The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-02

| senator, opened Ills campaign tonight DE
| fore IN audience which filed every part Of
| Central Music hall. Deloss ;. Phelps,
/ chairman of the state committee. opened
the meeting with brief address in which
| he introduced William I. Baker Of Chica-
! go. who acted as presiding officer. Mr..
Baker in few happy remarks brought
! forward Franklin MseSsagh. who was
| Enthusiastically received personally aud
whose speech was frequently interrupted
/ with cheers and applause.
/ Mr.. Mac Veaigh in beginning his speech
/ said that the Democratic plan Of letting
the people choose United States senator's
is net approved by the press and leaders %
the Republican party. They did not use
| the Vanderbilt expressions about the
/ people. but they evidently had il in mind.
They have Iejrograded since the days OF
their popular enthusiasm in Llncoln's
| time The responsibility OF being tae
only peoples party Is point by point being
put upon the Democrats. The Repubii-
can party. which, in its early days was
famous in the liue OF liberalism, has be
come "a tory power OF the most pronounced
type.
HIS IDEA OF TARIFF REFORM
Mr.. McVeagh reviewed at great length
the events of the past twenty five years.
charging the Republican party with the
responsibility for all the business panlcs
during the period. Coming down 70 the
issue Involved in the present campaign, hs
| said:
81 am a tariff reformer and know of 10
way left under heaven except through che
| Democratic party To make fast what
4 Of
| TO get more believe in the
reform method Of the Democratic party
| in It's radical Imperative and immovable
demand for free raw materials and Us pa
| tient, but progressive treatment OF manu-
I facturers products.
Republicans in Garfeld's time believed
| i'll protection which led TO free
trade. The Democrats OF Clevelaad's
time bslisve In tariff reform which leads
to free trade" As 10 the delay in
passing the tariff bill, Mr.. Mcveagh said.
The blame lies. first, ia the absurd cus-
K tom of slectiag a congress, refusing 10 lss
| il sit, except Ia special session. for a year
| and n month. Then the paulc came Oa
/ directly after the presidents went into
| Office, and the extra session to allsy she
/ panic crowded out final consideration OF
! an extra session for tariff reform. But a.
/ soon As Congress regularly assembled ia
| December. the tariff was taken up, aud Il
| steadily absorbed congress until u passed.
CONGRESS DIDN'T RAVE TINE
''The tune would not have been com
planned of--for IL was oonsid erably less
than that of the Mckinley biil-but foe
/ tue eageTness OF the business community.
Just emerging from the panic. TO have al
economic legislation. especially hurried.
The delay WAS not the fault Of the tariff
reformers, who took up liz
| tie time AS possible aud knew
their mind perfectly. II was
| due. first, 10 the tactics of the Republicans
which are always on the verge OF ili-
/ clustering; 10 Is due. secondly. 20 ths diff
| cultiss OF great and glorious Democratic
achievement. That achievements was the
! passage OF a tsrid reform bill through the
senate, which had protectionists MAORI
| ty. TIE president hsd earned his right =
| withhold his signature TO that bill. IL he
| thinks that the best way 10 further reform
and mark bis ind gHation towar,, the men
/ who used the Disguise OF Democrats 10
| moderate the camp Of Democracy. Hat
that does not change the great achieve
/ meat
WHAT HISTORY WILL CALL IT
History will call this bill the decisive
| victory OF refoTm-tbe Waterloo 81 pro
I lection. Why talk Of details What yxs
\
throw Of protection and the dowafsll of
privilege.
The bill Is not, 10 complsisses.. what
the tariff reform minority u the senate
would have bad, ar what the people. or the
house Of representatives. or the president
would have had IL, bat is - As different as
day j. 20 night. from what. the protectiOBiss
majority of tho senate would nave had H.
The reform has brsn obstructed be-
Gauss there Is {. hostile Democratic Droteo-
tiOn remnant intrencbsd Ia the senate.
Tue marvel is that the tsrln reformsrs 81
the Democratic party could carry reform
al all over the heads u an actual me- Jerity
Of able, cunning aud intriguing
protectlOBisfs. And, the minor
ity ia the senate shows a crying
need % more t.rir reform ssaat0rx.
am going % 10 my Dest. and I hops ysu
another uoequiyocal tarif rsfortnsE from
Illinois.
RICH AND YO8 As ISCONE TAX
Mr. McVszgh said he believed 10 bms,-
allism. We need absolutely both gold aBd
silver 10 the free coiDzgs % both. While
attempting the reform. We must DOT dam
age the credit % tas nation- Up 20 now.
neither party has taken frank
position oa tbs silver qussEies.
Il must be taken up With
franknszs add dsterualn.tlen. add as sRea
as character. zsd toe victory q tATH re-
form-" The speaker tsOuKht ths Demo
cratic party. bsIng tbs party y TIE pes-
pie. - the test att.c faF the tssE
CoEainR doSp 10 ciseusslen Ok the ia
coms tax. Mr. FAcNssah SD TIE reasons
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