Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-26
and intelligent tiller of the soil.

ana intelligent tlller or the SOIL.
Take the wings Of the morning and
seek in the uttermost parts of the
earth, and in no other spot shall ye
find such wide opportunity for man TO
develop the best that is in him. This
fair and noble achievement, this match
less fabric, ill-guarded. neglected, pro-
famed and mutilated while in the Gus
todianship of republican officials. left
open thus to attack of vandal socialist
and alien anarchist, is menaced with
comes, the happiness of the new world
and the hope of the old will forever
fail and the great march of modern
civilization and true progress will be
forever stayed.
ut is not the wild, swirling, cruel
methods of revolution and violence that
are needed TO correct the abuses Incl
dent to our government as 10 all things
human. Neither material nor moral
progress lies that way. We have made
our government and our complicated
institutions by appeals TO reason, seek
ing TO educate all our people that, day
after day, year after year, century af-
ter century, they may see more clear
ly, act more justly. become, more and
more. attached to the fundamental
ideas that underlie our society If we
are to preserve undiminished the heri
tage bequeathed us and add 10 it those
accretions without which society would
perish, we shall need all the powers
that the school, the church, the court,
the deliberative assembly. and toe
quiet thought of our people can bring
TO bear.
I'VE are called upon to do battle
against the unfaithful guardians of
our constitution and liberties and
the hordes of ignorance which are
pushing forward only TO the ruin of
our social and governmental fabric
and their own deep damnation.
TOO long has the country endur-
ed the offenses of the leaders of a
party which once knew greatness.
Too long have we been blind 10 the
bacchanal of corruption. Too long
have we listlessly watched the as
sembling of the forces that threaten
our country and our firesides. The
time has come when the salvation of
the country demands the destruction
of the leaders of a debauched party
and the restoration to place and
/ power of men of high ideals who will
wage unceasing war against both rich
/ and poor, and who will treat guilt as
personal and punish II accordingly.
For their crimes against Ameri-
can citizenship the present leaders
OF the republican party should be
destroyed
For making and keeping the bar
gain TO take care OF the tariff, pro-
tecting interests in consideration Of
/ campaign funds, they should be de-
stroyed.
For encouraging the creation Of
combination TO restrain trade. and
refusing to enforce the law, for a
/ like consideration they should be de-
stroyed.
For the lavish waste OF the public
/ funds; for the fraudulent disposition
/ OF the peoples domain, and for their
I contribution toward the division Of
[ the people into classes, they should
I be destroyed.
For the efforts to seize for the
executive department OF the federal
government powers rIghtfully be-
longing to the states. they should be
destroyed.
'All destruction will be theirs.
/ this very year. IL we but do our duty.
What is our duty? To think
alike as to men and measures? I'm
Z possible, Even for our great party:
! There is not reactionary among US.
l All democrats are progresslves. But