Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-10-04

ways held to the constitutions strict
construction, if you please. The
speaker showed that the center of COM
z17zsrcial power was changing; that
the east is losing its grasp
ESnOn the country, and that
the center of commerce will ultimate
Ky be centered in the great west and
south and at the final break up of
parties that had risen up in opposition
I'D the democratic party the great party
of the constitution of Jefferson and
the fathers of the republic would be
doing business at the old stand guided
only by the constitution, and with a
western man as candidate for presi-
dent there would be a stampede to the
'Rtedzocratic party that would over
-VFlRelsn all opposition and place the
country again on the high road to
prosperity.
The tariff was explained in man
x1er that should satisfy any one seek
ing light on that mystifed subject, anu
while the speaker was not satisfied
with all the provisions of the new tar
LII, yet he declared that the bill as
PASSED by the last session of congress,
with all it's failings, was the best tart IF
measure enacted since the Walker tar
III Of 1876.
Ghe discussed at length the relation
which the two great political parties
had sustained to the country and an
:ssrEered the arguments advanced by
MAJ Morrill,, the republican guberna-
SOCIAL candidate, that the financial de-
precision was due to fear of democratic
legislation.
Existing conditions" said Mr. Overmyer
are not all attributable to 1egislation existing
Csx<ionS are in part attributable to the de-
weh9Eufont of the age, but they also in
large part attributable to legislation: and. in
.s8 EAr they are attributable to legislation
'Ghs republican party is responsible for that
legislation
EssiEowing the political history of the coun-
GrY since the close of the war Mr.. Overmyer
showed that there had never been time until
GxSe second election of Cleveland when the
democrats were in full control of legislation.
La discussing the silver question, he reviewed
the record of the democratic party and clearly
sESzuon strated that it had been the only party
<xxxca had been the consistent friend of the
1SAi7ar metal and whatever had resulted to its
sEcSKSRaent had been caused through covert re-
publican attacks.
FL ysa will ask the wage-earner, continued
ny DFeTmyer, what it is that ails the country
EA= Sits say to you, few men have too much
TE8Scr: II you Will ask the merchant what it is,
Ae viii say to you, too great Capitalization of
zE0uey power; if you ask a lawyer learned in
Che szW, he will say, too much Capitalization of
%13zz1zGrc1a1 power anu loo mucn consolidation
~ al manner of power, and so, ask whoever
Esg viii, you have but one answer, and that is,
CkaxG The time has come when from the growth
<lE the country and from the operation of class
legislation we have reached point where we
=sus brought face to face with the solution of
E28e8FVeStion TO what shall be done with this
xlExz1eF OF aggregated power. Ask the repub-
kiczE what shall be done, and what does he say?
Why he says: There is nothing wrong -
&@xtsSs aim true Ask the census and it will
tell Fx51 that half of wealth is in the
h1n<as of $1,000 men. Ask your miner, ask
zHe farmer and shipper, and he will tell
-ysgE that the markets are monopolized
ana controlled by combines. Young man,
a9KH E1aH, man of middle age. let me tell you,
EI4 cannot blink this question: you cannot
dodge it, you cannot escape it. 1t is here and
III * here for solution at the hands of the peo-
Fule aaEi the ballot boxes of the people. 1t is
here Eer solution by legal. constitutional and
xpezoeable methods, and if we cannot solve it
An Saat way, We demonstrate to the world that
NEs are incapable of Self-goyernment, and as
surely do it this republic will fall Ask
the EsspuliSt how to solve it and he will say ::
Care concentration with counter concentra-
FEI0a-- 4s2at is, section of them. don t
.Szy ztS "a them, but certain class of their
seAExkcrs will tell you that; cure private mo-
snap0ly with public monopoly, cure combina-
SsiGzS witf the commune, cure state abuse with
STATE socialism The democrat says the rem