Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-30

Ministerial Relief.
latien favorable to the laboring masses.
Among the things it advocates are:
An S-hour law. an employers liability
act, limitation to- the issuing of in
functions in labor disputes, the estab-
lishment of a department of labor sep
arate from the department of com
merce, trial by jury in all cases of in
direct contempt and the regulation of
trusts.
OF these measures. said Mr.. Bryan,
the republican platform advocates only
the first two, and even in respect to
these their promises cannot be relied
upon. "They merely promise to do
in the future" said Mr.. Bryan, what
they have had a chance to do in the
past and have failed to do. whereas
| legislation as soon as it gets a chance
to do it."
In speaking of the proposed labor
| department, Mr.. Bryan said:
Il believe that the laboring men are
entitled to a representative in the cab.
met and l believe the president is en-
titled to the assistance that ne would
| be able to obtain from the knowledge
| and experience of man who repre-
scented the toiling masses of the coun-
| try.
Trust Regulation.
Il want to dwell for moment on
| another question, the trust question,
| for this is a question which is OF vital
interest to every laboring man in the
| country. Every man who buys is af-
| fected by the trust question. The re-
publicans say regulate the trusts We
say eXterminate the principals which
create trusts. The republican party
| believes first in creating a trust and
then trying to .overtake it, but the
trouble is that the trusts can run
faster than the republican party MI.
| Roosevelt can run much faster than
Mr.. Taft, yet Mr.. Roosevelt hasn't
been able to land a single trust mag
nate in prison during the seven years
he has been in office. If Mr.. Roose-
welt has been unable to do it, how
can you expect such an amiable man
as Taft to do it,
Talks of Banks.
The bank guaranty law was the next
topic discussed by Mr.. Bryan. Four
teen years ago, he said, he tried I'M
successfully to have congress to pass
such law, but not until last fall did
| b<
ure come home to the American peo
pie. Most of the banks are safe. said
Mr.. Bryan, but the trouble is that the
lpeople do not know just what banks
are not. Millions of dollars, he said
are sent to Europe annually for de
post because of the distrust which
exists in this country in the security
of our banking institutions.
mot long ago" he said, Il was told
by New York banker that more than
a billion dollars is hidden under car
pets there. If | was a banker, | would
be ashamed to have an old carpet com
pete with my institution as safe de
post.
"This present system has been test
is a great demand for more securit!
by the bank depositor. Anyhow why
J should not the bank deposition have
security? Why should not the banl
depositor suspicion the bank when the
United States government shows b,
it's action that it does not fully trus
the bank. You know that the fedora
government will not deposit dolla
in national bank. the state will no
deposit money without security. no
the city nor village-they all deman'
/ security. Why should not the ordinar,
depositor have security too?
Masterpiece of HumOr.
: "Now l want to call your attention
to the differences of the democrats
: and republican platforms on the tariff
question. l used to read humorous
books when wanted somethin:
funny, but | have quit that now. When
ever | want to amuse myself now
read republican platform.
IF you have read the Chicago plat
form you find that it declares the re
publican party is unequivocally il
favor of a revision of the tariff at
special session of congress to be con
vened Immediately after the next in
auguration. That word unequivocaily
was put in there to distinguish thi
promise of revision from other prom
! ises they have made. 1t used to b.
'equivocally but now it has beel
: changed to 'unequivocally.' But VIII
Immediately Has not the republ
can party had II years in which t
revise the tariff. what's the use c
c being in such big hurry now?
9 But there's that word revision
/. They don't say they are going TO re