Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-27
TOUR IS like
A WHIRL WIND
Tavenner, Democratic Congress
sional Candidate, Visits a
Dozen Towns a Day.
is THROUGH TWO COUNTIES
Lands at BiggsvflIe Last Night After
Fast Automobile
Travelling.

Biggsville, Oct 27.-(speciaD-
Democrats and scores Of progressive
republicans extended a welcome hand
to Clyde H. Tavenner, the progressive
candidate for congress on the demo.
cratic ticket, in Mercer and Hender
son counties. Tavenner toured these
two counties Ia an automobile visit
ing a dozen towns. He will continue
through Hancock, McDonough and
Warren counties.
Although he had not expected to do
much speechmaktng, at several places
his auto was surrounded by citizens,
and he made brief talks, thanking the
people for coming out to meet him
and assuring them that if he was elect
ed to congress he would "whack Can
nontsm over. the head at every oppor-
tunity.'
Il have nothing whatever against
Mr.. Mckinney personally" declared
Tavenner at Keithsburg, and 1t
should be understood that my fight is
wholly against what he stands for. Mr..
Mckinney voted for Cannon for speak
er. and then voted no less than Is
times TO prevent the insurgents and
democrats from securing an improve
ment 20 the rules of the house. There
fore the principal issue in the Four
tCenth Illinois congressional district is
Caunonism. \ vote for Mr.. Mckinney
t. vote for CannOnism, and vote
ocarst Mr. Mckinney is a vote
agatns. Cvu-onism.'
Tave,r-T told how the Payne-Al
ifich tariT bill was damned through
the hou~o under special rules adopted
by .lo CGuuonites which prevented
Improvement Of the measure through
open debate. He said that the cotton
goods schedule had been revised up
ward, and that the price of cotton
goods had advanced as a result. There
was no reason on earth why that cot
ton schedule should have been ad
vanced," said Tavenner. The cOmbi- f..
nation of New England cotton manu- /
facturers was already making a profit /
ranging from to 81 per cent
The Tariff on Commodities.
Tavenner then held before his audi /
ence a piece of plain white goods such /
as is used by every woman in the
country. The duty on this piece Of
goods which l hold in my hand was ad-
vanced so per cent" said Tavenner.
Mr. Mckinney voted for the increase. !
Does that vote meet with your ap-
prevail? | don't believe it does
What about the duty on lumber?"
called out man in the crowd. The
duty on one class of lumber was re-
duced little and still the price went
up. How do you explain that?"
1T is true that the duty on lumber
was slightly reduced, and that before
the congressman got out of Washing
ton, the price of lumber advanced 81
per 1000 feet" replied Tavenner.
And if the attorney general Of the
United States had done his duty the
jails would have been filed so full of
lumber trust magnates that their
arms and legs would have been stick
ing out of the doors. Because of the
lumber trust, l believe that lumber
is one of the things that should be
placed on the free list. And by the
way, Champ Clark of Missouri intro
duced a measure to place lumber on
the free list, and Mr. Mckinney was
one of those who voted against free
lumber"
At KeithSburG.
Keithsburg, Oct. 27.-(SpeciaD-
Clyde H Tavenner was given an ex-
ceedingly complimentary reception
here last evening in his tour of the
Fourteenth district in advancement of
his candidacy for congress. He spoke
from his automobile to an intensely
interested crowd who received him en-
Enthusiastically.
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