Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-14
the nArrLE OF rnE GIANrs.

Nor since 1861, when Douglas aud
Lincoln me, In Joint debate, has the
Mississippi valley known such politl.
cal excitement ~ In the present cam.
palgn In Ohio. on the 9Th inst the
rival candidates for Governor u Ohio
MET Mt Ada ana debated the great il.
SUES Of the hour. Governor Campbell
opened the contest In speech which
lasted over one hour aui half lie
dwclt mainly on the question Of pro.
lection as opposed tn free trade. The
former he characterized asian over
grown monster which pauperizcd the
farmer, destroyed American commerce,
built palaces for milllonaircs, and sub.
stituted Huns, Bohemians aud Italians
for American citizens.
The words Of a brahnm Lincoln,
when he said that n money power
would spring up In the United States,
which would ultimately bring the
wealth Of the country to the hands u
few, were reproduced by Governor
Campbell. lie said that the few now
owned the wealth Of the county, and
that the republic was thereby endan-
gefed. The number Of homestead
owner. have fallen In twenp five
years from fve.clghths TO three.
eighths. When Egypt fell, two per
cent. Of her people owned ~ per
cent, Of her wealth. When Persia
went down, one pcr cont. OF her popu.
lailon owned all the land, and at
the fall Of Rome 1900 persons owned
almost all the known world. In 1850
the capitalists Of the United States
owned s7l per cent Of tho country's
wealth; now, said Mt. Cam pbell, they
own more than rs pnr cent Of Il.
Tho governor ooutonioi that the
tarii was tax on the consumer, and
that tho Importer adds the duty To the
price Of goods. Five thousand dollars
worth OF English goods, under the
present tarli, would cost 5000 In New
York. Under free trade the value
would be- the same Ia Liverpool aud
Boston. During last year 100000
worth Of plate glass was imported, and
S65,OlJ duty paid ON Il, England did
not pay this duty, hence the American
merchant had to pay II. The appraised
value of farm land deprecated In ten
yeau sou, OO0, 900, while it, wealth has
increased In the same period sai3, OOO,.
900. All tins was attributed to u pro.
tectlyo tarifi.
The governor dwelt a good deal on
glass, aud said though protected since
1850, II was considered "a baby still, and
because OF the tariff on 1t the glass
trust was recently formed. lie would,
however prohibit the Belgians
who worked for the glass trust from
entering this country.
Major Mckinley followed In u
speech otan hour, He dwolt with the
free silver Issue, saying that until the
great commercial nations have fixed u
bimetalllc ratio, America can not
safely adopt silver coluage scheme.
The cost Of the silver In dollar IA 50
cents, but thegovernment stamp makes
It worth 100 cents. Under the 1878
laws the difference between the com.
mercisl anu coinage values II silver
goes TO the Treasury. In twelve years
this difference amounted 10 s51 900, 900,
all Of which went to benefltthe people.
Under free coinage u foreigner could
bring 70 cents worth Of silver get It
coined Mt the mint, aud then buy 100
cents worth OF goods with II.
Both Major Mckinley and Governor
Campbell In 1850 voted against irer
coinage 0f silver. Both Of them als
held at that time that unless there wa
an international limeialc Ratio
adopted by 1850, silver co,ua.. IN IN,
| United States should be ,u.pvu g.