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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31
BY LOUIS D. sRANDIEs.

Especial Correspondence of The Argus
Chicago, Oct 3O.-Great trusts the
steel trust, the sugar trust, the beef
trust, the tobacco trust, the smelter
trust-and a whole troop of lesser
trusts-have made the determination
of organized labor from their factories
the very foundation stone of their labor
policy
The ability to defeat labor's right
to combine seems to have been re-
garded by the trust magnates as a
proper test Of the efficiency of their
capitalistic combination.
What has been the result of the
labor policy of the steel trust? Judge
Gary, chairman Of the worlds greatest
trust-the steel corpCration-says
believe. taking everything into
account, the treatment accorded by our
corporation TO its employees compares
favorably with that Of any kind OF in
dustry in this country. or in any other
country at the present time or at any
period in the history of the world
His close associate. George W. Per
kins. confirms Judge Gary's testimony;
and Mr. Perkins testimony is entitled
10 great consideration. because he not
only has been chairman Of the finance
committees OF the steel trust and the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31
TAVENNER ON THE ISSUES
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE WRITES OF
WHAT is VITAL BEFORE THE PEOPLE

your own welfare. to contrast my rec
ord with his. My labor record is a
long hard fight against the Taylor
system, one that is not ended, against
the gag rule of government employees,
and in favor of eight-hour
work days, while the only rec
ord my opponent has is his
action in going into court for a great
corporation and enjoining and destroy
ing the union of the moulders. The
moulders' organization has never TO
this day been able to recover from his
bitter warfare against It.
/ believe in organization OF work
men as the only means by which
those who toll can secure proper treat
ment from capital. Whether my op-
ponent believes 1t or not his long en-
ployment as attorney for big and pow
erful corporations. the very largest of
which is non-union, would naturally
embarrass him in espousing the cause
of union labor.
need your help. It is really your
! fight after all. because IL / am elected
it will simply increase my value TO
| the cause OF all workingmen.
Yours very truly,
CLYDE II. TAVENNER.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31
dunno MEETING
is ON FOR TONIGHT
AT The ILLINOIS
Three of States Most Distin-
gUished Democratic Leaders
Booked to Speak.

The big Dunno rally Of the campaign
in RCck Island will be held this even
ing at the Illinois theatre under the
auspices of the democratic county COM
mittee. assisted by the Dunno and the
Wilson clubs.
Chairman Fred L. Ray of the
speakers bureau OF the state
central committee has booked
three of the most prominent
democrats in the state of Illinois to
address the meeting in Judge E. F.
Dunno, candidate for governor Hon.
l.. 3. Stringer, nominee for congress
man-at-large, and Hon. Samuel Alschul-
er. Mr.. Stringer and Mr., Alschuler
have already been standard bearers
Of their party in gubernatorial cam
/ paignS in Illinois and are among the
most brilliant speakers on the politi-
| cal platform today.
The meeting will be held at the
/ Illinois theatre at s o'clock and will
/ be called to order by County Chair
man G. F. Johnson, who will present
J. w Welch as chairman of the
meeting
Bleuer's band will furnish music
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31
TRUST AND LABOR

harvester trust; but he is now also
the chairman of the executive commit
tee of the new party. and head of its
industrial department
Mr.. Perkins might almost be called
the Father of Trusts" because for
many years, while partner in the firm
OF J. p. Morgan & Co. he was spe-
cially active in the organization of
these industrial combinations. And
his wide experience is not limited
merely TO promoting trusts. He has
had an important part in carrying on
the business OF trusts after organiZa-
ton. He has been a director of the
steel trust ever since it commenced
business in 1901. He was chairman Of
its finance committee when it took
over the Tennessee Coal & Iron com
pany. He has been chairman OF the
finance committee of the harvester
trust ever since its organization and
also a director OF the great shipping
trust-the international mercantile
marines-ever since it's organization
He had also other wide business ex-
perience before these trusts were form
ed; having been vice president Of the
New York Life Insurance company in
the golden days before Charles +.
Hughes investigated the life insurance
companies. He IS now a defendant in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31
DESERT The Guns
At LAST MINUTE;
SPEAKER SNUBBED
Congressman Mckinley Given a
Cold Reception by Repub-
licans at Turner Hall.

Just 10 republicans, by actual count,
gathered at the Rock Island Turner
hall last evening to hear Congress sman
Duncan f. Mckinney of California.
The meeting would have been total
failure if Mr.. Mckinley had not pro-
posed IAN around the stove session"
at which he delivered a brief talk on
the tariff question and government eX-
penditures. He commented on the
Payne Aldrich bill, asserting that since
its adoption three years ago, the fl.
nances of the country have been bet
ter than they have been in years and
that the bill has been a great boon to
labor conditions.
Industrial conditions have been
greatly developed as the result of the
adoption of the bill he maintained,
and the United States could. today,
absorb 3,0oG000 more men in the labor
field, so well has it worked He called
Roosevelt whom he once admired, ard
supported the Jekyll and Hyde Of
American politics.
The treatment accorded Con
gresham Mckinley by the To-
cal organizations of the party was
actually scandalous There was no rep
resentative OF the county committee
to receive CT present him and that
duty finally fell to f. w Rinck, city
chairman, and one of the ever faithful.
The absolute collapse of the party
which. locally speaking, was accustomed
to getting out with bands and parades
on such an occasion was really pathet-
&c and enc could not help but admire
the grit of the little band that stuck.
though those who are running under
the party's appcllat;on and expect to
win public Office through the party's
favor, deserted at the last minute and
were conspicuous by their absence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31

thus creating a demand for the fruits,
berries, etc, OF the farmers, which
now go to waste for lack of market
1t would increase the demand for all
products used in these industries,
such as tin plate, glassware, labels,
cases, etc"
Thomas c. O'Connor, president of
the Pullman Motor Car company of
York, Pa, says:
Although l am a manufacturer and
believe in the protection of Ameri-
can labor, nevertheless am a doubt
ing Thomas as to the benefits to be
derived from the so-called protective
tariff II seems TO me that the tariff
has nothing whatsoever TO do with
labor"
From the Peoples National bank
of Pittsburgh, Pa, this statement
comes: 1T must be accepted as for
tunate that the present business &C
tivity is co-incident with a presidential
year and that there is no sign of
abatement even in the midst of the
most strenuous campaign ever waged
within the memory of the elder class
OF voters. That business has contin-
ued to forge ahead, ignoring the po-
litical outlook, emphasizes the fact
that prosperity is less dependent up
on the party policies than the old
time partisans would have the people
believe, and that the sum of natural
economic factors outweighs in i'm
portance all party platforms and ora
torical fulminations based thereon.
The effect should be less reliance
upon statutemade cure-alls and more
reliance upon the bounty Of nature
and the industry of the individual -
J. W. Helburn, president of the
Helburn Leather company with fac
tories in Salem and Boston, Mass
says:
Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Roosevelt are
fighting for protection. Whom does
protection protect? Pittsburgh and
Lawrence have shown him that the
most highly protected labor is, some
how. no better paid than labor in
most unprotected industries.
Protection does not protect the
payroll, and a revenue tariff will not
cut the payroll But it will cut the
cost of living. When the American
wage Garner can buy the products
of his own labor as cheap as they
are sold TO the foreigner, when he
can eat beef. and wear wool without
tribute to the monopolists of our OWL
short supply. then he can live as he
does now and still have one pan Ell
/ velope unopened at the end of the
month.
/ Protection for the products o.
labor, together with free trade in labor
/ itself, protects profits. not wages. 4
/ lowered tariff, reducing the cost o
living. by reducing profits, will d.
for labor what protection has don'
for capital"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31
THIS IS THE TICKET
TO VOTE FOR
Democratic Nominations.
NATIONAL.

For President-wOoDROw WILSON
of New Jersey.
For Vice President THOMAS n
MARSHALL OF Indiana.
STATE.
For GovernOr-EDwARD r. DUNNE.
For Lieutenant Governor BARRAT
OHARA.
For Secretary of State - HARRY
WOODS.
For stnte Auditor-JAMEs }. BRADY.
For Stnte Treasurer - WILLIAM
RYAN, JR.
For Attorney GeneraI-P. J. LUCEY.
For ConEressmen-at-LarEe WILL
LIAM EZRA WILLIAMS, LAWRENCE
b. STRINGER.
HAMILTON LEWIS.
CONGRESSIONAL.
For Congressman - CLYDE II. TAv-
ENNER
For Member of the state Board OF
EquaIization-JOHN DAY.
JUDICIAL.
For Judge of the Circuit Court
Charles II. Marshall.
LEGISLATIVE.
For Member of The LcEIsIaiurc-E. L..
WERTS.
COUNTY.
For Circuit Clerk GCSTAv
BLANkENBURG.
For Rccordcr-B. r. SOMMERsON.
For State. Attorne% FLOYD E.
THOMPSON.
For Coroncr-DR. u. G. }. MEYER.
For Surveyor-C. G.. uUnBART.
For Probate Clerk - FRANK GUS
TAFS0S.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31
IN BANNER SHAPE
TO WIN BATTLE
IN ILLINOIS FIGHT
Democratic Party Never in
Better Form to Win Than
This Year.
Especial to The Argus)

Chicago. Oct. 31.-"The organization
of the democratic party in the state
is in far better shape than it has been
for years." said State Chairman Arthur
". Charles today.
This means that on election day,
Nov. ). the maximum democratic vote
shall and Dunno will carry the state
by an overwhelming plurality.
County chairmen and precinct com
mitteemen have performed the work
laid out for them conscientiously and
earnestly and all plans for getting out
large vote have been perfected.
in every precinct of the state the
precinct committeeman has divided his
district into sections with a member
of the advisory committee delegated TO
see that every democratic voter in his
division appears at the polls and casts
his ballot An effort will be made to
have a large number of democrats at
the polling places throughout the state
Since my trip through the southern
part of the state with William J. Bry-
an and Judge Dunno have become alb.
solutely convinced that Judge Dunno
will come up to Cook county far in the
lead of his two opponents. 1t has been
conceded since the opening of the cam.
paign that his plurality in Chicago and
Cook county will be large. His oppo
nents had hoped that he would lose
ground in the down-state counties
Their expectations will not be fulfilled
Dunno will lead throughout the state
Wilson is exceptionally strong in
the southern part of the state as well
as in Chicago. Without qualification
/ can truthfully say that | believe VIII
son, Marshall and Dunno, and the en-
tire democrtic state ticket will he
elected"
William l. O'ConneIl. chairman OF
the campaign committee of the demo
cratic state central committee made
his first prediction OF the outcome OF
the gubernator.al contest in Illinois
He declared that Edward F. Dunno
would win by plurality of at least
10000. His statement is as follows:
From a careful analysis of the re
ports from the 101 counties of tbs
state outside of Cook county and from
a canvass Of the different wards il
Cook county, I predict that Judge
Dunno will be elected governor of II
linois by more than 10000 over his
leading rival.
Judge Dunno will come up to Cool
county with $4,000 plurality. He viii
carry Cook county by a plurality OF
| at least $4,000. Who will finish sec
ond, | cannot say. Three week age
our confidential advices showed THAI
Governor Deneen was in the lead fol
second place. Since Colonel Roose
welt declared. however, that Governor
Deneen was unfit to hold any Office
OF public trust, Funk has been gain
ing strength with remarkable rapidly
If he continues TO gain as he has
gained he will finish second.
For the past few weeks sentiment
in favor of Judge Dunno has been rap
idly increasing in every section of the
state
From the beginning Of the campaign
it has been conceded that Judge
I Dunno will go out OF Cook county
with a tremendous plurality over
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31
BUSINESS SAFE
WITH WILSON AS
next PRESIDENT
Progressive Republican League
Shows Reasons for Sup
porting Democrat.

Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 31.-President
Taft's prophecy that Governor vii
sons election will mean -four years
OF rainy days for labor" is ridiculed
by number Of widely known business
men, republicans and extensive en-
ployers of labor, in statements TO the
Wilson National Progressive Republi-
can league. These men declare that
the business world already feels the
stimulation Of confidnce in Governor
Wilson's ability TO restore conditions
70 their normal state.
Claus A. Spreckels president of
the Federal Sugar Refining company,
foe of the sugar trust, declares:
Il state most emphatically that
Governor Wilson's election would not
mean four years Of rainy days for
labor Labor in the United States does
not receive any benefit from our high
protective tariff. II IN. bill passed
by the democratic house, at the last
session OF congress. placing sugar on
the free list, had become a law, II
would not have reduced the wages OF
Ailt labDl lAAb ~ 70 az 'iA. aAHaA l'AA
edy; on the contrary, labor would
have been much benefited. because
Of the larger business resulting from
increased consumption, due 10 the
fact thai the removal of the tariff on
sugar would reduce the price nearly
two cents per pound.
This would not only apply 10 us
Shipments OF sugar now constitute
about one-third OF the total west bound
trafic out OF New York. When sugar
was placed on the free list in 1891
consumption increased in one year
about % per cent Consider what
a boon this increased business would
mean TO jobbers, retailers, Transports
ton companies handling sugar. and
you will readily appreciate that in
each case the laboring man would
be the chief beneficiary.
But the reduction OF the tariff on
sugar would not end with the direct
benefits derived by consumers; II
would also widen the markets fol
American Gamers, preservers, and
other industries In which sugar is al
important factor A material reduc
ion in the sugar tax would enable
our Gamers TO increase their export
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31

the suits the government has brought
for the dissolution of the steel trust
and the harvester trust.
Mr.. Perkins testified before the SEN
ate committee tn the value OF profit
sharing as solvent for labor trouble,
and urged it as a reason for legaliz-
ing trusts. He stated that ordinary
employers of labor were too selfish
to introduce profit-sharing plans. But
that the trusts stocks were so widely
distributed that the holders would not
be likely to interfere with the wisely
/ generous plans OF he trust officials.
/ Then he added:
Il do not think that the question
| between labor and capital is so much
question of whether man is paid
$3.50 or SLIGO a day. as ii is whether
he thinks that he is getting his proper
proportion of what is being earned
Now let us see what Mr.. Perkins
idea is of a fair share He told Of
how the steel trust had introduced
a profit sharing plan. and distributed
since it was organized $l2,000,000
among its employees. As a matter OF
fact, the workman received none of
that S12,000,000 1t was distributed
amorS sgperiutendents. foremen, and
others in authority and you know how
much that aids the workingman. AS
the steel trust had then been in op-
Grafton 10 years, and the number of
employees nearly 100000. the $4,000.
0C0, if it had been distributed equally
would have given each man 5000 a
year, or 80 cents month. That. ap
parently, was Mr.. Perkins idea of a
fair share for labor.
He did not give the committee his
idea Of what would be a fair share
for the capitalist | will tell you:
For q few weeks work in organizins
that trust. Mr.. Perkins firm took 8
promotion fee of $12.5OO,OOO. Jus
100000 more than. according TO Nj
Perkins testimony. was Distribute
among the steel trust employees durir.
the whole 10 years. But 2.5OO, 90
was only part of the promotion fees
j. p. Morgan & Co. got that amour
Z
managers" Another $50.000.000 wa
divided among themselves and othe
syndicate members. And they had go
ten besides, shortly before. large sum
for organizing several of the subsidiar
companies of the steel trust. For onJ
one of them, the National Hoop con
D pany, the promotion fee was $4,000
goo; that is, onefourth of the $50. 900
600 stock of the company These wer
merely the fees of the promoters whiC
the fnanciers received. During Il
q" same period in which much labor W,
worked "a hours a week or was pa
starvation wages. there was, as Il
commissioner of labor found. paid OF
to stockholders, or accumulated (,
l. their benefit, more than $500. 900 O.
r in excess of fair return upon the a
n tual value of the assets of the col
a pany at time Of organization.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31

Funk and Deneen, his opponents re-
lying on the hope that his advantage
in Cook county would be Offset in
the downstate counties But, con-
trary to their expectations, Judge
Dunno has shown remarkable
strength throughout the state and in
stead of coming up to Cook county be-
hind either of his opponents, he will
roll up a plurality down state that will
in itself insure his election.
His election can be attributed to the
fact that the citizens of the state be,
lieve in Judge Dunno and the principles
for which he stands
National Committeeman Charles
BOeschenstein yesterday gave out the
following statement: illinois will
make a new record next week in the
total number of votes cast Our fig,
ures indicate that it will reach a mil.
lion and a quarter.
1T is no longer a question with us
of how the people stand, but merely
of getting our vote out and counted
The polls taken by the newspapers
as well as our own polls, show not
only that Wilson and Marshall will
carry Illinois, but that Dunno will be
elected governor, and the entire
democratic ticket will be carried il
the election.
illinois, four years ago. showed
! the smallest difference in all of the
II states, from which will be drawn
/ the electoral vote which will give vic
tory 10 Wilson and Marshall, the diff
( ference being less than IA per cent
Every canvass of voters shows demo
cratic support, Roosevelt will be a
/ close second, the expected swing tC
! Taft has not materialized.
In the election two years ago the
state, in its total vote for COMPRESSION
al candidates gave the republicans &
plurality over the democrats of only
10000. With this slight margin Of
advantage in the total vote, and The
republican party divided, the demo
Gratis have every inspiration to figh
/ for a sweeping victory.
The vital work of the democrats is
to get the vote into the ballot boxe!
on Nov. 5th, to protect the democratic
interests at the polls and watch the
count"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31
INTEREST SHOWN
INTHE LAST RALLY

Much interest is being manifested
in Rock Island as all over the coun-
try in the Wilson and Marshall day
exercises, which, in Rock Island, are to
occur under the auspices of the Wilson
and the Dunno clubs at democratic
headquarters in the Rock Island House
Saturday evening
Governor Wilson's message TO the
people OF America will be read ana
there will be addresses by Clyde H.
Tavenner. candidate for congress,
Floyd E. Thompson, candidate for
states attorney. DR.. R. c. ]. Meyer,
candidate for coroner, Frank Gustaf-
son, candidate for probate clerk and
others
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31

up. opposed It with every ounce OF
energy | had, and did what | could
for the accomplishment of its with
drawal
Did It ever occur to you that II the
government had succeeded in install
ing the Taylor system at the arsenal
Il would have meant that every pri-
vate factory In the country would soon
have followed suit? That is exactly
what would have happened, and be-
heve you will admit that | did you a
Service when worked hard TO defeat
It.
do not desire 10 say anything I'M
becoming about my opponent, because
hold nothing against him personally.
but l do ask you. in looking out for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31

reasons why work
ingmen should
help me win this
fight.
For FIVE years ]
have been writing
articles for $500
newspapers in the
United States. ]
have tried consci.
entiously TO make
myself useful in
the world and tC
help the cause Of
the common peo-
pie by protecting
them from the
greed OF the pow
erful few.
When the ques
ton of the install
ing OF the Taylor
management came
system OF shoI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31

Rheumatism Relieved IN a rev Hours.
N. B. Langley. Madison via, says:
7 was almost helpless with rheuma-
tism for about FIVE months. Had 1t In
my neck so . could not turn my head,
and all through my body. tried three
doctors and many remedies without
any relief whatever until procured
Dr.. Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism
In few hours the pain was relieved
and in three days the rheumatism va.
completely cured and | was at work"
Sold by Otto Grotjan. 1901 Second ave
cue Rock Island: Gust Schlegel & Son.
go West Second street, Davenport
ADVERTISEMENT,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31
The Resemblance

Teacher-If the earth were empty in
SIDE 1t would resemble Scholar-A
razor. miss. Tcacher-h razor? Why,
Teddy? SchOlar-Beca il would be
hollow ground, miss-London Te,e-
graph.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31

Johnny. have great news for you.
am going to marry your sister. What
do you think about thar
81 think it serves her richt."-Fous.
ton Post
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31

To the voters of the Fourteenth Hi
nois Congressional District:
To the workingmen, | wish respect
fully 10 submit what believe are sound
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31

New Rockford, y. D.-A lone bandit
awakened 25 men sleeping in a bunk
house here. held them up and robbed
them of all the money they had with
them. He got only $50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31

Riches do not consist in the poS.
session. hit in the use OF things
Plutarch