The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-10-24
As Preached By Hon. John
Cosgrove and Col. E. c.
More. Friday Evening.
Smiths Opera House Crowded
With q Large, Intelligent
and Enthusiastic
Audience,
The Republican Party Arraigned.
While the G!eenbackers
Receive Their Share
of Attention.

Hon. John Cosgrove, Democratic candi-
date for congress in this district, and f. Z.
More of Columbia, a candidate TO- the
nomination before the late Democratic
convention, addressed large audience of
their fellow citizens at Smiths opera house
Friday evening. About 8 o'clock the meet
ing Was called to order by Mr.. q. L. b.
Jackson, who introduced
HuH. JOHN cosGRovE.
Col CosS rove was suffering with q severe
cold, and spoke with difficulty.
The following is . general outline or
synopsis of his speech. He said:
The last time occupied this stand at
tempted to express my feelings when the
democratic party placed the standard OF
the party in my hands. Twas embarrassed
at that lime and not able to fitly express
my feelings Tonight / am in q very
poor condition TO make public speech.
Tor am suffering with severe cold, con-
tracted during the canvass. l trust, though,
that fully appreciate the honor conferred
upon me BY the democracy, for i have
filled thus for every appointment mace Tor
me. There may be many here who do not
agree with me in political opinions. / do
moi wish To wound the feelings Of any one.
I acknowledge the absolute right of every
man 10 his own opinion. The object of
these meetings, as ] take it, is to reach the
truth. If there is one party in this coun-
try who can administer the government
cheaper and more advantageOusly than an
other party, tba, is the party which de-
mands your sutirayes. / know OF no way
of Judging the future except by the
past We have hui one lamp by which
our feet are guided and that is the lamp OF
experience. Judging then by the past |
claim that the democrats have an advan-
tage over the republicans, b'oiting out, ii
you please, the period OF the war. Inc re-
publican party has had control Of every
department of government ever since, and
there WAS nothing To prevent them from
exercising the principles OF economy, re-
rrsnchment and reform. The excuse was,
that the country was developing so rapid
". that il neceesitated much larger num-
her of offices and officers, and hence a
much larger outlay for the public service.
This lavish expenditure OF the pubic
funds continued until 1875, when the DEM
ocrsts obtained control of tie lower house
If congress. During the four years they
exercised such control, how much did they
save to the g,yernmens? They saved IN
sound numbers the vast sum Of ninety 1.-Two
million doilzn
The republican party again came into
pswer with the Forty-seveuth congress
fh- republicans had . majority OF one
ever the con- bined democratic And green
k>ak vote not suf6cient 70 b
Ia working majority without th'
aid of the greenbacksn. Th'
republican party Of course hsd the RiRh
! - organise the hsaee, but always hereto
fore the rights Of the ninerity hsd bsel
duIy respected, spd the rules Vsfe - csa-
s,ructed - to give the nissrity a eppos
tuni,y 70 defer the passage Of measures oh
| 1estieaakle 70 il. When the repobiican'
again resumed control Of the house, asde
ibe lesdesshiP Of Robson, they prspsss>
- amend these rules in such osanes u
% deprive the nissrity Of their right
They Md . right - have sid, - srgss
iR the hsxse. bat they had - right y
deprive the minority a sAs pr,sslese
recognised for % nsny years. On thu
question seven cot Of the eight sreenbsck
rrs in congress voted with the republican,
Although Capt AlldredRe aid in his sPeecl
| in tkis hall Q few evenines since, that b
de6ed snyone - instance . sest csc II
which the sreenbackers voted With eithe
II The other parties. This vs. certainly
test case, q 1as also the contested election
cases in which the greesbackers vsted viii
The republicans.
The expenses Of the United States gsv
eminent can and ought 10 be reduced q
least one hundred and thirty millions q
dollars per annuu and if 60 to eengref
and that body is composed of . majority Z
democrats, rs I believe it will be, | sha
; vote for such reduction. Every democri
in congress has insisted that there shall
a reduction of this kind, although ther
h.s been difference of opinion rs to th
amount, the estimates ranging from on
hundred to one hundredand fit
millions OF dollars. Such d.
duction can be made without any II
convenience to any department OF TIE put
lie service, and a sinking fund can be ere
ated which will discharge the nations
: debt in thirty years. =.
The speake. next proceeded to di
cussion of
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
! He said, We are an agricultural peopl
, Very few of our people receive any bene'
fr m the tariff Law now in vogue. 1t
| facts are that almost the entire amount
!, proceeds derived from the tariff 60 into u
pockets of the manufactures. III
speaker illustrated this pei
very aptly. He said, take for instan
E the article Of trace chains. The greenbac
!. en had oil voted to put them on the ir
Inst. The manufacture in this count
know to . cent what it will cost to man
1 faeture this article here or in Europe. II
= European manufactures 10 equally ~ "
4 informed. He comes here, and We will q
o for instance, that he finds the custo
J. duties City cents On every trace chain.
4 course, he cannot enter into conpetiti'
with the home manufactures. Where do
r the forty or Fifty cents difference in {
e price Of this article got 1t goes in'o
. pockets Of the manufactures, OF eourse. d
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