The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-09-20
General Harrison Tells How it
Should be Disposed OF.
ANOTHER SPLENDID SPEECH
BY the Republican Standard Bearer
Who Again Shows Himself Equal
to Great occasion-sur-
prlscd by Many Veterans.

w. CfumOhcKer, tIle neau Oh Tue ueIeSu
ton numbering 1900, General Harrison
who continues in excellent voice
touched on the tariff issue and dwelt a
some length upon the Treasury surplus
He spoke as follows;
My FRIEXDs:-If l needed any
stimulus OF duty. or to have my impress
sions Of the dignity and responsibility,
ofrepresentative office increased, i should
find it in such assemblies as these, anC
the kind and thoughtful words which
have been addressed to me on your be-
half. The American people, under our
system Of government, have their public
interests in their own keeping. All laws
and proclamations may DO revoked ol
repealed by them. They will be called
upon in November to mark out
TIE REVENUE RoLtcY
for our government by choosing. pnbliC
officers pledged to the principles which
majority OF our people approve. Our
Democratic friends say that protective
tariff is robbery. You have not once, |
think, in the campaign heard any Dem
ocratic speaker admit that even a low
protective tariff was desirable. Those
who, like Mr.. Randall, have on former
campaigns been used to allay the appre-
tensions OF our working people by talk
ing Protection have been silenced. On
the other hand, tho Republican party
declared by its platform and by its
speakers that protective tariff is wise
and necessary. There is your choice.
There is the issue. Make your own
choice. II you approve, by your votes,
the doctrine that u protective tariff is
public robbery, you will expect your
representatives to stop this public rob.
berry, and II they are faithful they will
do Il, not seven per cent OF 1t, but all OF
it. tAppiause. So that ! beg You nil
to reCollect that you will vote this fall
for or against the principle OF protection.
You are invited to feast OF Cheapness,
You are promised foreign made goods at
very low prices, and domestic compet-
ing goods, ii they are made, at the same
low prices. But do not forget that
TIE SPECTRE OF LOWER WAGES y
will also attend the feast.
And now a word about the surplus in
the Treasury. Our Democratic friends
did not know what else to do with it,
and SO they have deposited it in certain
National balks. The Government gets
no interest upon it, but it is loaned out
by the banks to our GitlSena at interest.
Our income is more than our current
expenses. There is no authority for the
Secretary Of the Treasury to lend the
money, and go only three methods OF
dealing with it presented themselves
under the law.
First, to lock it up In tho treasury
vaults; second, to depoait it in the banks
WITHOUT intGrcst, or third, to use it in
the purchase OF bonds not yet due. The
objection to tho first method was that
the withdrawal Of so large sum might
result in a monetary stripgency; the
second obviated this objection by allow
ing the banksto put the money In clrcu
lationi but neither has resulted in any
advantage to the Government. As to
the money-it Was dead; only the banks
received interest for its use. BY the
third method the money would he re-
turned 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.
sopNp ARGUMENT.
II a Government bond bought at the
market premium is a good investment for
a capitalist who is free to use his money
as he pleases, can it he bad finance for
the Government, having money that it
cannot use in any other way, TO nse it
i'll buying UP the bonds? [Great ap-
piaus6.1 1t is not whether we will pur-
posely raise money to buy our bonds at
u premium-no one would advise that
but will we so use a surplus that we have
on hand and cannot lawfully pay out in
any other wayP Do our Democratic
friends propose to give the banks the
free use OF II until our bonds mature
and our income runs below our annual
expenditures by a revision OF the tariff
until this surplus is used, and then re-
wise the tariff again to restore the
equilibripm9' [Great applause.
VETERANS SURPRISE HIN,
When Gen. Harrison arrived at his
residence early in the evening from his
last reception at the park, he was some
what surprised to find in his front yard
two hundred veterans drawn up in line
standing. They were survivors OF the
Second and Ninth Indiana Cavalry and
the Twenty.SiXth Indiana Infantry. On
the steps Of his residence stood Col.
John A. Bridgeland, the old commander
OF the Second Cavalry. As Gen.
Harrison entered the yard the
veterans opened ranks and saluted,
and Col. BridgelaDd commanded a
halt until he could address him on
behalf OF the visitors, who, in themean,
time, closed up around the General.
The General made q ghoTtand humorous
response which evoked much laughter,
and at the close shook hands individual
ly with all.
CORPORAL TANNER.
Corporal Tanner Of New York, the
well known soldier orator, arrived here
geveral days ago, en- route for California
to stump the Pacific coast, at the request
Of the National Republican Committee,
but on the suggestion Of General Harri.
son he will remain in Indiana, The
Democratic State Committee announces
that Governor Hill, OF New York, will
participate in the Indiana campaign. He
speaks at Lafayette on the night OF 0cto-
Der 18th, when grand Democratic rally
will be held. Other dates will be ar
ranged for him.
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