The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-09-16

and impariially administered. The other
danger lies in impulsive suffrage. Men
vote under excitement, without reflection
or study. This is why woman suffrage
would prove an injury. Women are i'm
pulsive, and say thing is right or wrong,
while they can give no reason for so deter
mining. In politics there must be judg-
ment, reason and calm reflection. III
not then universal suffrage is danger
Gus. To-day there is the same conflict as Of
yore. True, there is no mailed knight, or
vast armies, but the struggle for class leg
islation, for monopoly, if you please, Is the
same, and is now trying to crush out per-
sonal liberty. The masses of both parties
are honest when they become corrupt the
country would be lost to liberty, and an
archy would reign. In this campaign
there should be no personalities, but calm
discussion of the principles of each party.
The senator thought il would hardly pay
to stop and look at
THE SIDE SHOWS,
called by courtesy, political parties. No
intelligent man believes Butler will be
elected president, and he thanked God that
such calamity would never befsll the
country. Butler is a political acrobat.
Once he was a states rights demo-
crat, and at the Charleston convention
before the war, he was the second man to
march out of the hall because he declared
the rights of the southern states had been
trampled on. And when the war broke out
the cry went up from the south, where is
Butler and Caleb Cushing? and the an
swer came from Massachusetts, that Butler
70 h he
he bad fought for in the
Orleans was wildly depicted, and some
disclosures made which were startling
news to the audience. One notable one
was that Butler had forced the Citizens
bank to give up 800. 1000 in gold, and the
money was placed in bank in which his
brother was interested.
THE "DRY WATER
candidate received a passing notice, and
Senator Vest reiterated his we'll known
position on the prohibition question. He
charged and proved that Blaine had
lodged this issue in Maine, the other day,
and to this fact the speaker called the at
tention of his German auditors. On this
question the senator dwelt at length, de-
claring that the man who, for the sake Of
Office, would shirk an open expression, was
a moral coward. The senator said
that he opposed prohibition as il
was adopted in Maine and Kansas, because
it was constitutionally wrong and tyranni-
cal.
The republican party to-day is that of
Alex. Hamilton, the party of centraliza-
ton. 1t favors class legislation. 1t is in
favor of the great and grinding corpora
tions and against the laboring classes. Ii
boasts of having freed the slave. 1t is not
true. Slavery was founded In the country
by greed. 1t was compact between South
Carolina, Georgia and Maryland, and the
New England states. The abolitionists
wanted il driven from the country, the
politicians did not want to disturb il in the
states.
TO OBSCURE
present issues was the studied
effort of the republican leaders
10 day. The war issue is dead and
buried, and is left undisturbed save by
those who were invisible In war, but in
vincible in peace. Mr.. Blaine claims that
the prosperity of the country is due to his
party. The country has prospered in spite
of that party. There is a financial de
preston in spite of magnificent crops, and
to-day there are SAL, 100000 lying idle
in the United States treasury. Why this
depression The policy of the republican
party gives the answer. What corruption
there is in that party! Look at the star
route steals, the Freedmen's bank robbery,
the whisky ring, and other gigantic frauds.
No man knows how the books of this
government stand. He saw about three
acres of books in one department of the
treasury.
THE TARIFF
question wss discHsied by the speaker, and
lucid illustrations of il given. His refer
ence to a patent incubator not being able to
compete with the pauper hen labor was
loudly applsuded. This, high, protective
tariff benefited the rich manufacturer, and
robbed the poor man. No democrat advo-
Gated absolute free trade, for that was now
impossible, but the import tax on the nee
essaries of life should be removed. He was
not in favor of an import tax for protec-
ton. There was certain sum to be raised
for the support OF the government, but all
The records of Mr.. Cleveland and Mr..
blaine were cOmparcu, anu tHdt Vi Tic
latter was aired in the senator's most scath-
ing power of dissection. He read one of
the Mulligan letters, and pronounced its
author as UNANIMOUSLY corrupt. Cleveland,
he said would be elected, for the great
leaders of the republican party, the Ed
munds, Conklings and Camerons were pray
ing for democratic success. The business
men of the east were not contributing any
''soap" this year.
Senator Vest concluded his long speech
by paying q glowing tribute to Missouri.
Gen. Marmaduke, and bitterly denouncing
the men and papers which were abusing
the state wherein they lived and prospered.
The speech was listened TO with closest
attention, and the applause was frequent
and hearty. At Its conclusion, many Of
Senator Vests old friends went forward to
shake him by the hand and congratulate
him on his effort.
Circuit Court.