The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-04-21
Special Correspondence
10 The Lexington Adbeniser By Or Washington Cores
pondent.
Washington, D. c., April 10, 1904.

Washington, D. G., April 10, 1904
There have bsen some excellent
speeches made in the House of Req
! resentatives during this session by
the democrats, and, aside from those
speeches made by the Hon. John Sharp
Williams, who always makes good
one. the best that have been made
and that will make excellent CAM
paign material for the democrats in
the approaching campaign, were those
made by the Hon. Champ Clark, of
Missouri, the Hon. Eaton J. Bowers,
of Mississippi, and the Hon. Adam NJ.
Byrd, Of Mississippi. Mr.. Clark, Of
Missouri, spoke entirely on the tariff
question. He hit the republicans
some hard jolts in the course of his
speech and they squirmed like a cut
worm.
| Another good speech on the tariff
question, was the one made by the
| Hon. Adam M. Byrd, Of Mississippi,
and was devoted entirely to the man
ner in which the tariff affects the
farmers in this country, and it will
bs read with great interest by them
in this campaign. Mr.. Byrd showed
conclusively that the present appar-
ent prosperity Of the farmer did not
come from the Dingley tariff rates,
but from the failure Of crops across
the sea and shortage in the worlds
supply of cotton and other crops.
He also showed that this prosperity
was more apparent than real, for the
cost Of living had increased more
than thirty per cent. since 1897,
which made it seem impossible for
the present wave of prosperity to
long continue in the agricultural dis
tricts unless the government comes
to the rescue and reduces the cost
of production by removing the tax
from agricultural implements, machi-
merry and other necessaries of life,
the price Of which is now only Affect
ed by the corsciences Of the hesrtlees
trusts organized and perpetuated by
the thieving schedules of the tarif
law. He showed up the fact that
the per capita wealth Of Mississippi
is only about el43, while that of
Massachusetts, is 81, ,419, and asked
why it was that the farmer had been
shackled in poverty for the past fifty
years while his manufacturing brother
had prospered, and said that there
could be no answer except thss the
one is being robbed to enrich the
other, and that the republican party
is "a joint heir in this legacy Of shame.
He showed up the fact that the
trusts were selling goods abroad
cheaper than at home, and that this
method Of robbing at home and un-
derselling abroad is rapidly revolu-
tionizing the fiscal policy Of England,
which, il carried out according TO the
ideas Of Joseph Chamberlain, will de
stroy the greatest market in the
world for the products Of the farmer
in this country and absolutely impov-
erish him. The dire result will be
brought about simply through the
stand pat" policy OF the republican
party, and its refusal to revise and
reduce the tariff schedules on the
trust made goods. Mr.. Dyrd's speech
was splendid effort and brought
forth the encomiums Of his colleagues.
1t will be made campaign document
in the campaign, and will do much to
make the farmer think Of the missr-
able treatment he is, and has been,
receiving at the hands Of the republi-
can party.
The best speech Of the session on
the negro problem was that recently
delivered by the Hon. Eaton J. Bow |
ers, Of Mississippi. II was the speech
Of a statesman, . deep student and . |
learned lawyer. II was in reply 10 . |
speech recently made by Mr.. Gillett, |
Of Massachusetts,. arraigning the !
South anent the negro. Nr. Bowers
speech was temperate and foresful, |
and had the precision Of . Kentucky |
rifle and the force and effect Of . |
capias pronne. He demonstrated
clearly the validity Of the Mississippi
constitution on the suffrage question
TO the satisfaction Of everybody, With
the possible exception Of the Union
League Club Of New York, which hs
showed up in . ridiculous light q the
possessor Of an unvonted burden Of
ignorance Of the law % to the opera
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