The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-09

Republican party stands for dollar worth
one hundred cents, whether 1t be gold, or
silver, or paper, and approves OF the leglsa-
ton of the last Congress. The difference
between what the Government paid for
silver and the face value Of the silver dollar
issued has amounted in twelve years to
S67, 900 0O0 which went to the benefit of the
people.
FULL DOLLAR WANTED.
Free and unlimited coinage would give
that profit TO the silver producers. You can
buy to-day the 3T1H grains of pure silver,
which constitutes the silver dollar, for 76
cents. Free coinage would invite the silver
producers of the world TO bring their 76
cents worth to the mints Of the United
States to be coined into dollar the Gov
eminent, by its fiat, compelling the people
to take 1t for 100 cents. The republican
party says If there is TO be any pront in thus
matter of money making 1t should go to the
Government We want no short dollar.
There is general notion that il we had free
and unlimited coinage we would have more
money. Instead we would have less; for
every dollar worth 100 cents would go out
of circulation at the appearance OF slluer
dollar worth but rs cents.
CHANGED CONDITIONS.
Governor Campbell said, in one OF his
speeches, that had voted for tue free and
unlimited coinage of silver. So l did. In
1877 voted to reinstate the ancient silver
100000 silver dollars in circulation, and
silver was more valuable than to-day We
now have 405, ,0OO000 silver dollars, and that
Is as much as we can maintain at parity
with gold with the price OF silver that pre-
walls throughout the world. 10 1886 Gov
ernor Campbell voted against the free and
unlimited coinage of silver. lie IS Tor II
now. He was right then; he's wrong now.
He voted in 1886 that unless the nations of
the world by January, 1889, should, by con-
current action, fix the ratio between gold
and silver, the whole silver coinage of the
country 5 ould be suspended. lie and l
voted together then. Laughter He was not
willing then to change it. Laughter He
is willing to change it now"
THE TAXPAYER.
Reverting to the tariff, the Major said that
Governor Campbell doesn't like protection
nov. he (Mcklnlry) remembered when, in
former Congress, Morrison brought in bill
which provided for about 20 per cent reduc-
ton of the tariff, ana asked even the poor
privilege Of having it considered, and made
a motion to that effect. Il demanded the
ayes and noes, and Governor Campbell
voted with me, and, Governor, you didn't
want 10 vote for the Mills bill did you? A
revenue tariff will raise revenue for the
Government" said the Major; 81 protective
tariff. besides raising revenue, will also
stimulate the industries Of the people, eu-
courage skilled labor and the genius of
and secure to u.s. as it has done in the past
thirty years. the first rank in mlning, agri-
culture and manufacturing Governor
Campbell says we pay the tax If we do,
why is England making such fuss about
our tariff? Why is Germany crying out if
we pay it all? tAppiause.l Ii you wunt to
know who pays the tax ask the Canadian
farmer, who brings his wheat 10 Buffalo.
The Erie County On. " farmer takes his
there too, and takes home 90 cents for
q. IL
takes 90 cents, less % cents, the American
tariff The duty on wire nails was ~ cents
a pound. We reduced it to 2 u cents. They
can be bought at the place they are made
for - cents per pound. Who pays the tax?
LGreat laughter.I
THE REBATE CLAUSE.
The Major cited a number of other in
stances and said that when Governor Camp
bell voted for the Mills bill he voted to make
the duty on binding twine % per cent, equal
to IL cents, and we only made it seven
tenths Of a cent. The rebate principle conf
planned OF by the Governor has been in
every tariff law since the second aimiuis-
tration of George Washington, and was in
the Mills bill, which the Governor voted for.
The Committee on Ways and Means. over
which Morrison presided, presented report
written by that able Democrat, Abram S.
Hewitt, recommending rebate Of SO per
cent on imported raw material after it was
of labor, and this very proposition, which
every Democrat member of the Ways and
Means Committee voted for, is in the new
tariff law, and is the provision against which
Governor Campbell clam0rs so loudly. Ma
ior Mckinley then read extracts from a
speech made years ago by Senator Thomas
Ewing in de ense of protection; also state
ments by Horace Greeley of the effects to
the country OF the two tariff systems; ex-
tracts from President Filmore's message Of
the condition of the country under the tariff
of 1916. etc; President Buchanan's message
Of 1857 on the effects of low tariff Oh the
country, in support Of his arguments. He
also quoted President jackson and the old
line Democrats as for protection.
HIGH AND LOW TARIFFS.
Governor Campbell" said Mckinley,
talks about our commerce leaving the seas.
We have the greatest international com
merce in the world. The entire internal
commerce OF the United States is greater
than the whole commerce of Great
Britain. France, Germany, Russia, Holland,
Belgium and Austria-Hungary. Great
Britain's foreign commerce is only one
sixth of our domestic commerce. A single
railroad company in the United States, and
it passes through this village, carries more
traffic and more tonnage than all the mer-
chant ships OF Great Britain. Great ap-
pause. They talk about protective tariff
br, aking down our foreign markets. 1t has
of Europe. under low tariff, S466, Geo. 600
more goods than we sold TO them. From
1867 to 1881, fourteen years under protection,
we sold to Europe $1,000, 000000 more goods
than we bought from Europe. Fifty-six per
cent of the value of the imports under this
new law during the last eleven months were
absolutely free TO the American people.
The Mills bill. that Governor Campbell
voted for, made "A per cent free. In the
first ten months of the new law we bought
more goods in Europe than in any ten
months since the formation of the country,
and largely because of the increased free
list of the articles we could not produce
here. And more, in those ten months we
sold more American products to Europe
than ever In any other ten months, and Eu-
rope paid us S32,000,000 in gold as the
balance Of trade in our favor" [Great ap-
plause.
LABoRER AND FARMER.
The Major answered Governor Campbell
that he was not only in favor Of organized
labor, but in favor of defending labor at
home from products made by cheap labor
of other countries. Appause.] He an
swered the Governors statements about
farm values by saying that the Board of
Equalization TT duces the tax values of lands,
but that does not affect the real value of the
farm. He made caustic reference to the
doctrine of disaster and despair" preached
by leading Democrats to-day, adding: Il
thank God the Republican party never
taught such doctrine. Ours is a doctrine
OF hope, Of cheer"
AT tile conclusion of Majcr McKinley's
speech the adherents of the great exponent
of high tariff burst into prolonged applause,
and it was some time before Governor
Campbell coul ID obtain order to reply. His
reply was brief.
GOVERNOR CAMPBELL's RESPONSE.
Governor Campbell said he had de-
picted the condition of the farmer, and the
Majors answer was not cnly that he was
calamity croaker, but, in the words OF some
budy else, "you mustn't grumble." The
Major did not point out, as he requested,
one wage worker In all this broad land who
has had his wages raised by the Mckinley
bill The Republican song this year is,
with sugar and tin, we're sure to WIN"
They take the tarlf off sugar to make it