Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-13

troll had been achieved, when along
comes his fidus Achates with confess
sion of utter failure by his party, his
president and his congress to accom-
plish the needed reform.
And these have had the hardihood to
aver that the Democratic party is not
constructive,
This confession, then, opens again
the whole question o. rate regulation.
waterad stocks, rebates, discrimira-
tions, pools, corporate control Of poli-
/ tics, greed for dividends and the trust
competition issue.
Fifty years of Republican govern
mental supremacy have not sufiiced to
even make good start toward the
solution Of the problem. Shall not the
minority in the congress rightly claim
attention by the country to its offer
ings On this subject? Shall not 1t
profit the nation to reread the Demcc-
racy's declarations in the late cam
paign? Shall not radical Democrats.
too, tell their reactionary brethren
that this is not tie time for stand still
so called Democrats TO be given right
Of way for 1912?
Permit this citation Of fact-that
Bryan received 100000 more votes in
1908 than Parker had in 1864 and that
Taft had paltry 14,000 more than
Roosevelt in that same year.
/ I have heretofore noted that it was
! obvious that we'll ordered plan is
being quietly put into operation to cap
ture the Democratic organization for
the next national campaign. / de-
sire to remind these political gentle
men that hitherto the radical DenlCc-
racy has been quite tenacious Of their
views, has not been easy prey to Sc
cret manipulators and has kept in
mind faithfully that this contest now
being waged is one eternally central IN
all great political struggles, fight be-
: tween those who would and have been
able to use government for their own
J selfish ends ard those who would re-
store government to the people.
Enlisted For War.
Gentlemen. please keep in mind that
lack of votes on Nov last year did
not alter the convictions of those Bry-
an followers ard that they don't care
one fig whether one man or another he
their candidate so long as he has the
love Of GCd in his heart ard love Of
his fellow man dominates his political
: activities. You will make better politi-
, cal Suesses if you remember these
basic facts.
at was for war, not for CAM
paign or battle" these radical Dem
), Ocrats enlisted.
:, Really l had almost forgotten the
tariff which in these days, like the
poor, we always have with US. We are
RECALLED with stories of strengthening
of "peace pacts" between Cannonites
and Taftites, with occasional mutter-
. ilGs against keeping the tariff in poll
[ tics l am disposed to the opinion that
before long we Will witness the adOp.
: ton of some plan for Il settlement OF
2 this issue outside the domain OF parti
t san politics. Surely all who observe
D doings here devoutly hope fer such q
: day.
S In Ohio Charles P. Taft continues tc
3 attempt to collect his senatorship from
h the Republican party in return for his
o contribution of-well, considerable dol
n lars to the late campaign funds of bis
i distinguished brother. And Theodore
: L. Burton has broken out at Toledo II
t diatribe against bosses In politics
k Having known street car magnates tr
d politics IL Cleveland, those who tried
with Mr.. Burton to crush Tom i
Johnson and succeeded in part. th'
!. Ohio congressman should be an eXper'
+ on political bosses. When tried on hlE
r. he doesn't like It. No wonder.
I Washington. d. G.
WILLIS J. ABBOT.