Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-26
ROOSEVELT PUTS
ASIDE PRECEDENT
Ignored All Laws of Republic in
Tennessee Deal, Declares
Marshall.
INVISIBLE. GOVERNMENT
Democratic Candidate Charges Colonel
With Further Burdening CT
the People.

Grand Rapids, Mich. Sept. 26.-En.
thusiasm marked the democratic state
convention which assembled today to
nominate candidates for secretary OF
state, treasurer. auditor general, attoI-
ley general, land commissioner and
justice OF the supreme court 1.-TWO to
be- namedD. There is a larger number
or seekers after each of these nomina-
tions than has been the case in Mich
igan democratic convention in years.
Grand Rapids. Mich. Sept 2G.-Gov-
ernor Marshall democratic vice pres
iGential nominee. in a speech here last
night charged that Colonel Roosevelt
when president violated every prece-
dent of the republic" in the matter OF
the consolidation of the Tennessee
Coal & Iron company with the United
States Steel corporation, thereby fur
Their fastening the power of the fnvis-
ibe government upon the people
The speakers address also contained a
caustic criticism Of former Senator
EeyeridCe OF Indiana and the progress
sivc party.
The brilliant. versatile and plausi-
bic Indianian. who acted as temporary
chairman OF the national progressive
convention ard who was named by the
new party as its candidate for governor
IN my state. rang the changes in his
speech al Chicago upon the evils Of
what he called the invisible govern
mcut," said Governor Marshall
1T is evident that he has just dis
covered an existing condition Of af-
fairs which the democratic party had
for years been charging 10 exit The
difficulty with the progressive is that
nothing exists until he discovers II,
and that he never discovers It until he
can use il in his business SO long as
IL does not interfere with his political
success, for him, it is as though it were
not
NOT : NEW DISCOVERY.
The invisible government is no
now discovery for the democrat That
s. the government which the genuine
democrat has been fighting for more
than three decades. He was fighting
this menace TO righteousness and good
government during all Of the years
that Theodore Roosevelt and Albert
J Bcveridge did not know of its ex-
istence
The democrat was alert, If power
less. during the years that Senator
B-vefidge was standing in the United
states senate and by votes and voice
fastening the power OF this invisible
government upon the toiling millions
Of America. The democrat of Indiana
Knew that this invisible government
existed when Senator Beverage found
IS his champion. two years ago. an al
legged democrat, who. by the Payne
Aldrich tariff bill. had procured a mo.
nopcly upon the glazed paper indus
try of the United States The demo
crat knew that the Invisible govern
ment existed when Theodore Roose-
vet violated every precedent Of the
republic, struck the constitution as
though II were an Unruly child. and
by the very force and power Of his great
Office. aided and a5etted in the consol
idatiCn Of the Tennessee Iron & Goa
company with the United States Steu
corporation, thereby fastening tine
power Of this invisible government
uron the people. The democrat knew
all the time OF the campaign oratory
Of both Theodore Roosevelt and Alber
j. Beverage that though the vote,
might be the voice Of Jacob. the hanC
was the hand Of Fsau
SHOULD WAIT 4 WHILE.
1T shall reveal an amazing lact o.
discrimination on the part of the Amer
icaa people II they choose as thei
agents 70 destroy this invisible gov
eminent these gentlemen who neve