The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-10-07
The First Democratic Rally of
the Campaign - Woods
Opera House Crowd
cd TO Overlooking.
Senator George Vest Addresses
The People of PettiS County
on the Topical Issues
of The Day.

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in the morning people began to ar
rive in the CT Y from this and adjacent
counties, and long before the houl
app inted a vast cOnccurse Of people
assembled on Lamine street in from
of the Gnsra house eager to secure
seats. w hen the dOOrs"oIU .nIU"I
open there was a perfect rush and
every seat in the Opera house wa:
quickly filled and standing room
could not even be obt,in Qui q
large number of ladies were in the
audience and the stage was filled with
prominent democrats.
When Senator Vest appeared upon
the platform he was greeted with
loud applause. The band played
Dixie" and the crowd cheered again.
The Little Giant" Was introduced by
Charles Yeater, chairman of the
County Central Committee, in few
appropriate remarks.
Senator Vest in his Introductory
sad: 81 do not deserve much that
has been claimed for me by my young
friend, who has just introduced me TO
you. / only claim for myself and the
great party to which | belong the
simple honor of doing my duty as |
understood it. / am not here to III
dulge in vituPeratiOn, personal or
political, having arrived Al the age
when one finds out that vituperatiyh
is the worst sort of ammunition til t
can possibly he used"
81 am here 10 discuss live issues
[ am not here to say my party new r
erred. For Instance, in the last VIZ
it was plsc d III a position to defend
an institution for which it Was in no
ways responsible. | am here to dis
cuss principles which viii live for
eve | pa YOU not to think Of me,
OF my political fortunes, but of your
selves and the p 5sition You hold in
the body polite of This government"
I'VE are tod that this country Is
enjoying TO day season OF uapara-
leled prosperity. | am not all alarm
l>t. Let us look calmly at Ine
situation and see if our republican
friends are conducting the govern
ment as smoothly as they claim"
The speaker then commenced an
argument, which lasted for nearly two
hours, in the discussion of The iSsu,S
between The two parties. The
senator remarked that he was
an open fighter. He attacked no man
in the dark. He wore his opinions
on his sleeve where they could be
seen, and he was prepared to defend
them, at midnight or noon, and was
always ready to answer tor any posi-
ton which he might take. 81 respect
the republican party" he said, ."as a
semi-militarY organization. They
ceased to be a political party me
time ago" The followers of that
party are welded to it because
they believe it alone saved
the union and they teach their
children that the union would 60 to
pieces if the republican party should
cease to exist.
The Senator, after a brief review of
the history Of the republican party
paid his undivided attention to the
tariff question. \ bill, he said, was
passed by the senate day before yes
Ierday raising the tariff from IL. l to
63 per cent on the necessary articles
of life which enter into every house
hold.
1t affects hardware, tinware, cotton
and wollen goods and hundreds of
other articles The democratic mem.
bers of the house and senate fought
this Mckinley bill, step by step, but
the minority Overruled and to-day the
people of this country have to thank
the republican party fora burdensome
tariff which borders on oppression.
IL am not here to abuse the repub-
lican party. 1t is great organize
ton and has some noble men as lead |
ers, but it is the principal of that or
ganization, which we, as democrats,
are opposed. The republican party |
has been in control of the govern
ment for twenty-five years. There
has never been a moment when the
democratic party could pass a measure
without the consent of the republican
party. They tel US the country is
and untold millions are
being piled up by the government.
There was big pile once, piled up
by protection measures but where is
it now? Vanished by the extarva-
gance of the party in power. Instead
Of growing richer the farmers
of Missouri are getting
poorer. 1t this not so? How much
benefit do the farmers derive from
this increase tariff-from forty-seven