Rock Island Argus., 1908-09-28

10 90 lt after electlOn. In this respect
they are very much like the fellow who
gave his note for S1C0, and was called
upon the day it was due to pay the
same. He replied, Yes, owe you 500.
my pocket with which l can pay that
note, but i am about to take a trip to
Chicago, and when | return | viii pay
the note The holder of the note Of
fered to take 10 cents on the dollar
for the face of the note because he
knew very well the payee did not in
tend to pay the note on his return
from Chicago, and likewise the Amer
lean people know the republican party,
lif successful in November, does not
intend to revise the tariff on lines they
demand
I'VE have the great railroad corpora
tions today demanding in vigorous
terms that they be permitted to in
crease their freight rates and claim if
they are not permitted so to do they
will be compelled to reduce the wages
| they are now paying their employees.
|
not able to pay the present wage rate,
| it must be because of the great cost
| of the building and maintaining of your
railways that with the present freight
rate you are unable to pay your fixed
charges and wages, that you join with
us and elect Mr.. Bryan and a demo
cratic congress, and they will take the
tariff off of iron and steel, which ad-
vances the cost of the same TO you 40
per cent. They will also take the tar
iff off of lumber and reduce the cost
of ties to you, and after this is done
and the great reduction in the price OF
material that goes into the construc
ton and maintenance of your roads
still you are unable to pay the present
lwage rate. The American people will
lgladly grant you concessions in the
advancing of your freight rates, but
we insist so long as you cast your sup
lport to the republican party in main
ltaining tariff of 40 per cent on iror
land steel and filling the Golfers of Car
lnegie, Corey, Frick and others, yol
Iare in no position to ask at the hand:
of the manufacturers, farmers and 9th
er shippers the right to impose heav
ier burden upon them, upon the theor!
it is necessary to maintain the presen
wage scale.
. ROOsevelt's Position.
1.-The president of the United State
over his own signature demands tn
election of Mr.. Taft that his reform
t might be carried out While we d.
| not wish to detract from the presiden
r the honor which he is entitled to 70
what he has done, we cannot, however
2 help but comment upon the fact tha
2 in all his attacks on trusts he has nc
attacked a single one that is protecte
: save perhaps the wood pulp trust an
/ his attack on this was so faint that 10
D Cannon, Mckinney and the other r.
/. publican congressman were able
e lprevent its passing the lower house {
/, congress. | regret much that the pre-
ident has thought it his duty to TAX
| part in this campaign and advocate b'
d fore the people the election of Mr. Tai
III believe in the fixed principals of tn
/ policy of our presidents, and that i
his successor. This principal was lai
l. down by Washington and religiousl
: ladhered to by all of his successors u
to the present president.
e Washington refused a third teri
" because he did not believe it was
{ keeping with the American idea {
{ democracy, and that it might lead to
l. monarchy. For the same reason a pre-
ident in Office should not use his hie
, office to represent himself in his su
cessor, but should leave the peop
:, without interference on his pal
choose for themselves whom they wal
: to be his successor.
s. II. KenwOrthy Speaks.
=, Mr. Marshall next introduced S.
i. Kenworthy, who made a brief addres
1--WE are here" he said, "to float
% the breeze the American flag, and
le discuss the issues of this great nation
lie campaign The democratic par
a. stands for equal rights to all and ST
ID cial privileged TO none. But the repu
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