Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-09-21
Senator Cockrell's Speech.

small sprlnkllng of Republicans. filled
the circuit court room at the courthouse
last Friday afternoon to hear Senator
Cockrell discuss the political issues oi
the present campaign that divide the
Republican and Democratic parties.
AS the senator entered the spacious
court room IN company with Judge
H. G. Minter, he was greeted with a
hearty good cheer by his large audi
ence.
The Ladies' Bryan and Stevenson
club, assisted by few male voices,
sang ''America."
In well-chosen, rounded remarks
brlstling with Democracy, Judge H.
c. Minter introduced the speaker.
The senator was in good trim, both
in intellect and voice, and, without any
effort at oratory or flights of fancy,
dealt in facts and figures and showed
clearly that the tendency of the times
was to measure everything by the rod
of mammon rather than by the rod of
reason. and while We were all citizens
of the same country, destined to the
same place-hell or heaven-we were
not agreed as to the methods of per-
petuating our Republican form of
government.
A system of government, advocated
by Hamilton, that was rel ected by
his colleagues, and our present con-
stitution adopted instead, was now
being sought after by the Mckinley,
administration as far as the same
could be adopted by the president
and his advisers. This was shown by
the tariff in Porto Rico, by the war
unnecessarily waged in the Philip
pines; also by the DingIey tariff law,
which had enabled more trusts 70 be
formed in three years than had been
in existence in 100 years of our prevl-
Gus history.
To head off the trusts, he said,
while the Dingley law was pending
Congres sman A. M. Dockery pro-
posed an amendment exempting all
articles, manufactured by trusts, from
the payment of tariff duties. This was
rejected by the Republican majority
in congress. And while previous Re-
publican platforms had favored ''re-
vision OF the tariff the Dingley tariff
was the most exorbitant the country
had ever had, and increased the price
of manufactured goods, but lowered
the price of raw material and the
wages of employees, compelling them
TO subsist upon short rations or 60 on
strike and be black-listed.
The speaker held that the end of
trusts will be a revolution.
Concerning the Philippine islands,
Senator Cockrell said the same condi-
tions prevailed as in Cuba, and the
same promises ought to have been
given Them as was made to the
Cubans.
A standing army to hold
provinces as far away as the Philip
pines he showed was as costly as it
is un-American.
The senator spoke for about two
hours, and made one of the most in
structive and satisfactory speeches
that we have heard or read during
the present campaign. 1 carried
with it an air of honesty and earnest
ness-characteristics so conspicuous
many times IN the speeches of cam
paign orators.
We would love to present his
speech at greater length, but for want
of space have endeavored to give the
substance of only part of it.
uffice to say, the senator dwelt
uDon all the issues that divide the
parties except on the money
question, because, no doubt, he
deems the questions of imperialism.
expansion and trusts of more vital
interest to the people just at this
time than money.
At the conclusion of his address the
senator was presented with a beauti-
;uI boquet by Miss Virgie Moore, one
of Keytesville's most lovely daughters.
The ladies' club then sang that stir
ring patriotic song, The Red, White
and Blue" after which the audience
dispersed, all feeling the better for
having heard Senator Cockrell. the