The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-02
A GREAT SPEECH BIZ ALLISON.
He Opens tho Republican Campaign 1t
Waverley, lows.

He Opens tho Republican Campaign ut
Wsverley, Iowa.
WAyERLEY. Ia, Aug. Ex-senator Alli-
son opened the cam aign of the Republic
ans here this afternoon in a strong speech.
1t was generally known that the speech
was to be the principal effort of the sena-
tor during the campaign, and there was a
large assemblage in consequence. After .
brief reference to the candidates of the re-
spective parties, Senator Allison said:
He believed the Republican party would win
In the coming contest because its policies were
such as to secure the confidence and support of
majority of the people of the United States
constitutionally expressed, ii only that majority
can vote and be fairly counted. The record OF
the present administration has been such as to
inspire public confidence Our complications
with Chile were disposed of in q manner to
reflect credit upon our country. Our indus
tries have been prosperous. and many new ones
have been established. secure internal COM
merce has grown beyond reasonable compute
ton. and our foreign commerce has received q
new impetus under the recent legislation OF
congress, supplemented by a friendly admins
fration. Our trade, foreign and domestic, is in
healthy condition. Our finances are in healthy
condition. Our currency, ample in volume and
uniform in value, is being steadily increased
tail to the record of tho Fifty-frst congress, TO
the revision Of land laws, measures for internal
improvement revision of the revenue laws, and
contrasted the work of that congress with the
work OF the democratic House of Representa-
tiyes in the last session. The appropriations by
the Republican House were compared with
those OF the Democratic House, and the latter,
ne alleged, were much more extravagant
The Democratic party this year stands for free
trade. There 10 no reason for double dealing in
Its platform. 1t promises to repeal the Mckin-
ley law as one of the benefcent results of Demo-
cratic victory. Not only this, but that every
shred and remnant OF protection, incidental or
otherwise, shall be torn up root and branch.
The Republicans accept this issue thus pre-
sented. The speaker denied that protection re-
suited in private fortunes. Great fortunes are
sometimes made, but they are exceptional 1t
depended more Oh the individual than upon
protection.
Referring to abe money question, he said that
this country would lose it power at once it it
opened its nints to the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver. Fyee coinage of silver would
place US with Mexic1on q silver standard, and
gold would at once lie at premium. Our peo-
pie favor the free use OF both gold and silver
All the parties have 90 declared in their plat
forms, and they only Represent public opinion,
but public opinion also asks that the parity be
preserved; that neither, a. money, shall be at q
discount or al premium. Upon this question
the Democratic platform is in accord substan-
TALLY with the Republican except that the
Democratic proposes the unconditional repeal
OF the law Of 1880, which furnished US a con-
slant addition in legal tender paper money of
from $50.0Oo,000 to $6o,0 COO annually. They
would substitute in its place the state banks by
repeaiiug the 10 per cent tax on the state bank
circulation, thus providing forty-four different
kinds of money under as many state laws. This
means the restoration of ''red dog" wild cat"
and all other pet names given to deprecated
state currency so familiar to the experiences of
over thirty years ago. Senator Allison con.
Guided with brief references to the Iowa can
didates, state and congressional, and paid a
glowing tribute to Congressman David b. Hen.
derson, of the Third district, who, he felt con.
fdent, would be returned despite all the at
tempts made TO defeat him by the combined
forces OF the enemy.