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THE ARGUS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1007. 4 THE ARGUS. I'ubllshed Dally and Weekly at 1624 Jecond avenue. Rock Island, 111. En tered at the po8tofflce as second-class matter. By THE J. W. POTTER CO. TERMS Dally, 10 cents per week. Weekly, $1 per year In advanca. All communications of argumentative character, political or religious, must have real name attached for publica tion. No siich articles will be printed over fictitious signatures. Correspondence solicited from every township In Rock Island county. TRAgEsjj yNCIL JO Tuesday, September 24, 1907. (live the in term-ban the glad hand. Wi need it in our business and we ne 1 it badly. With the lawn mower season wanin and the snow shovel season yet in the dis ance. the rake and bonfire days are iipc n us. I is said t lint the Snllivans have pa -ied t lie I'.rowiis and the Joneses an( rank next to the Smiths in num bers in the New York City directory. All the anti-Bryan forces are potting in :heir criticisms of Iiryan now an 1 the. i. In nearly every instance an a us. lysis of such criticisms reflects ti Bran's credit. The Attcll-Sullivan prize fight at Al ton is described in the press report.-? as iiaving been' lady-like. The govern or would hardly call out the troops lo ;,top such a fight. The Oklahoma majority of 2r,nn0 is stil going higher as the back districts con imie to give their official opinions of 'he proper answer to the big stick as a political argument. ;ial Tidings. Clad tidings were those which went ovi- the city last night with the an nouncement that the McKinley syndi cate had surveyors in Hock Island for the purpose of staking out an interur bac road to the south. 1 he interurhan is. as has been fre quently stated in The Argus, the cry ing need of the hour. locally speaking. It i? the one particular thing in which Ro k Island is behind the times, and the merest possibility of its ncoomplish niei t is naturally hailed with enthusi asm, and delight. T're McKinley project will experience no .Mfnculty in petting into Rock Is lan 1 All it has to do is to ask. and K wif receive all the accommodations it fie.;. -or. The gales of the city are wide npcv to it. combines at which he was directing his attacks piled up colossal tluh funds with which to hire campaign speakers and to otherwise combat Bryan and his following. It was Bryan who told how the Oil and other trusts were conducting their business in vio lation of laws. Today we have before us numerous proofs of the truth of what Bryan said in his two campaigns. We arj convinced that Bryan knew what ho was talking about. Things have hap pened as Bryan said conditions in dicated they would happen. Revela tions in the methods of the insurance trust have been proved. Revelation-; in the Oil trust have been a startling reminder of how well Bryan had tho situation sized up. Yesterday's press reports contained some interesting evidence showing how this Oil trust schemed and co i spired by the formation of companies under one head to violate or evade laws, and how this system of lawless ness has been a factor in ' producing an annual individual profit of ovir I3.MMi,mo for John D. Rockefeller, and individual profit to him alone in t lie past eight years of f Ij.UOO.immi. In six years this tjist has rolled in, profits to the amount of $1K0,;H5 . o::i! Profits, mind you. profits! With trusts like this taking th1 money out of the pockets of the pe pie. how long will it be until these multi-millionaires will control prac tically all wealth? This business of crushing competi tion, monopolizing ownership of lands, of timber tracts, of oil fields, of coi.l fields, of railroads, of all kinds of transportation facilities, is going on ai a rate that cannot but startle one wli.) analyzes the economic situation. Crops may be good, work plentiful, wages high, but the proportion of in crease in profits is so far greater foi the trusts than for honest busnics--concerns and for the people who arr I lie real producers of weald, th?: tiouble must come in the future. Bryan has had and has now the right idea of protecting the interest -of the wealth-producers against rob bery by wealth-monopolizers. Tins:? should be held as amenable to the lav; as individuals. The small merchant and the small corporation deserve every privilege that is given the hi! lion dollar trust. Not until we ha.t officials in power who will strive fur this just administration of gover i ment. and not until the old laws are enforced or new ones enacted to meet the situation, can there be justice. Not until this is done can the people g what is theirs and enjoy a fair share of the wealth they produce. If one trust alone can .under pro tertion of pro-trusts administrations grab $ron.0io.000 in profits in six yea.- nearly Slttn.oon.niio annually think what an incalculable sum per amnrn is grabbed from the people by thes.' several trusts which manipulate sup ply and prices of commodities. DAILY STORY WON BY CARD. Iiryan a Candidate. I ress bureau agents in the national cap: al are busying themselves trying to -i tend to Mr. Bryan's business for bin The willing workers circle of per- 'stent pencil pushers in Washing ton has always been generous wi.!i Br; n in the amount of space devoted to de Ncbraskan's affairs. And fur thermore, they have not been any too car ;'u) about adhering to truth or fac Most of them are obviously litt'e. mo:ij than stenographers; for th; bur- tucia's who dictate the stories the desire to have spread broadcast about Bryan. T ee latest Bryan article from Wash ing on is to the effect that Bryan will like'y soon announce himself a can did 'te for the presidential nomination, tba; he will accompany this announce ment with an outline of the policies he "ill make paramount, and that h? wli, begin his campaign practically on yea'' before the presidential election course these writers nave no auth orization for such stories, and "i l t invite friends of Bryan" have not told them that such a course is probab! yet it would not be strange shou'-l Br? an follow such course. Bryan is a mo-t courageous commoner and cam pai ner. If he feels that lie can in any way benefit his party or aeconi plith something for the public by open ing this campaign so early and so fa in advance of the election, he will d 1 it. That he will issue a statement of principles if he does announce lm cacdidacy, there Is no question, for Bryan always stands upon principle and he doesn't hesitate to tell the peo pie where lie stands. Sectionalism and (icri-vmaiidei-inn. St. Louis Republic: The republicae. irty began the gerrymander of t!v nited States senate by cutting o'i West Virginia from Virginia. It hi 1 less than half a million population ii, ISTo. represented by two votes auains. the two votes representing 1.721, U'f people in Missouri Nevada, with 1 u people in lSCi) and 42.40 1 in 1ST . was given two more votes against Un votes of Missouri and Indiana. Indi ma had 2,510.000 people in l!uo an'; Missouri U.Iwkhmi, while in 1!)i.h) No vada had still only 42",a." back of is two senatorial votes, in evidence o! the permanence of the gerrymander. The process has continued during this interval. Among other state- created to give republican votes in th senate and electoral college, a block of five in the northwest was admitted with 10 votes in the United State uid a total population in lftoo of 1 215,01)0 for all five, against the 1,500 000 of the new state of Oklahoma wi have for representation by its tw senators when they take their seats. This process of gerrymandering, syo tematic and continued for over a quar ter of a century, was a result of sc tionalism three-quarters of a century old. Republicans claimed democrat!? precedents for it, but they can make no such claim now. Repudiating this sectionalism, democrats welcomed the new states of the northwest to the union. Democrats hold now that they are still welcome in it and that they will always remain so. that their rights is states and their dignity as states must be respected and that their equal ity as states tinder the constitution must be preserved. Their develop ment through statehood and local sef- goveinment is the highest form of de velopment possible. It ought to be d3 fended at all times against the sec tionalism and centralization which a- rayed themselves for the suppression of Oklahoma. Original. I Miss Bursley sat In the library of Lcr residence at a card table opposite Mr. Uauxhurst.' They were both young, handsome and to the manner Lorn. Miss Bursley had inherited a' small fortune, the remains of a large one, and had lived a fashionable life.' Mr. Uauxhurst was rich. I Miss Bursley's especial interest in' Mr. Uauxhurst was that he indulged her passion for cards. She was an in veterate gambler. Mr. Uauxhurst be ing rich, she did not scruple to win his money, and be did not object to her doing so if she coul 1. He invariably permitted her to lix the stake and to decide whether the game should Le heavy or light. She always decided that it should be heavy. She bad oth er men friends who gambled, but some could not afford to lose, others took lit tle interest in the game, while others were extremely cautious. She knew that if she won the whole of Mr. Hauxhurst's fortune he would lose it like a man and scorn to blame her. Perhaps there were times when she fancied that possibly she might "break the bank'' of his finances and be rich. Then she would marry Har ry Hunter, a young man whose ambi tion was to be a spendthrift and waa only prevented by the want of funds. For n time her dream of making her self rich at Mr. Hauxhurst's expense seemed of possible realization. Slow ly his money was pasMiig from hi; bank to hers. One evening when she hail won from him a larger amount than usual be looked at her with his imperturbable smile and asked: "Sup pose you win all I have. What will you do with it?" Marry a poor man. "To pass it on for you 7" She toi!i i:p a line band and was too intent upon it to reply. He did not press her. Indeed, he scanned his own cards, then sat looking up at a paint ing ou the wall. It represented the re turn of the prodigal, and he seemed to have forgotten the game in it. When the hand was played bis was a winner, and it won a large sum. From that moment the link changed. Little by little Miss Bursley's winning passed back to their original owner, and then there was a steady flow of her own possessions toward Mr. Uaux hurst. A woman in games of chance invariably becomes a plunger. The more Miss Bursley lost the higher she fixed the stakes and the wilder she played. Mr. Uauxhurst sat before her languidly dealing the cards, apparent ly neither pleased nor displeased to be winning such large sums from a wo man. Finally there came a time when Miss Bursley knew that nt the rate she was losing one more evening would put the whole of her estate into the hands of Mr. Uauxhurst. That evening" had arrived. It was the evening mentioned at the begin ning of the story. The game was two handed bridge whist. Miss Burs ley's bauds ran well at first, and sh won handsomely. Mr. Uauxhurst looked nt her with one of his usuai smiles and remarked: "If this keeps up you'll yet be able to marry your poor man." Miss Bursley. who was dealing, did not reply and when she had finished said, "Without a trump." Mr. Ilanx- tiurst "doubled. Miss Burslev "went back." This was kept up till half of what Miss Bursley bad left was at stake on that one hand. Mr. Uaux hurst "went hack" again. He won five tricks and the rubber. Then Mr. Uauxhurst. instead of recommending caution to his adver sary, proposed that they play a single hand of euchre for the funds she had in sight. She accepted the terms and lost. He was raking in his gains when Miss Bursley moaned. that he, had won mmmmmM k w ; hi kj i:it. i -ri .rfi--i;-1 iit in ti tu man no mwmim 5??-hfV'b';i'.ii:!'Mf.M Hi tfttSart:'4. p.3 vesrw-s ! 11! 'J' r;-e.a:4 Mil Mrmi : W'M mm V'M' : -7.'.' mm .4' Ifl' i'MOiT x. mi mm h i! it a i r ijj lJFiLi r ' ''a tl"J ?ii?T t t . J .I'll LH,n ill mm wmm m mm vmsm Autumn Suits From to $35 Autumn Cravenettes From 12 to $25 Autumn Top Coats From $10 to 22 Exclusive Patterns Always Shown AND THEY FIT. Gust aison Hayes & if her pos-you ..cr last doil.ir. IOvc-y ve-!i ;iroppry liad inisse.l t ( hiin. "There is one thing you still sess of far more value than nil have lost." he said, still smiling. She looked at him for an explana tion. "Yourself. I will play all I have won from you against that treasure." Miss Bursley flushed and said: "There are different ways in which a man may possess a woman." "The only way I would possess you !.s by marriage." Miss Bursley was very white, and vie triignr yer retrieve her losses. Tf not. well, then site was too porturlei to decide whether the loss of herself to her opponent would 1h n curse or a blessing. The alternative had come too suddenly. "Peal the cards," she said. Mr. Uauxhurst dealt, and she no ticed that his hand trembled. nis nerve seemed to have deserted him. Miss Bursley scored four points to her enemy's two. Then he scored one. making ills points three. It was Miss j Bursley's deal. She turned a knave. . made the trump hearts and was eu- her bosom was heaving tuinultuously. ' chred. She had lost the game and Gambler-like, she caught nt a straw. In Teddy Bear fifth ft-! TriiHtfl. It was Bryan who first made definite analysis to the people of the character and methods of the modern trusts When he talked of trusts he did not mean corporations that are lawful. II meant combine? of capital formed to crush competition, to rob the public, to thwart the law and to get tli money, if expedient, by illegal meth- Take DeWitt's Kidney and Bladdtr ds. Bryan was scoffed at. He was: Pills for backache, weak kidneys andi defeated for office. He was called a I inflammation of the bladder. Sold by S lemagogue, crank, disturber. Ta 3' all druggists. Health in the Canal Zone. me ntgn wages pam make it a mighty temptation to our young arti sans to join the force of skilled work men needed to construct the Panama canal. Many are restrained however by the fear of fevers and malaria, it Is the knowing ones those who ha7e used Electric Bitters, who go there without this fear, well knowing they are safe from malarious influence with Electric Bitters on hand. Cures blood poison too. biliousness, weakness an ! all stomach, liver and kidney troubles. Guaranteed by W. T. Hartz, druggist, 201 Twentieth street 50c. 7 5 -It., : -. z .-i J t tf r-9 .w 1 1 12 ar v ,..7 2? a- i ml t Ml IP 3 1W .iff,-.. -V- . , - : ii7. "Hi's r-isA . . :tuv.t. ."fT WJ 1 r J - , 'YJ i 1 herself. "I have lHMn months." said Mr. TTauxhurst. "working up to this point. But now that I have won you without your consent I give you your choice cither to abide by the result as indicat ed by the cards or take as a gift nil I have won from you. Which shall it be?" She pat with averted face consider ing, while he remained as he was, grazing at her. Intent on hearing her decision. Perhaps it would have help ed matters had he spoken a few words from the heart, but he preferred not to Influence her. Presently she put out ner hand across the table. I stand by the decision of the cards." ELINOR T. UOYD. When Santa and the reindeer swift Have given me a drive, Td like to be adopts by Some nice young girl 'bout five." U. S. to Build Russia's Navy. Within the next four years Russ::i will have a large naval squadron in the Far East, and for this purpose h;-.3 appropriated -10 millions of dollar; The Russian officials have recommend ed ,that the squadron be built in thi United States, declaring that we can turn out the ships in muck quicker time than any other country. 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