Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-10-18

You be surprised at the difficulty os nass,,n |
tarin Dill through the Senate? These monstrsps
es saIss aets SCI upon the body polite by Republi-
ssaoyed II the republic Is to live.
Inc senators who fought our battles In the
y u entitieu 10 our gratitude, rather than
our eensnre, that they did SO well under circun-
stances 80 adverse.
SENATORIAL ELECTIONS.
II the senators from all the states had been as
ialthfnl as those from Missouri and Arkansas,
monopoly would have been driven in inter and
hopeless discontinue from the field. Unhap-
ply, all were not SO faithful. The truth Ia rho
senate Is not what 1t ought to be. Every year
become more and more convinced that q radical
reform in senatorial methods is one OF the cry-
ing needs OF the hour. To begin with, senators
should be elected by a direct vote of the peopIe
they represent. And until that is authorized by
law, l unh-sitatingiy and heartily approve the
growing demand that senators shall be nomi-
mated. as governors and other officers are nomi-
mated by State conventions. The Illinois plan
should be adopted by all the states. In that
way the people can have some direct voice In the
selection OF their senatorial representatives.
FREE RAW MATERIAL.
l agree with the President that our manufac-
tuners SHOULD have free raw materials. Give
them free raw material, and send them forth,
the world for the markets of the world But
that is not all, Mr. President and gentlemen of
the Senate and House of Representatives, that
Is not all, 1 want, also, 30 give the home con-
sumer a chance, as well as the home manufac-
tureT want the articles manufactured out of
our free raw materials carried very close up to
the line of free trade, also. If the manufac-
turer is to have cheaper WOOL, the consumer
must have cheaper woolens. Ii the manufac-
turer is to have cheaper lumber, iron, coal, am
SO on, the consumers, who represent the masse,
OF the people, must share in the benefits. |
she free raw material they want; but / would
not require the farmers and workiugmen OF Mis-
souri, to pay them a dollar of tribute.
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.
The old story that protection increases wages
Is an exploded romance Il is stale fiction, as
absurd as IL Is insipid. 1t can no longer de-
ceive intelligent men. 1t is the common ex-
perience that every increase of tariff rates Ia
followed by a decrease in wages. OF course
this result lie not necessary, for If half the pro
tectionists say be true, then every increase In
the tariff should be followed by an advance In
wages But the contrary has been the result.
Every act which has increased tariff duties has
only strengthened monopoly and augmented it's
opportunity and power to dictate terms alike Co
the laborer ii employs AMI the consumer 1t robs
Every increase of wages which labor has wTung
from the capital employing it, has been accom-
piished through organization. Organization il
labor'- snrest buiwark
Capital asks how much labor can be had for a
dollar. Labor asks how many dollars can be
had for so much work. In that contest, with
out orgar iZati0n, labor would play q sorry
part. Labor organizations are often visionary,
and sometimes both unreasonable and unjust
some foolish ones. But in the main they mean
TO do right. 1t is fashionable just now to de-
uounce labor organizations; l do not. | ap-
prove and encourage them. The laboring meI
of America love their country. Tney are de
voted to its institutions. There is no dnty Of
he citizen they are not ready periodically to
discharge. / resent, therefore, any effort t,
bring them into disrepute, or put odlum upor
the enterprises they project for self protectio,
and advancement. L believe in intelligent. con-
sentative aud well-ordered organization l de.
spise the professional a~gitator, the man of idle
hands ana busy tongue, who has influence foI
mend.
Labor organizations should be on business
principles for business purposes lifted to q high
plane, and marshaied under a sincere, intelli-
gent and practical leadership Labor should
take care of itself or IL will go uncared for. The
treasure. Il will create trusts and pour g
golden stream into their Golfers, but will bring
no blessing to the workman or sunshine to his
Those who Imagine that the war upon it il
at an end are mistaken 1t will not end until
the whole ubiquitous system is uprooted and
otherthrown. l am glad the President is in
censed. 1 am glad the senate and house are In
arms against that little coterie of apostaIes who
umph OF the Democratic policy. Let the Presi
dent, senators and representatives get together
now. Let there be no mock heroics, no playing
to the galleries. With sincere and honest CO.
operation, we can advance steadily and win
new victories even yet before the expiration
of the present Congress.
SILVER COINAGE.
The Governor next discussed the question OF
| silver coinage, declaring himself more strongly
than ever In favor of free coinage and opposed
to bond issues Among other things he said
Within the last twelve or eighteen months
some remarkable conversions have been
wrought, and some unexpected assertions from
the cause Of silver coinage to gold monometal.
ism have been witnessed. The suddenness of
st. Paul's conversion has been eclipsed by the
lightning rapidity with which some whilom
friends Of silver have sSneIsanited into the
witness ed more dazzling acrobatic feats in the
whole history and range of political gymnas
i %sn- -rf tIa a-o rnanfh SArafnr MILE
of Texas, In a public speech delivered In that
stale, took occasion to say:
"Now, just as we have succeeded, the land Is
| filled with discomfort and complaint; a number
of dissatisfied spirits have gone Oh nom the
party, following some strange leaders, who pro-
pose to make them rich. The fIe and unlimited
coinage of silver is one question on which We
may differ. 1t is not q question of government,
but simply a matter IF business l want to say
TO you, as I said on the floor of the Senate, If
you were to throw your mints open to the coin
age of the world. not another dollar would be
aided to the currency All nations give Tree
In the United States a silver dollar ia worth 100
cents because it is based on gold 10 Mexico it t.
worth but 50cents, although the Mexican COLLARS
contain more silver tn An the American dollar.
1.-The question with us Is whether or not 1t is
wise TO open our mints to free and unlimited
coinage.
'EIn the first place, there is not, as I said
| any silver to come into circulation: In the
second place, it would not stay II 1t came, and
in the third place, you couldn't get q dollar
unless you worked for it.
Jones and Stewart and the other mine
owners want the mlBts thrown open free to theft
product. but tell me, how are you to get one OF
these dollars out of Jones. pocket? There is
only one way to get a dollar honestly, and that
is to work for it.
Again. Won hear something about per capita.
We nave s2i per capita In the 80 years OF the
greatest prosperity of this country, we had only
SI1 per capita Ii you had $50 per capita under
The present taxing system, you would have nt
more money than you have now.
~ have been one of the strongest advocates
of tree silver; have spoken for it and writer
for it, / was In Congress when a silver dollar
was worth 8 per cent more than a gold dollar
When Germany was attempting to demonetize
silver, 1 was in favor of throwing open oul
mints to free coinage; in favor of leading the
way. -.
was impossible. 1t would De simply ioohsn