The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-10-07
SEN. LALL1I.ON's ADDRESS.
lows's Notice Son Speaks to a
Ve'y La.rga Audience.
He Dis usses' the Situation bis.
passis mattel, for Two Hours.
,rrom II ursday'. . Daily,


Sllsby residence Wednesday forenoon
to the Ex POSITION building and thence
to the Alex Mite lell hotel where for a
short tim ne hi Id an informal recep-
tior. Tn, Alexa ndria band played in
front Ct the hotel for few muments
aud at lG30 the Senator was driven to
the rink, sscortei by q company formed
from the members of the Young Mems
Republics club. The house was we'll
filed at I lis hour although the audi
ence was augmented by new arrivals
for half az hour & fter the speech began.
On the tage we're seated Chairman.
Silsby oft ne county central committee,
Mayor Powers of Yankton, Hons. Thos.
Thorson . i'd j. E Nipple of the state
ticket, secretary Scriven of the state
COMMITTEES secre' airy Downey of the
state fair board Judge Haney. and
Messrs. Z 'eritt Smith, A. T.. Hitch
cock, Geo A. Jolnston, j. T. Atkins,
J. d. New .omber of Eldora, and Mes
danes Sc, ven aid Dodge. Over the
platform hung banner bearing the
'umes of Harrison and Reid, and ON one
side were anners bearing the following
sentiment:
SAmeri an Wages for American
Workmen: . SAN erican Markets for
American Peopl,;' Protection foc
American Home,;"' and underneath
were quots lions from every notable Re-
publican s. ice Lincoln. as we'll as from
Hamilton nd Jefferson, upon the prin-
ciple of prt lection
Promptly. at 1890 chairman Silsby
cslled the Meeting to order and before
introducing the speaker invited Hon.
david Ha lmer, lifelong friend of
Senator Al ison as we'll us a lifelong po-
;itical opp nent. tx, "a seat on the plat
form. Thi courtesy elicited loud ap-
plause as Judge Hammer mounted the
stage and book hands with the Senator.
Mr.. Allit On was then presented and
for an hom and d half discussed the
al importa 1t questions of the currency
and the ta iff in calm. convincing,
G,passionaT e man Ter. free from any
paf .isan bi terness or unsupported as
eertians. lie dwelt at length on the
cui'seLcy al d showed that beyond aues-
tios the financial system of this
country, al, aough it might be improv-
I'D by impa ting more tlexibility to the
currency, vas stronger. more stable
snd more ,quitab'e in its operations
than at any other time in its history.
lie referret to the late cholera distur-
bance as sh ,wing how closely in touch
this country was with the old world to
illustrate Ii . necessity Of stable and
an interchangeable currency. He then
gave sketch of t,ae financial history
cf the country from 1860 to the present
time, desert oing the different forms of
money that we're al OF one value and
intended tt be Interchangeable on u
common bas is; and in passing referred
tJtle causes for the so-called high
ptNces whi. h prevailed during the
greenback eriod. 1t was not because
of an initiate volume of currency that
prices went Up at that time, as there
was less nu ey per1eapita than there is
{alay, but is was BECAUSE nearly 5.0OO,-
900 Of the he It blood and sinew of the
country wer. torn by the rude hand Of
'silr from their various pursuits as pro-
Siucers, and ecame consumers and des.
.royers of roduct,, leaving but the
yary young ind the very old as we'll as
tue women 70 carry on the work of
raising prodn cts to supply the increas-
ed needs of he country. Mr.. Allison
asserted, and his acquaintance with the
question NAL es hirn indisputable au-
ihority, that there is today more
1noneS in Cir ulation in this country for
every nan, woman aud child than ever
before in the history of the govern
u,ert He referred 10 the early priva-
tions of the farmers of northwestern
iowa as com ,ared with their present
cond ition, an said that the people OF
South Dakota had only been passing
through q milar experience from
which, to jud re by the splendid exhi-
bits he had il st witnessed in the Expo
sition buildin :, they were already fast
emerging. referring to the interest
rate, which he thought had been too
high in this c ountry, he said it was due
10 the newnes 5 OF the country in part
and in part to the apprehension of cap
stalists becam of the hostile attitude
OF .he new party. This statement
seemed to affect Independent brother
r. r. saul unfavorably for he emitted
q groan of dis sent which was more ex-
prassive than courteous.
Passing to 5he question of taxation
as means of revenue Senator Allison
spoke of the itferent kinds of taxation
and their effe It, Taxation for the pur-
pose Of keeping up. a police force ana
the like wasa direct burden from which
no returns could be expected outside of
the protection of society: but taxation
Ter water wor IS and other public i'm