Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-26

Roosevelt recommended to the house
TO be passed but which the house fear
ed TO do before the election which was
then impending. This bill provided
that the corporations and monopoiies
be allowed 4 years exemption from
the effects of the Sherman and Elllins
laws in order that they might make up
for the fines they had already been as
sessed. Hartman, the railroad king.
wrote a personal letter to Taft on
this subject and practically defined
the position he wanted the next presi-
dent to take on such matters as are
connected with the trusts and the
railroads. This was over a year in
advance of the nomination of Taft and
showed how the matter of The presi-
dental succession lad already been
taken care of by the careful Mr..
Roosevelt and the men VINO control
the oountry's finances and the repub-
iican party.
Must Not state Position.
Colonel Lewis pointed out that in his
acceptance of the nomination to the
candidacy for the succeSsorship Mr..
Taft said that he was not opposed to
combinations of the railroads as he
could see no evil in them His speech
was carefully gone over for any blum
ders by Roosevelt and it is only red
sonable TO think that this speech ex-
presses his real sentiments on com
binations of capital. AT the present
time the members of the republican
committee are watching Taft very
closely TO see that he makes no blum
ders in his stump speaking. They
| threaten TO take him off the stump al
once if he commits any mistakes by
telling what he really stands for This
ne can hardly do. however, as he
seems to stand for nothing in partic
ular but is merely the shadow o.
Roosevelt. Mr. Lewis says it does no
require much of stretch of thu
imagination to hear Taft say tc
Roose welt: Father. may | go out tC
speak," and hear the reply: Yes. my
dearest Taft, but don't go into politics
or the people will find you daft This
1 llItlt tOith tii' Gu tic 1iultHtS
with laughter.
| Talks of state issues.
III the remainder of his speech Colone
Lewis took up the question of the
tariff and of the panic which the re
Ipubl;cans claimed resulted for the
lowering of the tariff in Cleveland
administration. He showed conclusive
ly that both the panic of Cleveland
administration and the recent panic oc
Cured when the tariff was at its high
est figure and how foolish il is t
claim that either of them was the re
sult of democratic policies. The banl
deposit plank and the anti-injunctiol
lplanks were also taken up in thu
course of the speakers talk. He pait
a glowing tribute to w. J. Bryan. afte
which Colonel Lewis launched himsel
nto an earnest discussion of state prob
lens. He gave a vivid picture of tn
scandals in the state charitable inst
tutions which have been brought Il
light recently and he pleaded that TO
the honor of Illinois and the clearing
of its fair name from the sham
brought on to it by Deneen's misad
ADMINISTRATION of these institutions, tn
people should elect as governor tn
soul of honor, Adlai Stevenson.
w. c. Mauciser as Chairman.
w. c. Maucker filled the office c
, chairman of the meeting in his usus
happy manner and in introducing tn
speakers he paid each fine compl
ments. His Introduction of NJ. j. NJ
Entry as a man OF sterling worth an
one well qualified to do this distrio
the most good in congress impresse
itself on Mr. Lewis and caused hil
to take up in his remarks the matte
of the good to the district that a ma
. of Mr.. McEniry's worth could do.