Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-10-17

their paintings and statuary free daughter:
that being an article of necessity, but they
must pay tariff on sugar, which is article
of luxury. On pearl buttons. 1921 900: plain
ana and cut cut glass $2120o9: on opium for smoking
that Will bring to the masses OF our country
on laces, silks and velyets paintings ostrich
feathers and opium for sn!okng Laughter
practically to prohibit it. (Applause.l Ne
thought that was go good thing to do We put
produce and did not propose to produce. We
fairfield everything that did produce and pro-
people applause They have got free list
OF $41 900. 600. We have got free list of $11o.-
000. 600. OF what does their free list consist?
$4,000. 900 Of it is on the farmers wool: nearly
So, 100000 more OF it upon the farmers a@ri-
the lumber of the lumberman. and $2.000.0o0
and more of it on manufactured products. The
remainder is variety of articles This. then
is their Wanted free list; and what I have read
you is a portion of their boasted reduction OF
duty upon foreign products.
''Some people thought the trouble in the
Every dollar have got in the United States
to-day is good. whether gold. silver or paper
money; and the banks are full of money. Money
was never less employed than it is to-day.
"Our embarrassment is not with the charac-
we have got. but how to get it out into circu-
lation among the people. To get it into circu-
thing to sell which somebody wants. and which
that somebody is able to pay for; and no mat
nobody who wants it who can pay for it. we
have got to keep it; and If we keep 1t over
ana on nand we lose IN whole or III part what
1t costs us to produce 1t; anu as soon as we
have got great quantity on hand we won't
make any more of the same thing: and if we
don't make any more of it, we won't employ
any labor to help us make it; and II we
don't employ labor to help us make it, we
won't pay wages; and if we don't pay wages.
wages will be stopped and one great factor in
the distribution is stopped: and if we had twice
as much money as we have got to-day. we
would have to get it out by the same process.
Must Restore Confidence.
''Now anybody who teaches any other doctrine,
| is tpDp 4 a ~
have something to fetch it out and the only way
is to restore confidence. The only way to get
destroyed that confidence. (Applause.l No party
| in this country can permanently stand in the
pathway of our prosperity. II may retard our
| prosperity, it may check it, it may Interfere
with It. as it has done and is IS, now doing: Duf
! the prosperity of this magnificent country. with
of orr neonle and fha anu nartV that GETS in the
way of that will get out of the way Just as
| constitutional way and change the policy of the
| government (Applause)
1.-THE Democratic party. as at present of
ficered. is the most remarkable party in history.
! 1t is for anything to get power: and then it is
never for anything which got it power laugh
| ter 1t was for the free and unlimited coinage
of silver when it was out of power, and dsed
to go through the idle ceremony of passing free
coinage bill in the house when the Republicans
had the senate and president and then go back
| in favor of free silver, but the Republican SEN
ate and the Republican president would not per,
power in the Federal government: power over
every branch of congress; they have had that
power for nineteen months. and you haven
heard about the free and unlimited coinage Of
! silver. They have given to silver the hardest
| blow it ever received
Tools of the Worst Trusts.
'"rhey posed in the campaign OF 1892 the
| enemies of the trusts. Upon their own confeS-
sion they have been the willing tools of the worst
| trusts il the United States They declared in
| 1892 that they were the greatest friends labor
ever had; and since they have been in power.
by their industrial policy they have dealt to
labor the deadliest blow it ever received zap
plause)
''But, my fellow citizens. what else could you
lot of diering forces paw VIM who voted for
Mr. Cleveland and Democratic congress:
''You won't do it any more. Why. who
voted for him? The free silver men voted for
The double standard men voted for him. and
| the gOldbugs-as they are sometimes called on
| Wall street-yoted for him. The men who We're
| opposed to it. and those who believed that the
government should issue al the currency Of the
country, voted for him. The single tax man.
the disciple of Henry George, voted for him:
and the people opposed to all such yagaries
voted for him. The Democratic protectionsts
| voted for him, because he didn't believe that
the party would destroy the industries of the
country, and the Democratic free trader voted
demolish all the custom houses of the country.
The Democratic pensioner voted for him. and
those who don't believe much in pensions voted
for him and for Democratic congress. and
everybody who thus voted has been dissatisfied
ever since. daughter and aDplause)
Word for the Old Soldier.
'And now, my fellow citizens tired rs am,
| want to call your attention Just for moment
to another subject. l do not like the treatment
ministration. l never have advocated excessive
pensions, but l believe that any who
served his country and was disabled in its serv-
Ice, is entitled TO receive a pension from the
government which he helped to Great
applause) l do not believe, either, that when