The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-03-01

La JUNTA, Colo, Feb. 2s.-Ex-Presideni
Benjamin Harrison and party, consisting
o. his daughter, Mrs. Mckee, Baby Nc
kee. Rev. NJ. Howland and the presidents
family physician passed through La Junta
today. The train was four hours behind
time: After dining the ex-president ap
peared on the steps of the car and made Il
few remarks, congratulating the people OF
Colorado on their pluck and energy in
stemming the hard times of adversely.
He was loudly cheered.
At Lamar Colo. Ex President Harrison
WAS greeted by the Lamar band and a
large concourse of citizens. In his remarks
to the assembly he said that if Colorado
was short on anything in Colorado. it
would make up for it in part by an atmos-
phere and sunshine that was almost
enough to make man feel young again.
He Was not on a speaking tour, but he
wanted to leave one thought behind: that
be believed within year foreign nation
will be compelled to agree to an inter-
national silver conference.
PROTECTION AND SILVER
TRINIDAD, Colo, Feb. 2S.-Ex- President
Harrison was met at the depot here by a
committee headed by the mayor and fully
1000 people. After being serenaded by the
band, Mr.. Harrison was introduced to the
crowd and delivered the following speech:
MY FRIENDS:-I am very much sur
prised. and, being human, am Very much
gratihed. to see so many of you today, and
to feel that the passing through your city
OF private citizen, whose occupation Just
now is that of a school teacher, should
have excited so much interest AS to have
Drought you out here to see him. Sew
eral OF these gentlemen who came upon
the car have suggested themes for speech.
J think they all agreed that | ought to
talk about the taIiff. That is very
troublesome question. / RENE m Der when
j was boy at school we had the tariff up
for debate III our literary society, and a
gentleman, who afterward became a
prominent judge in Iowa, began his speech
by saying that there had been great deal
said about the tariff, but he thought he
had it in nut shell, and just at that time
his modesty and embarrassment were such
that be broke down altogether, aud closed
his speech right there, without cracking
that nut, and it seems to be uncracked to
this day
But, my friends, the question is simply
this: That those who believe in a pro-
tectiye tariff have the opinion that Ameri-
can interests ought to be protected by
American legislation. [Cheers That is
the theory upon which all congresses and
parliaments legislate in the old country,
and we think this is the American policy.
Now, it is very noticeable that all through
our great centers of population free
traders and protectiouists alike are all
nrging city councils and boards of county
commissioners either to vote money to de-
vote TO the relief of the poor and unem-
ployed. or to secure them some kind OF
public work, in order that men may earu
their daiiv bread. Cries of That Is
rightF'l Now, if that is right it is also
right for congress to so frame our tariff
legislation as to bring the most work to
this country that is possible Ii is very
clear that the blankets we need caunot be
made here and in England both. They
will all be made here or all there, or part
here and part there; and the larger the
mum Der of blankets we have to make the
larger the market we will have for wool,
and the more work we will have for our
American workme1.
You have another interest out here
which you have asserted with good deal
of vehemence and determination, aud that
is the silver question. Now, ! say to you
today what | said when i was president,
and what | have always believed, that a
larger use of silver for money and the free
coinage of silver upon A basis to be agreed
upon that would maintain its parity with
gold was good for the whole world. l do
not believe that We could run free coinage
ourselves. while the European govern
ments were pursuing the policy they have
been pursuing with silver. But, my fel-
low citizens, there clear indications
now in England and in Germany that they
are feeling the effects of "A scarcity of gold
and its prostratiDg effects upon their in
dustrles. / believe these two great coun-
tries are nearer right today than they
have been for the last twenty years. They
are all considering tavorably the question
of larger and freer Use of silver as money
metal, and bimetalllsm has gained
strength in England. The energetic and
virile young emperor of Germany is HIM
self considering the question of bimetal-
llsm. do not think that these countries
are coming TO the next silver conference rs
\ coy maiden for US to make the advances,
holding back, but will come with greater
readiness than in any recent years, and
VIII agree with us upon basis for "A larger
use of silver money
IL would have been glad if this could
have been accomplished while | was at
Washington. | said TO one of your sena-
tors then that If / could bring about the
free use OF silver upon basis that in my
judgment would maintain its parity as
money. would rather signalize my ad-
miulstration by that act than by any
other that know OF. Cheers.
And, now, great lesson we have all
to learn is that it Is not possible for every
man lii this country to have his way. All
OF our legislation Is a sort of compromise;
II is the adjusting of the interests between
men and between states upon broad and
liberal lines. aud those lines we will ali
ind, and presently through the teaching
OF this hard school master, experience, we
VIII come out of the slough of despair and
stand again upon the rocks
thank you for your Kindness in listen.
ing TO this speech. that did not Intend 10
make. Possibly l may be sorry for having
to make it. lCries of ''Never!nl | nave
spoken with frankness, and with that in
terest in public affairs | now take as a
private citizen. i said to our people at
Indianapolis the other day that l did not
believe an ex-president had to be poiiti
cal deaf mute. | think he ought to know
little more than ne diu before he went
into the Office, ana that If anything he
ought 10 have a larger interest in the
country aud a more friendly feeling for
the people"