Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-07

subscriptions. BY vote of 50 to one
in the committee, and a vote of more
than 10 to one in the body of the con-
vention they confessed their guilt.
They thus admitted the charge SO fire. /
quently made by our party that repnb-
| lican success in the past has largely |
depended upon the vast sums of
money collected from the monopoiies
Iof the country and corruptly used in
the conduct of its campaigns. Let the
Ivoters of this country seriously con-
slider whether the refusal of the re-
publican party to disclose the sources
and amounts of its election finances
lis not a confession of the debasing
| and corrupt use of moneys in its cam,
i paigns.
i should Define Attitude.
i at is eminently proper that this
convention should define the demo-
lcratic attitude toward the regulation
Iof transportation companies and call
1.-THE attention Of the country to the in
tdisputable fact that it was only after.
lyears of democratic effort that an,
amendment was made to the inter-
Estate commerce law authorizing the
commission to establish reasonable
rates whenever it appeared that an
leXiSting schedule was unjust and una
reasonable The national platforms
of the republican party remained 81
lent upon this great question for years
and the fact that the necessary change
ldent. who succeeded only through the
laid of the democrats in both branches
of congress in placing the amendment
upon our statute books, does not affect
the credit to which our party is en-
Titled for having worked persistently
for such an enactment.
Further amendment. to our laws
giving the federal government super
vision over the issuance of railroad
stocks and bonds is demanded.
Charges and Control Connected.
"The fixing of transportation charges
and the control of assurances of rail-
road securities are inseparably con-
. Injected with the actual valuation of
railroads, The democratic party be-
lieves that the first thing to do is to
secure a physical valuation of the
{ roads, that is a valuation of the solid
: rather than the liquid assets of rail-
road companies. While on the other hand
1 the republican party, ON roll call in
: the convention, by an overwhelming
: vote, took an unequivocal stand in
favor of system of water rates with
2 out giving the people the benefit of a
: meter.
I'VE search in vain for one syllable
i'll the Chicago platform pledging the
l republican party to retrenchment and
reforms; and it is no more coincidence
: that has given us a billion dollar SEES
: sion of congress on the eve of a nat
i ional election and the possible re-
vision of the tariff.
; 1.-The affirmative position of the
/ democratic party upon these great
! Questions will be made clear
i during the impending campaign, and
: dlsdaining all subterfuges it will speak
in language that cannot be misun-
; derstood. Its voice will ring with a
Z genuine love for humanity and the
y charge of insincerity will never be
. brought to its doors. Let our party
declaration in this convention present
:; the strong contrast between that
II which we here propose and that which
e was declared at Chicago Let any man
take the temperature of the Chicago
platform and discover, if he can. any
If sign of human warmth Not a single
p sentiment is there to redeem it from
If the materialism permeating it through
e and through"
n Practicing Democratic PRINCIPLES.
IS Flags and hats wen! up in a cloud
g and voices rose in a storm of ap
e prevail when the speaker asserted the
S popularity of the present administra
d ton is due to the democratic princi
'e pies he has practiced.
ID Starts Bryan Demonstration. :
y The prediction of Bell that the con
q vention would name the next president
D of the United States alluded in mos
: pointed manner to Bryan and roal
: OF delight broke loose once more
III Many New York delegates Joined il
. toe demonstration. but the maiorit,
II of them remained passively in thei
y seats. Illinois acted in exactly tn,
IA same manner, while Nebraska, Okla
ie homa, Kansas and Arkansas. with del
~ esatfons from the far west, yelled ant
= stamped in approval.
East and south Silent.
Men from Georgia, West Virginia
North and SOuth Caroline apd We,