Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-11-25
Those marked .sare reelected.
VEsT's VIEWS.
from the Globe-D e-Democrat.l

lRTOW tne 0IOOe.DemOCfAt.l
WASHINGTON, D. g., Nov. l3.-Ssn.
ator Vest arrived here to-day, accom-.
panied by his wiie.i The senator comes
from the recent conflict i'd the south.
west and has yiews upon the possibili-
ties of the future will be read With int ter.
est. Senator Vest is the acknowledged
leader oil the democrats in the senate,
and the most brilliant orator In con-
grsss. He is personally . very ap-
proachable man, frank 10 bluntness, and
exceedingly cOmpani0nable. Al this
particular juncture his utterances are
worth attention. He was asked to-day.
What in your opinion viii! be the
effect Of the recent. democratic victory
on the campaign OF 1882" ,-...
"It insures,' said the senator. success
to the democrats in 1884. Unless we are
guilty of most atrocious blunders We
will elect the next president. A great
many ascribe the defeat OF the republi-
cans in this last election to extravagant
appropriations and the river aud harbor
bill, and to disorIminationsin In tile party,
but. in my judgment the real cause of
their defeat ia q conviction that the poll
cles of the republican party are all tor
monopoly and centralization. I have
found in my canvass in Missouri that
the closest attention and the greatest
interest were ELECTED and exhibited by
the people when made allusion to the
enormous grants of tke public lands 10
railroad corporations and to the monop
oily features tn the national bank sys.
tem."
"You canvassed all those nationa
issues, did you, Senatori" soc
81 d,d. and there is . deep seated
conviction on the part Of the people
that the republican party has got Into
the hands oi the moropolists of the
country and they are determined TO re-.
sent IT," replied the senator, with em-
phasis. - l..- sas,, sf~
''Did that have any reference particu-
larly to the present administration ?"
"Yes; MIR. Arthur is looked upon a.
a machine politician, entirely under the
control OF the great monopolles of the
country. He has not shown himself 10 be
a statesman, but New York poll;icisn q
in the hands OF monopolIsts, and the
people believe it. All this was mani
tested by this atrocious system of OFF,
cial assessments, all of which furnished
new proof Of the fact that the campaign
was to be governed in the states by
moneys raised from the Office. holders
iu Washington to carry the elections iu
the different states, and you have no
idea Ut the impression made by that
single little statement in the papers in
regard to that lot Philadelphia. That
has the CT edit Of having made a host of
vptoo Thot nroaontoH Il in Tho sv,<>.&
ludicrous shape, and never knew it to
fail TO bring down house. The tariff
was discussed Very generally III our
canvass. as the prevailing sentiment
there Is tariff for vevenue with Incl
dental protection, az must come from
any tariff. think the tariff is one Of
the greatest questions now before the
American people-a tariff strictly within
the limits OF revenue, with sach protec-
tion within those limits as infant Amer
lean industries may need. That 10 the
true democratic doctrine
"What are your views on the abolition
Of internal revenue ?" o .--
81 don't think. there ought to be an
entire abolition OF internal revenue, es.
pecially the tax upon whisky and tobsc-
CO. think that ought to remain as
long as any tax remains Of that sort.
But the largest portion Of the internal
revenue duties should be done away
with. The tax upon whisky, for in-
stance, could be levied through the dis.
tilleries, or by having . few officers in
charge Of the distilleries, without the
host OF officials that are now EMPLOYED.
Internal revenue is burdensome to the
people. and especially distasteiul Is the
sy.ten OF espionage which is adopted
to collect it." -.
"Ssnator, do you think the tariff
question will be a factor in the comiug
contest for the speakership?
'Yes, sir; that is the great question
in the selection OF u speaker. Mr.. Ran
dali represents tho high protective
tariff idea and his peculiar methods of
governing the house, rs exhibited two
ears ago. show that be cannot make u
committee without impressing upon it
bis own individuality, opinion and views
without reference TO the. general inter-
ests of the party. and TWO years ago it
resulted in its defeat. We know nothing
served so much to defeat US as Mr.. R.n-
dall's method OF constructing commit.
lees and his way OF doing business. Mr..
Carlisle. on the other hand, is u broad
gauge man OF great intelligence and
pure character, and represents the pro-
gressive and open ideas of the demo.
cratic party, and he is to all intents and
purposes an entire reformer. He is en-.
tirely opposed to Mr.. Randall's protect
i've theories. Carlisle represents the
idea OF tariff Cor revenue and Incident.
al protection. Within that limit it ought
to he settled, and let these two men
settle it. have no doubt myself about
Carlisle's election"
"Where will his strength come
from7"
"From the north and south, and some
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