Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-10-09
not only at home, but abroad" The

not only No home, but abroad" The
major said;
The issues between us and between the par
tics for which we stand arc fixed, not by our
selves, but by the platforms OF our respective
PARTIES. There Is one or two OF them which
propose 20 pre- ent. One IS the question OF sill
yer and tho other the question OF taxation.
Upon the question Of silver. the Democratic
platform has declared for free and unlimited
coinage Of the silver Of the world. The Repub-
lican Iarty stands opposed 10 that, insisting
that IL cannot safely be done until the great
Commercial nations have fixed the ratio be-
tween gold aud silver. The Republican party
stands therefore for a dollar worth 100 cents,
whether IL II gold or silver or paper, and ap-
proves OF the legislation OF the last congress,
which requires the government 10 buy 5000
ounce Of silver every month at its market
value, and the treasury notes issued in return
has behind IL q dollars worth of silver, pur-
chased in The markets Of the world.
The difference between what the govern
mcnt pays for silver and what goes into its
coiHs~t goes 10 the credit of the government
and for the benefit OF the United States. Free
ard unlimited coinage would give the profit to
the silver prod 1cers. When q farmer sells
wheat he gives full measure. When he gets
bis pay he Is entitled to a full dollar in value.
II there j. anything you have a right TO de-
mand of the government il is that the dollar
that it issues shah be fixed in value 20 repre-
sent dollars IN every market, in every place
in the vide world.
Referring 20
The Tariff Question
Major Mckinley said Governor Campbell's
platform commits him TO q tariff for
reyc ne only, unmindful of all other con-
slerations. f not caring for the occupations
or industries Of the people. A revenue
tariG raised revenue for the government.
4 protective tariff would do that. But
revenue tariff would only raise revenue.
wLie 4 protective tariff stimulates in
dustres, encourages the skill and genius
Of American citizens. 1t secures to us, as
il has done in the last twenty years, the
first rank In the industries, the mining
aud agriculture Of all the nations Of the
earth. Tel me why the foreign producer
should be allowed to enjoy the markets of
the American producers They pay not a
dollar toward you county, your state, your
municipal improvements beyond our
jurisdiction. The only way TO touch him
is 10 tax. The governor says they don't
pay the tax; that it is the people. Then
what are the English making so much fuss
about? Why are the Germans making
such n noise about our tariff laws2
Major Mckinley quoted a number of
articles that are cheaper today under the
old order q things and said the rebate on
raw productions for export had been in
every tariff law since tho days of Wash.
inRt5n The speaker said people talked
about our foreign commence 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.
Governor Campbell then made his clos
ing remarks. in which he said Mckinley
bad not pointed out why the wage-worker
has not had an Increase in wages, and that
il there were any s0-cent dollars in circu-
lation the Republican party was re-
spynsibe for il.