Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-18

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sition.
Murphy Reels Few.
/ The speech making was done by Con
Murphy. he Davenport sRellbinder
and James F. Witter, the city attorney.
Mr.. Murphy modestly stepped to the
front, and after explaining that he did
not intend TO let words fall trippingly
| from the tongue" he reeled off a few
yards about the family affairs of the
republicans in Iowa until every one
was falling asleep under the spell. Al
| though he denied it when he finished,
| he did say a few things that were
really worth consideration. He started
out by admitting the wonderful hold
| that William Jennings Bryan has on
| the American people. For II years
| he has been before the public, and
even when defeated he has sustained
| his hold and the people are still as
ready as ever to respond to his call
James G. Blaine, in the days when he
was alive, never had such hold on
the American people as has Bryan"
Fearing that his speech might seem
more democratic than republican, he
| switched OFF, and turned his attention
| to Roosevelt, and then back to Lincoln
/ and then back again to the present sit
uation. and appealed to the republicans
to get together and organize thorough
| ly, and not underestimate the strength
| of the Nebraska cOmmoner.
TVh. Inxya .ueu
Mr.. Murphy could not hold himself
any longer, and he burst forth with a
great lot of eloquence about Governor
| A. b. Cummins. He declared himself
10 be a hero wOrshiper. and said that
three men of the day are his heroes
Roosevelt, l. Toilette, and Cummins
| He recited much of the family fight
that is tearing iowa republicans apart,
and prophesied that Cummins will be-
fore long defeat Senator Dolliyer, whom
he termed the greatest four-husher in
the senate, with one exception
Back again to the present campaign,
Mr.. Murphy said one more thing that
is worth serious consideration, a truth
that should be given thought by every
| democrat as well as republican. He
brought up the question of the duty of
every citizen to vote. He cited in
stances where elections have been won
by single votes, and declared that "the
man who does not exercise his right
of suffrage is not a good citizen, and
is not worthy of the rights given him
by naturalization or American BIRTH
Mr.. Murphy concluded by offering to
give another address at any time when
better talent can not be found to deliv
er republican speeches in Rock Island
Witter Finishes Up.
City Attorney Witter wound up the
program. He started out with an
apology that republicans have been
too busy with other things to think
much about the campaign. and then
recited a history of William H. Taft
and his public career He tried to eX
plain the existing hard times, declar
ing them due of course to Wall street
conspiracy. He perhaps did not NEAR
to, but he said. Does any business
man doubt that if Bryan is elected, we
will have the same good times as have
been had since the election of Mckin
hey in 1896?
To impress the lesson of hard times
Mr.. Witter told of case here, that i
true is certainly a sad one 1t has no
come to light before, and the peol |,
involved have been shielded from thu
light of publicity. He said that MAJ
employed at the arsenal was noticed
by his fellow employees TO be weak ant
worn out, and one day he collapsed
, Anxious inquiry revealed that he hat
had nothing much to eat in severa
days, and that his family was in SER
Gus condition. A collection was takel
up promptly and supplies sent 20 tn
home, but, according to Mr.. Writer
the mans wife died before the thing
provided for the family reached tn
home. and death was due in reality t
starvation.
And Mr. Witter told Of this shocllin
case as an Illustration of a present da
: argument in favor of republican col
/ troll of public affairs.
Mr.. Witter concluded his remarks b
declaring that he is for the republica
:, lparty, and 'of course it will win wa
:, the idea of his closing words.
By the time the meeting was di
. missed by Judge Searle there were NJ
: over a score left, and if they had TO
:, lowed their inclinations they probabI
:, would not have waited until the clos
. of the song by the quartet which woun
q, up the session.
Harry Schriyer, who had been spenr
- ing the day with l.. NJ. Magill in ii
, interests of the latter's candidacy fl
:, the nomination for states attorney
10 the lower end of the county, returne
20 in time for the windup of the meetin
1t is reported that the people in Il
district Magill canvassed yesterds
have a grievance because of Magill
failure to deliver some carloads
stone he promised to secure from Il
state while he was representative.
* Organize i'm Moline.
it'll I'm Moline the republicans made
to somewhat better showing. but at tn
IN there were only about $50 present.
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