Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-30
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WILSON POLICIES
IN HIS SPEECH
shows That Watchful Waiting
was Judicious in Talk in
South Rock Island Han.
IS GIVEN GREAT OVATION
vs.ers s;eruirsiy Applaud His AP-
pearanee ard Approve Of His
work in Washington.

courressuan clyde Taveuner show
= ,he voters OF South Rock Island, in
-. sSdress 20 them in the Woodmen
81 last night. that he fought for them
= the halls Of congress in apprecia-
,Iou OF what they had done for him in
.soosinr him 20 represent them there.
eIis taIt too was for Wilson and for
81 election OF men who would stand
- OF wilson's policies so that this
,..ion may prosper and no wrench
~ thrown into the machinery"
An ovation greeted Congressman
-.vsnuer after he was introduced by
cornelius Donovan. who presided at
re meeting. He had previously met
large number OF those in the hail
,,d the applause which marked his
INSURANCE on the platform was storm
EE
During his talk. too. at many points
- vas app!auded and at the conclus-
demonstration. showing that the con-
gresham and his ideas met with the
apurovaI OF the citizens.
7 appreciate this reception tonight"
szid Mr Tavenner. "and whether elect
ID or MOI. ! want you 10 know that
appreciate the people who have stood
hack OF me in this fight
When they elected me to congress
TO years ago they did a great deal
h- ne. started out in a country
v-i,t shop setting type at the case at
81 per week Then 7 never dreamed
rat would some day be boosted into
the halls Of congress. where usually
ely the more favored are sent
On Peoples Side.
1T was the greatest compliment and
honor the people could bestow upon
ne and I want you 10 know that as
n.g as 7 have been in congress I have
remained on your side and have fought
your battles. ! wanted you to know
tat ] appreciated what you did for
r.
Naturally an object OF first consid-
srztioz was Rock Island arsenal II
lad long been In my thought and upon
inVsstiEatiOn 7 saw that the govern
nent was paying for munitions OF
var a price. and for two-thirds OF
Ehieh the same could be mauufac-
tured a. the arsenal Then wondered
~Ag MoEt ~ 81 AA1l iAAdAAAiiNAlEtu AZ
the arsenal II e. could be done so much
cheaper. learned that a ring OF man.
ufacturers we-e getting the CONTRACTS
and that for - per cent OF the price
the same could b. mauufa ctured here
I discovered thai the government
Eas paving 20 these manufacturers
N750 for shrapnel and that It could be
manufactured by the government for
$50. Then ] wondered why the ord
nance department was paying twice as
much as Il was worth. I
i started an investigation and
learned why. I learned that the ord
nance department was spending mil
lions Of dollars Of your money for this
munitiOn OF war manufactured by this
ring when 81 should have been manu-
featured in the arseuals.
! took the matter into a further in
vestigation and ! learned more about
The costs on the arsenal and OF the
manufacturers. And then ] found the
Taylor system.
Wanted immediate Action.
! wanted 20 correct these things
night away ! tried TO do II as fast as
possible but when you can't do a thing
night away you must DO II as soon as
you can ] succeeded in checking the .
operations OF the Taylor system. The I
stop watch is forever eliminated
The army appropriation bill Of /
100000 IS made every year. found j