The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-10-20

ocratic platform has declared for free
and unlimited coinage OF the silver of
the world as freely as gold Is now coin
ed and upon the ratios now fixed. The
Republican party stands opposed to
that, insisting that 1t cannot be safely
done unit! great commercil nations
shall have fixed the ratio between gold
and silver.
Coming back to tariff question
Mckinley said: The Governors plat
form commits him to q tariff for revenue
only. that is, a tariff upon foreign pro.
ducts. levied with no other object io
view but revenue, unmindful of every
other consideration but revenue, not
caring for the industries aud occupa-
tions of the people. A revenue tariff
will raise revenue for the Governments;
protective tariff will do that; rev.
enue tariff will do nothing else; a pro-
tectiye tariff besides raising revenue
will also stimulate the industries of the
people, encourage the skill and genius
of American citizens, develop the re.
sources OF the Government and secure
to 1T as it has done in the past thirty
years the lirst rank in mining, agricult-
ure and manufacturing. Tell me why
the foreign producer should be permit
ted to enjoy this market equally with
the American citizen; why he should
have the same privilege to enter this
market with his competing products as
the American citizens enjoys.
Mckinley then analysed his tariff bill
from his own standpoint.
AT the conclusion of Major McKinleys
speech the adherents of the great expo
nent of high tariff burst into cheers and
prolonged applause, hats and parasols
were waved III the air and the baud be-
gan 10 play. 1t was some minutes be.
fore Campbell could obtain order, and
not until Mckinley had sigualled to his
friends to subdue their enthusiasm.
Ladies and gentlemen, said Governor
Campbell, l concur most heartily with
Major Mckinley that this is The greatest
ana best and proudest nation on earth.
But, unlike him, L would distribute that
greatness and that wealth us God dis.
tributes the dews of heaven. upon un-
just as we'll as just. Prolonged ap-
plause and cheers
ldepictod the condition Of the farmer,
and the answer OF the Major is not only
that Lam Il calamity croaker, but in the
words OF somebody else, you must not
grumble. Laughter.] You Findlay
gas workers who have had your meagre
wages reduced, you steel workers of
Cleveland who have had your plttance
further cut down, you must not grum.
Die, because your poverty adds to some
other mans wealth. Cheers. A voice:
Give 1T to him. IwIll take care of
him now If you will just let me alone.
Laughter.] This is good-natured
light, for we are both good men. How
ever, as only one of us can be Governor.
and am there already, why, perhaps
had better stay. IGreat laughter.
Careless Cotton Covering.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-rhe acting
Secretary of State recently received a
letter from the British minister at
Washington relative to the packing of
American cotton intended for shipment
in which the minister refers to the great
risk to human life which has been
shown TO exist from the loose bailing OF
cotton, and remarks that the subject is
one of such great importance to both
countpies and, iNC.eed, to all nations,
in addition to the evidence already SUBJ
mittei by him, he desires to invite at.
tention to the letter of Edward Atkin-
son stating that American cotton is
treated more dangerously Than any
other great staple of any other kind
or cotton i'll the world, and to Atkin-
sons further remarks, as follows:
BALES are badly made, badly covered,
badly cut and badly broken. They are
rolled in mud and exposed to the wealth
er, and are always in a condition in
which they may become liable to the
impregnation of cotton seed oil and
thereby to spontaneous cumbustiOn
When bale Of cotton which Is slight
ly mOistened with oil ON the end or
side becomes broken or that air Can eli
ter into the interstices among the libres
it may happen very often that the right
combination of fibre, oil and oxygen
will occur, causing the rapid oxidation
which ls known as spontaneous COM
buStion."
The minister also draws attention to
Atkinson'S suggestion that there
should be careful examination of bales
before shipment, which examinations
might abate part of the danger although
the whole danger Will not be abated un-
til bale Of cotton is made up, com.
pressed, guarded and protected as it
ought to be.
The correspondence with the Secre-
tary of the Treasury shows that hr has
repeatedly instructed customs officers
to take such measures as may be prac-
ticable for the enforcementlof penalties
prescribed by law for improper ship
nIents OF cotton. 1t is assumed by the
treasury department that these insLruc-
tiOns will lead to an examination of
cotton bales shipped and the prosecu.
tion Of the offenders.
a Snake Story.
WASIIINTON COURT HOUSE, o., Oct.
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