The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-09
IOWA CAMPAIGN
Opened at Waterloo
Saturday.
Burrows and Henderson We're the
Speakers.
Col. Henderson's Views
on National Issues.
Good Effects of Three Years of
Republican Rule.

Waterloo. Ia, October IA large crowd
assembled in Waterloo today and listened
to speeches by Senator Julius q. Bor-
rows of Michigan, and Congressman d.
b. Henderson of Iowa. The meeting
marked the opening Of the Republican
campaign in Iowa. Col. Henderson
spoke in the evening to still larger
crowd ana was received with great ap-
plause.
Congressman Henderson said In part:
"The Presidential battle of 1896 was
fought almost exclusively ON the money
question. The happy result In felt today
| In every home Ia the United States The
uncertainties Of the conflict Of 1896 and
the Democratic tariff law paraly zsd the
business of the country. The uncertain
| ties as to the standard Of value and tho
basis for adjusting of obligations, tied up
capital. stopped business, closed mills
made the engines haul empty cars over the
railroads and threw millions of lsboring
men out of employment Today capital
| IL moving rapidly into the avenues of
trade. Commerce Is expanding, tine rail-
roads have not oars enough to do their
business, labor is everywhere blessed with
employment and with remunerative
wages never before surpassed In the
worlds history. We have passed from
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| farm today is blessed with remunerative
prices and the farmer Is happy. Why Is
| all this trueY We were told in '96 by MIR.
| Bryan and his followers that Repu blican
success would tring the reverse Of what
/ Is now true, that prices would go down,
| that reverses would sweep the country,
and the remedy suggested was silver
monometalism. In the present happy
condition of affairs let not tie causes be
overlooked by the voters In this CAM
paign, Let not the discussion of trusts,
In which all are substantially agreed,
obscure the mighty causes which restored
happiness to a suffering people. Let not
the question of var, or foreign policies,
distract our minds from the great living
| CAUSES of a sound currency and of a stable
standard of value when 1t means SO much
/ to our common country. IL is evidently
the plan of those conducting the Demo
CRATIC campaign to ignore for the time
being the money question and distract
the attention Of the people from what Is
| so vital to their happiness and prosperity.
But these tactics are but shield to
cover the real purpose, which is TO secure
the ultimate triumph OF the doctrine of
sixteen to one in this country.
| "I predict that Republican Congrsss
Will legislate at the approaching session
SO as to increase the confidence of the
people. establish firmly the gold standard
of the civilized world and let the people
know that all of their obligations win be
discharged on q safe and firm basis. max
ing contracts to pay the latorer, to pay
| the farmer, and to pay the pensioner, and
% pay for every product OF this country,
adjustable only on just and tair basis.
admitting Of no doubt or uncertainty as
to the adjustment. between man and man.
It will be seen, therefore, that while the
Democratic party ia still trying to de-
stroy the money Of the people, the Repub-
4 Haart Rapfv q .spp tha al4Ff IN
1t and their sacred interests. My country
men do you want changer Are you
dissatisfied with the management of
| affairs under Mckinley and Republican
legislation We are increasing our ex-
ports by millions, drawing cash from
people busy, every manufactory being
like a bee hive and all of our money Is
kept at parity with gold. With grow
Ing commerce. good prices and busy peo-
pie, l ask again, 10 you want a changef
81 believe the present administration
Is doing everything In Its power to car
~ out wisely and honestly the pension
laws. After nearly seventeen years
work in the interests of my comrades In
these particulars, and noting the work of
| the pension bureau under several admin
istrations, am satisfied. beyond a doubt,
that no better work has been done for the
old soldiers than under the admini6tra-
| tion of Comrade Mckinley.
"Many complain because OF delay In
the work of the consideration and
allowance of their claims. have looked
| carefully into these causes for delays and
In an overwhelming majority OF cases,
/ lind that they come from two causes,
first. because the facts will not admit OF
the evidence needed to establish, or SEQ
ond, because claimants or their agents
neglect to produce the proofs called for
by the pension office.
"There should be absolutely no party
politics In the consideration of the trust
lquestion. The party or person who at
tempts to make political capital out of nc
Is neither wise nor fair. The party that
doas It Is controlled by demagogues; the
person that does IL Is demagogue.
| Trusts are peculiar to no particular coun-
try. They ara found In republics; they
are found In monarohies and empires.
They are found in countries whore free
trade Is the leading principle OF economic
legislation, and they are found in ooun-
tries that believe in and act upon the pol
10y Of protection.
"1here Is not a member of the Ameri-
can Congress sin either house, In my
opinion, but who Ia eager to do anything
that can possibly be done within ths con-
stitution to investigate, regulate, control
or even destroy any corporation which Is
operated against the public good and In
restraint Of trade among our people. Any
political party which in its platform at
tempts to fix upon the Republican party
the birth or development of trusts only
demonstrates that 10 Is not candid with
the voter. and is not worthy OF confidence
or even of respect.
81 challenge the records OF Congress to
show single bill passing the house to
carry out the declarations of the Demo-
cratic nationa. platform In any shape or
form. The Democratic party certainly
has no right TO he attacking the Republi-
can party for want OF action and their
platform declarations Of this year are like
a burlssque In the pressuee OF a great
and tryina question. How much bsEter
for all Of us TO be frank on a question OF
Esueh vital interests TO the A American PEG :
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try TO understand trnuhls ana lind such