Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-23


Il :fes that mean nothing to the well
!are Of the people.
Judge Olson, who followed Mr.. Tav-
elmer on the program, emphasized the
point that the opposition should nos
be allowed to cloud the issues of the
Under a republican tariff every
man and woman in this country is be-
ing robbed" he said. This is the
E.sin issue and we should lose no time
ard spare no effort to get that fact
before all the voters on election day.
The fact that republican newspapers /
are talking about everything except the
tariff is the best possible proof that
they are afraid to meet US on the ques-
ticn of real Importance" Judge Olson
also spoke earnestly in behalf of Judge /
Dunno, OF Charles B. Marshall in his
candidacy for circuit Judge and in be-
ha.f of Clyde H. Tavenner, the demo
cratic nominee for congress.
THE HOME MAN BUGABOO.
James w Cavanaugh made a strong
plea for MIR. Tavenner's election. The /
greatest bugaboo that has been raised |
in this election" said Mr.. Cavanaugh, /
'is the home man talk-'vote for a
home man ! have not a word to say
against Mr. Searle. He and l are
friends. but dlisis fight for principles.
Clyde Tavenner is as much a home
MN as Mr.. Searle. He has demon
ST, lated in Washington that his heart
is with the people of this locality. He
has accomplished more already than
The average congressman for a COM
munity and for the cause and the vital
v eltare OF the common people. So
thu the home man talk cuts no figure
IN this campaign. For years we have
heen fighting for certain set principles
and policies. We are about to see all
on hopes realized in the election of a
democratic president and a democratic
congress with the reelection of Champ
Clark as speaker, and why should we
farl to do our part in the election of
a congressman who will be in harmony
win all branches of the government
and who will be in a position to exert
greater influence in an official way
than ne has been able to as a hard
working newspaper man and d lay
man
MR. M'ENIEY'S TALK.
VI j. McEniry had with a copy Of
the Stanley steel trust investigating
&C mmittee and used extracts from
trat document TO prove that the steel
trust is the worst OF all the monopolies
in the country.
Ii every man in this country could
read this report. Mr. McEniry said,
neither branch of the republican
party would get a single vote at the
coming election. il is the history of
one of the most cold blooded steas
ever perpetrated in this country"
Mr.. AcEniry clinChed his assertions
10y reading 4 newspaper account OF the
recent failure Of a big steel concern
over at Sterling III, which, the news
u per said, had gone out of business
because of the activities of the steel
trust. Like the other speakers Mr. Nc
Entry urged that the real issues of the
campaign be kept before the people
Fred NJ Burt also spoke briefly on
the tariff. He cited an experience in
his own life TO show that the
tariff protects everybody except the
worker.
OTHER MATTERS.
At the business session preceding
the speeches. u number of bills con-
tTacted in connection with the Clark
Lewis and Marshall meetings were or
lcTed paid out OF the clubs treasury
and the secretary was instructed to
goJ all outstanding accounts in by the
next meeting
Thomas a. Pender was unanimously
elected acting treasurer of the CLUB.
II was reported TO the club that some
busy body had been going about the
state endeavoTing to induce county
clerks 20 have the democratic ticket
displaced from its time-honored second
GO iumn on the official ballot and sub
st'tute the progressive ticket, thus
Placing the democratic nominees third
The matter of a separate judicial bal
lot was also brought up and after dis
O. ssion the president of the club was
authorized to appoint a committee, o.
which he should be chairman. to take
toe matter up with County Clerk Hub
, bard The committee as named wa!
thus composed OF H. p Simpson, DR.
] G.. r. Johnson, NJ. j. McEniry, F. NJ
TLrt Albert Huber and S. r. Ken
worthy. The committee was notified t
meet at o'clock this afternoon a
I democratic headquarters to conside
? IL, matter and enter a protest if nee
cssary. County Clerk Hubbard whel
j. communicated with concerning tn
D matter by The Argus this morning
said that there need be no fear of tn
l democrats being crowded out of thei
u customary position on the ballot "Th
u party will be second as heretofore /
Il Rock Island county, if nowhere else /
Illinois, said Mr. Hubbard, but a
: tai as the judicial ticket is concerne
+ there viii be separate ballots Tha
has been settled by the conference {
a Jh0 county clerks of the judicial CT
n cult"
The regular weekly meeting of tn
q Dunno club At its headquarters Thurs
l. day evening was announced as wa
II the Friday evening meeting of tn