The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-10-15

are fixed, not by ourselves but by the
platform of your respective parties.
There are two of them that desire to
present to this assembled multitude.
One-the question Of silver, the other
the question of taxation. On tho
question of silver the demo-
cratic platform of Ohio declares,
without qualification for free and
unlimited coinage. The republican
party stands opposed to free and UNI
limited coinage under present condi-
tons. 1t insists that It can not be done
until the great nations of the world, by
concurrent action, have fixed ratio
between gold and silver. The repub-
lican party stands for one dollars
worth for one hundred cents, whether
it be gold, silver or paper money, and
approves of the legislation of the last
congress which required the purchase
of a certain amount of silver monthly
at market rates, and the treasury note
issued in return has behind it dol
lars worth of silver purchased in the
markets of the world.
1.-THE difference between what tho
government pays for silver and what
goes into its coinage, goes to the credit
of the government and for the benefit
of the people of the United States.
Free and unlimited coinage on the
other hand would give the profit to the
silver producers instead of the people.
When a farmer sells wheat he gives
full measure. When he gets his pay
he is allotted full dollar in value. If
there is anything that you have right
to demand of the government it is that
the dollar which it issues shall be fixed
in value to represent a dollar in every
market, in every place in the wide
world"
Referring to the tariff question Maj.
Mckinley said: Gov. CampbelPs plat
form commits him to tariff for revenue
only, levied for revenue unmindful of
all other considerations, not caring for
the occupations or industries of the
people. A revenue tariff raises revenue
for the government; protective tariff
would do that. But revenue tariff
would only raise revenue, while pro-
tective tariff stimulates industries, en-
courages the skill and genius of
American citizens. 1t secures to
us, as it has done in the last
twenty years, the first rank in
the industries, the mining. the agricul-
ture of all the nations of the earth.
Tell me why the foreign producer
should be allowed to enjoy the markets
of the American producer. They pay
not a dollar toward your county, your
state, your municipal improvements.
He is beyond our jurisdiction. We can
not compel him to pay a dollar. He is
beyond the reach of the law; the fed
eral arm can not touch him. The only
way to touch him is to tax him. The
governor says they do not pay the tax;
that it is the people. Then what are the
English making SO much fuss about?
Why are the Germans making such
noise about our tariff laws?
Mr.. Mckinley went on to quote a
number of articles that are cheaper to-
day than under the old order of things,
and said that the rebate on raw pro-
duction for export had been in every
tariff law since the days of Washing
ton. The speaker continued that peo-
pie talked about our foreign commerce
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 a dozen
European powers.
There was deafening applause as
Maj. Mckinley, who had spoken just
one and half hours, resumed his seat.
The shades of evening were beginning
to fall as Gov. Campbell proceeded with
his closing remarks.
81 concur most heartily with Mai.
Mckinley" said the governor. 'that
this is the greatest and best and proud
est nation on the earth, but until the
hills would distribute that greatness
and that wealth as God dis
upon the just and the unjust
alike-(great applause lasting for sew
eral moments. the speaker finally ap-
pealing to the audience for silence).
AS said at the outset when depicted
from official statistics the deplorable
condition of the farmers and cited the
reduction of wages of the workirgmen
and women, he answered, not in words
but by intimations. that l am a cal.
amity shrieker, and says you must not
grumble. You men of Findlay, glass
workers, who have had your wages re-
duced: you steel workers of Cleveland,
you must not grumble. because some
one else has the wealth of your labor
Maj. Mckinley has spoken one hour
and half, but he has not said to me or
this audience why his bill raised the
tariff from 40 to 60 per cent He has
not pointed out why the wage-worker
has not had an increase of wages"
Referring to the silver question, the
governor said: The great trouble
about silver is that there is not enough
of it in circulation, and that the work.
ing people do not get their share of it
Maj. Mckinley has said that the repub-
lican party is responsible for the finan-
cial legislation for the past thirty years,
and if there are any eighty cent silver
dollars in circulation the republican
party is responsible for it Applause
Time was called on the governor as