Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-06-23
Major Morrill's Opening Speech


The splendid demonstration OF
republicans at the home OF George
Martin last Saturday was the open
ing gun of the campaign and the
eloquent speech of Major Morrill,
set forth The issues Of the contest
in a manner that may well be fol-
lowed by every other speaker from
now till November. TIE supreme
issue before the people, said Major
Morrill,, is between law and order
one one side and socialism and an
archy on the other.
"The mission of the republican
party was to redeem the state. The
actions and the platform of the
populists will result in the farther
depreciation of values. They prom
ised the people reform two years
ago, and in redeeming that promise
had so managed the public institu-
lions that, with single exception,
there had been a scandal and dis
grace connected with each one. Men
of known bad character had been
appointed to responsible positions
and had disgraced them. Men who
had left other states for the states
good were elevated and then betray-
ed their trusts. Applause.
~ am republican because L am
an American. [Cheers. | be-
lieve that the United States is the
best country on earth. Loud APP
plause.l If had the power l
would protect the industries OF the
country from all Entertainments
of whatever nature. | would give
the benefits of the markets here to
the benefit of the American work
man. | believe the men who made
this state what she has been, and
can be again, will find they are in
line with this policy at the election
and that Kansas, the best state in
the Union, will be redeemed in No
yember. Much applause.]
On the fallacy that an issue OF
more money will restore confidence
and lubricate the wheels of industry
and commerce, Major Morrill, said:
HThere is just as much money in
the country as ever. 1t is boarded
in the banks for the reason that The
scare is not all over. In times like
these no one uses money, while in
prosperous times there is constant
demand for money from all direc,
tions. The money is in the nat
ural channels if it only had an op,
portunity of getting out.
ut will do no good to issue more
money. 1t would be like injecting
more blood in the system of man
suffering from the congestion Of
the heart. There would be simply
more blood to gather around the
congested parts.
zone thing we do want is good
money-moneY in which we feel {
confidence and money that calls out
new enterprises and opens up new
industries. | want the people to
have good money. Every dollar is
sued by the United States ought tt
be as good as any other dollar made
no matter whether it is gold or sill
yer.
"The parity between the two
metals ought to be preserved, and il
necessary every ounce of the silver
mined here ought to be coined anC
placed in circulation. But In al
this we should do nothing tina
would make one dollar less thar
any other dollar"
What the people need to hear OF
the money question is the truth ant
they will never hear it from the In
fiationists who believe in the utterl,
exploded fallacy that the NOR,
money issued the weather. the PEG
pie and the better the condition o
business. The expectation of golt
at the present time, with the balanc
of trade in favor of this, country, i
proving the truth of the famou
Gresham law that the best money
will be driven out by the poore
whenever there is a redundancy o
currency in the country. There
no other explanation of the fiowinl
out Of the gold at this time. A
Major Morrill, states, the countr,
has more money than it can use
In such case it always suffers
a loss of the best element of its cur
rency and the result as disturbanc
and loss of confidence.
What the nation needs is wha
Kansas needs. the restoration t
power of the party which can b
trusted to control the policies OF tn