Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-02
Asks Public Support For
Democratic Ticket in
tuesdays Election.
REFORM is ASSURED
Eighty-0ne Electoral Votes Still
Regarded as Doubtful
The Campaign.

winchester. Ind, Nov. Bryan, IN
winding up his tour of the east, Satire Cay
issued an appeal to the public for sup
port of the democratic ticket. He sets
forth what the democratic party seeks
u accomplish as enunciated in its
platform and iterated and reiterated
by the candidate during his hundreds
Of speeches, and he appeals to the
awakened conscience of the nation to
sense of justice in the human heart
&c bring about victory for the demo-
cratic national ticket.
Bryan promised, if successful, that
honest politics, popular government
through direct elections, peace in in
Gustry, competition in trade, security
to depositors. and justice to taxpayers
will be the ultimate result as he be-
lieves with a democratic president and
house of Representatives the senate
can be compelled to yield to the ex-
pressed will of the people and permit
the passage of urgent reform meas
Ires
Crowd Waits and fs Enthusiastic.
Muncie, Ind. Nov. 2.-Roosevelt' S
statement that Rockefeller's announc-
&c support of Taft was ludicrous and
made to injure the republican party
was the text of Bryan's speech here Sat
urday The candidate arrived an hour
late. but that did not dampen the en-
thusiasm of the big crowd which as.
sembled to greet him. They patiently
awaited his coming and accorded him
an ovation
Three Big states in Doubt.
New York, Nov New York. Indi-
ana and Illinois. representing 81 cleo.
toral votes, are still to be regarded as
doubtful states ON the last day
of the political campaign, and
on them Taft and Bryan are
focusing their contest for election
10 the presidency. Taft continued il
his tour of New York state. Bryar
devoted Saturday to Indiana. John w
Kern also campaign de in Indiana Sat
urday.
Making Great Display.
New York, Nov New York Satur
day witnessed one of the largest po
ing to estimates given out by the or
ganizers. between 10000 and 100000
men will have passed in review al
the Worth monument in Madison
square before James S. Sherman, re
publican vice presidential nominee
and Secretary Root at o'clock Satur
day afternoon when the orders to dis
perse were given at Times square.
The parade is intended as a last
great impetus to the republican cam
paign in this city and was planned
carefully on an elaborate scale. Rea
Admiral Joseph B. Coghland, retired
was grand marshal, while other prom
trent republicans led the respective
divisions. of which there were 43
Hundreds of men carrying all man
Ter of republican political emblems
"Dig sticks" full dinner pals" flag
ard banners were in line. Business.
manufacturing interests were well rep
resented, there being among other del
egations wholesale drygoods men
tailors. clothiers, grocers, haberdasn
ers. hardware men, railroad employees
exporters, engineers, tobacco mel
chants, coffee dealers, representative
from lawyers, Taft clubs, drug mel
chants, and students from COlumbi
university. In fact those in charge G
the demonstration tried to assembl
% a diversified body as possible I
take in all classes of business.
Bryan's Answer to Rockefeller.
Cleveland, Nov. 2. - Bryan in tn
said the morning papers give as Rocl
efeller's reasons for supporting Taft
If for no other reasons | supper
Taft because on comparing him pc
sonally with Bryan, his chief Opponen
I find balance, fitness and temper
ment entirely on his side. The ele
ton of Taft will, l believe, make II
law and order and the stability I
business. He is not a man incline
TO rash experiments or to impede II
return of prosperity by advocatir
measures as subversiye TO industri
progress. There are several thini
about this statement that deserve 6
tentiou. The first clause says if f
no other reason, but there is alreat
a reason. He is for Taft because Tia
is for him. He is for Taft becau
Taft is in. sympathy with the trus
Taft has been making speeches
many weeks. He has not yet dw'
upon iniquities of the trusts or poi
ed out the injustice done to the Am
lean people by them. No wond
Rockefeller is for Taft.
again Rockefeller says Taft's ell
tion will make for law and order. tt