The Helena independent., 1894-10-02
VESTS OPENING SPEECH
Harmony and Victory Are the
Themes He Dwolt on at
Kansas City.
Was not Surprised That MoKin-
ley's Bid for tho Presidency
Was MendaolouA
Pledges That Have Bssn Ksp, by the
Democratic Party --toHndeut Of
Victory This TAii.

KANSAS CRY, NO.. Oct. i.--senntoT yes1
opened tho campaign here lo-nRht before
large audience. Ho said 1T any one Is
here With the eIpsetation that / will attack
the president Of the Unilsd stAtsG or any
other democrat. that expectation will noI
bs Tealizsi. Whatever differences of opin-
ion Ast public questions may eIiIt be-
tween The president and myself, thsJ ahall
not interfere. 80 far ha am concerned,
with ny dutv In the hour OF conflict and
danger. My contest 10 now With the enemy.
not With democrats. No word from me
shall 70 nish an excuse for luheWArmnsm
OF hesitation bY democrats, nor give Gu
ooursgsment 10 the fos. 1hs democratic
party in 1892 pledged itself TO certain re-
forms. First. fspeal tho federal slseiion
law second, Tst cal tue sherman act; third,
te3petion OF tariff taxation TO a revenue
bass fourth, IesseniaR of govern mental
eIpsnssa
Gov Mckinley. in his recent speech q,
Bangor, Me-, made ihs statement that not
q single pledge OF The democratic party had
been redeemed. When we reflect tha, this
speech, carefully prepared and made as a
bid for the presidency. contains no allu-
sions 20 his views on the Two great Issues
siITsr coinage and The ineoms taI-it is not
suTp rising thst be shoaid add mendsoity to
sovarJiee. Tbs demoornio party has. in
TACT. repealed both tho federal election Law
and the sherman act. while the oppressive
provisions Of the Mckinley tsrif have
either been entirely eliminated or greatly
modified, aud governmental expenses
largely decreased.
II shall not DO so dsin gsnuous M 70
eyado the fact that the repeal OF the shsr-
man act wAs accompanied By serious aud
Irritating diversity OF opinion Ia both the
republican and democratic parties. We
believed then, and believe now, that no
country can be pfosoerous with increasing
population and dsorsa.ing money. We
were told the repeal Of the Sherman act
would bring immediate relief. bu, ths
clou g have been darker snd business de-
n ession far greater since repeal. New
York banks we're still Rluited with money.
wniio the continued fall la prices OF oil
commodities caused capital TO avoid Invest
n, mt fuT foar Of further shriukARe.
"ETsa coinage in the uuited States will
not Hood the country with silver. as 10
80 often charged. European nations could
not send billions OF sIlye', which thsy now
use al ratio of sixteen and one-half to
one, as standard mOnOJ, 10 be coined here
at n ratio OF sixteen 10 one. which would
involve an enormous loss In ratio, beside
the cost of trAnspo tation. ] protest
against tho United States continuing n poll
iof which Increases the burdens Of the
lAboring and debtor class in order TO In
Grouse The incomes OF the rich"
Taking up tho tsrid. the speaker re-
reAted The history Of the passage Of the
new tariff bill. hs told by him in the SEN
ate. and declared there was never q mo.
meut when the Wilson bill could not have
passed the senate. He said; III any dif-
10 snoes Of opinion on the subiec, exist be-
tween the president and myself. IL IL that I
Am mo extreme in my views and havs
long since discarded tho fallAcy Of tariff
| for even incidental rotection. lhe state
ment that there was an iBaO between the
pr0ndent and myself as 10 tariff reform 10
false. The statement that l sympsthizsd
with Senator German 10 equally false. IL
tho president had eontented himself With
denouuoinR thos, who forced amend dmsnts
upon US would have ssid nothing hus
when he attacked the whole senate india
| criminately for action 10 which lie had
given his approval as absolutely necessary,
| could not remain silent,
THE new tariff law removes many OF the
| oppressive provisions In Tue mckinley not
aud does not dts,rvs the aDathemas which
ignorance and prejudice have poured upon
IL. II there were no reductions of dutios In
the new law, | should gladly support H. be-
cause IL provides for tai upon oil net in
comes above $4,000 a ytaL"
| Senator Nsb referred 10 the comparative
expenditures under the republican and
demoerAotio administrations. asserting that
the latter was by far the most economical
and closed his speech by assuring his
hearers OF dem ooratio victory.