Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-15
Judge RirdsaIl Was Fair in His Arsu-
ment and Won His Audience by
Good Manners and an Able Talk
Cousins Followed With Soul Stirring
oratory.
pecial to Times-Republiean.

II. VI. SOuSlllS, lTOIIl lHe FIlN, were the
speakers. The opera house was well
filled.
greeted by enthusiastic applause from
the assembly. A young man, of medi-
UNI height and rather istockily built,
dark complexion and nlustache, and
long curling black hair, slightly tinged
with gray, he has a very progressing
appearance. AS an Introductory he
referred to the wonderful change that
had been wrought In the Third district
political situation during the past thir-
ty days. Then it was the center of lit
tie attraction. but short time later,
the declination of Col Henderson turn
ed all eyes upon the section, and par
ticularly upon Blackhawk county for
the position it had maintained. He
stated that he would discuss briefly
what he considered the seading issues
of the campaign. He considered all men
honest and upright in their convictions
and could readily understand why
there was q difference of opinion and
how it was impossible for any one to
carry out exactly their own political
ideas. In consequence OF this, plat
form was adopted to meet the needs,
being done by welding the best ideas of
the majority. He had read and re-
read Mr.. Boies' letter of acceptance and
his opening speech at Winthrop. but
was free to acknowledge he could not
clearly understand what the demo-
cratic candidates position was. Boies
scored the Philippine action of the
government. and denied that the dem
ocrats had anything to do with 1t. He
branded trusts as monsters, but failed
to show what could be done to elimi-
nate them. He declared for a reduction
OF the tariff and also for tariff for reVe-
nue. only. Thus he was :rying to draw
votes from both the old and new wings
Of the democratic party
Judge Birdsall referred to the rec
ord OF Boies in previous years, scor-
ing him on the speech he delivered be-
fore the tariff reform club in New
York in 1890 in which he endeavored
to prove hy statistics that farmers
were losing; money on the raising OF
grains for less than what are now con
sidered enormous prices. AT that meet
ing, the ex- governor met Grover Cleve-
land and pledged the strength of the
farmers of the northwest to Wall
street to secure tariff for revenue only.
1t was brought about oy the enact
ment OF the Wilson, German bill and
instead of the glowing future Boies had
painted, there came only dire disaster
and distress, the result of it being
fresh in the minds Of all.
There is one thing I would like
to know, a thing that Mr.. Boies has
not yet referred to, and that is, does
he stand upon the national democrat
ic platform in favor Of free silver or
is he upon q platform of his own and
for sound money!" was a pertinent
put by Judge Birdsall. 1t is
a mighty important question and one
everybody should know before he SO
much as thought of casting a ballot
for the ex-governor
Favors Tariff Revision.
Il am in favor of tariff revision on
such articles as congress may deem
the duty too high or wherever it shell
Lers q so-called monopoly. The pro-
tective tariff is the child Of the repub-
lean party and the success of the
country depenuS upon the proper care |
being taken of it. The present condi- |
ion OF the country Is better than ever
before and better than that of any
country at any time in the worlds |
history. Our expansion policy which |
Mr.. Boies decries has been uniyer
sally acknowledged triumph. Mr.. Boies
brings in the cry of alarm because of |
he existence of a few trusts and mon
'polies. AS 1 have said, the people
IAN judge for themselves from the
present condition OF the country wheth-
er or not they desire any change. The
policy for which stand is not ia |
ear down the tariff which has proved,
he mainstay to our prosperity, but to
make sucn changes init from time to
line as may be necessary"
Judge Htrdsall was loudly applauded
lpon the close of his speech. He ex.
pounds his theories logically and con
He sticks carefully to the
'oint and does not hide his ideas in
-
Cousins Speaks.
AT the close of Judge Blrdsalrs adj
1reSS Chairman Wisn ,,.,,-,..1, n,