The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-29

can arise Both platforms speak for their
respective parties III the state upon those
public questions which are the exclusive
subjects of federal jurisdiction and feder-
al legislation. The Democratic platform
declares for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver of the world. The
Republican platform stands III oppoSi-
tiOn TO anything short of full and
complete dollar and approves of the legiS-
latiOn OF the last Congress. which is a
mighty bulwark for the protection OF sill
yer. The free coinage demanded by the
Democratic platform means that all the
silver of the world can be brought to the
mntS of the United States and coined at
the expense OF the government: that the
tnlted States mIntS must receive il21a
grains of silver wolth so cents the world
over and coin therefor silver dollar
which by the fat OF the government IS to
circulate among the people Is full dollar.
Ii does not take very wise man To see that
this short dollar will become in time the
exclusive circulating medium of the coun-
try The gold dollar will be taken from
the circulating medium of the country and
boarded. and the effect viii be that the
circulating medium will be reduced TO the
extent of the gold now circulating and we
Will be compelled TO 90 the business of the
country with a silver dollar exclusively.
The volume of our money VIII be con
tractca. x
We have not been able to secure an in
ternatiOnal ratio which all the nations of
the world would ADOPT, and with free coin
age the nited States would he still fur
ther removed from any international agree
mcnt. Nations which are on Il silver basis
alone are the poorest nations Of the world,
and are in constant financial disturbance
and monetary disorder. The danger OF
free coinage has been pointed ont over and
over again by the leading statesmen Of
both political parties. and no one has
no
ocratic side than eN-l'rcSident Cleveland.
toy. Campbell declared that while
he had his doubts about it. he
was willing To chance free coinage.
Under present conditions the country
cannot afford to change. Ii there is TO be
any profit IN the coinage of silver il should
20 10 the government as II has ever since
the BlandAlliSOn act. This new declara-
ton would take it from the government,
and give II To the silver producer. No
class of people would suffer So much from
the SuLccnt dollar as the wage Garner and
agriculturiSt ! am in favor of the double
standard, but | am not III favor Of free
and unlimited coinage until the nations of
the world join lis IN guaranteeing To silver
a status which their laws now accord to
gold.
When the attempt was made III 1867 by
the Leaders of the party that now stands in
opposition To the Republican party to re-
pudIate the national debt or pay ii in de
rreciated currency, the soldiers stood with
the party which represented good faith
and swept back the tide of initiation and
reputation. They We're willing to wait
for their pensions until the great money
obligation was provided tor. The govern
ment credit was therefore sustained. and
over two thousand millions of the great
debt has been paid of III full dollars.
Now the chief creditors of the government
are the soldiers. Is it right to force upon
them dollar worth 50 cents when other
creditors of the government were paid
dollar worth 100 cents For one. | shall
never consent that the soldiers shall be
pad in any poorer com than the most ia
vored creditors. Ohio has never IN the
past given her vote for debaSed currency.
and she will not do So IL the future.
When the country was wild for initiation
III 1919. under the pressure of hard times.
the sober sense OF the people OF this state,
without regard To party. Stemmed that
awful tide. The people OF OHIO have more
to do than any other state in keeping the
nation upon the rock Of honest finance and
honest currency. Thousands of Demo
Gratis left their party and helped in that
great struggle, and the people OF Ohio will
take no backward step.
After citing statistics to show that the
per capita circulation OF the country is
greater now than ever before, Major
Mckinley turned his attention To the
tariff, treating that subject at great
length. He said:
y revenue tariff such as the Democratic
party Of Ohio advocates is we'll conceived
IT, benefit every other nation but our own.
1t has more than once in our history failed
to supply the revenue wants Of the gov
ernmtut. II has found our country pros
porous and our treasury Well supplied
and a few years under lis operation has
left the treasury bankrupt and the buS-
Z. i. III
ton. The protective tariff has never
failed i'll time of peace. no matter how
great We're our expenditures. 10 supply the
revenue required. and has never failed but
thee times. and then in war. TO provide
the enormous revenue needed for the pub
lie service. II has proven an ntallihle
agent IN raising public revenues. and
while doing this has served that
other important office OF adjusting the du-
ties upon foreign goods SO as To give the
largest protection 10 our own industries
the widest field OF employment TO our own
labor. and the most generous encourage
ment to our own people. II builds up our
industries and increases industrial activity
in our mdSt-turniSheS employment for
labor. and al better wages than can he Sc
cured eiSew mere or under any other SVs-
tens. \ revenue tariff breaks down and
destroys at home and builds up and en-
courageS abroad.
Ii protection l. a burden We should lind
some manifeStatl II OF ii somewhere We
have been living under il for thirty years
The great mass "a the people OF our coun-
Try were never - Well of as they are to-
day. There We're never so many men in
tins country who own their own homes as
there are to-day. There We're never so
many comforts. refnementS and educated
homes as there are in this country to-day.
No nation OF the world can present such
picture of progress. prosperity and plenty.
In twenty wears the national debt has
been reduced from ~2.3s5. .NN. 600 To ~qSs.-
NWuu; state debts from S552.Hat10 To
~la2eslen and county debts from >IS1.-
oa0uA Il Sll5.e1.ppa our per capita debt
is only SIS compared with nearly SD
twenty Years ago. The per capita debt Of
this country is less than that of any other
nation IN the world. Free trade England
increased her rate of taxation between 1870