The Dickinson press., 1894-10-27

The foundation OF a nations prosperity
is in its people, as well as in It's resourceA.
Without the energy vigor and industry ct
its people, its will be buried in
the earth or sleep in the flowing waters.
The energy and vigor, the imprisoned en-
ergtes OF former years., are dug out OF the
earth. The great flowing streams are har-
messed, and the combined effect Of labor
and capital and Of the God.given resources
of this county are the magnificent pres.
ent, future strength, our wealth and
u happiness. But It must be ackncwl-
edged that the first essential to this eros.
perity and happiness is that confidence
among the people which Is the foundation
OF business success.
Two Years Of Disaster.
The condition of this nation fer the past
two years has been most unfortunate.
You, as sensible men, know this SO thor
oughly that I have no excuse for dwelling
upon it and I will not infiict a catalogue
of disasters upon you. l will not speak
Of the closed mills, Of the capital that is
unemployed or of the labor that is idle. I
have no wish to draw the picture for you.
We have not had famine and starvation
for we have had the accumulations Of 30
years of prosperity under Republican
rule. But we have had want Of those
things which have become necessary to a
comfortable existence. What has been
the cause of this! The Democratic lead
crs cling to the past habit and have de-
clarcd with a courage worthy Of a better
cause that it is all on account of the act
of 1880 and say that not previous to that
was there disaster. The Mckinley law
was not in operation till after the last of
| December. During two years 1t was In
| effective. Nor can it be fairly charged
| that the present disaster was the result of
the terms of the bill that has become q
law, because till the last part of Septem-
Der it was not a Law. What then pro-
duced the disasterf
The Cause of Hard Times.
1t was because of business uncertainty,
as every business man knows from hard
experience. When the Wilson bill was in
troduced it vas followed by q feeling of
It passed the house and went to the senate.
many Democrats voting for it in the be-
lief that the senate would make it near
what they wanted. Many Democratic
papers and platforms denounce the SEN
ators who made the bill that finally be-
came q law. l will not defend them.
They did many bad things that were
greatly to the disrepute of the senate. But
it seems like inhuman ingratitude, for it
was their efforts that saved the Demo-
cratic party from humiliation. What was
| the reason; what were the causes for the
| GAO amendments? Was it premeditated
| wickedness or the voice of their constitu-
ents? The junior senator from New
York announced that unless the duty. on
collars and cuffs was kept higher he would
oppose the bill. Was it because he lived
in Troy, N. Y; or was the foul fend
whispering in his ear; or was he listening
to his constituents? I have no desire to
discuss the Wilson or senate bills or to
comment on their merits or dement's.
The Wilson bill is not in existence and the
| senate bill is. Its defects are sure to find
themselves out.
Further Uncertainty Promised.
You will notice that I am not now either
criticizing, condemning or praising the
senate bill, the existing law. If there be
good in it only bytrying it can it be found
out. Now what will be the result of TAX
ing the Democratic side in the next elec.
tiona The evidence is open, clear and Wis.,
ible as to what would be the result of that
act. Let me put the alternative. Either
the leaders of the Democracy lie or they
| tell the truth. If they tell a lie no wise
man will trust them. If they tell the
truth let us see If, in the present condition
of things, it will be safe to trust them. Do
| they promise peace and business certainty
| The chairman of the committee on ways
and means, formerly a great military
leader till overthrown by the senator from
| Maryland and dragged around the walls
of Troy-perhaps I should say collars and
| cuffs instead of walls-took occasion in
the house to say that the battle for the de.
struction of the protective tariff had Just
begun. The president, the leading rower
ct the Democracy, declared this bill! to
be but
The Vantage Ground for a New Attack.
This Is repeated perpetually by the
Democratic leaders and newspapers.
doubt that is the way Of disaster; nor is
he obliged to trust solely to his " sense
ard reasoning power. The history of the
country affords instances OF the effect oil
similar actions to that purpose. In An
drew Jackson's time, to save qualification
a sliding scale was adopted. Every man
in the fall vigor Of manhood at that tint
remembers how business languisked and
almost died. The immediate effect CT Ii,
sliding scale was the election CT William
Henry Harrison by the greatest majcrit,
then known.
If we cannot have peace and quiet b!
the Democratic ticket. how about the Re
publicansi Will they agitate. Urqaes
t;onably, SO far as the senate t!ll doesn
protect industries they will! use the;
efforts to instruct.
For the next two years there are tw
fixed facts-irst, the president and senat
are Democratic. The president stays Nv
years in his place and 1t matters not &c,
good he may be, It Is q time to reason an
, not to scold.
Cleveland Worse Than His Party.
? The president, in respect to the tariff
worse than his party. Consequently,
the house is Republican. as we expect
q The other fixed fact is that the senate bi
is a law. I do not recommend the sena'
r bill. Time will show its faults and d
r fects. Whatever good there may be in
will be shown by trial. Meantime tt
g duty is to seek a way out of these presel
m~isfOrtunes. Education is absolutely e
}. sential to a nation, not merely to the lea
ess, but to every citizen. Many ways
+ imparting sound opinions have be-
known. In the old days great men al
i leaders stated what ought to be don
i Men formed their judgments from tha
e Men formed their own judgments as tn
became more equal, demanding reaso
. and causes for the stated opinion. Both ha
e power and strength but there Is anoth
WAY If learning IF insisted on. That is a