Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-01
Tremendous Ovation for
Democratic Candidate
Before Speech.
PROSPERITY WILL LIVE
Governor Declares the Fight Is
for the Interest of the
Average Man.

New York, Nov. Last night was
Wilson night in New York. The demo
cratic nominee for the presidency ad-
dressed a big rally in the Bronx and
tremendous assemblage of voters in
Madison Square garden, where the .
demonstration that greeted him lasted |
one hour and three minutes.
The ovation began when Mr.. Wilson .
reached the garden at 9:11 o'clock. 1t .
was 10:14 before he could begin his /
speech
Mr.. Wilson replied TO the talk of his /
opponents that the prosperity Of the .
country would be affected by his cleo |
tion. He pointed to the betting odds !
In Wall street, so largely in favor Of
democratic success. This was what he
called his answer in a nutshell"
showing. he declared, that there is not
the slightest prospect OF any check in
the countrys prosperity. The only way
the prosperity of the country could be
injured, he said, was by the deliberate
efforts OF Wall street
FIGHTS FOR THE AVERAGE MAN.
me bthlltluth III W all street.
don't bet on their own destruction"
he said, "and they don't go TO their
business smi ing and complacentI
when they expect a deluge next
week"
When Mr. Wilson reached Niblos
hall IN the Bronx, where he made his
FIRST speech of the evening. a big
crowd had gathered He was given
"A demonstration lasting 10 minutes
What l am fighting for personal
ly." he said. lis that the average man
be not kept down and denied oppor-
tunity What | object to in the pros
perity Of the country is that too small
number OF persons originate and
manage the prosperity and the rest
Of us merely get what is left over aft
er they are satisfied.
II the government of the United
States is not suited to the fortune
and hopes OF the average man, then
Il ought not TO be maintained to the
benefit OF the minority.
But suppose. for example, that |
should be elected president of the
United States; It is a reasonable hy-
pothesis-"
A great shout interrupted the gov
ernor. The demonstration of cneers
lasted several minutes.
WANTS BACKING IN OFFICE.
What | wanted you TO do was to
wait for the rest Of the sentence"
continued the nominee with a laugh.
Suppose ! should be elected the
fifth OF November. and everybody
would say the sixth OF November,
Well. he has got the job and it is up
TO him Now what do you suppose
would happen? Nothing. You've got
TO stay on the Job and back me up,
or there is nothing in It.
There is no use putting men in
office unless you are going to help
them know your needs. No man can
think the thoughts OF a nation. The
leader must know and think. What
is there in leadership II there is no
one to follow"
The candidate asserted "the whole
disappointment OF the campaign" TO
him lad been that lit looked like a
fight at the outset and became no
fight at all"
The gentlemen who were 10 have
crossed swords with US have declin-
cd and have fallen upon empty bog
les" he added.
TALKS OF RECIPROCITY.
The nominee argued that the dem
ocrats IN the session OF congress re-
Gently adjourned had proposed a re
duStion OF duties similar TO that
En
publican administration had advocat
ed He declared that when the Ding
ley bill was passed everybody admit
ted that the duties were too high. but
that the tariff embodied a provision
by which the secretary OF state was
authorized to negotiate reciprocal
treaties 10 bring the duties down tc
20 per cent, but the senate prevented
their passage"
The democratic house, he added
had proposed an average reduction
equivalent to that advocated by Pres
ident Mckinley. yet its tariff bill
had been vetoed.
Several times during that speech
there were prolonged demonstration
OF approval.
FORECASTS WILSON'S VICTORY.
The nominee motored to A.adisor
Square garden. picking up William F
McCombs, national chairman. at hi
hotel. The party reached the gardeI
at 9:ll o'clock. when a laundering
demonstration was begun. Repre-
sentative William Sulzer, democrats