Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-28
AN ABLE ADDRESS.
Hon. Wallace McCamant Discussed the
Issues Of the Campaign at tke Court
House Wednesday Evening.

I
Issues of the Campaign at tke Court
House Wednesday Evening.
It is doubtful if the voters of
Benton county hear another adj
dress during this campaign as
able as that delivered by Hon.
| Wallace McCamant at the court
/ house last Wednesday even-
ing.
| Mr.. McCamant arrived on the
noon train from Portland, and
accompanied by Hon. ]. D,
DAILY and Chairman J. B. Irvine,
of the Benton County Republi-
can Club, left by private convey
ance for Philomath, where he
delivered a stirring address be-
fore a considerable gathering of
citizens of that city and the sur
rounding country.
In the evening the court room
in this city was filed with an
appreciative and attentive audi
ence to hear Mr.. McCamant dis
cuss the principles enunciated in
the platform adopted by the re-
publican party at Philadelphia.
After a song by the Filipino
quartet, which elected hearty
encore. Senator Daily introduced
the speaker of the evening. Mr..
McCamant called the attention
of his audience to the prophecies
of Mr.. Bryan regarding the dan
ger Of the country from imper-
ialism' and ssmilitarism" in the
event of the election Of Mr.. Nc
lKinley. He said that Mr.. Bry-
an had made some prophecies
four years ago. If these had
proven true, we should place
confidence in the prophecies of
Mr.. Bryan today: if they had
proven false, we had a right to
doubt him now. Mr.. Bryan
said in 1896, that if the gold
| standard were established
wages would be lowered, the
number of mortgages increased,
business failures would multiply,
money would become dearer and
disaster and panic would prevail.
This every man in America to-
day knew was false. Mr.. Bry.
ans predictions had failed in
! every particular.
The speaker quoted from the
!. platforms OF the two parties those
portions touching on the Philip
pines. The republican party,
said he, believe in bearing the
!, burdens of expansion and letting
) the people of this country share
!, the blessings OF such a policy
5 The Bryan party believes il
J. bearing all the burdens of ex-
. pansion without deriving any
benefit therefrom. He said tina
r the democratic party contained
t many good and patriotic men
t and they were bound to &c
8 around all right after awhile
The party was like q man rid
:, ing backwards!ina railroad train
! 1t never saw any of the goo
: things until they were past. Th
democratic party always did tn
a right thing at the wrong time
!. The republican party always di
!. the right thing at the right time
TO show to what a foolish ex
= : treme the Bryanites were stretch
!. ing the principle of "consen
/. OF the governed" the speake
said he had a lively son, som
. four years of age, who delighte
. to watch his father shave. "a
, watched eagerly for an oppertu
a nifty to seize the razor and CT
# and slash to his hearts centent
It This his father had not permi'
:. ted him to do? Had the fathe
g done right? The boy had neve
given his consent to be governed
n and probably would deny sue
a consent if asked.
b If the democratic idea of th
ID consent of the governed was co
e. rect, the boys rights had bee
< trampled upon. He should ha,
1t been permitted to use the razt
ae according to the dictates of h
" conscience.
Fortunately, Patrick Henr,
u Thomas Jefferson and othe
in of the trainers OF the constit1
r ton had left writings shown
10 H their Interpretation Of this elau
-, -, in that document, and their ide'
2 did not coincide with the viey
ne now being advanced by M
X Bryan and his followers.
Turning to the money que
>. ton, the speaker said that
of man need delude himself Wi
he the hope that the gold standa
ss- was safe if Mr.. Bryan should
mt elected. The revolution in pu
he lie sentiment that would