Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-08-12

ocratic Central Committee, at much
expense, had arranged aplatform and
seats in the rink at the park.
FIsHBACK's SPEECH.
Mayor Arnold in few well chosen re-
marks, introduced Col Fishback to the
audience and the gallant Democratic
leader did not disappoint his friends.
Started off in low tone of voice.
lie then branched off in a mastery
exposition of the great tariff issue.
We have only time and space to touch
upon few of the many strong points
he made. The Republican party dis
regarded the rights Of individuals,
while Democracy carefully guards and
upholds them. History abOunds in
illustrations of the folly Of dis
regarding these rights, Democ-
raCy was born when the origi-
nal thirteen colonies discovered the
theory Of selfgoyernment, and car
ried it into effect. Too strong dis
position on the part Of many to lean
upon the government for sustenance-
some even clamor for government
ownership and control Of nearly all Of
our largest business enterprises; this is
Republicanism run wild. Third party
folks complain of the number of mil
lionaires and paupers in the
country, and the general depression,
offering as a remedy the granting of
greater powers to the government, in
carrying out various schemes, in
yolying a larger volume of
money, etc. These people he
had no quarrel or war to make up
on--wanted to reason with Them
Contraction of the currency is not the
main source Of trouble, but the rob-
Der system Of indirect taxation is.
Compared the wealth Of manufacture
ing and agricultural States, under a
Democratic low tariff system and q
Republican high tariff. Under for
mer, the farmers Of the country
had increased in wealth fifty per ceut.
in ten years, while under latter they
had actually lost ten per tent. The
six New England States now own
half the total wealth of this country,
accumulated since the Republican
high tariff went into effect. Blaine
and other Republican leaders had boas-
ted that manufactured goods in this
country last year amounted to seven
billion five hundred million dollars in
value; he would concedc it at half this
sum; as tariff taxes average GO per
cent, here is the enormous sum of
nearly two billions Of dollars taken from
the people every year. A gigantic steal
Whipple claimed that foreigners paid
tariff taxes; Mr., Sherman "a Republi-
CAM, Cleveland and other eminent au-
thority, say the consumer pays it,
Demonstrated that consumer does pay
ii, when he purchases any manufac-
tured article. Sugar is much cheaper
since tariff was taken off; what for
eigner had ever paid consumer the
TAX on it in former years The Re-
al.n fosters trusts and combines, and
causes lock-outs and strikes. II gave
Carnegie his forty million dollars.
1t does not protect American labor
or raise wages AS this is the great
est question Of all he had for this
reason left off the discussion Of silver
and other matters. Mr.. Fishback made
an unusually strong spesch and was
often heartily appl0uded, aud won
many votes. lie did not Indulge in
abuse OF other parties.
wHIppLEs SPEECH
1t was raining when Col Fishback
ceased speaking. After few min
utes when rain had subsidized, Mr.. b.
NJ. Foreman introduced Col. Whipple
the Republican nominee for Governor.
lie made the regulation party speech,
lauding his party and claiming that
it built up the country substantially,
and that the hard times now
complained Of so much, is not u reali-
ty, Abused Democracy most bitterly,
accusing it of all the crimes in the
category, Nothing in the Force bill
simply scare like so-called hard times.
Whipplo's explosives and gyrations
amused the Democratic audience very