The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1894-02-17
SENATOR BERRY
Issues an Address to the People OF Ar.
kansas.


Berry today issued the following
address to the people of Arkansas
To The People Of Arksnsas:
] am y candidate for reelection
to the Senate of the United States.
l presume my views upon all the
great public questions are gener-
ally known, but in order that there
NAV be no mistake I will state
them az concisely as can. Since
l first came to the Senate have
continually opposed the enormous
" large and inexcusably unjust
appropriations for pensions. When
the dependent. pension bill was
pending in the, Senate predicted
that it would finally cost the peO-
pie $500, 1000, 900 annually. 1t has
almost reached that sum at this
time. fought the force bill which
was defeated, with all the earest.
ness and ability that could CON-
mand. l advocated the repeal OF
the Federal election law, which has
been accomplished. l have been
since my first election and still am
a warm supporter of appropria-
tons for the Improvement Of the
Mississippi River and the other
great water ways of the country
because l believe that the water
ways are the only security the peO-
pie have for cheap transportation,
and the Mississippi River Com
mission having determined that
the levee system was necessary
for the Improvement ofnavigation,
it affords great protection to the
large agricultural districts. An
other reason why favor these ap-
preparations is that it is the only
appropriation made by the Gov
eminent where any considerable
portion goes to the Southern
States. By the combined efforts
and earnest work of the Southern
members and Senators we obtain
ed the larse est appropriation for
the Mississippi River and it's trib.
utaries, including all the rivers Of
Arkansas, in the last Congress
that has ever been made. 1t was
not only the largest appropriation,
but it made provision for cOntin-
ued improvement, for which future
appropriations will necessarily
have to he made.
| believe in a tariff for revenue
only aud sincerely hope the Wilson
bill with the income tax provision
inclnded may become a law at an
early date. l believe the income
tax to be just aud fair aud that it
will largely tend to equalize the
burden of taxation.
/ voted for the George Anti.
Option bill in the last Congress
which made Ii a crime and fixed q
penalty to deal in futures. l did
not vote for the then Hatch bill
because l believed that it was IN
constitutional aud that it would
not stand the test of the courts.
Mr.. Hatch has since admitted that
there was valid objection to the
bill and that he was glad it didn't
pass. He has introduced q new
bill with the Objectionable features
Of the old bill removed and / shall
support this bill.
II am 10 favor of the FIVE civil
lied tribes of Indians taking their
lands in severalty, snd that they
should be put into the same rela-
tons with the United States as
other Territories, aud finally be ad-
mitted as q State of the Union. l
introduced bill IN the Senate two
years ago which afterwards be.
came a Law for the purpose, and 1
believe that will, At no distant date,
accomplish the object.
am utterly opposed to the lie.
suance of bonds by the Govern
ment and do not believe that there
is any necessity for it. believe
that the coinage of the silver now
in the Treasury will be amply saf-
ficient to meet the deficiency. /
sm in favor of the free coinage of
silver and have advocated it for
years. / said in the debate in the
Senate during the extra session
last summer and fall that the great
majority of the people of Arkansas
we're opposed to the single stand.
ard Of gold, that / WAS in favor oil
the free coinage Of both gold and
silver, that l had advocated it in
Arkansas and had pledged my
word to the people to advance II
here aud that no power on earth
could induce me to cast q vote
that they would regard as q be-
trayal of their trust.
/, as q member OF the Committee
on Public Lands, both In commit
tee and IN the Senate have sup
ported, spoken for and voted fol
every bill to restore to the people
the unearned lands granted to thu
railroads and several millions O
acres have been SO restored since
| have been q member of the Sen
ate.
! am Democrat and believe in
Democratic methods and tina
Democrats should be in Office un
daH n nomonso I'm ndsninio M M u -.