The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-09-26

pressions of the dignity and responsibility of
representative office increased / should find IL
in such assemblies as these, and in the kind and
thoughtful words which have been addressed TO
me on your behalf. The American people, UNI
der our system OF government, have their pub
lie interests in their own keeping. All laws
and proclamations may he revoked or repealed
by them. They will be called upon in November
TO mark out the revenue policy for our Govern
ment by choosing public officers pledged TO the
principles which majority OF our people
approve. Fortunately you have now issue
very clearly drawn and very easy 20 be under
stood In previous campaigns we have not
quite known where our adversaries stood
Now we do know. Our Democratic friends say
that a protective tariff is robbery You see this
written at the head of campaign tracts circu-
lated by their committees You hear it
said In the public speeches of their lead
ers. You have not once, ! think, in the
campaign, hoard any Democratic speaker nd
nit that even n low protective tariff was de-
sirable. Those who like Mr.. Randall, have
in former campaigns boon used TO allay
the apprehension OF our working people by
talking protection, have been silenced. On tho
other hand, the Republican party declares by
its platform and by it's speakers that protec-
tive tariff is wise and necessary. There is the
issue Make your own choice. II you approve
by your votes the doctrine that protective
terri is public robbery you will expect your
representatives 10 stop this public robbery, and
if they faithful they will do il, not per cent
of it, but all of So that beg you all 20 recol
loct that you will vote this fall for against
the principle OF protection. You are invited 70
"A feast of cheapness. You are promised foreign
made goods at very low prices, and domestic
competing goods, II any are made, at the same
low rates. But do not forget that the specter OF
low wages Will also attend the feast. Inevita-
bly,, as certain the night follows
ths day the adoption OF this policy
means lower wages Choose then but
do not forget that this cheapening process may
be pushed so fur as TO involve the cheapening of
human life and the loss of human happiness.
And now a word about the surplus in the Treas-
ury. Our Democratic friends did not know what
else TO do with 10, and so they have deposited il
i'm ma 1ert
gets no interest upon IL, but il is loaned out by
the banks TO our citizens at interest. Our in
come is more than our current expenses. There
Is no authority for the Secretary OF the Treasury
20 lend tho money, and 30 only three methods of
dealing with IL presented themselves under the
law. First, to lock 10 up in the Treasury vaults
second 10 deposit 10 in the banks without interest
or, third, 20 use il in the purchase of our bonds
not yet due The objection 10 the first method
was that the withdrawal OF 80 large a
might result in monetary strngency; the
second obviated this objection by allowing the
banks to put the money in circulation; but
neither method resulted in any advantage TO the
Government AS 10 il, the money was dead ;
only the banks received interest for its use. By
the third method the money would be returned
TO the channels of trade, and the Government
would make the difference between the premium
paid for the bond and the interest that the bonds
would draw IL left outstanding until they ma
tured IL n Government bond at the market
premium is good investment for n capitalist
who IL free 90 use his money "a he pleases, can
IL 10 bad finance for the Government having
TO use IL in buying up its bonds2 1t
is not WHISTLER will purposely raise
money 10 buy bonds at a premium
no one would advise that-but will we 80 use
surplus that we have on hand and cannot law
fully pay out in any other way2 DO our Demo-
cratic friends propose to give the banks the free
use OF IL until our bonds mature? do they
propose to reduce our annual income below our
annual expenditure by n revision OF the tariff
until this surplus is used and then revise the
tarin again 90 restore equilibrium I welcome
the presence to-day of these lad es of our house
holds. We should not forget that we lnYe
working women i'm America. None more than
they are interested in this policy OF protection
which we advocate. III want and hard condi-
lions come in 20 the home the women bear full
share. Ana now l have been tempted TO speak
more at length than / had intended / thank
you for this cordial manifestation of your conf
dence and respect"
The reception concluded with the usual hand
shaking.
The Third delegation numbered six hundred
from Grundy County, Illinois, including about