The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-09

upon tho little hill to themselves? What
flag do they fly? Who is their captain?
What do they want and what principles do
they represent
Where will their fire he directed? Are
they going TO leave their comrades and
Democratic friends; weaken the Democratic
limos by aiding the Republicans?
Upon the flag we see the name Weaver for
President aud Field for Vice-President.
My friends. what do they want They
say they want froe silver Why, il they
want that. every Democratic member OF
Congress from Virginia voted for it. Silver
is free. They say they want the Govern
ment to control your railroads. steam boats,
transportation and telephone companies.
Why. what an idea How do they propose
TO get possession of the railroads:
HOW WILL THY?
Confscate or purchase them? Surely no
Third party man intends 70 confscate the
money of those who have invested in rail-
roads. Then they must purchase them.
How much did they cost 1t is estimated
they represent ten billions of dollars. four
billions of which ore bonded debts and
must be paid
What was the public debt at the close of
the war, Over two thousand millions of dol
lars. And we have been paying on this for
nearly thirty years and not half of IL has vet
amount OF money TO come from? 1t will
have 10 come from the peoples pockets by
direct taxation. What is the effect of this?
IL IA 70 make the Government SO strong and
TO create so many Office holders that the
party in power will remain there until
turned out by an armed revolution.
What else DO they want More money in
circulation. or more per capita IN circula-
ton. Every man who gets money In this
republic must work for it,, whether there
twenty-three dollars per capita or FIVE dol
lars per capita. Ii depends on the indlvid-
ual himself The Third party will never 90
into power on any such issue as this.
They want the Government to loan
money on sub-treasury scheme at per
cent.
TRIED IN ALABAMA
This was tried in the State Of Alabama,
and what VIA the result2 Five millions OF
dollars was lent TO the farmers. fret at
per cent. afterwards reduced to per cent,
and to-day tho State OF Alabama has to
pay an interest of $50, 900 o year on bonds
given. The banks broke and the project
would not work,
Large farmers. who raise large crops on
largo farms can give collateral security and
get money, but how about the small farmers
who have no collateral to give;
The other day III Washington two men
EOb lulO "a DIlSdLt uOuHc anu IOOuAs ChS Va
them. Mr Carter, the leader of the Repuo-
licsn forces, and the other the great manip-
ulatOr of ballots Mr.. ClarksOn.
They met for the purpose OF making ar
rangements with the Third party of the
South. by which the agreement was made
that in the districts where the RepubhcanvO vote
was the stronger tho Third party should
vote with them. and where tho Third party
was the stronger the Repu blican vote should
be given to it. And this we find to be the
case from letter written by the Secretary
OF the Treasury TO the chairman OF the Re-
publican party in North Carolina.
Another thing, the Third party objects to
$4,000 men owning all the property in this
country. | think 30 myself | think 1T
should be stopped. | say with them, that
where they find this money going into the
hands of few. and where few men can
make great fortunes legally. If not properly,
1t should be stopped.
One family was reported worth ten years
ago So 000. 900. To-day it is said TO be
worth 300, 000. 900. In the same ratio OF in-
crease, in thirty years from to-day they will
be worth thirty-six billions, or more than
the assessed value of all the property
and land in the United States and Territories.
WANT TO STOP IT.
We 20 in for stopping all this. How does
that money accumulate Simply by the
protective tariff system. which the Demo
cratic party has never yet had chance to
take from the statute books.
Grover Cleveland made this the Issue OF
the Democratic party in 1888. and after
setting his views before the country. and be-
fore they could be properly explained TO the
people as N T. Chauncey NJ. Depew told me,
the election took place. He was defeated.
How are you going TO prevent such re-
suit again Bv letting the Third party peo-
,,la otoy tha DamOQratio rQnke for OQa
thing. 1t is the principle of the Democratic
party to take the taTid tax OF the necessl-
ties and put it on the Injuries of life high
enough so rs to get the requisite amount of
money TO carry on the Government BY so
doing they will find that the farmers will
get that much more for their wheat and
corn.
Farmers are restless class anyhow. They
have TO work their fields in proper agricul-
tural manner and gain the greatest number
of bushels of corn that they can under the
most favorable system of cultivation. Then
they have to sell all their surplus in foreign
market and buy all that they consume In
q protected market. The speaker then ex-
planned the reasons why the Mckinley bill
was 80 unjust and also why Blsine's
reciprocity treaty was such failure.
He gave figures showing the relative ex-
ports to South American countries agricul-
tural in their pursuits-between which and
this country the reciprocity treaty was in
force; and the exports TO England manu-
featuring country, with which no reci-
procity treaty could be established. He also
dwelt largely upon the effects Of the pro-
tectiye tariff, taking as an example the
recent troubles in Homestead, and
drew a telling picture of Carnegie
with his milion-dollar-a-yea income.
reducing the pay of his employees, who
earn an average OF fourteen cents per hour.
80 per cent, notwithstanding the fact that
this reduction IN many cases meant abso
Lutte want and starvation to thousands. He
also exp aimed the effect of the tariff upon
the price of iron rails, using as an example
this commodity TO show the uni ust working
OF the tariff law on the absolute necessities
of life. Casually he referred to the closing
of tin-plate works in this country and the
effect it had on the importation OF foreign
goods.
SENATOR DANIEL.
His Words of Advice and Counsel to the
Union Democratic Club.