The herald., 1894-10-02
THE CAMPAIGN ORATORS,
Booming Of Great Guns in
Missouri.
Senator Vest on the Stump at
Kansas City.
Governor Mckinley Trains Ills Bat
teries ON st. Louis.
Great Enthusiasm MAnifssiod for Both
rpsaksrs-Jim Bndd at santa
BArbAra and tc-tss at
Redwood CITY.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS Cry, Oct. 1.-Ssnator George
G. Vest opened the Democratic state
campaign at the auditorium in this city
tonight. Over 1000 people crowded the
large thsater and accorded the speaker
perhaps as rousing reception as any
orator ever received in Kansas City.
Upon entering the hall Senator Vest
was greeted with uproaiious applause.
and when he arose to speak the cheer
ing became an ovation. He was intro
duced by John L. Peak and made what
many people regard ss one OF the strong.
est speeches of his life. He said in part;
''If any one is hare with the expecta-
tion that will attack the president OF
the United States Or any other Demo-
crat. that expectation will not be real
ized. Whatever difference OF opinion,
ss to public questions, that exist be-
tween 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 coDtestis is with
the enemy, not with Democrats.
No word from me shall furnish an ex-
cuss for lukewarmnses or hesitation by
our Zoe. The Democratic party of 1899
pledged itself to certain reforms. First,
the repeal of the federal election law,
which authorized the use of United
States marshale and soldiers at the
polls second, the repeal OF the Sher-
man act; third, the reduction OF tariff
taxation to a revenue basis; fourth,
the lessening of government expenses.
.Governor Mckinley, in his recent
speech at Ba.. xor, Me-, made the state
ment that not q single pledge of the
Democratic party had been redeemed.
When we reflect that this speech. care
fully prepared and made as bid for the
presidency, con tains no, alluaion to his
views on the two great Issues of silver
coinage and the income tax. it Is NOT
surprising that be should add mendacity
to cowardice. The Democratic party has,
in fact, repealed both the federal election
law and the Sherman act, while the OPP
pressive provisions OF the Mckinley bill
have been entirely eliminated or greatly
modified and governmental expenses
largely decreased.
II shall not be so disingenuons as to
evade the fact that the repeal OF the
Sherman act which authorized the pur-
chase OF silver by the government WAS
accompanied by serious and irritating
diversity of opinion in both the Repub-
lican and Democratic parties. We be-
iieved then and believe now thet no
country can be prosperous with decreas-
ing population and increasing
money. We were told the
repeal of the Sherman act would bring
immediate relief, but the clouds have
been 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
ehrinkage.
Free coinage in the United States
will not food the country with silver,
as is 30 often predicted. The European
nations will not send the billions OF
silver, which they now use at ratio of
l61s to l. as standard money, to be
coined here at the ratio of 16 to l. which
would involve an enormous loss in the
ratio, besides cost Of TRANSPORTATION.
protest againt the United States contin-
uing a policy which increases the bur-
dens of the laboring and debtor classes,
in order to increase the incomes OF the
rich"
In reference to state aud national
banks. Mr.. Vest said:
''The legislation which taxed out OF
existence the circulation OF state banks
is a gross psrverson OF the taxing power
and should be repealed"
Taking up the tariff the speaker re>
peated the history of the passage of the
new tariff bill as told by him in the GEN
ate, and declared there never WAS q mo-
ment when the Wilson bill could not
have passed the senate. He said.
'If any difference OF opinion on the
subject exists between the president and
mvself, il is that l am more extreme in
my views. and have long since discarded
the iallecy of q tariff for even incidental
protection. The statement that there
was any issue between the president and
myself, as to the tariff reform, is false.
The statement that sympathized with
Senator German is equally false. Ii the
president had contenied himself with
denouncing those who forced the amend.
ments upon us, | would have said moth
ing, but when he attacked the whole
senate indiscriminately, for action tc
which he has given his approval, as alb
soiutely necessary, could not remain
silent.
The new tariff law removes many
the oppressive provisions of the Nc
Kinley act, and does not deserve the an
athemas which ignorance aud prejudlct
have poured upon it. If there were no
reduction of duties in the new law,
should gladly support it, because it pro-
vides for tax upon all net incomes
above $4,000 year"
Mr.. Vest referred to the comparative
expenditures under Republican and
Democratic administration. asserting
that the latter was by far the most
economical, and closed his speech by
assuring mis- hearers Of q Democratic
victory
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