Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-21
Threats and Promises of
Rail Officials Re-
ferred to
&c 0IlnIv nuccDcn
is LOUDLY cHEERED
People Asked to Rebuke Cam
paign Methods of the
Republicans.

Newark. Ohio, Oct. 21.-"I say to
you that the little ward heeler who
goes around and bribes a man for S.
Is moral character beside the man
who attempts to use his power to
threaten those who work for him and
TO buy them by promise of increase or
threaten them by promise of decrease. s"
Is Thoroughly Aroused.
Thoroughly aroused by what he term
ed "the new menace" through the pub
lication today of dispatch stating Of
ficials of the New York Central lines
had summoned their workmen and in
formed that if the democratic candi-
dates were elected there would be a
10 per cent reduction in wages, but if
they lost there would be a increase.
William j. Bryan, in a before break
fast speech TO vast throng, poured a
volley of criticism into the republican
party for its campaign tactics. He
threw into his utterances all the vigor
he could muster. and his words were
greeted with loud cheers.
AhsNS VI AsoAtSsas hONaNapns
Mansfield, Ohio, Oct 21.-From
stand erected at one end of vacant
lot in Mansfield, William ]. Bryan
again discussed what he termed the
efforts at coercion of the New York
Central officials. The crowd filed the
lot to ITS ffnnft ana heartily appIauded
the candidate when he told of the fear
! of the republican national committee
of losing OHIO, when he appealed TO
laboring men to protect themselves
and children by the ballot.
Louisville Enthuses.
Louisville, Oct. 21-William Jen-
nings Bryan last night made a brief
sally south of the Ohio river. The
rally in Louisville was the elimination
of one of the busiest days of the cam
paign, and the outpouring here equaled
and possibly surpassed anything in the
way of demonstration the candidate
has met with since he was notified of
his nomination.
From the time he left New Albany,
Ind, just across the Ohio river, until
he spoke his final word Mr. Bryan was
the recipient of a continuous ovation.
The reception committee accompany
ing Mr.. Bryan arrived in Louisville on
two special trolley cars and passed
through an unbroken line of people
from the rivers edge until reaching
Phoenix Hill park, at the opposite end
of the city, seven miles away.
Line Over Mile Long.
AS the trolley cars bearing the party
reached the heart of town they took
the line at the head Of procession
over a mile long which was waiting to
begin its march. The crush along the
line of march in the down town shop.
ping district was so great that police
reserves were unable to manage it
Women and children were endangered
at a number of congested points, and
many minor accidents occurred as the
result of overcrowding.
Makes Three Speeches.
Arriving at Phoenix Hill park Mr.
Bryan was cheered for Is minutes
and it was only with difficulty that the
crowd could be induced to check its
enthusiasm long enough to allow him
10 speak He found it necessary to de
liver three addresses-one to an audi
ence that packed Phoenix hall, another
to an ever larger crowd in the pari
outside. and third to the paraders
massed in an open space near the
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