The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-10-02

souri-Ho Tells Why He censured Presi.
dent Cleveland and Declares for Free
silver and Free Trade.
KANSAS CRY. No.. Oct 1.-ssnator
George Vest opened the Democratic
state campaign In the Auditorium In
this city tonight Over 1000 enthu'
siastic people crowded the large theatre
and accorded the speaker perhaps as
rousing a reception as any orator ever
received in Kansas City. Upon enter:
ing the hall, Senator Vest was greeted
with uproarious applause and when he
arose TO speak the cheering became IN
ovation. He was introduced BY John
L Peck aud delivered what many peo'
pie regard as one OF the strongest
speeches In his career. He said in
part:
"If anyone is here with the expecta:
| ton that l will attack the President OF
the United states, or any other Demo
crat that expectation will not be real
ized. Whatever differences OF opinion
as TO public questions may exist between
the President and myself, they shall
not interfere, so far as am concerned.
with my duty iu the hours Of conflict
and danger.
The Democratic party in 1892 pledged
itself to certain reforms. First, the
repeal OF the federal elections law.
which authorized the use OF United
States marshals and soldiers ut the
polls; second, the repeal Of the Sherman
net; third, the reduction OF tarif taxa
ton to a revenue basis; fourth, the
lessening OF governmental expenses.
Governor Mckinley, in his recent
| speech at Bangor, Maine, made tho
statement that not q single pledge OF
the Democrats has been redeemed.
When We reflect that bis speech, care
fully prepared aud made as bid Tor the
presidency, contains no allusion to his
views on the two great issues OF silver
coinage aud the income tag, II Is not
surprising hat he should add meudacity
10 cowardice. The Democratic party
has, In fact, repealed both the federal
elections law and the Sherman act
while the oppressive provisions OF the
| Mckinley tariff have either been en-
tircly eliminated or greatly modified
and governmental expenses largely dc.
creased. shall not be 90 disingenuous
as to evade tho fact that tho repeal OF
! the Sherman act, which authorized the
purchase OF silver by the government,
was accompanied by serious and irritat-
| ing diversity Of opinion in both the Re-
| publican and Democratic parties. Sem
ator Vest expressed his own views
against the repeal, and advocated free
silver.
FOR WILDCAT BANKS AND FREE TRADE.
In referring to state and national
banks, Mr.. Vest said: The legislation
which taxed out Of existence the circu.
lation Of state banks Is q gross perver-
sion OF tho taxing power aud should be
repealed. Tho cry Of hnukers and
boudholders that state banks cannot be
trusted to issue notes, and that the ora
OF wildcat and red.dog money would
return is the cry Of selt-interest only.
If the state cannot be trusted 10 protect
the issue of notes by state banks with
proper limitations and safe guards, then
the theory OF our government is false
and the whole fabric unsafe.
Taking up the tariff the speaker 70.
peated the history OF the passage OF the
new tariff bill, as told by him in the
senate, and declared there was never a
moment when tho Wilson bill would
have passed the senate. He said: "1f
any difference OF opinion on the sub.
ject exists between the President and
myself II Is that am moro extreme in
my views and have long since discarded
the fallacy OF tariff for even incidental
protection. Tho statement that there
was any issue between the President
and myself as to tariff reform 10 false.
The statement that ssmpathized with
Senator German is equally false. II
the President had contented himself
with denouncing those who forced the
amendments upon US would have said
nothing-but when he attacked the
whole senate indiscriminately for action
to which he had given hi, approval as
absolutely necessary; l could not remain
silent.
"The new tariff law is infinitely better
as tariff reform measure than the self
constituted critics have induced many
Democrats to believe. 1tremoves many
OF the oppressive provisions in the Nc.
KinIey act, and does not deserve the
anethmas which ignorance aud preju.
dice have poured upon it."