Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-18
TALKED TO A BIG AUDIENCE.
JUDGES AND CLERKS EXPOSE SOME
OF THE GANG FRAUDS.
MANY NAMES STRICKEN OFF
WORK DONE IN THIRTY-EIGHT OF
THE EIGHTY-EIGHT PRECINCTS.
Men of Unsnvory Regulations Who
Are Working for Lowe, Stone
and Chiles-An Enthusiastic
Meeting at Inde-
pendence.

Meetlne AT 1nue.
pendence.
Turner hall was crowded to the doors
last evening with an audience that for
nearly two hours laughed at and cheered
the mastery speech of United States Sem
ator Lucien Baker, of Leavenworth, kas.
Senator Baker came as a stranger to a
Kansas City audience, but he left as an in
innate friend. The universally expressed
opinion at the close Of the speech was that
it was one Of the best that has been deliv-
cred here during the campaign, barring
none. 1t was a Republican speech from be-
ginning to end, a speech in favor OF pro-
lection, reciprocity, sound money, law and
order and Mckinley. The applause with
which it was received was incessant. and
the many witty sallies with which it was
embeliished were greeted with cheers The
inevitable Bryan rowdy sought to inter-
rupt the senator, but the latter is the last
man on the stump with whom any liberties
may be taken, as the Bryanite very early
discovered.
Joseph Mccoy, chairman Of the Republic
an county committee, called the meeting to
order and introduced ex-Mayor Webster
Davis as the chairman of the evening. Mr..
Davis, who has just returned from an ar
duous stumping tour, was given an ovation.
He is very hoarse and did not attempt any
speech. He introduced Senator Baker in
few words and the distinguished Kansan
was given an ovation as hearty as that ac-
corded Mr.. Davis.
Senator Baker was hardly recognizable
by his most intimate friends, of whom
there are many in Kansas City. He has
removed his mustache, presumably with
the idea of making himself look as unlike
his colleague as possible. He certainly sue
ceeded IN producing a remarkable dissim-
ilarity, and no one would suspect him OF
being the colleague OF Senator Peffer, to
whom he referred during his speech as
"Whiskers."
Senator Bakers Speech.
1.-THE Republican party believes" said the
senator, 'in protection, reciprocity that re-
ciprocates, and sound money. Bryan says
we can't drive the tariff issue into this
campaign with a piledriver. I say you
can't keep it out with 100000 piledrivers.
(Cheers.)
The severest blow American labor ever
received was in 1892. During the year pre-
ceding the election Of Grover Cleveland Ia
Dor was paid s., 500 00O, 900 in wages. In 1886
II was paid less than half that amount and
We did less than half as much business as
in that great year OF prosperity and Nc
Kinley tariff. (Cheers)
How Bryan Loved the Farmers.
'In 1891 Mr.. Bryan broke into congress
and was made chairman of the sub-com-
mittee on agriculture that helped make
1T I nf hon rnh
he loved the American farmer and laborer
then. Under the Mckinley bill there was
a tariff of SO head on horned animals.
The Wilson bill made the duty 20 per
cent ad valorem, and during the first two
years Of that bill 353, 900 Mexican and other
foreign cattle were shipped in, displacing
that number Of American cattle that Amer
lean farmers would have sold. That isn't
all. That bill brought in 900 tons OF
Canadian hay. 1t destroyed the wool IN
dustry and threw 25oOo0 men in that in
dustry out of work. That isn't all There
was shipped in $4,000 600 worth Of raw
wool and $92. 900 worth Of woolen goods.
Don't you see what is the matter with the
American farmer and laborer?
Why the Farmer Isn't Prosperous.
THAT isn't all. We used to raise tobac-
co in Missouri; poor old Missouri that
viii soon be new Missouri. (Cheers.) Dur
ing the first two years of the Wilson bill
there was shipped in over $31, 100000 worth
of foreign tobacco and over $67 100000 worth
of silk and silk plush goods, that used to be
worn by laborers' wives. That isn't all. We
used to raise cabbage. beets and onions.
But there was shipped in over 100000 OF
these articles.
"Of all kinds of farm products there was
shipped in during these two years s252 000,-
ooo That isn't all. Republican legislation
declared that the sugar We ate should be
produced here. But the Wilson bill brought
in during the past year sl65.0oo.ooo of for
eign sugar. That isn't all. There was
shipped in s19,000.000 worth of earthenware.
We used to make it out of the blue mud
that God put In New Jersey. We don't
now.
The American laborer used to wear kid
gloves, and he will wear them again after
March T. The Wilson bill brought in slS,-
100000 worth of kid gloves and 81, 200, ,00i
worth of English and foreign tin. That
isn't all. That bill admits statuary and
pictures free, because its trainers love the
laboring man so. daughter and applause.I
Is this for the benefit of the laborer OF
the plutocrat?
How Free Trade Helped the Lnborer.
..They took the tax off foreign Bibles and
put il on playing cards for the benefit Of
Inc HldU tsippidusc.t ihdl ish
ALL They even made an assault on the
hens in the barnyard. daughter ant
cheers) There was a time here wher
the old hen did business. She don't now
U.aughter) There was imported S4.O00.0O
worth OF eggs in two years,in order to give
the old hen rest. After the 4th of Marcf
she will cackle and cease to crow.
Achievements of Republican Party.
..This shows what is the matter with
American labor and the American farmer
and what the Bryan Democracy has don't
for them. If the Bryanites don't know
enough TO take care of themselves, the Re
publican party win take care of them
lCheers) If there is one thing that ha.
added to the wealth of this country, it /:
the protective policy. When the temple o.
liberty was on fire in 1861. Abraham Lin
colin and the boys in blue put out the fire
and in 1896. when the same spirit is abroad
William Mckinley and the boys In blu'
and the patriotic Democrats will again ex
-inguish the flames. tCheers) When th'
Republicans took charge of the govern
ment in 1861 the first thing they did was Z
enact a protective measure and PRACTICAL!
maid off the national debt. We quadruplet
our wealth. over 10000 miles of railroad
were built in twenty years, 70,0oo miles o
II west of the Mississippi river, Star afte
star was added to the bright galaxy o
states. We doubled the number of farms
FROM 1850 to 1890 labor was paid 20 per cen
more in wages sSd 40 per cent more in pur