The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-10-19
THE SPEAKING.
Savage andPush at this place.

Judge Sam Savage and Judge
sam rugh arrived last Monday ac.
cording to announcement
Noioint discussion was arrang
ed, MS Il was not agreeable to Mr..
Pugh. Mr.. Savage showed him
every courtesy and agreed to take
but one hour Of the time.
Mr.. Savage spoke FIRST, and he
did his part well, rs he always
does. The only thing that was the
matter with his speech was
that tho ono hour rolled
around too soon and cut ii off in
the midst Of some Of the best Dem.
ocratic talk you ever heard. His
speech wason the conservative or
der, but nc poured about as many
good points ard solid facts and as
much unanswerable argument at
the audience in his inlmltablo way
as II was possible TO crowd into one
hours time, Judge Savage is al
fluent aud forcefuI speaker who
though not engaged in politics,
keeps posted on the live issues.
His reputation Is not confined 10
local territory, rs Is shown by the
fact that he has been telegraphed
to By the National campaign COM
mitteo asking his services in the
State Of West Virginia. He has
agreed to assist aud will go next
week,
Judge Pugh followed In n long
speech which merited reply Of
correction, if nothing more.
His speech was Of the most be-
seeching kind. He plead the poor
man, the farmer boy, the delinquent
taxpayers friend, &c., upon his
audience, but spoiled many Of his
claims by the Incompatible doc.
trlnc 0f his speech.
one OF the worst objections to
Mr.. Push's speech Is that it was
evidently writton several weeks
ago and he has been so busy deliv-
ering II all over the district that he
has not had time to read the pa
pers and therefore knows nothing
OF the wonderful changes which
have taken place since the new
tariff law passed. His speech was
prepared under the Mckinley law
and II doesn't fit the present condi-
ton, Of course. This is the charita-
BILE view TO take Of the case, and
prevents the necessity OF accusing
the speaker OF Misrepresentation.
Get you au up.to-dato speech, Sam.
my Some people might think
you are trying to fool 'ein, or that
4 sou are a back number.
lie has heard about some Of the
Republican states which went Re
ipui.iican several weeks ago and he
Tells about it. Don't suppose he
has heard about the states that
have gone Democratic by increas.
Cd maIorities over unusual odds.
At least he didn't mention them.
Get yourself posted, Mr. Pngh.
lie declared that the wool In
dustry is ruined by the new tariff
law making wool free. 100000
FIRMS wrecked oh, Il is a pity
that the markets should 90 up and
spoil such a good Republican "ar-
gumcutp as this. Borrow "a news
paper, Mr. Pugh, look ut the mark
ct reports and learn tina, the price
Of wool has Increased from 40 TO 50
per cent. over Mckinley prices
since the passage Of the new tariff
law, and then look in the news col
umns and see how tho wooden mills
are running day and night with in
creased forces and how many are
preparing TO enlarge their plants
Then while you have the oppor.
tunity, glance over the paper and
notice tho reports from all over the
country OF tho hum Of cuisines,
and the brighter prospects FOR the
future.
Mr.. Pugh is not fair. In allud
ing 20 the new tariff bill he has Sc
lectcd about dozen or fifteen itemi
from the hundreds included in thu
law, and holds up the action OF
them ms n test Of tho measure
There items consisted of luxurie
upon which the tariff had beef
slightly decreased. He did no
mention the fact that almost ever.
article of necessity had been very
F.. materially reduced in price TO tn,
r consumer. lie failed to state tina
. the tax on clothing has been re
duced enough to put decent woo
clothing within reach Of the poo
Q man, 1t isa feeble attack upol
: the law which is rapidly rcvivinI
q this country from tho awful condi
Q tion into which it fell under til
!, Mckinley law. His speech stand
sadly In need Of revision.
l. lie touched very lightly upo
: the sugar item, and forget to te
}. that the new law diverts three
!. four,hs of the sugar taxes from tn
pockets OF the sugar trust to tn
:, United States Treasury. He b,