Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-04
Senator LetUis' Final State
f71eflf to the Voters

To the Citizens and Business Men
OF Illinois: l beg the privilege of
an appeal in person-in my own be-
halt-the only one have made any
where. all my efforts previously
being for the president 1 remind
you that / was elected as senator
by a union of votes of Democrats
and Republicans in the legislature.
l have, in obedience to this, never
been a partisan in the senate.
opposed the tariff viewpoint of the
free trade advocates OF New Eng
/ land and the south
l have always in congress Oppos-
ed the free trade theory. l was al
ways an open advocate of tariff
justly apportioned to guard the
/ western producer.
/ have time and time again led on
the floor of the senate the oppOsi-
ton TO the states sovereignty ad-
Yocates opposing national domino
ton in national affairs. Notably
you recall my fight against mem
( bers of my own party. as l led the
debate for the taking over by the
government the railroads and tele-
graphs.
! So you will see that there is no
/ economic difference between my OPP
ponent and myself-and now with
the expressed views of President
! Wilson we are all in accord.
} Therefore. 1 beg you to consider
J the situation of Illinois. / am now
| second in command of naval affairs
committee Of the senate, and have
d n hi 70 -k,
pendous nature for the Great Lakes
( station. Il have been aided by all
our congressman from Chicago dis
! trict and Senator Sherman in the
! senate.)
am in a like position of author
I ity in the senate committee having
railroads and telegraphs in their
/ 1urisdiction-and also of the COM
mittee OF finance, revenue and
+ banks.
/ l am thus able to protect Illinois
and get for her full recognition as
to all these affairs. I have aided in
} locating the controlling branches OF
/ government of the west at Chicago
/ Il had the cooperation of all con-
! gressmen of Chicago in this effort. }
| am a whip, or legislative floor
manager. for the administration in
( the senate. You know the relation
| the president bears to me. He asked
| Illinois to send me as his aid. He
! told Illinois that he relied on me. -
1t was Illinois he meant he relied
on. 1t was the state he compli-
mented, not me.
Now if | am taken out of the sen
. hon1nSn of u
name, Illinois will have no senate
voice in the administration. No in
fuence in the senate with the party
in control of the government. She
will drop back into a state of help
! lessneSs and without senatorial in
fiuence in any government matters
for the people of Illinois. Senator
/ sherman frankly tells you he is oil
no service in such matters as l re-
fer to. How can Mr.. Mccormick
be?
The president and the cabinet
know that Mr. Mccormick has adj
vocated taking the war out of Will
sons hands-also putting General
Wood in charge. This would have
removed General Pershing from
where he had done the great work
he has.
The president and cabinet and ad-
ministration senators know that
MIR. Mccormick on return from Eu-
rope told the nation that Lloyd
George and General Petain OF
France condemned the administra-
ton management of the war and
accused the president of hiding
General Wood" These statements
reflected injuriousIy on every mem
Der of our government. If they were
uttered by George and Petain, Mr.
Mccormick as friend of his coun-
try. could have privately told the
secretary of war, or he could have
made the acquaintance of the presi-
dent and told him. They all fee
that to give such out as he did
/ weakened the allies here at home