Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1892-10-27
JOHN S. RHEA.
Makes a Ringing Speech 10 a
Large Crowd of Voters.


overlooking with people who hat
como from all parts of this and from
Livingston and Caldwell counties Il
hear John s. Rhca speak. Mr.. o
M. James in an appropriate manner
and with we'll chosen words intro
duced the speaker, who for an hour
and q half, had the closest attention
OF the vast audience, and as the
brilliant speaker drove the darts o
truth home, the cheering was de-
afening. He said that he came to
abuse nobody, to speak insulting to
no one. lie accorded to every one
Of his hearers honestly OF purpose
and the desire for honest constitu.
tional government, economically ad
ministered, spreading its blessings
upon all classes alike. This should
be the aim oil all patriots, but there
we're differences OF opinions as to
how best to secure this end. These
differences give rise to the issues Of
the campaign. and 1t were these
issues he desired to discuss, and
every honest intelligent man, should
forget the past animosities, ergener-
ed by cruel war, and look squarely
ct the affairs Of to-day, and vote for
that which subserves the interest Of
himself, his neighbor and bis neigh
boris.
The question OF free coinage Of
silver is one o! the issues. The
Democratic party is for free coinag'
but no. in that sense which enables
the silver mine owner o. the west to
dig 20 cts worth Of silver and have
the government stump upon 1t:
This lie dollar" and COMPEL the
Kentucky farmer to give sl.0O worth
of wheat, or corn or pork for it, bu;
It processes to be, a dollars worth
Of silver. This was the Democratic |
platform. The question Of national
banks was discussed BY the Third |
party speaker. These institutions
were chartered when almost one
half ,f the country hal not reIre-
sentatives IN Congress, and had been
inangurated and maintained by the
Republican party, and the Demo
cracy was in no wise responsible for
the system. In 1888 upon propo
sition favorable to these banks, 103 OF
107 Democrats in Congress voted
against them. At the same time
Gen. Weaver, the Third porty can
didate for President, was member
OF Congress, and he signally failed
to vote on this question, but he left
evidence of how he stood. (Here
the speaker read from the Congress
ional record. a portion Of Gen.
Viewers speech extoling the ma
tional banks, and abusing the Dem
ocrats for opposing them.
The speaker then entered upon a
discussion of the tariff and his argu-
ments we're clear cut, clean and
simply unanswerable, The want Of
space prevents US from referring to
them at length. lie said no citizen
would pay moro town, county or
State tax than was necessary to sup
port these governments, economi-
cally administered. The same rule
should apply to the Federal govern
ment, but such was not the case;
tax was LEVIED not only to support
the government but to aid the manu-
facturers of the east and north.
This high tariff was levied as an
exegency Of the war and under pro-
mise of abolishment, but now it was
maintained for the sale benefit of
the corporate capital to enable them
to charge more for their goods than
they could other wise get. For this
they promised homo market for all
that the farmers of the south and
west produced. "Let US tax you.'
they said to the farmer "and we will
buy your produce, at h.ga prices.
The tax had been levied and collect.
ed, but where now is that great
home market. The farmers products
had gone down, wheat once worth
$3.50 per bushel was now selling at
60 cts. The price Of this article was
not Fixed at home. but in Liverpool,
and the farmer must sell his produce
at that price, while the manufacture
kept out competition by tariff and
sold his produce at his own price.
But you are told the tariff paid by
tho foreigner; If 80, why was the
tariff taben oil Of sugar, why not let
the foreigner continue to pay, and
who did tho taking oft of reduce
the price? To illustrate q farmer
takess 5000 worth Of wheat to Eng
land, sell it and with the $500 buys
goods that would cost him at home
5000. When he brings them to New
York, . custom house officer meets
him and demands $500 the import
lsly ,tssia. The man may tell