Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-02
THE Big GUNS FIRE
Senator Vest ovated at
Kansas City.
MCKINLEY AT ST. LOUIS
Is Received uproarlousIy by High
Protectlonlsts.
ALL OVER OUR OWN STATE
The orator. of noth pnr,Ie. are rair-
ing to the pcopic--aiiils nj TasIor--
cuIberson and Grain at iscrrviiic--
Nuaent to speak at corsicaaa--rhc
Campaign looming Everywhere.

'N"ho"S lily alo', UT i.-SenulOT
George V. Vest opened the state cam
palsn at the auditorium in this city
tonight. over 1000 enthusiastic people
crowded the large building and ac-
corded the speaker perhaps as rousing
reception as any orator ever received
in Kansas City. Upon entering the
hall Senator Vest was greeted with
uproarious APPLAUSE, and when he arose
to speak, the cheering became an oya-
ton, He was introduced by John L.
Peake and delivered what many people
regard as one OF the strongest speeches
In his career. He said In part:
III anyone is here with the expec-
tation that l Will attack the president
OF the United States or any other
Democrat, that expectation win not be
realized. Whatever differences of opln-
ion as to public questions may exist
between the president and myself, they
shall not Interfere, so far as am con-
cerned, with my duty In the hour OF
conflict and danger. My contest now
Is with the enemy--not with Demo-
Gratis. No word from me shall fur
nish an excuse for lukewarmness or
hesitation by any Democrat nor give
encouragement to our enemies The
Democratic party In 1892 pledged Itself
to certain reforms, first the repeal
of the federal election law, which au-
thorlzed the use OF United States mar
shals and soldiers at the polls second,
the repeal of the Sherman act; third,
the reduction of tariff taxation to
revenue basis; fourth. the lessenlng OF
government expenses.
Governor Mckinley, in his recent
speech at Bangor, Me. made the state
ment that not a single pledge Of the
Democratic party had been redeemed.
When We reflect that his speech, care
fully prepared. and made as bid for
the presidency, contains no allusion to
his views on the two great issues OF
silver coinage and the income tax. II
is not surprising that he shall add
mendacity to cowardlce. The Demo-
cratic party has In fact, repealed the
federal election law aud the sherman
law, while the oppressive provisions of
the Mckinley tariff have either been
entirely eliminated or greatly modi-
fed and governmental expenses largely
decreased. l shall not be so dislngenious
as to evade the fact that the repeal
OF the Sherman act which authorized
the purchased OF silver by the govern
ment, was accompanied by serious and
irritating diversity OF opinion In both
the Republican and Democratic par
ties. We believed then. and we be-
lleve now, that no country can be pros
porous with increasing population and
decreasing money We were told that
the repeal OF the Sherman act would
bring immediate relief but the clouds
have grown darker and the business
depression far greater since the repeal.
The New York banks were still glutted
with money, while the continued fall
In prices of all commodities caused
capital to avoid investment for fear
of further shrinkage Free coinage In
the United States will not food the
country with silver. as is so often
predicted. The Europeans will not send
billions of silver. which they now use,
at ratio OF Is to as
standard money to be coined here
AT the ratio of 10 to I, which would In
volve an enormous loss In the ratio,
besides cost of transportation | pro-
test against the United States con-
tlnuing policy which increases she
burdens of the laborlng and debtor
classes In order 10 increase the In
comes of the rich.'
In RETIRING to state banks, Mr.
Vest said. 1.-THE legislation which
taxed out of existence the circulation
OF state banks is a gross perversion OF
the taxing power and should be re-
pealed"
repeated the history OF the new tariff
bill as told by him in the senate. and
| declared there was never a moment
when the Wilson bin could have passed
the senate. He said: IF any differ
ences OF opinion on the subject exist
between the president and myself. II
Is that am more extreme In my views
and have long aimee discarded the fall
lacy OF a tariff for even incidental pro-
| lection. The statement that there was
an issue between the president and
myself as to the tariff reform is false.
/ The abatement that sympathlzed with
Senator German is equally false. II
/ fhe president had contented himself
with denouncing those who forced the
amendment upon us would have said
nothing. but when he attacked the
whole senate for action to which he
had given approval as absolutely neces-
sary, / could not remain silent. The
| new tariff laws remove many OF the
| oppressive provisions In the Mckinley
act and do not deserve the anthemas
| which Ignorance and prejudice have
poured upon II. II there were no re-
auctions Of duties in the new law.
should gladly support Il, because IL
provides for a tax upon all net incomes
/ above $1,000 year"
Senator Vest referred 10 the COM
parative expenditures under Republic
can and Democratic administrations,
i asserting that the latter was by far
| the most economical and closed his
speech by assuring his hearers OF a
Democratic victory.
A Joint DIsepsrion.