Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-22
State Convention Com
mends Him to Nation
Two Years Hence
POINTS TO HIS WORK
Kind of a Man to Have in the
White House-RepubIicanS
Also Meeting.


Harmon, addressing the democratic
state convention today, declared the
people have been imposed on by a
tariff levied ostensibly for public rev.
enue, but really for private profit
But they were never before fooled
by the promise of substantial reduc'
tions of these taxes broken in their
faces as soon as their votes were Sc
cured" he said, and added that there
can be no relief as long as the inter
ests which profit through tariff laws
nrc allowed 10 frame them" The only
agency by which these interests can
be dislodged, he contended, is the
democratic party.
Urges Economy.
He urged economy in the conduct OF
government and concluded Neither
economy nor watchful regard for the
common welfare is possible in Wash
ington while the reign Of the favored
goes and the practical sense OF our
people finds such small expressions in
the conduct OF their public business"
State Issues Foremost.
The platform declares the present
campaign must be fought on state is
sues; endorses Harmon's administra-
tion, and calls for the election Of the
full democratic ticket TO assure the
governor assistance in his efforts for
needed reforms and effective govern
ment demands a downward revision
of the tariff; dollar a day pensions;
declares for conservation of natural re-
sources, and denounced Ballinger for
dismissing Officers whose aim was the
preservation to the people of such re-
sources"
A proposition to endorse candidate
for United States senator was defeated
$40 to 254.
Harmon Endorsed.
The following resolution, presented
by the committee on resolutions, was
adopted by the convention, endorsing
Harmon for the presidency in 1912:
I'VE invite the attention of the ma
tion to Judson Harmon and the work
he is doing in Ohio. Two years hence
it will have been completed, and then
we can spare him for larger duties. He
believes guilt is personal. is acting on
that belief at home and would act upon
il IN larger fields.
Man Nation Needs.
"a high sense of duty provides his
only motive for official action, and his
sense Of justice alone compels judg-
ment. Firmness and strength mark
him the man to suppiant vaccilatioH
and weakness. The nation needs real
man and the Ohio democracy hereby
,oraeop+c ord opdOrcac for tho y-aci-
dency in 1912 Judson Harmon"
Harmon Rcnominnted.
Judson Harmon was rCnominated for
governor by acclamation. Atlee Pome-
rene of Canton was nominated for
lieutenant governor
BOOST for Harmon.
The first formal session OF the
convention was called to order at
1880 o'clock last evening by Tenn
porary Chairman Atlee Pomerene,
who delivered the keynote speech.
The temporary chairman said: "Af-
ter Governor Harmon shall have re-
new business methods and greater
economy in the various departments
of our state, and reformed our taxa |
tion system, the democracy of Ohio |
proposes to send him to Washington |
to introduce the same reforms CT the |
affairs of the federal government and |
the same business methods"
Mr. Pomerene, in his address to the .
delegates, reviewed conditions in Ohio |
under a previous administration, and |
said:
THAT the statehouse under the dom
nance of a republican machine has
been honeycombed by graft is clearly
proven by the committee headed by
Senator Beatty; that a portion of it
was the result of ignorance due to
precedent and i'll considered legal ad-
vice. l do not doubt that some of it
was due to selfish desire to profit at
the expense of the state is evident
from the manner i which the public
funds have been used by public Off
cials and placed in favored banks;
that much of it is attributable to a
disposition to rob the public
has been clearly proven"
Good work just Begun.
Continuing, he said: "The good work
Of democracy has just begun. The re-
machine which was responsi-
bic for the wrong doings still continues I
in control in many of the departments.
The democrats who have been in office
during Governor Harmon's administra-