The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-20

him as fine . tribute Of esteem and
regard as any public man ever received
from his constituents.
The debate began little after
O'Clock, 10 grove Of trees near the
school house. The day was perfect
out Of doors. Mr.. Cowherd had the
opening and closing speeches as his
opponent had had the night before ai
Higginsville. He began BY saying thai
II anyone believed he or Mr.. Brown
would abuse one another personally be
would be disappointed, as they had the
highest mutual regard. He said he
knew be was in a strongly republican
community and that II men were to
vote as their fathers had voted before
he might as well stay at home, but be
believed that the men before him
would record their vote according to
the principles they bad held dear for
thirty years, and If SO, they would not
vote for the republican party.
81 would not stoop 10 the low art OF
fiattery to gain votes," said Mr.. Cow
herd, "but | can truthfully say Of the
German people that they are conserva-
tive, honest and liberty loving. Lib
erty hourishes best among Germanic
peoples. 1t was the German in the
rhuringlan forest who said 10 Cesar
that Thuringians would have liberty as
long as the wind blew from the clouds.
| believe the principles Of liberty will
have at German hands honest, patri.
otic support"
Mr.. Cowherd began with the silver
questsoD, saying that as bis opponent
would accuse him Of dodgiug that issue
he wanted to say at once thai he would
not take back one word he had said In
the campaign Of 1895.
Concerning the trusts be said:
"The republican party promises that
1t will control trusts. It cannot and
will not do so, for II depends for its
campaign fund on the men who are at
the head Of the trusts. Just the other
day Mark Hanna sent q telegram to
John W. Gates, head Of the barbed
wire trust, 10 come back from Europe
to make his Icontribution. The repub.
licans resorted to the cheap and spec
tacular play 10 unthinking opinion Of
offering 10 control the trusts BY means
of a constitutional amendment placing
the power in congress. we'll knowing
that it required yearsto Get through an
amendment 10 the constitution. The
democrats said that they could control
the trusts as Il was. One measure was
to amend the Dingley tariff bill by
putting all trust controlled articles on
the free list. This was but one measure
and was defeated by the republicans.
We have passed q law that convict.
made goods can not be shipped from
one state to another, and under the
interstate commerce act we oan pro-
hlbt the shipment from one state to
another Of trust articles. What greater
felon Is there than q trust.
"But these questsons have advsrted
TO are questions Of property rights
which can be settled at any time. A
greater questlen-the most momentuus
that has ever faced the American peo-
ple-is that Of imperialism. Joseph
Chamberlain said exultingly not long
since this Is great day for empire. ;
BY empire as applied 10 the United
States the democrats do not mean that
the republic Is 10 danger Of king or
throne, but that q long, long step Is
about TO be taken away from the TO
publican institutions Of the fathers and
that other peoples are to be denied by
US OF q like heritage with that ws
cherish, and the example Of the great
republic Is 10 be lost 10 the children Of
men.
WILL TALK oF EXPANSION OMIT.
my friend will speak 10 you Of eH.
pAnsion, and not Of imperialism.
Expansion ls good democratic doctrine,
1t Is good republican doctrine,lit is
coed American doctrine. Expsnsion
makes new states; II enrolls new and
useful citizens; Il adds new stars 10 the
flag we love. The imperialism Of
Mark Hanna and William Mckinley 10
not meant 10 add one new citizen. VI
the territory 10 be taken 10, not one