The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-02-19
SENATOR BERRY
Issues an Address to the People of
Arkansas.
To the People of Arkansas

IL INC cope OF ArkdnSaS:-
am a candidate for reelection
to the Senate of the United States
presume my views upon all the
greatpublic questions are general
ly known, but in order that there
may be no mistake l will state
them as cOncisely as l can. Since
hrst came to the Senate l have
continuously opposed the enormous.
ly large and inexcusably unjust ap-
preparation for pensions. When
the dependent pension bill was
pending in the Senate l predicted
that it would finally cost the people
500, 100000 annually. 1t has al
most reached that sum at this time.
l fought the force bill which was
defeated, with all the earnestness
and ability that could command.
l advocated the repeal of the Fed
eral election law which has been
accomplished. have been since
my first election and still am a
warm supporter of appropriations
for the improvement of the Missis-
Sippi river and the other great wa
ter ways of the country because
believe that the water ways are the
only security the people have for
cheap transportation, and the Mis-
sissippi river commission having de-
termined that the levee system was
necessary for the improvement of
navigation, it affords great protec-
tion to the large agricultural dis
tricts, Another reason why | favor
these appropriations is that it is
the only appropriation made by the
government where any considerable
portion goes to the southern states,
BY the combined efforts and earn
est work of the southern members
and senators we obtained the largest
appropriation for the Mississippi
river and its tributarses, 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 provis-
ion for continued improvement, for
which future appropriations will
necessarily have to be made.
believe in tariff for revenue only
and sincerely hope the Wilson bill
with the income tax provision in
Guided may become law at an ear
ly date believe the income tax
to be just and fair and that it will
largely tend to equallze the burden
of taxation,
voted for the George Anti-Op-
tion bill in the last congress which
made it a crime and fixed a penalty
to deal in futures. I did not vote
for the then Hatch bill because |
believed that it was unconstitution-
al and that it would not stand the
test of the courts. Mr.. Hatch has
since admitted that there was val
id objection to the bill and that he
was glad it didn't pass. He has in
troduced a new bill with the objec-
tions in old bill removed and | shall
support this bill.
"I am in favor of the five civilized
tribes of Indians taking their lands
in severalty, and that they should
be put into the same relations with
the United States as other Terri
tories, and finally be admitted as a
state of the union introduced a
bill in the senate two years ago
which afterwards became a law for
the purpose, and I believe that it
will at no distant date, accomplish
the object
I am utterly opposed to the issu-
ance of bonds by the government
and do not believe that there is any
necessity for it, believe that the
coinage of silver now in the treas
ury will be amply sufficient to meet
the deficiency. I am 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 peo'
pie of Arkansas were opposed to
the single standard of gold, that ]
was in favor of the free coinage. OF
both gold and silver, that ] had ad.
vocated it in Arkansas and had
pledged my word to the people tc
advance it here and that no power
ON earth could induce me to cast a
vote that they would regard as a
betrayal of their trust.
/, as a member Of the committee
on public lands, both in committee
and in the Senate have supported
and spoken for every bill torestore t(
the people the unearned LANDS
granted to the railroads and sever
al millions of acres have been SO re-
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