Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-05-12
aig. REAasEs WAS HERE.
Democratic Candidate Failed 10 Arouse
ANY Enthusiasm During His Visit
in Corvallis.

Democratic Candidate Failed TO Arouse
aay Enthusiasm During His Visit
/! in Corvallis.
The managers of the present
democratic congressional CAM
paign find their greatest hope of
success III the apathy which they
allege pervades the ranks of re-
publican voters. That demo-
cratic voters are also affected with
apathy was evident, Saturday
afternoon, when an effort was
made to enthuse enough of them
to supply Mr.. Reames with an
audience. The cadet band was
called shortly after noon and gave
a cor c.rt that attracted and EN-
tertained the crowd until 2
O'Clock when the speaking began.
B. F. Irvine introduced Mr..
Reames to an audience of about
200 persons of all parties. He
called attention to the fact that
! he had introduced Geo. E. Cham
berlain to similar audience, on
a similar occasion about a year
ago. Mr.. Irvine believed that
/ the success o. -,...r Chamberlain
would contribute to the success of
Mr.. Reames. By accepting Mr..
Irvine's theory and carving it
out, republicans can see that the
election Of Mr.. Reanles will con-
tribute to the success of the
democratic candidate who will
oppose Theodore Roosevelt for
president next year. In other
words every time republican
voters assist democrats to Office
they strengthen the, organization
of that party.
Mr.. Reames began his remarks
with a fling at Binger Hermann.
He said be didn't intend to abuse
Mr.. HermanrL but was going to
have some fun with him. With
this he proceeded to ridicule and
belittle his opponent whom he
took to task for possessing those
qualities of sociability and COM
radeship which Governor Cham
berlain is said to possess 50
abundantly.
/
The speaker said that the most
important questions at present
are those growing out of the re-
lations between capital and labor,
and he devoted five minutes to a
consideration of those questions.
"Garital," he said, "is organic
ed to control markets and labor.
| The tariff laws make possible the
combinations of capital" ]" But
capital finds as little difficulty in
forming combinations in free
trade countries as it does in the
United States, and the same
questions growing out of the re-
lations between capital and labor
are troubling all the civilized na-
tions on the globe. President
Roosevelt has said in this con
ueetion No change in tariff
duties can have any substantial
effect in solving the so-ca11ed
trust problem. y If Mr.. Reames
is as solicitous for the feelings of
President Roosevelt as he would
lead republicans to believe, he
must not give him the lie in this
matter. Nay, more, he must sub
scribe to the views expressed by
President Roosevelt if he is to be
in harmony with the present adj
ministration.
Democrats made the campaign
OF 1892 on the argument that
the surplus that had accumulated
in the United States treasury
through the operation of the re-
publican tariff laws should be re-
moved, said Mr.. Reames. And
i right there the voter who re-
membered how that surplus was
dissipated by the democratic ad-
ministration, and how President
Cleveland was compelled to issue
bonds to rep1enish the gold re-
serve, decided that he didn't
want any of Mr.. Reames propos-
ed tariff tinkering.
The speaker said that the re-
publican administration after the
trusts reminded him of dog
after train He said that con-
gress has power to control the
trusts, but he failed to point out
where a democratic congress ever.
had passed an antitrust law, or
made an attempt to enforce the
Sherman law placed on the stat