Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-26
WHITE DENOuNCES
THE ADMINISTRATION
Iowa Democratic Candidate for
Governor Speaks at Sioux
City.
FoRcEFuL TREATMENT OF ISSUES
Philippine Policy of President Me-
kinlcy Condemned in Wig
orous Lanruasc--Trusts
and the Tariff.
FoRCEFuL TREATMENT OF ISSUE

Fred White, democratic candidate
for governor of Iowa, spoke at the
court house in Sioux City to a large
audience.
MIR. WHITES ADDRESS.
MIR. White explained that I'M all his
tours Iowa he ha9 somehow always
failed to speak at aouN City and WAY
glad at length to have an opportunity
to do so. Then he plunged without
further circumlocution or preamble
into the subject of his address.
political PARTIES he said, "hase a
custom of meeting each year to nomi-
nate candidates and adopt platforms.
1t is assumed that when Il declaration
is incorporated in Il platform the par
tvs honest purpose is to enact it INTO
law at the earliest opportunity. III
such declaration is made for any
other purpose the party should forfeit
the confidence of the people.
I'm this state the republican party
has taken such Il revolutionary dephr-
ture on the tariff that its statement
can hardly be believed. 1t has de
clared that industry and commerce
s,.ould be governed by natural laws.
That means unqualified free trade. 1t
Henry Georgc-and no truer patriot
ever lived in this country-had been
living and had been asked by the re-
publican committee on resolutions TO
prepare this plank he could not have
written stronger free trade plank
than this.
81 made speech on the subject of
the tariff in 1892 and have been abused
by the republicans to this day for the
free trade views l uttered in 1t. In
that speech | simply advocated that
industry and commerce be governed
by natural laws. Under natural laws
industry and commerce would be pro-
tected, for nature makes no mistakes.
The republicans stole their plank from
my speech i'm 1892. | don't complain of
the theft. But / do complain that it
was not made for an honest purpose.
The republicans don't intend to enact
that declaration into law.
what are industry and commerce?
Industry includes the making of every
thing. Commerce includes everything
in the nature of distribution. Togeth-
er they include the entire field of hui
man activity. The republicans have
declared that industry and commerce
should be ruled by natural law. / say
so, too, but / mean it and the repub.
Leans don't.
"A merchant loads his ship and sails
away from an American port under the
protection of natural law. When he
comes back with another cargo the
Dingley law interferes and confiscates
half his goods. Senator Allison has said
that those who attribute trusts to a
tariff want free trade. Free trade, he
admits, would destroy some trusts, but
would also destroy our industrial sys-
tenn. If this is true why did the re-
publicans declare for free trade in
their platform?
"If President Mckinley ever stood
for anything in his entire political ca
reer it was for a high protective tariff.
He says we are sending our products
into the markets of the world and sell
ing them because they are better and
cheaper. If that be true how is it pos
sible that we should be ruined by free
trade. The two declarations are as con-
Trajectory as it would be to say Thou
shalt not steal and at the same time,
Thou shalt steal
PAYING THE DEBT.
You have all heard how the repub-
licans paid the states debts. It's true
that they did pay it. but from their re-
marks one would gather that the hat
had been passed among the republic
ans alone and that the democrats had
never been given an opportunity to
contribute. Let us see. Under Gov
ernor Larrabee (and but for his finan-
cial views Larabee would be a most ac-
ceptable democrat, because he is a
strong anti-monopolist, anti-expan-
sionist and above all an honest many
the tax levy was 2h mills. Under
Governor Boies (and God bless Gov
ernor l'oies-there We're no Mcfarland
scandals during his administration, no
state employees mulcted of their salar-
les, no school children fastened on the
state pay rolD the tax was 2 mills.
Under Governor jackson it got back
to 2A mills. Under Governor Drake it
was $40 and . 9-lO mills. Under
Governor Shaw it is 3 $40 mills. That's
the revenue that's paid the public debt.
My friends, if you'll give me power to
tax you up to the limit I'll engage to
pay your debts and mine, too.
You've also heard about the good
times. I'm glad the times are better,
but are the republicans responsible
for the improvement. Did Cleveland
cause the hard times which occurred
during his administ rfftion?,, I've dis
agreed with Mr.. CLEVELAND. on many
things. but give the devil his due. Isn't
1T historical fact that the period of