Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-30

The revision may be up or it may be !
down. Mr.. Taft says it means both
In Milwaukee, however, he modified |
this statement by saying that it was
to be a genuine revision. That gives |
us new word-'genuine. That too, |
is to distinguish the proposed revision i,
from revisions made by the republi- |
cans in TIE past. But when he got to |
ST Paul Mr.. Taft went still a little |
farther and said the revision would
probably be downward. NY friends, |
haven't we got any farther in all these
years than a probability in the reduc,
ton of the tariff?
Now our platform declares in favor
of reduction of the tariff and we are
going to begin with the tariff on the
articles that come into competition
with trust-made goods. The second
stop is a material reduction on all
necessities of life. and the third step
is to make gradual reduction as may
be necessary to restore the tariff TO
a revenue basis
Who Causes Panics:
Nh Bryan then entered in on dis
cussion of panics and pointed out the
| fact that the panics OF 1873, 1898 and
| that of last fall all occurred under a
| high protective tariff Two of these
panics occurred in republican admin
| istrations and the other came after a
republican administration before a
single one of their laws had been re-
pealed. The republicans cannot talk
panic TO us. declp'ed Bryan.
Il was not member of Mr.. Cleve-
lands cabinet. and yet l had to carry
that panic of 1898 on my shoulders
in the campaign of 1896" said Mr..
Bryan. They said that if | was
elected there would be another one
On the other hand. we find that Mr.
Taft was the biggest man in MI
Roosevelts cabinet when the panic
occurred last fall. In fact, he was so
close to the president, that Mr.. Roose-
welt has undertaken the task of APP
pointing him president
| Criticises the President.
| Concluding, Mr.. Bryan protested
against the interference of President
Roosevelt in the campaign.
The republicans have nominated a
candidate, and he is OF mans size. He
can shoulder his own campaign, and
protest against President Roosevelt's
stepping into the arena. A president
should not use the patronage of his
high Office for the qualification of the
ambitions of others, nor for the graft
fication of his own ambitions. He
should not spend his time planning
to secure reelection, nor to determine
his successor in office. The president
should stand back. and let us fight
this campaign out without interior
ence. But l can run against two re-
Ipublicans. In fact | might run against
three republicans. for as Shakespeare
isays. Thrice armed is he whose cause
is just
1 Mr.. Bryan in closing. referred to
the candidacy of Adlai Stevenson for
governor. and urged the support of
the entire democratic ticket
General Stevenson Heard.
When Bryan had concluded. Hon. E
w. Hurst introduced General Steven.
son. who made one of his happy ad
dresses. speaking to the crowd for but
a few minutes, and urging the support
of the people for the entire democratic
ticket
Following the political meeting Mr.
Bryan Mr.. Stevenson and the mem
bers of their party, drove through the
exposition grounds. Mr.. Bryan was
unable to remain for the display oil
fireworks, but others of the party re
manned. The display included two
special features, one a large portrait
of Mr. Bryan in a set piece and the
other representation of Niagara falls
in fire, shown in a set piece 200 feet
long and 80 feet high.