The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18
MAI. MORRILL, SPEAKS.
He Opens His Campaign st Kansas
City, Kan.
TALKS ON The MONEY QUESTION.


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at the Tabernacle Major MorriII's
speech was short. He said:
'To use the language of MIR. Cleveland.
it is condition and not theory that now
confronts us in this country. A condition
in which every citizen has deep inter-
est Two years since. the fires were
burning brightly in every forge in the
country and the mills and shops Of the
land were resounding with the hum of
Industry. Today the scene is very diff
ferenL The fires have been drawn and
the mills and shops of the land are clos
ing or are closed Men are out of en-
ployment and business is in the most
dilapidated and deplorable state.
"What has brought all this about?
Surely it was not brought about by any
single act of legislation. The causes are
remote and of long duration. Years ago
when England overdowed with her mil
lions. there were vast sums Of wealth
sent to South America for investment,
and there were tremendous investments
made in those new countries. Collapse
followed, and with it came a lack of con-
hdence, and the money that had been
sent here for investment was withdrawn
Still there was no need of panic in this
country. The whole affair was the re-
suit of a senseless scare that could have
been averted had the president of the
country acted with firmness and decision
at the proper time. 1t was like allowing
q fire to spread in a precious building.
A small amount of water would have
easily quenched it at the proper time,
but careleSsness and indecision entailed
untold damage to the whole party.
IF President Cleveland, when he saw
the drift of matters and the threatened
danger, had had the courage and wisdom
to have issued a proclamation stating
that there would be no radical changes
in the existing tariff laws, there would
have been no panic in this country. Had
he possessed the courage and wisdom to
have come out boldly and declared that
he would use all of the methods at his
hand to maintain the credit of the coun-
try at home and aboard, there would
have been no lack of confidence and no
panic. Business would have been pro-
ceeded with as usual.
with a threatened violent change in
the existing tariff laws it was not to be
wondered at that the finances of the
country were affected Business men
were not going to be caught The manu-
facturer had to stop or curtail on account
of changes that might affect his trade.
Merchants were forced to lessen their
stock to be ready for the changes that
might come and as the matter became
contagious it grew to ruinous results.
And all this resulted from the lack of
courage and wisdom on the part of the
president"
The question that was interesting
everyone now, said the speaker, was how
are we to restore confidence once more
and get the business of the country in
proper shape again. 1t cannot be done
in day or two, nor can it be done by any
single piece of legislation. We must all
go to work and work in harmony to get
confidence again restored. 1t is the duty
of every true American to stand up for
the country, and the man who went about
with a tale of woe, telling evil of the
land, was a public enemy.
I'VE must act SO that the people know
we mean what we say. Capital cannot
be blamed for securing its own prOtec-
ton. No denunciation will change it
from its course if evil is threatened it.
Nothing will drive it out of its course if
it is assured protection. There 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
times there is a constant de-
mand for money from all directions. The
money is in the natural channels if it
only had an opportunity eff getting out
1T will do no good to issue more
money. 1t would be like injecting more
blood in the system of a man suffering
from congestion of the heart There
would be simply more blood to gather
around the congested parts.
tOne thing we do want is good money
in which we feel a confidence,
and money that calls out new enterprises
and starts up new Industries. I want the
people 10 have good money. Every
dollar issued by the United States ought
to be as good as any other dollar made,
no matter whether it is gold or silver.
"The parity between the two metals
ought to be preserv ed, and if necessary
every ounce of the silver mined here
ought to be coined and put in circula-
ton. But in all this we should do moth
ing that would make one dollar less than
any other dollar.
II believe our Populist friends are
a revolution and that the con-
test this fall in this state is between law
and order on the one side and socialism
and anarchy on the other. / believe that
The vicious teachings of the Populist
party for the past two years have re-
suited in more damage to the state than
all of the other ailments and blights that
have afflicted the state for the past forty
years. The drouth and the grass choppers
lid less damage to the country"
The reputation of the state abroad had
become so bad that men were ashamed
Of the present place occupied by the
state, and men who fought to make Kan
sas what she ought to be were compelled
70 hang their heads in shame as they
heard the disgrace of the state told at
home and abroad. [Applsuse.l
The mission of the Republican party
was to redeem the state. The actions
and the platform of the POpuIists will
result in the farther depreciation
Of values. They promised the people
reform two years ago, and in redeeming
that promise had so managed the
public institutions that, with a single
exception, there had been a scandal and
a disgrace connected with each one
Men of known bad character had been
appointed to responsible positions and