The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-10-05
Ing Republicans Victories n November
tGreat app4ause.t
When SUSPENSE VIII CeaNe.

found the end or this disastrous condition
(cheersl. | think the Ohio Democrats the
other day declared that all these disasters
or which we speak came upon the country
under tue Mckinley bill. Well, to be sure,
the Mckinley bill was law until that 2yth
day-Was 1t! OF August, when the German
bin was passed; but it a law only in
name. 1t had been arrested We were list
enins from day to day to prophecies that
In TWO weeks or three, or four II would be
repealed It was not u law in the sense
that any merchant or manufacturer could
act upon it.. 1t was dead, In business
SENSE, though alive on the statute books.
Why. It would be just about as reasonable
70 complain Of man who had been seized,
handeuned and locked up in a cell for not
the Mckinley bill did not give prosperity
during this period of suspense And then
we are tod that under the Mckinley bill
the price OF wool went down-and that since
It has been made free it is going up; that
sugar on the free list was higher than
sugar with a 20 per cent duty. And oil
this Notwithstanding the old Democratic
doctrine that duty was always added TO
the cost Of the domestic article.
But my. friends, do not want to de-
tain you from that entertaining feast to
which Won are invited. am glad that Indiana
gives to-day so royal a reception to Gov,
Mckinley. He has endeared himself 70 all
by his record as gallant young solder,
battling for the flag He has honored him
self in state ana the country by conspicuous
service in high lo"iSla i've md executive
places. No man more than he Is familiar
public thought No man Is more able than
he lucidly to set them before the people
tapplause) do not need to invoke your at
tention to what he shall say. He will COM
mand II. | have now the pleasure or pre-
senting him to you ApplauSeJ
Hnrrison's Administration Eulo-
Gixed.
Gov Mckinley, on arising, was given
round OF cheers, prolonged and loud He
opened with a euogistic reference TO the
administration OF President Harrison, un.
der which the country prcsper"d, Ia, as 1t 1nra haa
manufactures made by American working
men; more OF the products OF American
world during President Harrisons admins
tration than were ever before sent away ia
exchange for foreign gold, or have since
been exported. Men found employment
Peace and prosperity were in the land
Since that day in November, 1892, when
President Harrison and the hephnn.G,an
and executive Offices OF the national gov
crnment a change had occurred. Every one
Of the conditions then existing mas neea
altered and the nation has learned by bit
ter experience lesson in the practical ap-
pication OF politics, which the people nave
had an abundance Of time to ponder, Tor
they have not had much else to do. As an
evidence that the people are not satishen'
a comparison was made between the elee
ton returns Of 1892 and those OF most re-
iican gains, which Gov. Mckinley said was
indisputable proof that there was not only
a general regret that change or admins
tration had been made but also dlssatls~
faction with the course of Democracy IN
its disposal of the public questions vitaily
affecting the workshops, the 1arnS anu Inc
tresIdes Of America.
Springs n Sensation.
THO address was devoted wholly to
discussion OF the tariff. especially 0. me
effect of the Democratic tariff law. de-
cided sensation was sprung by the governor.
He presented a phase of the law recently
passed which was . startling surprise to
the audience. The sugar. schedule OF nc
law (Schedule E) in effect provides for m the
King OF the Hawaiian islands, under which
ali sugar was and ia under tht law OK
1894 admitted free. The language, OF ,ne me
schedule quoted Is rs follows; Pfovldea
nothing herein contained shall be SO con
strued as to abrogate or In any manner I'M. n
pair the treaty OF commercial rat reetpfoe,,gs ars
the king OF the said islands on Jan 80,
1873. or the provisions Of any act or con.
gress heretofore passed for the execution OF
Z This '-lp provision was inserted in the law
hy the senate. 1t gives to the gfeat SUIT SUI
trust, said Coy McKinley an advantage sn1n.n,aa
/ The sugar production of the Hawaiian Isl
ands Is under the control OF the sugar trust
that country is the held OF us pIlln'ais VI op
erations The Democratic party took away away
/ FROM the sugar raisers Of the United States
| a bounty of S1OOOo,000 and bestowed =
bounty Of Sc, 900, 600 year on the sugar
Drai1lS Drodncers Of the Hawaiian Islands. giving
] tbcm nm advantage over not only the sugar
i producers of the United States. but or the
! whole world outside OF those lsianas Il,
/ ..'lhe sugar producer of the sandWlch
] islands proft by the tariff of 40 per cent,
i willie EIcn all other sugars that ~ pc,
/ cent goes into the treasury Of the United
states, / do not question, my fellow citi-
zcps nor discuss the propriety or maintain,
! Ing that treaty inviolate, But there We're
I the United States twice as good " nen
we made the tariff law of lSoo and took
! away all the tariff from sugar, We gave u
the cane producers and the beet producers
and the maple sugar producers a, o hount, II
equivalent TO the tariff, and we sa1d IN tna'
law that the bounty Should stand ,of II. IT
law OF 1894 Not even the bounty Of this
year is given to the crop that has alread;
been supervised by the government ot ,tne tht
! from the sugar producers Of the country
What is there more sacred in a reciprocity
treaty with foreign country than a sol
emn contract made with our eluzehSs
A. Regards Finances.
Democracy was criticised for increasini
the salaries Of certain officials at TIM
try fell below the expenditures Th'
money question Was touched on, Gov. M, Nc
whether ii be gold or silver, whether 1t h
national bank notes or .greenbacks, %
treasury notes or gold or silver certhcate
every dollar is good. To, get the mons,.
ont among the people Is the serious prob
lem to-day TO do this must not onl.
have something to sell, but be able to flint
somebody to buy. No matter what we hav
to sell. If there Is nobody to buy we mus,
keep It. Ii we are compelled to keep II
we suffer the loss in whole or In part 0
what it costs US to produc II.
.The banks are filled with money; none.
was never more plentiful or less employees
than It is now. 1t Is bcause It is not EN-
ployed that we have the stagnation Il
business which distresses the country, an
the reason 1t is not employed Is because tn
invitation to safe and profitable investmen
is not presented: It is not the lack
money nor the kind Of money that Is ou
trouble; 1t Is the lack Of prosnerous manu-
featuring and the absence of confidence i