Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-01
ALLISON'S HOT SHOT.
He Pours It Into the Democratic
Ranks in a Great Speech.
IOWA'S CAMPAIGN NOW OPENED.
Reasons Why the Republican Party Will
Win in November.
QUESTIONS OF THE HOUR HIS SOLE TOPIC

WAvERLY, IA, Aug. Ex-senator Alli-
son opened the Iowa Republican campaign
here this afternoon with a stirring speech.
1t was generally known that the speech was
to be the principal effort of the Senator,
during the campaign, and there was large
assemblage, in consequence, of Republicans
from the adjoining country and party lead
ers from various parts of the State.
After a brief reference to the candidates
of the respective parties, Senator Allison
said that he believed the Republican party
would win in the coming contest, because
its policies are such as secure the confidence
and support of the majority of the people of
the United States, constitutionally ex-
pressed, If only that majority can vote and
be fairly counted. The record Of the pres
ent administration has been such as to in
spire public confidence. Our complications
with Chile were disposed of in manner to
reflect credit upon our country.
Why the Republicans VIII Win
Industries have been prosperous and
many new ones have been established; our
internal commerce has grown beyond reas-
sonable computation; our foreign commerce
has received a new impetus under the recent
legislation of Congress, supplemented by
friendly administration; our trade, foreign
and domestic, is in a healthy condition; our
finances are in a healthy condition; our
currency, ample in volume and uniform in
value, is being steadily increased under the
legislation OF 1890
He referred in detail to the record of the
Flfty-hrst Congress, to the revision of the
revenue laws, and contrasted the work of
that Congress with the work of the Demo-
cratic House of Representatives in the last
session. The appropriations of the Repub-
lican House were compared with those of
the Democratic House, and the latter al
legged to be much more extravagant The
Democratic party this year stands for free
trade. There is no evasion or double deal
ing in its platform. 1t promises to repeal
the Mckinley law as one of the benefcent
results of Democratic 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 the issue thus presented.
Opposed to Unlimited Coinage.
The speaker denied that protection re-
suited in great private fortunes. Great
fortunes are sometimes made, but they are
the exception. 1t depended more on the
individual than upon protection. Referring
to the money question, he said this country
would lose its power at once if 1t opened
its mints to the free and unlimited coinage
of silver The free coinage of silver would
place us with Mexico on the silver standard,
and gold would be at premium. Our
people favor the free use of both gold and
silver. "All parties have SO declared in
their platforms, and they only represent
public opinion, but public opinion also
asks that parity be preserved, that neither
as money shall be at a discount or
premium"
Upon this question the Democratic plat
form is in accord, substantially, with the
Republican, except that the Democrats