Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-20
RANDS SHERMAN
AS REACTIONARY
J. G. Searle Raps Republican
Nominee for Senator IN
East Moline Talk,

Progressives held a big meeting at
noon today at the Marseilles. plant in
East Moline \ number OF candidates
we're present and Attorney J. Clinton
Searle spoke.
Speaking at a meeting in East Mo
line last evening Mr.. Searle made the
following reference TO Senator Sher-
man:
Lawrence y. Sherman Is the re-
publican nominee Tor the United
States senate. Mr. Shermans one
claim to greatness is that he attempts
to follow Lincoln in dress and &C
lions, 5ut in the last - years he has
not resembied Lincoln by the stand
he takes in the field OF politics. Sher-
man entered the Illinois legislature
over 20 years ago. While Sherman
was a member of the Illinois !egisla-
ture he voted for the notorious Allen
bill. which was in reality a franchise
grab So anxious was Mr.. Sherman
IL vote for that bill that he was taken
from sick bed. and carried on
stretcler into the legislature to cast
lis vote for the Allen bill. Mr.. Shcr-
man now tries to excuse himself by
saying that two years later he helped
to repeal the Allen law. This is an
explanation which fails to explain
why he voted for the Allen bill. Why
was he 50 anxious that this bill be
passed. lie knew that the hill was
vicious. corrupt and passed in behalf
Of the street railway corporations of
the city of Chicago; he knew-if he
knew anything money was being
spent to secure the passage of the law.
that money was being paid TO men
who were ready to sell their very
souls.
But YOU say that all this happened
q long time ago. Can the roll OF Sher-
mans stand on measures o. recent
years. and you viii fad that Sherman
is q reactionary. a representative OF
those opposed to popular government.
Sherman record in the United
States senate is so reactionary that
the people OF this state should not
send him TO Washington. While in
the United States senate he lodged on
the Alaska railroad bill; he spoke
against the inheritance tax; he spoke
against the income tax; when the par
Gel post bill came before the senate he
voted against the parcel post extern
sion and for the interest OF the big
express companies; when Senator
Norris Introduced a bill TO investigate !
the scandal of the New Haven rail .
road, Senator Sherman voted against .
an Investigation and the bringing to /
light the corruption of the New
il Senator sherman had I
his way the people and the stockhoid- /,
srs OF the New Haven would not
know Of the crimes Of their officials.
but thanks 10 that fighting ex-Gov-i
arnOr Folk. men in Wall street were .
exposed; Sherman opposed the clause
axempting farmer organizations and
labor unions from prosecution under
the anti-SheTman law Sherman op-
posed the interests of the
consumers OF -four, and the
growers OF wheat-the farmer. when
le favored the gamblers of New York
and of Ia Sale street in Chicago on
he board of trade. when he opposed
he federal regulation, inspection and
grading of grain in those places; and
United States Senator Sherman CD
POSED the protection of one million
;hild laborers. in one-half the states
e this union which fail 10 protect its
children. by opposing in the senate
ne federal regulation of child labor
through interstate commerce clause
Il the federal constitution"