The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-10-05
Among the Children Of
Missouri.
Noble Sentiments Worth
Cheers Anywhere. :
Senator Vest Opens the Campaign for
the Democrats in Strong
Speech.

| ulSul, -NOp. MChluley, ldcluS VO-
| ciferous crowd in large hall here,
made the opening address of the re-
publican campaign. 1t was the third
state campaign which he has opened
| in a week. The committee of recep-
ton met Gov. Mckinley at the depot
and escorted him to the Planters ho-
| tel, where he held public reception.
| The governor visited the Merchants
exchange and w. G. Boyd, president
| of the exchange, introduced him in
Il feeling speech. Governor Mckinley
| said:
| 'M1r. President and gentlemen of the
| Merchants exchange: l consider it Il
| great honor to be presented to the
| Merchants exchange of the city of
| St Louis, composed as it is of repre-
| sentative business men of strong and
progressive city. 1 bring to you the
| good will of the state of Ohio, assum-
| ing that whatever differences we may
have, you are all. for the city of st.
Louis and for the state of Missouri
| What we want in this country, no
matter to what political party we may
belong is business prosperity, aud
whatever will bring that about we
| mean to have.
This country is too great, it's re-
| sources too mighty, to permit of any
thing permanently standing in the way
| of it's progress and prosperity, and
| whatever stands in the way must get
| out of the way, for whatever else we
may be, Ohioans and Missourians, we
| all of us are for our own country first
| last and all the time"
Governor Mckinley next was taken
| to the fair grounds, where children's
11V hninO aa1Ahr1taH
| 10000 youngsters were on the grounds
| and they all cheered Justify for
Mckinley"
A GRAND OVATION.
At Suburban hall tonight, the chair
man mentioned Gov. Mckinley as his
| choice for the presidency in 1896.
| The cheering Of the great audience
| became almost cyclonic when Gov.
, Mckinley arose, and it continued for
several minutes. With an expression
| of amaZement on his face, the speaker
began:
Your chairman said that this was
the opening of the republican cam
paign in Missouri; 1 wonder in my
heart what it's close will be.
''The truth is," continued the govern
or, that no hall is large enough for
IepuUllCSlH luctlluSS tlllS ycdI
A contrast was made between the
industrial conditions that existed un-
der the republican tariff law and those
| existing at present the result, it was
charged, of democratic legislation,
and he inquired whether the audience
thought it the business of congress to
legislate for the business of the United
States or for foreign nations.
Nobody" said he, "haS heard of
any industries being revived in the
United States since the Wilson tariff
law. If anybody in This audience
| knows of one let him name it. On
the other hand, they are being re-
vived in Europe. L would rather
| make it hard for foreign products to
get into tbs country than to make it
hard for American citizens to live in
| this country"
SENATOR VEST SPEAKS.
Kansas City, Oct 1.-Senator Vest
| opened the democratic campaign here
| tonight. He said:
IF anyone is here with the expec-
| tation that l will attack the president
| of the United States or any other DEM
| ocrat, that expectation will not be
| realized. Whatever differences of
| opinion as to public questions may
| exist between the president and my
| self, they shall not interfere so far as
l am concerned, with my duty in the
hour of conflict and of danger. My
| contest is now with the enemy, not
| the democrats. No word from me
| shall furnish an excuse for lukewarm-
ness or hesitation by democrats, nor
for giving encouragement to our foes.
| The democratic party in 1892 pledged
4 41 u%.,sr vssNffn
| repeal of the federal election law;
second, the repeal of the Sherman act;
| third. the reduction of tariff taxa
| ton to a revenue basis; fourth. the
lessening of governmental expenses.
Governor Mckinley in his recent
speech at Bangor, Maine, made the
! statement that not a single pledge OF
the democratic party had been re-
deemed. When we reflect that his
speech, carefully prepared and made
as bid for the presidency, contains no
| illusions to his views on the two
great isuses of silver coinage and the
income tax, it is not surprising that
he should add mendacity to coward
ice. The democratic party has in fac,
repealed both the federal election law
and the Sherman act, while the Op
pressive provisions of the Mckinley
tariff have been entirely eliminated Ol
greatly modified, and the govern
mental expenses have been greatly
decreased. If any differences OF
opinion on the subject of the tariff
exists between the president and my
self, it is that 1 am more extreme ii
my views and have long since dis
carded the fallacy of the tariff fol
even incidental protection. The
statement that there was any issue
between the president and me AS t.
tariff reform is false. The Statement
that I sympathized with German il
equally false.
, If the president had contented him
. self with denouncing those who force.
. the amendments upon us would hav,
said nothing, but when he attacke.
the whole senate indiscriminately 70