The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1892-10-02
C0MMON-SENSE talk
General Stevenson Addresses a Big
IeetinS In ACKinley's State.
OPENING OF THE CAMPAIGN
Reasons Why Cleveland Should Be
Reeieoted-A Comparison OF
the Work Of the Ad-
ministratione.

wooDsDALE PARK, Ohio, Oct. 1.-The
democrats opened their campaign in this
state here this afternoon. Crowds OF peo-
plc entered the grounds long before trains
from Cincinnati began to deliver their car
goes OF uniformed democratic clubs.
Vice Presidential Candidate Stevenson
and other speakers were escorted to the
grounds by a special train. The exercises
opened with an old.fashioned picnic din
ner. Stevenson and Ex-Governor Camp
bell and others spoke. There was much
disappointment ut the inability Of Bourke
Cochran to be present.
Mr.. Stevenson, In his address, said he
brought good news from North Carolina
and Virginia, as well as from Illinois. He
spoke hopefully of success in Iowa. Speak
ing OF the reasons for Clevcland's reclec-
tion. he said that Clcveland's administrn-
tion was admitted even by the republicans
to have been an honest one. Bonds were
paid as fast as matured. Nearly 100000
600 acres of lands were restored from their
wrongful holders to the people. He turned
over the government with almost $780,
10000 in tho treasury in money, saved by
his economical administration Of affairs.
Tho question then was, "What will be
done with the surplus?" Now II Is,
Where shall the money he obtained for
the expenses of the government" This
year IL Ia estimated that the de-
felt will be s52 .OOO. 900. and the treasury
is actually confronted with bankruptcy.
The cause OF this il the lavish. even unnec-
essary appropriations by the bllion-dollar
congress. Tho present house Is made TO
appear extravagant because in addition
to the necessary expenditure il is forced
to pay an item of 81. 900 900 left by the
billion-lollar house, and had added to II
$40 .0oO.000 by the republican senate, while
the Mckinley tariff cut OFT s50,0Oo.CO Of
the national revenue. One instance where
the republicans removed tho tariff. namely
on sugars. they had by that same bill
taken Si5.O00,000 year for Is years from
the people 70 pay the sugar growers n
bounty. clear case Of making one class
rich at the expense of the country.
Stevenson declared the tariff does not
regulate wages; they are regulated by
the law of supply and demand. Wages
are higher here because the lively Ameri-
can methods of labor are mere productive
than those OF the listless European work.
ingmen.
Dealing with the force bill, he declared
It's enactment would put into the field OH
election day an army Of 10000 federal
office holders. tobc paid from the treasury
of the government.
Ex-Governor Campbell made n har-
monious speech in which he spoke of Stc-
venson's record as the creator of the DEM
ocratic postmaster. relating to an incident
where tho present candidate for vice
president had ms favor TO him-Camp-
bell-decapitated 65 republican postmas-
tcrs in two minutes. lie regarded man
of that sort as vigorous and true demo-
crat. When the cheers following this
statement had subsidized, Stevenson arose
and said he considered that the highest
compliment he had received in his whole
life.
A number of other speakers were heard
and the affair was a great success.