Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15

them This campaign is to be fought
out on questions Of public policy.
would persuade all people to be DEM
ocrats, but | would not abuse the re-
publicaus. They abuse each other
enough. a man that would abuse d
republican ought 70 be arrested for
cruelty 10 animals.
TALKS OF PLATFORM.
Now, with reference 10 the demo-
cratic platform. The democratic po-
sition is that tariff should be levied
/ for revenue, but in levying the tariff
! for the proposed revenue, we advocate
the highest rate on Injuries and the
lowest rate on necessities. The aCCu-
sation is often made that the demo-
Gratis want to destroy business. 1t is
pIeposterOus that anyone should wish
TO destroy a legitimate business be-
tween two oceans. Many think the
present tariff rates breed trusts and
are cXtortionate. 1t is the purpose OF
+ the democrats TO revise the tariff down
ward. eliminate its enormities and
cruelties. and reduce it 10 q reasonable
revenue basis. so that if the American
manufacture tries 10 gOuge the peO
pie. the other fellow can come in.
The democratic platform expresses it,
gradual reduction and / an in ia,
yor of it."
CITES EXAMPLES.
The speaker then gave examples of
the present tariff abuses On blau-
kcts nine feet long, worth not over
80 cents q pound. the tariff is 80 cents
a pound specific plus 80 per cent ad
valorem. Now you know just as much
about it as you did when / began uu-
less you are school teacher. II
means a tax of 1922 per cent or that
on a blanket that has a price of s. 81 :
O. aud is worth only a dollar, you pay
$lS2i. for the privilege of paying
more In 1907 there were imported in
q 20 the United States just $4,000 worth
OF blankets of this description and the
customs officials collected S6o.53.
American products may be bought in
Europe for a much lower price than
is paid i'm this country. / am oppos-
] ed 10 a tariff so high that the manufac-
I. Brers sell stuff cheaper abroad than
S at home Every merchant unconscious
IL collects this tariff II he did not,
S hut on the other hand charged mu h
l. lower price and then as you stepped
P out of the door collector We're 20
. tap YOU on the shoulder and collect
i the tarlT. YOU would not stand for il
:, very Ions The secret of it is you Pay
the tariff and don't know it
FIGHT FOR RIGHTS.
: The speaker then dwelt upon the
q fight which the democrats had beer
$ making in the house and the good re
q suits which had been obtained with the
; abolition Of the Cannon rules, despite
c predictions that they could not be dis
q reused with We have liberalized the
/ house rules. have transacted more bus
mess than has been taken care OF il
k generations and has passed law com
y polling candidates TO give an accOUn;
o ing Of collections and disbursement
l. OF campaign funds both before aD'
after election. which has brough
q, about state OF affairs whereby
n poor man can run for office as well a
L, a rich man. he continued. We pass
q ed bills which would have saved III
IS people 100000 OF taxes a year"
o Then came the glowing tribute 4
Il Clyde II. Tavenner "Tavenner is on
:. Of the warmest friends ] have.
y said Clark further. He Is n
h hest writer who ever set foo
n in Washington. II my opiu
y icn He has a wide Acquaintance
)r among the celebrities there and
L. broad insight as TO the workings C
ID congress. He has had more 10 q
re towards creating public sentiment o
al the right side than any other man
Of know OF. and it is largely through hi