The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-09
MAJOR M.KINLEY'S SPEECH.

| American workmen.
MAJOR M'KINLEY'S SPEECH
| RspublIcan Position On silver Stated and
Campbeirs Tariff Falsehoods Exposed.
There was considerable applause when
| Governor Campbell resumed his seat, but
| whom Major Mckinley arose and. buttoning
| his frock coat tightly around him, stepped
! to the front of the platform, it turned into
q cyclone. Colonel Howe. Republican
chairman of the meeting. introduced Major
| Mckinley a IAN ideal, typical Americana
| one known not only at home but abroad"
| fApplausel After expressing the pleasure
| that it gave him to meet Governor Camp
bell upon the platform, the Major said;
The issues between us and between the parties
for which at the moment we stand are hAeo not
| by ourselves but by the platforms oi our Ie-
| spective parties. There Is one or Two OF Insu
which propose to present. one =, lie nnss,ion
OF taxation. One relas,s TO the staDosEo th My,
which We shall measure our excnanseN Stea tba
each other and the rest OF tho world, ano tne
l other relates TO the methods of taxation oy
which We shall raise revenues Tor puDhc puf
poses. Upon this question OF silver the Demo al
cratic platform has declared for free and uniim-
tied coinage of the silver OF the world as Freely
| gold Is now coined and upon the ratios
| now fixed. Tie Republican party STANDS op-
| posed TO that insisting that it cannot be safely
done until the great commercial nations shall
have liked the ratio between gold ana silver.
| The Republican party stands. therefore, Tor
dollar worth 100 cents, whether IL De gold, or
| silver. or paper, aud approves OF the Legislation
tne ass Congress wea o OF saH syer
month at Its market value That IL n iittle more
| than the entire silver product Oh the Oniled
thus purchased the government issues its treas
| ury note which ehall be leASl tender ior AZ
debts. public and private. and feaeenlaDie i.a
rh0y will nfaf hold hR
thus issued has behind II dollars wortii OF eii-
| YER purchased at its market value.
The difference between the commercial Ya'ue
Of the silver in the dollar and the coin value on
the silver dollar went upder the silver leglsia-
ton OF 1873 to the treasury. The cost OF the
silver In the silver dollars averaged TO the gov
ernment 80 10 81 cents the government putnng
| its stamp on 1t and making it legal tender Tor
| 100 cents ana the difference between what tho
| government paid for the silver and the face
value of the silver dollar amounted in twelve
years TO $S5 900 00G, which went to the benent
| unlimited coinage would give that profit a.
the silver producers of the world. You can buy
which constitute the silver dollars for 76 cents
Free and unliEltad courage would invite the
silver producers OF the world to bring their 90
cents worth o. silver 10 tae mints OF the united
States To be coined into siver dollar, the gov
erEment, by It's fear, compelling this people 10
says that il there Is 10 ba any profit in this mat
ment.
to get Tor them the money that is good as the
thing we gave for that money, and we want the
thing we get to be unvarying in value ana not
only good to-day but good every day OF every
week, OF every year, and good wherever trade
| goes. We want no short dollar. There is gem
eral notion that IL We had free and unlimited
coinage we would have more money. Instead or
having more we would have less for every dol
lar worth 100 cents would go out OF circulation
at the appearance of q silver dollar worth but
76 cents. A lO0-cent dollar win not keep COM
| pany with 76eent dollar.
CAMpBELLs VOTES on SILVER.
Governor Campbell said in one OF his speeches
| that I had voted for free and unlimited coinage
of silver So did in 1877. voted to reinstate
the ancient silver dollar 70 its coinage. Silver
had been stricken from our coinage in 1878 by
both political parties. In 1878, being in favor
of both gold and silver as money TO be kept at
parity, one with the other, voted for restorn-
ZION OF the silver dollar IAppiause. When
did It we had eight million elyer dollars IN cir
today AWe %e nave have So5oooSoo @ silver 'nt dollars
| to-day, aud that Il IS much as We can Eain-
tain at parity with gold with the price OF
silver that prevails throughout the world. Gov.
| Campbell and / voted together once. (Cheers
and laughter.l We have voted together more
| than once. (Renewed cheers. In 1886 he voted
| against free and unlimited coinage of silver He
| then; he is wrong now. [LauRhter.l He voted
In 1886 that unless the nations OF the world. by
January, 1859, should, by concurrent action fix
the ratio between gold and silver, the whole sill
| yer coinage OF tic country should be suspended.
not then wiliingto "ehance it, He is willing to
| chance II now. Laughter and cheers / have
the free and unlimited coinage OF silver
lam opposed 10 lree and Unlimited coinage
now. because 1t means that we would be put
upon q silver basis, and DO business with silver
| instead of gold, and silver, and paper each the
equal OF the other. want to tell the workmen
and farmers here that it takes Just ns many
blows OF the hammer, as many strokes OF the
pick as much digging, as much sowing and as
much reaping 10 get short dollar as it does to
get full dollar.
The other issue between the Democrats and
Republican platforms is the one relating to the
| tariff. Governor Campbell does not like proteo-
ton now. L remember when, in former Con-
gress. Mr. Morrison brought in bill which pro-
vided for only about 20 per cent reduction OF
the tariff and asked even the poor privilege Of
having 1t considered and made a motion to that
| effect. demanded the yeas and nays, and GOV.
| Campbell voted with me then. Laughter and
| belDl you were right then. lCheers.I And.
Governor, you did not want TO vote for the
Mills bill either, did youi lGreat laughter and
Thave an interview of the Governors which I
shall not use until have IL passed TO him, and
Campbell newspaper clippingD And now, my
fellow citizens. 1t Is not question of what Gov.
Compbell believes; 1T 10 not a question of what
the Governor did In the past. or what have
done In the past; 1t 10 question OF the present
aud the future; We light living issues IGreat
change his mind; it is poor man who sacrifices
right for consistency. tApplause.l
Governor Campbell here handed back to
Major Mckinley the newspaper clipping
containing the interview spoken of by him.
denying its accuracy. Major Mckinley,
turning to the audience. said: My fellow
citizens. i do not use this interview at all.
Governor Campbell has said TO me it was
not In HE interview, and that Is the end of
it." Continuing his speech. the Major said
Fellow-citizens. there are only two ways 10 test
any great question OF public policy-one by rea-
sOn aud argument. the other by experience and
history. The Governors platform commits llm
to o tariff for revenue ony that is, a tariff upon
foreign products levied with 10 other object in
view but revenue, unmindful of every other con-
sideration but revenue, not caring Tor the indus
tries and occupations OF the people.
TWO KINDS OF TARIFF.
A tariff that viii produce the most revenue IS
the tariff which the revenue-tarif policy main
tains to-day. A revenue tariff will raise revenue
for the government; a protective tariff will do
that. 4 revenue tariff will do nothing more;
protective tariff, besides raising revenue, viii
also stimulate the industries OF the people, en-
encourage the skill and genius OF American citi-
zens, develop the resources for the government,
and to us. it has done in the past thirty
years, the first rank in mining, agriculture and
manufacturing.
Tell me why the foreign producer should be
permitted TO enjoy this market equally with
American citizens why he should have the same
privileges 10 enter { his market with his cOmpet-
Ing products the American citizen enjoys.
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