Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-04
TAVENNER. THE NEWSPAPER
MAN


MAN
\ newspaper published al POUCH
keepsie. y. Y, has been jolted by re-
ceipt Of sample letter from Clyde
II. Tavenner's Washington news bu-
reau. The letter in question happen
ed 20 he the one published in The Ar
gus some days ago in which Tavenner
exposed the overcapitalization of
American corporations. It was one OF
the best, strongest and most logical he
has ever written, for in it, as will be
remembered, ~ brought home to the
American family and the American in
dividual the cost. estimated at 500 per
family and SIS per individual, that is
being paid annually 70 the billions of
warered stock on which are foated
gigantic corporations that fatten of
the people
From the ft The eastern paper
throws over the revelation. the letter
seems 10 have fallen into the hands Of
the enemy That paper. after assum-
ing in its ignorance as 10 facts, that
Mr. Tavenner is undertaking TO use
his prestige as a congressman 10 build
up a syndicate Of newspapers. pro
ceeds with strange consistency to
question his existence a. a congress
man. and then flies with all possible
haste 10 the defense of the tariff-fos-
tered corporations. II calls Tavenner's
argument 'humbug." and assails him
as a promoter Of nonsense and a mas
ter of the art
The fact that Mr. Tavenner has, and
has had for a number of years, a syn
dicare Of 300 newspapers. scattered
throughout the country, by the medium
Of which the Tayenner letters have
contributed i'm an Unreasonable de-
gree toward the awakening Of the pub.
lie thought and conscience. Speaker
Clark and other democratic leaders in
the nation have not hesitated 70 say.
is probably as good proof as could be
offered that what the Young congress
man has been writing is not humbug
gerry or nonsense. He has a faculty
for getting az the facts and presenting
unanswerable arguments which appeal
70 the intelligent mind. II is through
these letters that he has gained ma.
t'Cnal reputation. one that has won
him the confidence Of those who cham
pion the right of the people 70 rule Il
was Taveuner's letters. published for
some years i'm The Argus. that brought
him 10 the front as man ft to he a
congressman and resulted in his cleo
ton last November by a plurality Of
1000 in a district normally republi-
can by five 10 eight times the figure
. represented in the margin in his favor
this time
As a congressman. Mr.. Taveuner has
already proven his worth. even before
akiug his seat. i'm what he has &C
Complished IN winning the war depart
menr's recommendation that million
Of money In new appropriations be ex-
pended for the further development
and Improvement of Rock Island ar
senal That Taveuuer has during his
years Of toll as a newspaper CORE
Sb'llN'II idN N'ilPllllIG 10 40 W dOll-
ton 20 writing his syndicate letters.
has been repeatedly demonstrated in
the aid and assistance he has given
the congressman from this district
and the Iowa district across the river
in matters pertaining directly TO the
welfare Of this community.
No man is better known in Washing.
ton than CLYDE r. Tavenner No man
has more Of the confidence Of the de.
parrments Of the government. and none
is more capable either Of representing
the people or OF setting before them
the evils from which they have suffer
ed. and Of which overcapitallzatiCu is
the chief
II Mr.. Tavenner's prestige as a con.
gresham will give force to his Wash,
ington letters or bring 70 them an
even wider circulation. so much bet.
ter for the people