The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-11-04
M'KINLEY TALKS.
Ohio's Governor Addresses the People OF
Kansas City-His Views on the Currency
and Other Questions

ing of the oath. After expressing his
qualification at meeting SO many peo-
pie of the west and the duty of every
American citizen in the approaching
contest, Mr.. Mckinley said:
No third party will succeed this year, II ever.
Either the republican party or the democratic
party will be clothed with the control OF federal
affairs on November s next So all that is left
for the people to do is TO determine which party
represents his principles and views and convic-
lions and judgments of proper government and
then cast his ballot with that party which meets
his ideal There are two striking questions in
the platforms before the people this year.
First, the question OF the abolition OF the ten
per cent tax on state banks. In congress some
several years ago o bill was introduced and
passed placing tax of ten per cent. on all state
banks OF the country. This tax was not for
revenue, but 1t was the avowed purpose at that
time that the state banks go out and not for
the state banks to come in The result was
that the state banks did go out and greenbacks
came into circulation 1t is now declared after
thirty years that the ten per cent tax must so
and the state banks be rehabilitated, and those
uncertain notes of the banks be again the me
dunn OF currency.
The governor then reviewed the his
tory ot wildcat" currency in former
days, contrasting it with the sound cur
rency under the present system, and
continued:
II there is anything that should stand sacred
md untampered with it is the currency of q
country. Nothing is so hard on the poor peo-
pie OF country as debased currency: the
rich man can take care OF himself and the man
OF position and power is but little affected If a
currency appreciates, but il is the poor man on
whom the heaviest burden and the heaviest
blow falls. There are but few of the old men
OF Missouri who have not in their possession
some OF the wildcat currency, now worthless.
but for which they at one time paid 100 cents on
the dollar. When man sells his wheat and
his labor he should have 100 cents on the dollar
for IL 1t is the poor people OF the country who
are interested in this money que stion. The
currency of a country should be as national
as its flag, and as sacred as its institutions
Our currency is good not only under our own
flag, but under every commercial flag OF the
world. The trouble with the democratic party,
which proposes to go back to old state bank
money, has always been that they want to go
backwards They have always been going
backwards They are not able to see the light
and sunshine; they can only see the night and
darkness They not only want to go back TO
the ante belum currency but want to go back
to the British free trade. Now the British
manufacturers pay their help pauper wages in
FOOD money, but this democratic party pro-
poses TO go them one better. 1t declares that
In token Of its friendship towards the laboring
man. it will cut his wages down to the British
free trade scale and then beat them by paying
them in wildcat currency.
The speaker then gave an illustration
of the difference between a democratic
revenue tariff and republican pro-
tective tariff, and continued:
This tariff has been in operation now abou:
eighteen months, and we know what it will do
by what IL has done in the last twelve months
In all the history Of our country we have never
had such foreign commerce as in that time. 1t
has reached the highest water mark. The
Fifty-frst congress was called the "billiOn
dollar congress " 1t was billion eight hundred
and ninety million dollar congress. We sold
abroad IL ,O3O 100000 worth Of the products of
our farms and factories, etc Two hundred and
thirty millions in gold was paid at the end OF
this year by England as the difference between
what We sold TO her and what we bought Of
her. 1t is just like an individual: If he takes In
more than he sells he is out at the end of the
year, but if he sells more he is prosperous and
ahead at the end OF the year.
They say reciprocity is a sham. 1t viii be
sufficient to say that reciprocity has opened up
for US trade with Brazil, Porto Rico and other
countries by which our commerce has been in
creased more than -, 900 per annUm.
But they say the tariff is unconstitutional.
That is usually the last Cry of the democratic
party sent up after everv thing else has failed,
the last appeal and the flag of surrender. Why,
the first congress we ever had sat To devise "a
first tariff for The new country. James Madison,
aftcrward president, introduced 4 bill that pro-
posed a system OF tariff, which was unanimous
ly passed by that body, and in that bill were
provisions for the protection of the American
people.
But they say you can't make tin plate. Can't
make tin platter Why, this Yankee people can
make anything they want to make They said
you couldn't make steel rails and silks and
woolens and carpets and watches and many
other things, but We are now making all OF
them and many more under the republican pro-
tective tariff, and we make them as good as
they are made anywhere in the world Our
watches, which they said we could not make,
are to-day the best in the world and are in use
and ticking Hail Columbia all over the world
to-day.
But what is this tin plate they talk so much
about? Ninety-seven per cent. OF ii is iron and
per cent Is tin, and yet they say We can't
battle this sheet OF steel in tin. We now have
over thirty factories IN this country and l saw
at one of them, Just few daTs ago, as fine
steel plate and tin as is made any place in q
factory in the world saw them take steel
from my state, put it through The process and
then saw ii come out as bright as any ever
made IN Swansea, Wales, and l saw with it
hundreds OF happy homes and wives and
mothers and children The democrats call
this politics II So its the kind of politics 1
want and that want TO devote my life TO.
Free trade levels down; protection levels up
When England will pay their people up 10 the
same plane rs ours pay their laborers as much
as we pay our labOrers we will meet them and
surpass them. for ours is as good as theirs, and
the meeting Will be the survival Of the fittest
But we give them notice that well never bring
our condition down TO theirs. We will not level
down TO them; lhey must level up 10 US.
Benjamin Harrison has given Us one OF
the best admins trations We ever had HIS
domestic policy has been wise and conServa-
tive. His foreign policy has been vigorous and
American II was his administration which
sent this essage to a foreign country which
made demand upon Us: The United States
has never vet taken orders from foreign
country and il does not propose TO begin now"
tits good thing TO know what our enemies
want and 10 go and do the other thing. Thore
is not q country OF Europe that does not want
Cleveland elected There is not one which
does not want Harrison defeated And no won
der The election OF Clevellui would mean the
possible opening OF our marfctS to the unre-
strained influx of foreign goods The election
OF Harrison means encouragement 10 the Amer
lean laDorer and workman, protection 10 him
and his.
Vote then for these principles for those
which you think are best for our home, for
your family, for your business and for you;
country. When you do this, Two weeks from
tomorrow. Harrison and Reid viii be triumph
antly chosen to preside over the destinios o.
this great country Cor another four ye1rs
IN OLD ENGLAND.