The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-02

Coagressmaa spring<rrs Address - -
People - 1eua-
William NJ Springer. Of Illinois.
spoke n the opera house II Shen.n-
doah. September 10. 20 : large audi
ence. and in his remarks he severely
scored the Mckinley bill and reciProc-
ity.
Mr.. Springer began his address By
reviewing the exports Of his neighlpor-
hood. almost exclusively agricultural.
showing their value IN cash and COM
mcnting upon the absn-iify Of the Nc
Kinley hill adding IN iotx to that value.
although its friends claim that il did
So The fve-cents-z- bu>hei protection
on wheat imposed by the bill was : de-
ception and snare This country Was
an exporter. not an importer. 81 wheat
The only wheat entering this market
from abroad was seed wheat So with
the other sham protection in the bill on
grains and root crops They were only
placed there 20 gull deceive and mis-
lead the western farmers into the BE-
lief tha< The Mckinley bill was designed
and enacted for their benefit
The foreign market Was the only
savior ~ present Of the American
farmer from the depression % trade in-
egi.able Is : consequence Of that biiA
To prove il when France and Germany
forbade the importation Of American
pork the price Of that pork fell A
market worth ten million dollars ua~
lost to the western producer. --Ncu--
said the speaker. when European
crops are failure and there i great
deficiency in food supplies in nearly
every populorS and leading nation in
Europe. and we are blessed with good
and abundant crops here. and there i
demand for our surplus over there
what do ron fnde Why. ron ind
the prices Of all kinds Of grain advance
in accord with the law Of denzrd ard
supply. and the Mckinley bill il no
way Or sehse contributes 20 that re-
suit III the western farmer gets this
year good prices for his grain and live
stock products il is entirely owing 70
the foreign demand and the great
scarcity this year o. -bese products j.
Europe and mot because 81 the NcKin-
ley bill :
Reciprocity then came up for review.
and It's connection with the salvation
Of the Mckinley bill in congress WAS
shown BY the fact that Mr. Blaine hin-
self had denounced the measure de-
claring that th> Mckinley bill was >
blunder: that IL opened not ; port in
the world for the sale Of another
bushel Of wheat Or barrel q pork II
il were NOT for Blaine's arcical s1g-
ge<fion Of reciprocity - ; sugar coat
ing to the horrid nostrun 4 was doubt
full whether IL would ever have passed
enc republican senate
Tie ed1cafional camp1ien erisx q ~
sone time past IN eAe wc>t h besrin< fru.i.
the people are getting. their eyes oper-d -
the in.quitous nature - the fas1f rax il
pssed upon then fr re e1ricAn-rf q -
rscn ana fh> Impoverished q ne pcor 40
are nor coming cut q the aHrkne~~ i1ts rh<
they s~I1 AL ths prcjac-< % ft<ir FARMS 4. ne
cheapest market n ne ~o-id md ere fcrcei
% bur AL q their sg7;s,as Il the Dearest csr-
kef IN the word
..But fsnes vfii ch,axe I'll iris uk>1 .
democratic con<re>s ~ : i-Vccrsfic rr-se.
dent aided % me pecpit-s parry .,i a, c~hsz
Rcod people vii a sray .i'h sAis tnsu~fca
trusts and ccnhine< m. ronfrlbufc1 ne
money 20 place TIE present r~p1nlicza n1-in
issrzfio1 In power Ethr pec1lc 81 IL re>s c1n-
not see their way 20 10 tnis then th<r g, . .
pairing srshufe % rrot~crr1 hilllon1lrrs Gnfl
fh>y tax thems>.~cs inio The po1rbonse II
struggle Il for justice ana frc-don a-2.a~s n
justice and slavery No sr1e ns1 csn kr<lrss<
- 70 the side he will cast his ballot for.-
The speaker clo>ed impre<sive'y b
appealing 20 voters % support the den
ocrafic party which hsd DO objer- o
interest in dcceivinx them and which
would administer this xorernment -
IL was not administered now on tbe
principle Of che greatest good 90 the
greatest number, and not for the e.
richment Of tie mil1-cnaires and j.
povcrishment q Ne isboring. toii;ns
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