Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-19

ing Itself this finn has been offer
ing printed posters carrying the above
announcement to all factories in the
United States. With a member of the
Democratic national committee called
at Its Chicago place. which occupies
small portion of the second floor Of
a small building. The placard was on
the wall. but l discovered that it en-
ployed there but eight people. includ-
ing girl stenographer and a girl book
keeper. / found that. while 1t hal
sent out several hundred letters offer
ing the placard. It had received only
thirty replies, most of which were I'M
friendly, some of which were satirical.
The one which entertained me most
came from a house in Michigan and,
| abbreviated, ran this way: "The Re-
publican elephant has stepped on the
full dinner pals. We want no more of
the beast"
Two strong responses have been
made to the circular sent out by this
firm and Endorsed by the notorious
Manufacturers association. shall
have more to say about them later.
One was issued by former Congress
man Robert Baker of BROOKLYN, the
other by Mr.. p. G. Burns, president OF
| telephone manufacturing company in
Chicago. Space does not permit pub
lication In full of both; but, even
though l am exceeding the proper lin
itations of this letter. l cannot refrain
| from quoting the last paragraph Of Mr.
| Burns letter:
Your cry of disaster every four
years If certain ticket be not elected
| Is doing great injury to the country.
| Can't we ever have Il change of admin
| istration without the interests crying
disaster? If not you had better have
Van Cleave and the National Associa.
ton of Manufacturers appoint our
presidents and, failing in this. let us
| have monarchy. 1t is the only way
| you can be consistent"
| Perhaps the last six weeks or even
six months of Republican prosperity
under a complete domination of the
administration by that party may Iced
business mon and manufacturers not
controlled by this trust to recognize
the fact that an occasional change at
Washington is a good thing.
The Outlook In ths Middle West
Hon. ]. G. Johnson OF Peabody, Kan
has reported at national headquarters
| in Chicago as the right hand man OF
| Chairman Mack. OF the active work.
ing force Of the Democratic national
committee johnson is probably the one
of the longest experience. He began
work in national politics in 1896. when
he was merely al assistant to the
chairman. the late Senator James X
Jones. In the 1900 campaign he was
chairman of the executive committee
and in 1904 intimately associated with
the management Of the campaign
Talking with me today about the situa
ton in his own state of Kansas. he
said: in my Judgment. we have ar
exceedingly good opportunity to carry
Kansas. The situation there is curl
Gus one. The Republicans have adopt
cd locally the principles for which Mr.
Bryan and the Democratic party have
been fighting so long The result OF
the primaries the other day was t.
nominate for governor and for senator
men who represent the advanced wing
Of the Republican party. That mean.
that the mass of the voters believe II
the political doctrines enunciated no
merely in our platform, but which
have been preached by Mr.. Bryan fo
so many years.
/ 'It is my judgment that Kansas i:
good fighting ground. The Democratic
party has strong chance of carrying
the state with this ticket, but 1t coulC
not have had even a look in had 1
gone back to reactionary doctrines. 4:
to Nebraska, know it only as stat,
neighboring to my own. But 1 have
had occasion to travel somewhat
through 1t, and If it is not carried b,
the Democratic party this year no on,
will be more surprised than I. and II,
one will more than believe that sucl
failure was due to lack of concerted
effort on the part of the Nebrask;
Democrats. AS matters stand toda,
Nebraska is ours All we need to d,
now is to hold our own. But even tina
, requires work, organization and vigl
lance
; The Lewis Stevenson Fight.
The fight between James Hamilton
Lewis and the former vice president
Mr.. Adlai Stevenson. for the governor
| shin of I1lipoic hoe hoo,, Inf N,