Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31

shifting of blame from one side to the
other, with the ultimate result that
more people will lose confidence in
the old parties and turn to socialism
and the preachings of the indictments
and radicals. No sensible business
man desires to see this condition of
affairs brought about.
In the next place, Champ Clark will
surely continue as speaker of the
house, and as is well known, Tavenner
is very close to Clark. The advant-
ages of this relationship are obvious,
and in the event of Tavenner's election
this community would stand to profit.
/ Tavenner has already demonstrated
that he can accomplish things at Wash
ington. With no official position to
aid him. and working wholly as a pri-
vate citizen, he has done as much as
any other one man to defeat the plan
TO install the Taylor system in the
Rock Island arsenal shops here. Sure
ly this was thing to be desired by
the citizens Of this community.
The statement has been made that
Tavenner is a free trader and that his
election would mean a return to soup
house days. This is sheer nonsense.
Tavenner believes, as do all intelli-
gent men, that the tariff on certain
necessaries of life is too high. and he
favors a gradual reduction. The wool
en- trust, for instance. is paying divi-
bends on more than 500, 900, 900 of
capital stock, and does so by over
charging the consumer and under-pay-
Ing labor. And this is but one in.
stance OF the inevitable result Of trust
domination.
No fair-minded man can deny the
conditions. and yet standpatters shout
soup house and hard times at every
democratic suggestion OF a change in
the tariff that will stop these practices
Of the trusts
The best evidence that Tavenners
position in this race is sound is fur
nished by the frantic efforts of repub
; lican newspapers to distract the at
! tention of the voters from any study OF
; the real issues. They have been afraid
from the first, to meet the vital uues
, tons of this campaign, and have beer
) trying TO kick up a lot of dust ovel
minor issues that have nothing to de
. with the campaign.
. What could Judge Searle accomplish
in Washington for this district. or 70,
the people at large? If he is elected
he will take his seat on the minorit,
side OF the house, where his vote
I would accomplish nothing and hi.
voice would amount to wasted noise
orators can not accomplish anythint
IN congress. Don't overlook that fact
A speech never yet turned a vote
the majority leaders didn't want 1
turned, and while one of Mr.. Searle'
r friends, at the Turner hall meeting ,
Few nights ago, announced that Oh
(Searle) would not ask but demand.
I everybody even slightly familiar witt
the way the machinery moves at Wash
ington knows that his demands woul,
J.. fall on deaf ears.
= The congressman who does thing
has 20 belong. first OF all, on the ms
jority side of the house. Next in q,
o der OF importance is an Acquaintance
4 with the majority leaders. Tavenne
has these requirements.
IL Is to the interests not only Of tn
i business men and the laboring mer
I out the people generally, to send
man to congress who will not only b
with the majority, but have the speal
!. ers ear and friendly consideration
a and also be in accord with the M
tional administration.
Tavenner is that man