Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-20
WANTS TO BE SAVIOR.

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WANTS TO BE SAVIOR.
He told of his support by the Lin
coin Improvement association, an or
ganization founded, declared he, to 4
save the state from socialism, and an /
which stands for progress !
and advance, truth, friendship and 10y
atty, as in the days of the illustrious |
Oglesby and the immortal Lincoln. He I
said he preferred -'-~- along the |
lines for which he -4Gs, rather than !
election at the hands of the members !
Of the socialistic mug-wumps plat
form. He wants to be the saviour Of
the G. o. p, to harmonic the party, to
serve the people and his party. He
produced a few figures which showed
that Deneen's regime is spending
about twice as much money as was
expended before he took ONCE.
He said that unless men devote a
little time to the study of the political
problems, the professional fake re-
former will kill the country.
LORIMER THE ATTRACTION.
The applause which greeted Sena-
tor Lorimer gave evidence Of the fact
that it was for Lorimer, not for Small,
that the theatre was filed as 1t was.
He said that there are three important
matters for consideration by the peo-
ple-to settle whether the G, D. P.
shall remain in the hands OF the trust
press Of Chicago, whether the states
affairs shall be controlled from the
capital or Chicago; or whether the cit
liens shall abandon the present sys-
tenn of representative government, and
substitute for it the socialistic falla-
cies, the initiative, referendum and re-
call. The Chicago editors were scor-
ed by Lorimer. He called them indie
pendent, free trade mug-wumps and he
I says that they absolutely control De-
neen as they do their newspapers.
! PARTY DEGENERATING.
He says the G. o. P. is degenerating
and that it is no longer party principle,
but rather, a choice of man, whether
voter knows that man or not. He
says that the republican majority has
dwindled in Chicago, and he might
have added that 1t has dwindled all
over the country. He gave as the reason
for that the fact that voters are
going for the man. and not for prin-
ciple of party. All political aspir-
ant needs nowadays, said he, are sufi-
cient friends to put him on the ballot
through a petition, regardless of his
principles. When he scored Clyde
Jones for his principles, there was ap-
plause. He called Jones a socialist,
and there was applause. But the
speaker got the better of the argument
and those who applauded Jones, he
called young men, and smart men, and
then proceeded to roast them.
SOCIALIST MISGUIDED CITIZEN.
He says he has no complaint with
the socialist, but that he is a misguid
ed citizen. though he may be honest
He wants these candidates who are for
socialistic principles, TO get in under
those colors. He says that all tut one
Chicago paper is preaching the propa
ganda of socialism. and that they are
J supporting a demagogue, the most dan
gerous man in American politics.
With the exception of Small, accord
ing to Lorimer, all republican candi
dates are owned by Chicago editors
: Small only has the support of Lori
mer's ring in Chicago-an organization
which will have 10000 meetings il
| Chicago precincts the night before tn,
, meeting. and approximately 90,OOt
! votes for Small the next day.
} HAS CONVINCING ARGUMENT.
In his argument against the initia
+. tive, referendum and recall, Lorimel
; was conclusive and convincing in tn,
: arguments which he presented, ant
: the man who refutes his argument
will have to go some. He said tina
there are 10000 bills before congress
at each assemblage. and 5000 befor,
the state legislature. That woul
:, mean half that number at each Novem
Der election. At each election a ma
y has FIVE minutes to vote. Five mir
= utes to look over all those $500 pro
|. positions, chose which are good ant
I which are bad, vote for or agains
4 them, and take the good with the ba
e because there Is no chance for amend
i ment. He said that not a bill, excep
those Of the union soldier pensioner.
asses the house without amendmen
c upon amendment, and sometimes afte
a everything in them, except the It'll
has been changed so that the autho
[ would hot recognize II. He showed
s specimen Illinois ballot on which Their
x was a question for the voters to d,
d eide. He called it an Egyptian hierC
L glyphic. II was one before Chicag
voters. Its title and history, that Il
}, the date of its passage, were incluC
d ed in II. Not a word Of the questio
p itself was in the question. Still, Lol
u inner says, Chicago voters had to vot
5, on that, and In five minutes.
D, OREGON PLAN.
5. He referred to the Oregon plal
d where there Is a synopsis Of the bill
and showed that voters could kill o
& industries by their power to max
r. laws. He then showed a South Dakot
e ballot, containing 1000 words, and /
y which propositions up to the peopl
Il were printed in full. A voter woul
h have FIVE minutes TO read that, plan
D. down his cross beside each question