Huntsville gazette., 1892-09-10


the subject If ne tarlT would at once plunge
the country into a business coDvulslon such 3
it has never seen and there is not tnougntis .
working nan who does not know that u would
a. once enormously reduce the amount OF wor2
10 be done in this country by the increase OF
impoTtations that would follow, and necessltale
a reduction Of wages TO the European standard.
lie claims for the present tMckinley) tarln
that q he cost Of articles ente ing into the uss
Of those earning less than one thousand dollars
per annum has deere ased up to May, 1892, "a per
cent while in farm products there has be- n IN
Increase in prices, owing in part to an increased
foreign demand and the opening OF new mar
kets.
Second. there has been an average advance in
the rate of wages of 80 of per cent.
Third, there has been an advance in the prices
of all farm products of 1857 per cent. and OF al
cereals of 3d. per cent.
TIS PLATE.
He speaks Of the tin plate and pearl button
schedules of the Mckinley bill as especially ad-
vantageous to this country. He arrdigns the
democratic leaders for seeking to ALLEVIATE the
employer and employe.
He regrets that all employers are not just and
consIderate and sometimes take too large
share of The profits, but says he does not see
how this injustice would be ameliorated by the
tariff, tn first effect of which must be severe
liberal particip ,ton the benefits of the tariff
law, though their r. presentatives have general
y opposed the protection policy. II rejoice
that their sugar, rice, coal, ores, iron, fruits,
cotton, clothes and other products have not
been left to the fate which the votes of their
representatives would have brought upon them.
In the construction of the Nicaragua canal; in
the new trade with South and Central America:
in the establinhment of American steamship
~ ..sar aud
Ill these interests will not always consent to be
without representation at Washington"
THE SILVER BILL
The president next has the following to say
On the silver bill question. The resolution Of
the convention in favor of bimetallism declares:
II am thoroughly coavin, ed that the free coin
lge of silver, at such ratio to gold as will
maintain an equality in the commercial uses of
the two coined dollars, would conduce TO the
prosperity of all the great producing and com
mercial nations of the world. One essentiai
condition is that these dollars shall have anG
retain equal reciprocity and value in all com
mercial transactions They are not only
medium of exchange but measures of values,
and, when two unequal measures are called in
law by the ga ne name, commerce is unsettled
and the confused and unwary and ignorant ar.
cheated. Dollars of unequal commercial value
will not circulate together The better dollar Is
withdrawn and becomes merchandise.
The true interest of all our people, and espe-
cially of tte farmers and working people, who
cannot closely observe the money market is
that every dollar, paper or coin, issued or au-
thorized by the government shall at all times
and in all IFS uses be the exact equivalent not
only in dispatchIng but in the purchasing power
of any dollar | am quite sure that if we should
now act upon this subject independently OF
other nations, we should greatly promote their
interests and june
Monetary conditions i'll Europe within the last
two years have, / think, tended very mrch to
develop sentiment in favor of the large use of
silver. and much pleased and encouraged
by the cordially, promptness and unanimity
with which the invitation OF this government,
for an Internal oAal conference upon this sub
ject was accepted by all the powers. We may
not only hope for but expect highly beneficial
results from this conference, which will now
soon assemble. When the res 1t of the con
ference is known W. shall then be able intel.
hgenty to adjust our financial legislation to
any conditions,
THE FORCE BILL.
In my last annual message to congress,
said:
.T must yet entertain the hope that ii is posi-
bic to assure calm, patriotic consideration of
such constitution, all or statutory changes as
may be necessary to secure a choice of officers
of the government TO the people by fair apport-
Ionments and free elections. I believe it would
be impossible TO constitute a commission, non
partisan in its membership and composed of
patriotic, wise and impartial men to whom con-
sideration of questions of evil connected with
our elections, systems and methods might be
committed with good prospect Of securing
unanimity in some Plan for removing and miti-
eating those evils. The constitution would per-
NIT the elections of a commission to be vested
In the supreme court, II that method would
give the best guaranty of impartiality.
This commission should be charged with the
duty of nQniring into the whole subject of the
law of elections related to the choice Of OIL
GERS OF the national government, with the view
to securing to every elector the free and unmo-
Tested exercise of suffrage, and as near all ap-
proach to equality of value in each ballot cast
as is attainab'N. The demand that limitations
Of suffrage shall be found in law, and only there
is just demand, and no just man should re-
sent or resist it.
1t seems to that an appeal to our people to
consider the question of eadiusting our legis-
Iatlon upon absolutely fair non partisan lines
might find some effective response Many times
have had occasion to say that the laws and
election methods, designed to give unfair ad-
vantages to the party making them, would some
time be used to perpetuate in power q faction
party against the viii of the majority Of the
people.
The power Of the states over the question Of
the qualification of electors is ample to prote ct
them against the dangers of ignorant or de-
PRAYED suffrage, and the demand that eyery
man found to be qualified under the law shall
be made secure in the right to cast a free ballot
and to have the ballot honestly counted cannot
be abated. Our 0 republican battle cry, a,
tree ballot and lair count" comes back to Us,
not only from Alabama, but from other states
and from mon who, differing with us widely In
opinions, have come to see that parties sha
political debate are but mockery if, when tile
debate is ended, the judgment OF honest MA
iorities is TO be reversed by ballot box frauds
snd tally sheet mauipulations in the interest OF
the party or parry faction in power.
Oh this seem to have an illustration in the
-ecent state election in Alabama. There was no
'epublican ticket in the field. The contest was
between white democrats. The KoIb party saw
they were refused the representation guarln-
iced by the law upon election boards and that
when the courts by nandamus attempted to
tight this wrong, an appaa'. that could not be
heard until afte5 the election, made tile writs
neffectual. Hot boxes were thrown out Tor
alleged irregularities destroy, d /; and il il
asserted on behalf Of one-half, at least Of the
white voters Of Alabama that the officers to
whom certificates hive ben given where 10.
honestly rlprfpu There M snaurft,,