Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-21

Clyoe n, aVenhers
around among The congressman that
he had a young democratic newspa,
per correspondent in his offioe. who
sleeps in a chair and lives on crackers
and water" Mr. Kimball said that
time and again he left Tayenner at
work in his offioe at midnight. and
found him still hRmmering away when
he returned the next morning.
PERsIsTEsT EFFORT.
Twice a week for six months Tav-
enner sent out a batch Of 800 sam
pie letters. Offering to supply the
editors to whom he sent the sam
pies a daily service for 81 a week.
But none replied.
None replied for six months, At
the end of that time some of the edi-
tors, having watched his letters. and
having failed to detect the custom
airy tainted paragraphs. began to
make Inquiries about TaveHner. Grad
ually he picked up u few contracts
at 81 a week, and by turning every
cent he earned into additional pos
tage stamps, he was soon able to send
out q daily sample letter.
At the end of a year, through many
days of which he worked without a
mouthful of food, and with only a few
hours sleep in chair, Tavenner had
convinced about a score of editors
that he was not a trust press agent,
and that the only thing he had for
sale was honest labor.
He also had convinced Champ
Clark, who then was only a private
in the democratic ranks Of the house,
that it would be to the best interests
of the democratic party to encourage
the wider publication of his letters,
and so enthusiastic did Mr.. Clark
become that he personally wrote to
every editor with whom he had an &C.
/ Quaintance, telling them of Tavenners
worth and ability, and urging them to
give his service a trial.
From that time Tavenner's success
as a. correspondent was assured
Within few weeks he had more thaG
/ a hundred papers printing his let
tiers.
WENT TO EUROPE.
In the summer and early fall OF
. 1909 Tayenner went to Europe tc
study the tariff systems of other coun
tries. He landed in England, anG
after making exhaustive researches
and Investigations theTe-all of which
he told about in daily letters to his
papers-he went to Germany, Swift
eFland and Italy.
All during this trip Tavenner de
pended for support on the remittances
of his dollar-a-week newspapers bach
home, and as some of these papers
paid by the month, while others failed
10 keep track Of his movements
abroad, he often was stranded, anC
the old Washington experience o.
working on an empty stomach was re
peated many tires before he finally
landed in New York
Back il this country TaYennel
again went to Washington and one,
more began his bombardment of The
intrenched interests. Every day h
wrote letter to his constantly grow
ing list Of newspapers, pointing on
70 his ever widening circle of read
ers that the high tariff is the mothel
Of trusts, and that only through th'
maiAtainance of the abnormally higl
revenue rates can the trusts hope t.
mH'ct Hhe American putHc of untolC
mnlions annually.
BEConES WIDELY KNOWN.
Sc widely had favenner beccm,
known when the campaign of 1871
rolled around that hundreds of demo
cratic newspapers wrote 20 him TO asl
for his service, and in order to Civ,
his, letters as great publicity as posi-
BILE. many democratic state cLairmeI
arranged With him 70 send his letter
to lists OF papers. In this cam
paign he had 1000 newspaper
printing his articles. and so effec
tive were these articles, and SO re
lentless was Tavenner in his attack
no special privilege, that no less
person than Champ Clark. pTesen
speaker OF the house, told him, whel
the 1910 campaign was over aud tn
great democratic victory won, that b
had done more than any other on
man 70 insure the success Of the part,
az the polls. Twenty-six huDdre,
newspapers are how printing his lei
, ters regularly.
. Clyde TaTenner has only one ain
: IN life, and that is to he'll
bring about more equitabi
, application Of the nations laws
? and more Just distribution OF tn
} nations wealth. He wants q sea
p in congress. not because Of the pei
, sonsi glory, or because OF the salary
but because OF me larger opportur
ity 70 remodel the laws in the interes
. Of the common men and womsa O
the nation
HEART ALWAYS WITH PEOPLE.
Tayenner is intensely patriotic an