Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-16
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cuSSioll Vi the pOitlcdl situation, and
of the platform on which he stands in
the campaign for the nomination. He
spoke of the wave of sentiment which
has swept over the land from the Den.
yer convention. incidentally. Mr.. Nc
Goorty spoke of the late Grover Cleve
land, and the mention of the name of
the recently departed ex-president
brought forth general demonstration
from the audience. Speaking of bry.
an. Mr.. McGoorty declared the Ne
braskan to be the logical successor of
Roosevelt as president He showed
that the most popular moves of the
president have been those which have
been originated by Bryan, and that if
Roosevelt. has been right, then Bryan.
who originated the best policies of the
president, is the logical man to carry
nut those policies as Roosevelt's sue
lessor
Mr.. McGoorty declared that if no
platform had been written for the ma
.ional convention. the American people
would still have had ample assurance
that those policies which they desire
% see fulfilled will be executed by the
democrats, with Bryan as their leader. |
His Own Platform.
Discussing the democratic principles
which he stands for in his campaign.
Mr.. McGoorty discussed plainly the
issues. He declared himself in favor
Of q genuine liability act which shall
1e fair to the corporations which have
capital invested, and still fair to the
men whose capital is their Drawn and
Drain, and for which if lost, they
should be partially compensated. The
election. of United States senators by
4 direct vote of the people is another
important measure which he favors.
he spoke briefly of the tariff, and
urged that at least certain articles be
placed on the free list. including wood
pulp and other materials used in the
manufacture of print paper.
Speaking of state institutions of the
insane and feeble minded. Mr.. Nc
Gocrty outlined plan for the re-
| nioval of these from politics. He adj
vocates a system whereby the contro,
of State institutions shall be by men
| who are both skilled in the, medical
| department, and who are practical and
| experienced business men He sug-
Sests the coordinatiOn\ of the control,
and central government body, com
posed of both medical experts capa-
ole of caring properly to see that the
FUNDS of the state are properly and
wisely expended. Over this central
| governing body he suggests that there
be a body similar to the state board
of charities, TO see at all times that
| the state institutions do not become
means for political machinery move
mentS, and to see that the state in
situations fulfill their real purposes
Mr.. McGoorty declared emphatically
or the direct primary, civil service
and constructive policies. whoever
heads the ticket, whether myself. or
one of my friends, Mr.. Pattison or Mr.
Lewis" he said. the platform he
stands on will be the promises and
statements made to you here, and
they will be carried out
Kansas City Man Heard.
The closing address of the evening
was made by John Sullivan of Kansas
City. member of the law committee
of the Woodmen, who has just re-
turned from the Denver convention
and is here to attend session of the
committee of the society Mr.. Sulli,
van spoke in a humorous vein, rela-
tive to the truth telling of Yates and
Deneen. He commented at some
length on the Denver convention
terming it the most remarkable politi-
cal gathering ever held in this coun
J try. For Bryan he had enthusiastic
words of praise. He gave illustra
, tons of the fact that Bryan's theories
have been adopted by Roosevelt. one
, after another, but of the failure OF
he republicans to act on the question
!, Of the day, tariff reform. He said OF
{ Taft that the Ohioan can do nothins
| except to stand before the American
, people and say me too. What Ted
. dy's for I'm for, too
Mr.. Sullivan concluded with proph
4 esy of sweeping victory at the fall
election.
n, Police Not mt Hand.
el Throughout the evening there wa:
q an effort on the part of hangers-on a
\ a saloon on the east side of Marke
A square to interrupt the meeting, ant
: when there was no move on the par
q # the police to preserve order. on
:, Of the young men boldly made hi
way to a point directly in front o
!. he speakers stand, and made a dc
iberate attempt to interrupt tn
speaker. The. police did not even thel
i Interfere and preserve order. Their
. was disposition on the part of tn
y audience to duck the boisterous AM
disorderly youth into the waterin
trough nearby, and he finally was il
duced to cease his noise. That sue
q Il disturbance should be allowed at
public meeting of any character is n
credit to the police department.
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