The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-23
DECIDE FOR YoURsELF.

| The Populists driven from post to pii-
lar have at lest taken refuge in the last
| ditch. They declare that while the state
ticket may be beaten and probably 49,
Congressman Simpson will beat Chester
Long, the Republican candidate Tor con-
gress in this district.
This boast-for boast is all 1t ls-wlll
not be made on election night when the
ballots are counted. Chester Long
stands for protection in our tariff and
for free coinage OF silver. lie believes
that prosperity in this country was due
10 home market which had been built
up by system of protection and foster
ing care for that market. He believes
that if America buys her goods of Eng
land, Amsrica would have the goods and
England the purchase money. He be-
lieves that if America buys her goods at
home America will have the goods and
the purchase money both. He be-
lieves that goods in this country cannot
be manufactured without labor, aud he
also believes that that labor must con
sumo; and that the more laborers there
are the more there will be consumed.
He believes that the more labor eats and
consumes and wears the larger market
the producers in this country will have
for their productions. He belives that
an increased demand means a better
market. He is for money. He is for
the restoration of silver from the con-
dition which Cleveland's policy last year
left it.
Congressman Simpson is free trader.
He says he is an absolute free trader.
He is in favor of the United States buy
ing her goods of Europe. He wants the
tariff barons and the protective idea
thrown aside and desires America to en-
ter in open competition with Great
Britain. He declares that he is SO much
in favor of destroying all vestige of the
protective tariff that he would repeal all
duties and have the custom houses sold
at auction. He does not consider the
matter of revenue at all. But he knows
that the government will have the
revenue, if not from the duties at ports
then from some other source. Congress |
man Simpson is an enemy of free coin |
ege. As a congressman he has intro |
duced bill for the denomination of |
money. He would not have metal enter |
into the money of the country at all. |
His idea is TO make it purely fiat.
The great questions befOre the people |
of this country today ale these two |
questions of tariff and silver. Chester
Long is for a protective tariff and the J
free coinage of silver. Congressman
Simpson is for the abolition of all pro-
teCtive or re venue tariff and the aboli-
ton of silver as a money metal.
They are the two opponents of these
ideas in the Seventh district
of Kansas. Both aspire to represent the
ideas of majority of the voters of the
Seventh district. What will that ma
jority be? q
Do the majority Of the voters of the
Seventh district think that all protective
duties can be abolished, and if they do
think it possible, do they want such
thing? Do they believe that it is posi-
BILE Tor the government to issue simple
fiat paper, and if they think it is possible
do they want that kind of money?
On the other hand do the majority of
the voters Of the Seventh district believe
in protection as it has been exemplified
in the wonderful prosperity of this
from Lincoln to Harrison? Do
they believe in the free coinage of
silver?
All sensible Democrats, Republicans
and Populists alike know that in the
United States Of America absolute free
trade today or next year or in five years
is an impracticability The Democrats
Of this country were elected on a plat
form of free trade and when they got
into congress, what did they do? We
all know. In a mere attempt they came
very near wrecking the whole country.
But the issue is plain here. You can
not vote for Chester Long and fiat paper
and absolute free trade. You can not
vote for Jerry Simpson and protective
tariff and free co mage of silver,