The record-union., 1895-02-16

| worth OF goods n year, consisting of tea.
| coHee, sugar, silk, gutta percha, medicines, a
whole RAFT OF things. manufactures, etc. We
must pay Tor these. Now, there are besides q
| couple OF hundred millions that we have to
| pay as interest on foreign loans. But we will
take the imports alone. No nation in the
World pays IN gold and silver. This fund
! amental, or elementary principle of econ
| omIcs am addressing more to the Younger
| people and TO some young ladies here, who
nave not made Il study OF economies. You
gentlemen know these things to be true. No
natlon can pay in gold. If we had all the
g egg ana silver IN the world and we paid
SSOO,OOO,oO away IN a year, IN Il few years
we would not have q dollar. Our,manufact-
Gres are not sold in foreign countries, except
| 10 a limited extent because they are pro
tected. The nations OF the world know better
IMAM 10 buy protected necktieS, or pocket
BOOKS, or hats, when they can buy them
from much cheaper labor countries II is not
because say it, it is because the Official
figures say Ii. Now, II we cllrtai down and
only produce what we need at home, what
and silver; they do not want our manufact-
ures. We would pay in notes. But the
notes would become due, too. and we would
have TO pay them in gold. The only way we
have paid up to date is in staple agricultural
products.
Of the S834.ooo,ooo paid in 1898 staple
1t Is pretty near the whole business? Now if
we did not have these staple agricultural
products to pay with, we would have to pay
IN gold. That is the trouble.
This nation has mighty question before il
1t was enough for some empty-headed fellow
TO say the Government is issuing bonds, and
the Govern ment is doing this; why does the
government issue bonds and why don't thew
take piece of leather and put q stamp on il
ana call 1t money? There is plenty of that
Klnd OF rot. But the men at the helm of the
government, no matter whether they are
Republicans or Democrats, have a great re-
| aponsibiltty. Gold is vanishing. Why? Be-
cause we Go not have enough staple agricuIt-
ural products to pay for our imports
:. II the gold Keeps on going, some fine morn
ing you VIII find every silver and paper dol
lar IN the country will be worth no
more than nifty cents, and this will
be because there We're not enough
products for export. That is our dilemma
at Washington. There was probably no time
III The history of this Nation when there were
greater economic problems TO solve than at
Inc present time Under free trade we would
not 5e oollged TO depend upon Il surplus of
agricultural staples to pay for our imports
Iof we should then be able to sell our manu-
lectures to the world.
trust at least one man in this audience 10.
night mas got this matter clear. l wish ii were
possible for me to have spoken as some OF the
eIeat orators That are gifted, to lay method
oI economies or other subject in such Il lucid
way that 1t at once strikes conviction But |
know That the facts are as stated here. While
q man may come out and talk to YOU with
noWery tongue, and while he may wave his
mana gracefully, and while he NAV explain
things ana set you 10 roaring and hOWIng
tnU staIn ping, 90 not address the passions
or the emotions; do not address even the
enthusiasm of the audience. | speak per-
maps, 10 one or two, and would to God that
Inns one or these Two were here, for this prop
osltiOn believe TO be the solution OF this great
problem that may involve the destinies of this
Nation.
This Nation has a great function to perform:
IL IS yeta baby and you and L are factors. I
am appealing to the one or two great souls
that will rise up to this new emancipation to
mat new champion who will free staple a9ri-
culture from this great burden which 1t can
no longer bear.
would like the people of the State of Cali
lorna TO watch whom we have here, states
men or whoever they be- They are called
upon 10 pass on this resolution. This is q
memorial 10 Congress. California knocks at
the door OF Congress and asks justice and
equity in protection. Let US see whether they
Every word that has been said tonight has
9een taken down, and it will go to the people
l am talking to the people of the State of
California, and the man who will stand here
Tonight and say that staple agriculture has
JuStlce, VIII not dare 10 show his face to the
voters OF the State Of California.
IhIS IS a measure for the aid of California
Rise! 1t is the call of a revolution and it
must go on, because IL is III the name OF ius-
tlce 1t IS III the name of equity-the equity
that we live for. Every star OF our FLAG
equity, and as long as that flag stands for
equity then we are republic; if not, we are a
lnockcry-a republic in name, but a despot-
ism i'll reality.
Let US of the North, the South the East
the " est. and especially OF the State of Cali
fornia, who have everything to gain by a
righteous system of protection, unite to do
away with the iniquity of an unjust and one
sided protection.