Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-07
War CLOUD over SERVIA
and AUSTRIA IS DARKER

facing vast aSSemblage In the Chau-
ItauQua auditorium, between Tama and
Toledo, in this state, yesterday deliv-
cred himself of this utterance. His re-
mark followed bitter denunciation of
Taft for refusing to agree to publica-
tiOn of campaign contributions before
ELECTIONS. "No honest and no political
party conducting an honest campaign
he declared, need be afraid of the
light"
Bryan Uses RidieuIe.
At Woodward he heaped ridicule on
the republicans by charging them with
taking credit for the growth of crops,
the shining of the sun and the bring
ing of rain. In fact, he said, they
seize upon anything that they think
gives plausible excuse for voting the
republican ticket
At Maxwell he compared the grant
ing of special privileges to case of
poison in the human system.
There has been poison at work in
our politics." he declared, "and today
its manifestations are such that l be-
lieve the American people are ready to
apply the remedy, and that poison is
the poison of privilege, the poison of
favoritism. Our government has been
run too largely in the interest of the
favored few"
Drew Large Crowds All Day.
Drawing large crowds all day in his
travels through the state, the demo-
cratic candidate hurled defiance at his
opponents and challenged them to
meet his arguments. Fifteen speeches
and shaking the hands of thousands
constituted the days work, the con-
Guiding speech being made here last
night in the Auditorium, which was
filed to overflowing long before he was
scheduled to arrive. Previous to going
to the hall he was serenaded at the
hotel and addressed an immense
throng from the balcony. The keynote
of his principal remarks here last
might was that republican policies
meant disaster, while democratic poll
cies meant prosperity. On this sub
ject he said:
Sees Prosperity Return.
"The democratic party is absolutely
necessary to restore prosperity. The
republican party has had it's chance,
and it has failed. We are now in the
midst of a depression for which nat
Iural conditions furnish no excuse Ar
|tificia1 conditions are responsible fol
the present business prostration, and
those artificial conditions originated in
republican policies. The business fail
ures for the nine months ended Sept
so were II, ,943 in number, and the liza
bilities amounted to 179,00O,000.
'In number the failures of the last
nine months exceed the corresponding
!nine months of 1898, and the difference
between assets and liabilities is great.
er this year than it was in 1898, al
Though the total amount of the liabili
ties was greater in 1898 than this
year.
Must Protect Depositors.
ITO have prosperity, We must pro-
|tect the depositors and thus induce
them to take their money out of hid
ling and restore it to. the channels OF
trade. The republican party does not
promise protection of deposits. The
democratic party does. The democrat
tic party promises legislation which will
Insure depositors. II we are going to
have prosperity we must have a reduc
ltion in the tariff
"a democratic victory means pros
perity. prosperity to all the people, a
prosperity that will be permanent"