Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-29

Massachusetts, was its sponsor.
1t passed. the House under the gag law of
Reed. but not before Harry Tucker, O. 4.
OFerrall, aud John A. Buchanan had left
the prints Of their solid shot upon it-not
before Democracy by many champions had
startled the country to o sense Of danger.
With $4,000 precincts in tho United
States 1t seized the power to control them
oil in Federal elections. II put in tho
Presidents hand the power 10 continue
hinself indefinitely In position or 10 name
hls successor. Nero wished that all man.
kind had but one neck that he might cut
IT at single blow. BY the force bill the
barred on the block, and tho presidential
axe could sever it,
Major Daniel explained bow anv numbo,
OF deputy inarshals could be appointed at
30 per diem at every ono of 1000 pre-
cincts, and how the Federal Treasury could
be drawn upon to any amount a. cam
paign fund Of the Repu blican party TO pay
Thorn. '''
II would have reyolutionized the coun.
Try Frustrated the South, and ended the
dream OF the great republic.
MONOPOLY BEHIND THE FORCE ELL.
The tariff monopoly. the gold MONOPOLY.
the sh'p-snOfidy monopoly the land mo-
nopoly. and all the spther monopoiics that
have grown ont Of the dorruptions of Re.
publican rule had profded on tho force
bill. They know that Democracy has them
on the run. and they want TO crush the
people at the polls TO forestall the day OF
Judgment.
WHO DEFEATED THE FORCE BILL IN THE SENATE
The credit for defeating the force bill be-
longs FIRST to those sterling Republicans of
the Senate who stood for free speech, free
silver, and free elections. Manlier men /
have never associated with. Men who are
Tor freedom In one thing are apt to be for IL
in another. They were alike against the
sitting OF free speech in the Senate. The
cutting OF OF the peoples money from the
inints, and the crushing out of their votes
at the polls. Honor to whom honor il due.
IA long as | live l will cherish gratefully
the names OF Stewart and Teller and Stan
ford and WoolcOtt and Washburn, who
stood for liberty in time OF need Nor will
forget that John J. Ingalls, refused to ex-
erclsc his office as president pro trn. Of
the Senate TO cut Of debate against the
rules. Ito acted worthiiy. manfully, and
l accord him full praise.
TIE FARMERS AGAINST THE FORCE BILL.
Neither should we forget our outside
Trends. Besieged for nearly year in the
Senate. with Republican majority around
us, helpful voice from wIthou. was cheer
ful to hear.
The farmers Of The country met at Ocala,
and over the land rolled the sound of their
olg gun against the force bill. That sound
was heard IN the Senate and its echoes yet
resoupd.
ARTHUR r. GORNAN.
Foremost among the Democrats who
achieved the victory was Arthur T. Cor
man, our leader in the Senate. A wise man
In his day and generation-a parliainenta-
ran who knows how 10 use his weapons
COOL sagaclous, weil-collected man, who
never loses bis head. and has upon his
shoulders head well worth the keeping
man who knows his business. A Demo
crat Of Democrats. A self-madc man who
began az page III the Senate, and who, II
merltOrious service has its Just reward
viii not stop short OF the White House.
TIE sSAKR Is sCoTCHED. NOT BILLED.
If ever you doubt whether Democrats
should stick ogcther-remember the force
bin.
II will come again if You divide. 1t has
gone forever If YOU stick together.
One vote killed il of.
If my predecessor had been in the Sen
ate that one vote would not have been
there.
One vote is big power. Take good care
Of yours, my Democratic friend, and put it
III against ths party of the force blll.
LESS TAyEs AND MORE MONEY.
The Democratic party Is for less taxes
and more money. The Republican party
Is for moro taxes aud less money. The
Democracy would decrease public burdens
and increase the facilities for bearing
them. The Republican party would double
the burdens and diminish the facilities for
bearing them.
PUT THIS IN YOUR PIPE AND sMOKE IT.
IT a
coinage laws one hundred years ago.
Under them gold and silver alike were ad-
mitted TO free coinage and "A debt could
be paid IN silver OF gold at the debtor
option. dollar was so much gold or 80
much silver Thus if the gold supply were
short silver would take its place and II
silver We're scarce gold would take It's
place Thus also the metals ran freely
INTO merchandise or money az the public
needed and desired. If money was alum
dant the metals ran INTO jewelry and plate
and ornaments and if money was scarce
jewelry and plate and ornaments ran into
the mint freely and flowed out IS money.
Thus the money system regulated itself
according to social needs.
RECONCILIATION or SILVER.
England after Waterloo. to crush her
commercial rivals, demonetized silver IN
1916. Germany did the same thing after
Sedan, and the United States tho same
thing after Appomattox.
In each case II was done at the dictation
OF the money power in order 70 make the
incomes from debt more valuable.
Destroy corn, wheat goes up; destroy
tea. coffee goes up; destroy silver. gold
goes up-and there's the rub
The silver question was then fully dis
cussed by the Major. Everything the sill
yer men had prophesied had come TO pass ::
everything the gold men had prophesied
had come to pass-exactiy the other way.
Gold Is now streaming 70 Us from abroad,
and more silver has always meant more
god. for money attracts money the Worid
over. Like 10 like.
SILVER AND The TARIFF.
Some say that silver and some that the
tariff is the most important question. Bon
uuestiOns arc of prime Importance. Nell
Their would down at any man s oiddihg.
Which IS most important, the right arm or
the right leg: The front wheels or hind
yheols of a four wheeled wagon Deter
mine these questions and then discuss the
relative importance of silver and the tarln
The silver question had some advantage.
I. was simple and well understood. The
tariff was g. complicated and intricate as
the inner workings OF patent LOCK. Inc
silver question mad already won IN the
senate: the tariff there had yet TO win.
Tho silver question was the INSTITUTION
of the surreptitious wrong. OF 1873 by
which IL was demouetlzed and the restors-
t,on Of q free system established by Jener-
son. Hamilton. and Washington. The
tariff was IN endless proposition varying
every day. with thousands OF diversihca-
tons. a.
The fact Is tho two questions 60 TO-
gether. They both belong to the ways
and means Of government, High ts1es
with abundant money are less ourdeh-
some than small taxes with scarce money.
II is easy TO pas much If you have much
and hard TO pay little if you have little;
Ne must provide abundant money and
then tax lightly-and then only would the
masses get their share of prosperity.
AN EQUITABLE Distribution OF WEALTH.
10 preserve the equitable distribution o.
wealth IS the great problem OF society. IL
!. can be done society will enjoy. freedom ;
and if il cannot be done. oligarchy ana op-
nrossion are inevitable. There NAV be
treat wealth in a nation in proportion 10
10 regulation, and with 1t widespread
poverty and misery; and there may pc
srnaI wealth 50 equitably distributed that
the orea, masses are comfortable. prosper
aus coptented, and happy.
Wealth always seeks 10 perpetuate itSeil
aud sections. llO