Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-27
UNITY IS DEMAND
IN WORLD CRISIS
William Jennings Bryan in Patriotic
Speech Says Quickest Way to
Peace is Through Loyalty.

The quickest way to peace is the
road straight ahead of us, with no d.
visions among ourselves. Before we
went TO war. it was a matter of opin-
ion as to whether or not We should go
10 war. but after congress declared a
state Of war existed. the time for
opinions ceased and the time for unan-
imous support of the government be-
gan. The more earnestly man de-
sires peace the more Loyalty he should
support his government in obtaining
it," was the message which William
Jennings Bryan, former secretary Of
state. brought last evening to crowd
that jammed the auditorium Of the
Moline high school 10 its fullest ca
pscity.
T1e famed Nebraskan delivered one
OF the finest oratorical efforts ever
heard in Moline and the great audi
ence was swayed to wild applause as
the Nebraska statesman reached his
dramatic climaXes.
Adhering to his we'll known views
on the liquor question, Mr.. Bryan adj
yocated national prohibition with a
ban on the manufacture of all beer
and whisky products on the ground OF
food conservation, so essential during
the war period We must conserve
for food OF the breadstuffs which in
the past have been turned into alc0-
hol;c liquors" he declared, 1t has
been estimated that 10000, 600 bush
els Of foodstuffs go annually into the
manufacture of aIs0hohc beverages
The brewers themselves set the fig
ures far higher Their figures were
exaggerated. hut in demanding prohi.
bition ] prefer to use the brewers
own exaggerated figures because they
used the exaggerated figures to show
how necessary it was that saloon,
should live-and now 7 wish to U.S.
their own figures 10 show why the sa
loon must die
Il have no sympathy with the move
to separate whisky from beer h.
continued, in discussing the move o
congress to legislate the distillery on
of business while no restrictions have
been placed upon the brewer. 'Th'
brewers have been wasting twice d.
much food every year as have the dis
tilleries. Then the brewers spent
twice as much every year in corrupt
ing government and substituting tn
press as do the disdiIers. 1t has beer
my observation that after men cult
vate their appetite for alcohol in in
beer kindergarten they graduate int
the whisky university. It seems foil,
to do away with the university ant
leave the kindergarten The brewer
and distillers have been partners Il
crime fer generation. 1t would b
a shame to separate them in death"
The speaker said he was proud 0
/ The loyal support which the America
people were giving the Red Cross, III
! 7. NJ c. A. the food administration
and other plans Of the government
and said that it constituted "One 0
e the most amazing demonstrations O
g patriotism in the worlds history, an
n he aroused great enthusiasm when b
5 said: Just as long as the government
C finds it necessary to call on one DO
4 to lay his life on the nations altar,
e viii pay anything gladly. for no none
D tax can he as strong as the tax on life
= Of these soldiers the supreme sacri
o fee may he asked Surely we the
can do our part And our part. as
s understand it, is to stand behind on
president and our congress in every
thing they may see fit to do"
/. In speaking Of Liberty bonds, h
said they were first mortgage o
every bit of property in the Unite
States, and that when a government
bond ceases to he good security Their
will he no investment worth while lei
in this country. If anyone tells 70
that the nations Of the world will Z
bankrupt II this war continues jus
tell him that in any event this natio
will be the last to make its assign
ment'
l. Woman's suffrage was given unqua
+ flied endorsement by Mr.. Bryan II
r. said that intelligence and moralit
were the two requirements of a vote
d and then showed that IS per cent
r the prisoners in Jail were men and
r per cent women, while the ratio wa
r reversed when it comes to church a
0 tendance III women have sens
II enough to keep out Of Jail and moralit
II enough to go to church, why shouldn
j. they have the balIot?' he announce
c amid cheers.