Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-10-26

ricultural products had decreased
and gold was going out of the
country at a rapid rate. This was
due in a large measure to the Nc
Kinley bill. Our exports before the
passage OF the Mckinley bill were
larger than they have been since.
But IL Is charged that the financial
crisis and business depression was
caused by distrust OF q Democratic
administration.
Why did not this result follow Mr..
Cleveland's first administration?
The Mckinley bill was passed
under q plea OF "protection to
American labor" notwithstanding
labor under that law was free.
Under its provisions thousands OF
foreign laborers and operators were
brought from Europe and took the
place, In many instances, OF Ameri-
can laborers. Even these soon
weeried OF the prices paid, and
strikes on q scale never before
known for their magnitude and
number were inaugurated. Ninety
per cent. of the strikers were foreign
ers imported by our protected man
uiacturerers. This iniquitous mess-
ure would never have been foisted
upon the people except for the false
promises made by it's advocates, as
to labor and the price OF farm pro-
ducts.
The Republican campaign book,
"What the Democratic Congress has
Done" showed only snow white
leaves. The speaker wished that the
same spotless record could be shown
by the Republicans. ALI had not
been done by Democrats that was
desirable, but the Democratic party
was no more responsible for the fall
ure OF German. Brice, Smith and
other professed Democrats IN the U.
8. senate to support Democratic
measures, than were the eleven apos-
ties responsible for the perfidy OF
Judas lscariot in the betrayal of
OF his Lord. ~ - ,s.s.,-,, -,
The speaker then took up the de-
monetization OF silver by a Republi-
can congress and showed it's baneful
effects to every one except gold-bugs
and national bankers. The people
had never asked for such a destruc.
tive measure. Their every interest
was opposed to it. It's effect had
been to double the purchasing power
OF gold. Where one dollar was re-
quired under q bimetallic standard
to purchase q bushel OF wheat only
so cents is required now, and so on
through the whole list OF articles OF
which our American farmers have q |
surplus. Through the demonstiza- |
ton OF silver the circulating medium
has been greatly lessened, and wealth |
became much more unequally dis
tributed, till now $4,000 men own
half the entire wealth of the country,
and $50 900 men own three-fifths of
1t. The circulating medium has been
reduced among the masses to less
than 50 per capita, hence the lack of
a sufficient volume of currency to car
~ on the trade OF the country.
What did Harrison do with the
treasury surplus turned over to him
by Cleveland?
He paid debts amounting to$157,- i
but Oh this there was a
premium paid to the bond holders
aggregating SAT, 100000.
Capt. Eads showed conclusively
that sugar was declining in price
under the new tariff schedule and
was now cheaper at wholesale or re-
tail than it had been for months
With the exception OF few Repub-
Iicans who retired before it's close, the
speech was listened to with marked
We think the speech from start to
Hnish was a fair and able discussion
of the political issues OF the day, and
we'll calculated to do good wherever
{ is made.