St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-10

eX-Congressman John r. Buck.
Speaker Flessenden and Mayor
Brainard.
Gov. Coffin introduced Gov. Nc
Kinley, who spoke for nearly two
hours on political and government
questions. He was frequently in
terrupted by applause and was
given an enthusiastic ovation at the
close.
MKINLEY TALKS.
Gov. Mckinley began with a tri-
butte to the New England town
meeting principle of self-eovern-
ment and its results in the countries
history, and from few. words on
the constitution of the United
States passed to a discussion of
politics. The Republican party. he
SAID, invites the fullest discussion
OF its principles, and shfrks no
responsibility.
Our foreign policy" he said. ''for
the most part during the past two
years, has fallen short of the lofty
standard of century ago, and OF
more recent times as well.
While in our domestic situa ation
there is no cause for congratulation.
this Is not the time to indulge I'm terms
OF dlstrust or aggravation."
Fasslng to the tariff, he declared
that the Brice-Gorman-W Wilson bill had
ieFerseu the wise revenue policy of the
soVerhment since It's foundation. SO
.hat To-Day more money is being col
Iected from internal taxes than from
custom ha
Cariisie feW weeks ago showing that
In 1894 the government received s155
OOO'OO0 from internal taxes and S131
oVo'oOO from customs duties, leaving the
burden more directly on the peopIe
lifah at any time for thirty years.
Inc present administration has
transferred the burden of taxes from
imported goods of foreign countries
10 the incomes, the investments and
property of our own people. In less
than two years the government has
oeen compelled to borrow S163 GOO O00
Inc lack of confidence in the financial
poilcy OF the government is nowhere
MADE so manifest as in the drains
"Llch nave been made upon the treas
ury Tor the redemption of green
acac DECKS. President Harrison paid off
$z56OOO,OOO of the public debt and
-
lstration $124000OOO surplus"
The peoples distrust. he said wac
produced by the falling off in the rev
enues.
GOV. Mckinley severely Criticised
the cond contract made in secret with
the nhanclers of Europe, which he
termed the elimination of hard bar-
gam business that began in Novem.
Der, 1892. Regarding
TARIFF AGITATION
tne speaker said: There are those
who say there must be no furtber
agitation OF the tariff. and mo a.
tempt to change the tariff, but that
we must rest our mighty ENTERPRISES
ana vast business enterprises upon the
tariff legislation of the last conpraes
and adjust them to it. however ditE-
cult that may be. That is what we
are trying to do, and will do. as hest
we can. because we cannot for the
next two years do otherwise Rut If ia
no permanent settlement of the iss,Ia
only an enforced and impatient pause.
no Democrat is satisfied with the
law and the party is now seeking
other issues to regain lost ground.
Ihey now promise. to do for silver
what they failed to do in 1892. The
Republican party must restore the
happy homes Of 1892, and by the prin-
ctple of protection. which would re-
store confidence at home and credit
Abroad
After calling attention to the straoee
spectacle of the greatest government
in the world without sufficient money
from its own receipts to meet it's or
dinary daily expenses, Gov. Mckinley
said that the way to stop loans was
to stop deficiencies, both of which
seem inseparable from the Democratic
party.
He closed with these words: "I fear
the hazard Washington deprecated a
century ago is still great, and that
even now, in the blaze of our marvel
Gus educational progress, there are
those of our countrymen who, failing
to appreciate our own institutions, are
too strongly prepogsessed in favor OF
other political systems, and have not
escaped the danger of contrasting
principles when favorable to repub-
lican government.
rs not the present the auspicIous
moment for reFiying a true national
spirit, not only in education, but in
our entire governmental policy?''