Telegram-herald., 1891-10-25

an EIGHT million dollar tax HAD been
placed GA tla- lNot ripple u AP-
plaGse.}
Tue l-eorias psopif Of ,hi. soan.
try vii have tree tn tor taey 4 have
free seaiPs.. sad he That's JACK
sonlsm. said a snan ~ tAe andienoel
Agaia assuring "A audience that
he was a patr.at ~ remarked that
he would wish Tor the perpetgaiien
vi the constitution. AID h4t the nana
might be- withered that would ile
lad saeriligious,y hnon -
Exception wss taken 20 fhe news
paper reporter dese aine Nr BuroWs
"a speaking ia well.FanRdea per.esis
great appiaRsel. and Ia Di iia' Toicr
and with many WY faces e part al
Mr. Burrows spegch was read
Fne speaker told of the wav the
people resisted the biii whfn the
November elections came. and fssIrod
the audience that she GOOD wn-k
would go on uniil the vsry parase-
olocy of the artions IN the Hoasc
would have 10 be ehanssa frsm '-the
party on the other side" 70 the party
over there In the corner" Here p
lid hif f8to a worlnv chestnut and
few nnterr;fied In the rear al the han,
mista taking II for a signal ~ applause.
pounded the floor with shelr feet tor
moment and the great Jnioa sal
der e. IRON Tennessee sat down amid
tumultuous slencel
As Dr. John son had been cal ea av as,
Mayor rhl stepped forward and pre-
| sented COY. WinaRs. The applause
was rather mild as the governor
walked TO the from and said: zone
year ago addressed you here on the
issues of the day. "A the election
| held shortly afterwards. you settled
| satisfactory who should represent you
| in Congress. And IL is with feelings OF
submission and regret that / think
that he who formerly represented you
has been called by an Infinite Power
| TO do his work In another sphere.
| But the issues of last fail. diNessed
of local interests, are the Issues oi
| this year, the tariff and the money
question. The republican party has
always favored n protective tariI
the policy OF single standard oi
money. They have had chance dur
Ing the past twenty years TO put these
ideas into practice, and i can safely
say that they have not been satisiac-
tory to majority of the people.
I believe, however great this country
may be. that 10 class OF people can
long be degraded by class legislation.
This Is done when legisla tion favors
any particular class of the country.
Both snCle coinage and a protective
tariff do this slncF standard az
- In, "a Qrss-
rency. But notwithstanding this.
debts never shrink. although secur-
ity does. Every one knows that the
less money there is in the country. the
lower the price Of products; for those
who control the money are able 10
fix the price. ANY great contraction
OF currency is impos ile with double
system. Therefore. i am in favor O.
gold and silver on terms OF equality.
A scarcitv Z xorey means hard times,
poverty 81 r..re.
John "a - 80 said that an IN
limited - silver means "A -
cent dole =. .hat is no truer than
| 10 say tia ~ unlimited cona-e q
gold means n I25 cent dollar. II il
were trce i would be no greater In
Justice than is now enacted by practs-
caIly exacting 25 per cent. from every
dollar of indebtedness. Tue debtor
debtor class is 60 the creditor class
as ten 10 ore, yet the former has long
paid unjust tribute TO tue Latter. Free
coinage would advance prosperity and
eEahlc the debtor so more easily pay
the interest and at some day the prin-
! cipal of his debt. No people VIII ever
be content TO sac their earnings enrich
| the few while they themselves are
| left ia poverty.
A system of taxation which allows
n class OF our people 10 take 10 them
selcvs two dollars of taxation when
one dollar goes 10 the government
must be wrong.
A protective tariff has had the effect
OF gathering the wealth into the hands
/ of few. Farmers have been the
| greatest sufferers because they are The
largest class and consequently the lare.
est consumers. Under the operation
of a protective tariff farms have be.
come largely mortgaCed. and farmer.
are drifting towards bankruptcy.
The main contest lies between Mr..
Lawrcnce AMI Mr. Belknsp. Both have
explained their position. | have tho
utmost faith IN the Intelligence ana
patriotism of the people Of the Ffth
district. aud know they VIII do their
duty by this question.
There was but littie applause wher
the governor finished. and Mayor Iii
stepped forward and said. Il step forT
now TO introGuce to you one who's.
words oi e}oqnesee and wisdom yoa
have ap1l8utta 4 10 tho echo. one vi
! has fonc more to eiueatf the pecDit
OF the IlIih district than any othcg
man. He SAYS e would be- unjust
ask the propie 20 listen 20 him as this
silne 81 the uieaf, hst I declare tha'
/ II vcsfia ile un5asi for him not 20 spcai
30 this andie8ce ihat wcrf5 riadis
/ stay and listen 70 him rntii midnight r
Here occurred the oniy really Eenn ~
| enthusiasm 90 The evening. bat Nr
Iapie eruscs himself from speak {
1 on the ground that be would 0ais spea
| one ~ he finest tariff sprcg bes he lfat
/ aver heard. Mavor 8 thcn caiief -,
/ tbree cheers for /ConCressnnB MftIft
/ inn, Gov. Winans. Geo. T.. Ynpir. IN
John :. Iawrenee. A. this Andy -
end l. VI. Weston Yeliei tbemseiri
oaf oi breath. l,af Tho rest ~ ihe aea
cnce we're ton bas trying 10 get ea'
| first 20 par mueb attention 70 suaa
vocal exhibitions.
NETTING or ARTISTS.
The Grand Rapids Art s5riatien
held its annual meeting at the Cspnens
studio Tuesdsy evening.
The msetins -ss calIs4 70 r-ae- isr
+ the wee president. NJ = g. F54isrf i,