Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-10-15

platform OF your respective parties.
There are two of them that desire to
present to this assent led multitude.
One-the question of silver, the other
the question of taxation. On the
question of silver the demo-
cratic platform of Ohio declares,
without qualification for free and
unlimited coinage. The republican
party stands opposed to free and un-
limited coinage under present condi-
tons It insists that it can not be done
until the great nations of the world, by
concurrent action, have fixed a ratio
between gold and silver. The repub-
ican party stands for one dollars
worth for one hundred cents, whether
it be gold, silver or paper money, and
approves of the legislation of the last
congress which required the purchase
of certain amount of silver monthly
at market rates, and the treasury note
issued in return has behind it a dol
lars worth of silver purchased in the
markets of the world.
1.-The difference between what the
government pays for silver and what
goes into its coinage, goes to the credit
of the people of the United States.
Free and unlimited coinage on the
other hand would give the profit to the
silver producers instead of the people.
When farmer sells wheat he gives
full measure. When he gets his pay
he is allotted full dollar in value. If
there is anything that you have right
to demand of the government it is that
the dollar which it issues shall be fixed
in value to represent dollar in every
market, in every place in the wide
world.''
Referring to the tariff question Maj.
Mckinley said: ''Gov. Campbell's plat
form commits him to tariff for revenue
only, levied for revenue unmindful of
all other considerations, not caring for
the occupations or industries of the
people. A revenue tariff raises revenue
for the government; protective tariff
would do that. But a revenue tariff
tective tariff stimulates industries, en-
courages the skill and genius of
American citizens. 1t secures to
us, as it has done in the last
twenty years, the first rank in
the industries, the mining, the agricul-
ture of all the nations of the earth.
Tell me why the foreign producer
should be allowed to enjoy the markets
Of the American producer. They pay
not dollar toward your county, your
state, your municipal improvements
He is beyond our jurisdiction. We can
not compel him to pay a dollar. He is
beyond the reach of the law; the fed
eral arm can not touch him. The only
way to touch him is to tax him. The
governor says they do not pay the tax;
that it is the people. Then what are the
English making SO much fuss about?
Why are the Germans making such
noise about our tariff laws?
Mr.. Mckinley went on to quote a
mum er of articles that are cheaper to-
day than under the old order of things,
and said that the rebate on raw pro-
duction for export had been in every
tariff law since the days of Washing
ton. The speaker continued that peo-
pie talked about our foreign commerce
having left the seas, when the fact was
that we had the greatest international
commerce known to the world, greater
than that of England and half dozen
European powers.
There was deafening applause as
Maj. Mckinley, who had spoken just
one and half hours, resumed his seat.
The shades of evening were beginning
to fall as Gov. Campbell proceeded with
his closing remarks.
Il concur most heartily with Mai.
Mckinley" said the governor, ''that
this is the greatest and best and proud
est nation on the earth, but until the
hills would distribute that greatness
and that wealth as God dis
tributes the dews of heaven
upon the just and the unjust
applause lasting for sew
eral moments, the speaker finally APP
pealing to the audience for silence).
AS said at the outset when l depicted
from official statistics the deplorable
of the farmers and cited the
reduction of wages of the workingmen
and women, he answered, not in words
but by intimatiOns, that l am cal
amity shrieker, and says you must not
grumble. You men Of Findlay, glass
workers. who have had your wages re-
duced: you steel workers of Cleveland,
you must not grumble, because some
one else has the wealth of your labor.
Maj Mckinley has spoken one hour
and half, but he has not said to me or
this audience why his bill raised the
tariff from 40 to so per cent. He has
not pointed out why the wage-worlzer
has not had an increase of wages"
Referring to the silver question, the
governor said: THE great trouble
&c hot &c Of
Of it in circulation, ard that the work
ing people do not get their share of it
Maj Mckinley has said that the repub-
lican party is responsible for the finan-
cial legislation for the past thirty years,
and if there are any eighty-cent silver
dollars in circulation the republican
party is responsible for it. [Applause.
Time was called on the governor as
he was reading an extract from:
speech in 1888 by Senator Sherman on
the wool question, and the debate
ended at $50, having lasted trif1e
over three hours. There was a rush of
spectators to shake hands with the cam
and for moment the platform
was in great danger of giving way
under the extra weight. The candi-
dates were hurried off, and under the
escort of big procession, with a cou-
pie of bands, returned to town. Last
night they held an informal reception
at Prof. Lehr's residence. They will
leave town at midnight, Gov. Campbell
going to Column bus and the major to
Canton.
The German Evangelical Conference.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 9.-Yester-