The Springdale news., 1889-09-27
FOR TARIFF REFORM.
THE UNJUST WAR TAXES MUST
 BE ABOLISHED.
A Large and Respectable Crowd As-
 sembles Tn Springdale
And Listens to the Doctrine of TarIR
 Reform as ExpOunded by
SENATOR ]. H. BERRY AND HON. W. N. FlsHBAcx.

We'll, our big tariff reform meet ing has come and gone.
 Like all good things it cannot al- ways last and itis now numbered with the things of the past It was only the first, or beginning of number of tariff reform meetings winch will be given by the Spring dale Democratic Club.
 It IS no trouble whatever to have large political gatherings when there IS warm and exciting cam paign at hand, but during an "offo year like the present it is an eX- tremely difficult matter. Notwlth- standing this and the fact that Wednesday was avery cool day and decidedly unpleasant for out door exercises, large crowd was pres ent. 1t came fully up to the most san- gulne expectations of all interested. At little past 10 o'clock the Spring dale Silver Cornet Band left town to the step of a lively tune, and ar irving at the ground several pieces wore played when the crowd te gan gathering in and the exercises of the Gav were begun. Col. $. w. Peel opened the ball by a short talk, congratulating the Democracy of Seringdale township on their belng..the first in this section to in augurate discussion of tariff re- form. He then introduced Col. w. NJ. Fish back of Ft. Smith, who made strong and lenghty speech upon this subject. Col. Flshbaek IS a fine orator and man of much learning and he demonstrated the fact that he understood the tariff question thoroughly. We would like very much to have published his speech but not being a short hand writer and he delivering his speech off hand it is impossible. But suffice it to say that he showed very clearly to unprejudlced minds the evil trult which the Republican high tariff tree bears. and why war taxes should be abolished. He showed that the Democratic party had done all in its power to re duce taxation but that they had never had full control of the law making departments, and cohse- quently it was impossible for them to do much; brighter days are com ing, though, however. Col. Fish back spoke nearly two hours and the audience demonstrated their approval ofhis remarks by frequent applause. Alter his speech the crowd dispe rsed for dinner but as- sembled again at half.past l o'clock when U. s. Senator James H. Berry was introduced and he made a lengthy and able argument in favor of tariff reform. When the occa- slon demands it Senator Berry IS no ''slouch" of speaker, and Wednesday he was at his best. The way he scored the Republican par ty for the wicked manner m which they are robbing the poor at the He showed that the farmer and poor man could be nothing but a tariff reformer if he thoroughly un- derstood the suoject He said that many federal soldiers voted tho Republican ticket and for war taxes simply because the ma ority of ex- confederate soldiers were members of the opposite party. He reclted several instances where the most gallant fighters for Democracy an tariff reform were ex.federal sol dlers. Senator Berry was loudly applauded during the progress of his speech and when he had com pleted it he received I genuine ova. ton. His speech closed the exer' ciscs of the day and the crowd sooi