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

Commercial, the daily exponent Of
Wall street views, is curiously enough
the one paper there defending the
bank deposit plan. 1t was the agency
through which this particular canard
was explained away.
Frying the Fat.
A recent occurrence in the western
headquarters of the Republican nation
al headquarters gives an Illustration
for the need of complete publicity. The
assistant treasurer of the committee.
stationed at Chicago. sent out letter
addressed to corporations all through
Illinois and adjacent states soliciting
contributions. With calm effrontery
and amazing frankness he Informed
the corporations that a law on the
statute books enacted by the Republic
an party prohibited the solicitation of
funds from corporations. but that indi-
viduals connected with the corpora
!, lions could contribute as they saw fit
But these letters were not addressed to
| individuals, not even to the responsible
presidents of the corporations. They
were sent addressed to the corporate
itself by name and constituted de-
scription of the way in which the law
might be violated.
But, more than this, this collector
of campaign funds, this frier of fat
out of the corporations of Chicago and
vicinity. happens to be president of
the board of review of Cook county
What that means is that an individual
or q corporation that feels the assess
ment too high has TO appear before
this board of review to seek its reduc-
ton. Could there be a more scan
dalous situation than that the maj
who holds in his hand power to raise
or lower assessments should be collect
ing campaign fund for the Republic
an party?
The Music of the Campaign.
Campaign songsters are common
enough, but it isn't often that we hav,
successful politician and a governo
of state who writes his own song
for campaign purposes. Governor Boil
Taylor of Tennessee, now United
States senator. has long diverted hi
audiences by playing the fiddle be
tween speeches. But Governor Has
kell of Oklahoma seems to have rath
err eclipsed him by writing his owl
songs and drilling the glee clubs tina
sing them at political meetings. Her
Is his last, which, as it is sung to tn
well known music OF the ''Star Span
ged Banner" may prove useful ut 9th
er meetings than those in Oklahoma:
PEOPLE WILL PAY THEIR owl
BILLS-NO MONEY WANTED IRON
WALL STREET
Beware of the trusts that our burden
would bear!
Are they generous and true? Can thef
motives be fair?
We have known them for years, grown
hoary with time,
Corrupting our servants regardless o
crime.
CHORUS.
Oh, let Sheldon. come forth with Wal
But. honest men. all be deaf to his court
When the millions Of Wall street vii
honor his draft.
There Is no use denying. they've prom
Use from Taft.
with Bliss. Cortelyou and George Per
kins, too,
Frying fat from the leeches. who stole |
from you;
With millions corrupt wrought our Bry
ans defeat
Watch them close now. say. They Wi
try to repeat.
; Corruption ne'er aided the patriots way
II it's fighting. We'll fight. II it's paying
we'll pay.
: Take back. Mr.. Sheldon, your Ill gotte
! fryin'.
The people win pay for electing GU
Bryan.
Labor In Politics.
. A thoroughly well Informed labt
| editor of this city estimates today thu
50 per cent of the organized labor vol
Q Of the United States is for the Dem
cratic ticket. but he also hazards II