The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-09-26
INGALLS, ON THE ISSUES.

We alluded last week to the speech
OF Senator Ingalls, at Pittsburg, Pa.
Private letters from that city to friends
here say that the largest audience
loom in Pittsburg was filled to over
flowing, and that the crowd went wild
with enthusiasm. Here Is a part of
the speech, quoted from the Philadel-
phia Press, that will give fair idea of
the way our brilliant Senator handled
the issues:
81 do not look upon the future of this
country and see horizon which, con-
templated, is rosy and crimsoned with
woe. The Anglo-SaXon race came ON
TO this continent as they have come
upon every other continent on the face
of this earth for purpose. No matter
how great may be the obstacles against
them, no matter how dangerous may
be the Anarchist the Nihilist, and the
Socialist in the attempt to array capt.
tai against labor, and the peo-
pie against those who are called
lhe mlllionaires, or capitalists, they
will fan harmless to the ground in the
presence of that great purpose which
has 1lTeady made such Invaluable sac
rifice fertile interests of self-govern-
mentabon this continent. [Applausel
The most captivating cry, the appeal
that IL NEST constantly made, is that
during the great majestic interval of
protection to American industry, the
rich have. been growing richer, and
the peorhaSe been growing poorer. I
deny it. Exactly the reverse is true.
HIGH WAGES To AMERICANS.
There has never been time since
the angel with the flaming sword stood
before the gates of Eden, and Adam
earn his, bread, when wages were so
high as those that are DOW paid to the
American laboring man, and when
the dollar he gets would buy so much
of everything that is essential for his
welfare and comfort, and convenience
in life [tApplausel, when the dollars of
invested capital bore SO low an interest
and earned so little as now. This Gov
eminent is, to-day, paying upon its in
vestmsnts bat little over per cent.
per annum, and this in the face of this
attempt, TO ,re-enforce the dangerous
and destructive elements in this coun-
Try 10y thefallacious campaign cry that
the rich are growing richer and the
poor are: growing poorer.
Another accusation that our friends
make for-the purpose of melting dis
content with the policy that has led to
these results is that We have lost the
ocean carrying trade. We lost the
ocean carrying trade because we did
not care to keep it. We lost the ocean
carrying trade for the same reason that
the merchant doesn't deliver his own
goods by placing himself between the
shafts. We lost the ocean carrying
trade because it was being done at a |
loss. We lost the ocean carrying trade |
because the men of Pittsburg could |
make more interest and revenue in |
building railroads, in building found
ries, and administering the avocations
OF this great community than they |
could by building ships and sailing
them be entire commercial fleet of
Great Britain can be bought to-day |
for 5G Eer cent. of what it cost, and |
there is no ocean carrying company |
that has, eyer paid 2per cent dividends |
on the amount that was laid out for its |
ships, iis plant and its expenses.
THE ACCUMULATION OF WEALTH.
do not pretend to deny that the
results of which have spoken have
not been attended by some consequent
ces that are not satisfactory. / do not /
myself likeato recall the fact that 100.
Coo men own to-day one-half of the
accumulated wealth of this country. 1 |
do not like to recall the fact that
there are three men who have not less
than 500, 600, 900, while, as the Com
missioner of labor tells US, there are In
different parts of this country five
hundred thousand American cit
liens willing TO work and un.
able 10 :, earn their daily bread.
/ doubt very much whether any man
every gave TO society an equivalent for
S100, 100000. Tremendous applausel.
I do not know that any legislation can
Ice enacted TO restrain or limit acquis-
lions, but it is an amazing fact that,
" ithin j few years past, there was one
citizen whose possessions aggregated
more than the entire possessions of
four of the States in this Union, and
whose monthly revenues were more