" he
added cheerfully II can't carry you.
Neither can you walk nor hop on one
foot. No dwelling is in sight. Nc
team is apt to come along. We must
not wait here. and I'm afraid to leave
you in this lonesome spot"
"We'll crawl" cried the girl. "My
people never worry about my being
late.'
mo; l might shout for help"
| ooh, anything but that. Besides,
who will hear you? I'm going to gel
|up."
you're going to sit still, Miss Barr.
I'll ind a way. Wait minute"
The pair sat in dismal silence. Ara
lodged bat with shudder Her in.
ljured foot ached 1t was growing
lgrewsomely dark in the shadows.
81 have it!' exclaimed Elder, rising
''The wheelbarroww
"Where?
"By the roadside, just beyond the
bridge. 1t was full of stones for wall
ling up spring. I'll dump the rocks
and bring it to the nearest point"
You'll dump me-"
"No, 1 won't"
In an instant he was gone. The cir
lpressed his damp handkerchief to bel
lips.
ut was all his fault" she whispered
"but I'm sort of glad it happened
Carolyn said-pshawi What am do
|ing?"
1.-THE thing squeaks frightfully ant
is dirty, but I've spread my coat In 1t.
Informed Mr.. Elder. returning. "Come
I'll lift you down. Hang on! Dom
mind my Juggling you, Miss Barr. II
q case of necessity"
i "Fll be good" said Ara.
Il Cautiously picking his way. Delo
] Elder did not notice the sonfiding clas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29
Time to Decide.

IT'S coming. the momentous day
When we mist show our hand.
Get busy at the ballot box
And save the blooming land.
The fellow undecided yet
Should very soon commence
To poise himself that he may drop
On one side of the fence.
Tie platforms have been handed dow
With many useful planks
Concerning commerce, subsidies,
Protection and the banks,
And over all the land . deep
Impression has been made
BY speakers wise and dignified
Who spellbind as a trade
The papers have devoted space
To specious arguments
About the different candidates
And their alleged intents.
And gentlemen upon the street
Have gathered UP q crowd
And argued this and argued that
In accents good and loud.
No longer with this showing can
The undecided find
A reason worth a penny for
Not making up his mind.
No longer should he hesitate
And at the pictures gaze.
For it's as sure as taxes that
He cannot vote both ways
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29
When Judge Taft declares that

Bryan or any other man in the presi.
dency could, independent of the CO.
operative branches of the government
put into effect free silver or any other
policy, Taft by that very assertion
convicts himself as a dangerous man
for the presidency He imagines that
the executive of the United States is
a ruler. Bryan, on the other hand
regards the chief magistrate as a
servant of the people. Taft tells the
people of New York that the president
is the whole thing. Bryan's battle
cry is let the people rule
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29
abroad EMPLOY
TAFT.

The Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers journal, in May, 1893,
said: Judge Taft's decision pro-
claims members of the q. Of L. e.
band of conspiratcrs."
Also, "We can not accept Judge
Taft's decision in any other light I
than treason to republican institu-
. tions and the liberties of the pso-
pie. II is, will be, and ought to be
denounced and repudiatsd by all
liberty loving men,"
The impudcnt false
hood that trusts and r1onopoii.s
. cheaper products and benefit the
!, consumer is disproved by the fact
that the price of commodities con-
) troIled by these monsters has been
. arbitrarily increased TO: no ca-:e
Z except 70 pay dividends on ficti-
, tious capital by methods that
; make larceny respectable.
) Ex-senator John J. ingalls,.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29
Where Bullets Flew.

David Parker of Fayette, N. Y, a
veteran of the civil war who lost a
foot at Gettysburg, says: "The good
Electric Bitters has done is worth more
than $500 to me. spent much money
doctoring for bad case of stomach
trouble, to little purpose. then tried
Electric Bitters, and they cured me.
now take them as tonic, and they
keep me strong and WELL" so cents,
at all drug stores.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29

Of Iiel arms or her soft cheek press
ed against his neck. He was only
conscious of her behaving beautifully
on rather perilous journey and that
sure footing was the imperative need.
AS he trundled his delicate burden
home in the dusty barrow all his
thoughts We're apparently bent on
smooth wheeling. lest jolt should
! bring her additional pain.
Hatless. coatless, perspiring, on
| trudged the concerted Delos and up to
Judge Bars summer cottage at last.
| to halt painting. weary and thankful.
There" he gasped. Il hope you
weren't much joggled. Call some one.
I'm going back to find my hat You
have been very brave. Tomorrow,
! when l am presentable, / shall inquire
! for you. Let us hope nothing serious
will result from this experience. 1t
was entirely my fault Miss Barr"
| "Fll forgive you" said the girl. 1t
3, was too dark for him TO see her eyes,
else. disheveled as he was. he might
have stayed.
Bearing his dusty coat over an arm
he backed away with a hasty word of
farewell, and Il portly man strobe out
to the piazza.
"What's going on here?" demanded
thunderous voice. ARA. child, why,
is anything wrong?"
Delos, in the darkness, heard the
girls laugh and a calm reply. He APP
preciated the effort.
oh l twisted my ankle, father. A
man was kind enough to wheel me
home He wouldn't stop to be
thanked. 1 guess you'll have to carry
me in. father"
A fortnight later Miss Seely had q
call from the judge.
Carolyn" said he, what can you
tell me of young Elder? He is visit
ing here, I believe"
Oh! Delos?' replied his hostess
smiling. Eyes. he's still with us. Well
Mr.. Elder is an old friend Of mine
judge He has some brains, plenty OF
money. an excellent character, belongs
to good family and is extremely par
ticuiar regarding his clothes. Lately
haven't seen much of Delos. He
has taken to out of door exercise; goes
tramping and meandering about. He
must have lost himself one evening
IawhiIe ago. for he came in greatly ex
hausted and sight to behold. 1t was
the next day he called at your house,
think. 1 remember he told me thai
Ara had strained her foot. How is it!'
THAT didn't amount to much" sale
the old gentleman thoughtfully. Ssh,
was walking on it in couple o.
days"
"Oh, so soon! ! didn't know.
wrote her a note, but got no reply, 81
feared she was badly laid up. I've fel
sorry for Delos. for 1 wanted Ara t.
see a good deal of him. Once / tolt
! her, and not so much in joke, either
that they were the very ones to fal
, in love with each other"
: The look of disappointment fadet
from her face as she saw twinkle il
her visitors eye.
"No?" she exclaimed
That's it, Carolyn" observed TIL
judge. bursting into a laugh. "The.
have!'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29

Henry Claws, the Wall street pub
licity agent, has taken the stump for
Taft. This typical representative of
Wall street declares that Bryan is I'M
safe and that Judge Taft will make an
ideal president. A few days ago he
addressed big crowd of eastern
bankers and. of course, opposed the
guaranty of bank deposits. Mr.. Clews
declared that the guaranty bank plank
is "socialistic in it's tendency and far
cry from true democratic principles,
which oppose excessive Capitalization
of power"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29
Come out and hear
HON. WILLIAM II. TAFT

HON. WILLIAM II. TAFT
Republican candidate for President.
HE WILL EXPLAIN
how he secured his appointment
as United States judge through
the influence of Senator Foraker,
the attorney of the Standard Oil
company.
HE WILL EXPLAIN
why, as United States judge, he
put railroad men and mechanics
in jail by means of his INJUNC-
TON process.
HE WILL EXPLAIN
why he is opposed to giving TIE
laboring man a trial by a jury.
HE WILL EXPLAIN
to you why the capitalistic class
and the trusts and the syndi.
Gates of Wall street are support
ing him, while the laboring men
are opposing him, almost to q
man.
BY Order of the Committee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29

unorganized clerical help, Office clerks
and sales clerks. The boosted repub-
lican prosperity has brought no, in
crease of salary to them, but their liv-
ing expenses have increased SO per
cent. The utmost increase of wages
has been Is per cent. Between that
and so there is difference of 35 per
Gent, that has gone into the hands of
the monopolies and trusts that con-
tro
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29
Afflicted with Sore Eyes for SO Years

Afflicted with Sore Eyes for 80 Years.
have been afflicted with sore eyes
for 33 years. Thirteen years ago be-
came totally blind and was blind for
six years. My eyes were badly in
famed. One Of my neighbors insisted
upon my trying Chamberlain's Salve
and gave me half box of it. To my
surprise it healed my eyes and my
sight came back to me.-P. c. Earls,
Cynthiana, Ky. Chamberlain's Salve
is for sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29
Humor ara Philosophy
By DUNCAN M. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Be clever, my child, and let who will
initiate you.
We know that there are people who
don't like us, but we always trust that
they will have the good taste to con-
ceal the fact.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29

But for the blessed Dingley tariff
American newspapers could buy news
print paper in Canada for SIZE. On
this side they are paying all the way
from $2.35 to $3.50. Canadian paper is
as good as the domestic product and
the labor employed in making it is as
well paid as that on this side the
Observation-Disclosures Democrat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29
Not Enthusiastic.

1--WE are having sane campaign
this year."
II should say So"
"How do you like it for a changer
"Oh, shucks! A man can come home
FROM any meeting have seen so Tar
and find his keyhole without the least
bit Of troubler'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29

Could Bryan and a democratic con-
gress do worse as a panic-maker than
have Roosevelt and republican con-
gress in this year of the closing of the
administration?