Omaha daily bee., 1895-11-20

,rus, abroad. bu, encourage harmful agita-
ton AT home. and I hold therefore, that II
il the duty of all who are OF may become
IN any degree responsible Tor the Weiate
of the country to insist that there shall be
no further cquivocatiOn or evasion IN our
treatment OF this great ques ton Let us
nave no more aihplsuouS pIiGS's,, 49, "U i,''i l.,
inconsistent and irreconcllable clauses IN
party platforms or In public uiterances, nut
let us make our meaning 80 clear ana our
purpose so plain that they can be neither
misunderstood nor successfully misrepre-
scnted II a majority Of the people OF the
United states are in favor OF the main
tenance Of the present standard OF value
they ought to have an opportunity to say
so. on the other hand, II majority Of our
people are i'm favor Of abandoning the pres
ent standard OF value and establishing silver
manomotalism. they should have an op-
pcrtunity 20 say 50. in order thai |nen tn,.
the result Such an appeal 10 the common
sense, the commercial integrity ard thc NJ
tiona pride Of our people viii not be IN
vain and when the contest Is over the ques-
ton Will be finally and C.nClusNelN Seiutl
in accordance with the general Judgment oil
the most advanced nations ana the iehl III
terests Of our country.
Secretary Carlisles speech was frequently
applauded. He was followed by Senator j, c.
Burrows Of Michigan, who spoke on "Our
Domestic Commerce"
BORN or COMMERCIAL. NECESSITY
Senator Burrows said that the question OF
trade Is closely interviewer with our whoie
national life. 1t was the cause OF the re
the establishment of our constitution. The
conflicting regulations of the several states
of the confederation crippled commerce
and jealousy was cngendcred that brought
the states to the verge of civil war. In the
light of history Il could be asserted mat our
national government sprang from CONNER
Cal necessity more than from any other
single cause, or all other causes Combined'
1t was not surprising after eight years ex-
perience with the confederation to una ne
trainers of the constitution stripping hc
states of all authority on the SUBJECT Iol
commerce, and expressly contelrng on lne
national government the power 10 ieBuIate
commerce with foreign nations and among
the several states The regulation OF opr
forcgn and domestic trade has been steadily
pursued since then in appropriate legislaA
ton The limit of the power thus conferred
had probably never rb. heeh rescn[n r,nre,,Ie Op
within the limits of the constitution and
commensurate with the requirements OF
was a power sufficiently comprehensive to
embrace not only the objects and instru-
mentalities Of commerce put to cons'tmGt, i,nr
which thpt commerce moves;
In taking from the states all control over
commerce and lodging II exclusively in the
national government state lines were swept
away ana national highway across the
continent was opened. With trade absolutely
unshackled, is it any wonder our domestic
commerce has attained proportions which
are the marvel of the age?
He quoted figures showing the growth of
American business and concluded: IF this
supply of domestic production shall eX-
coed the demands of domestic consumption
let US find way under reciprocity to Sc
cure foreign markets without imparing or
surrenderng our own, turning our attention
to the 55,OO0.000 people on the hemisphere
TO the south of us unfurlng our flag in
every part of Central and South America,
piercing the barriers between the two oceans
with a new highway of commerce open To
the sea and penetrating the centers of South
American trade with an intcrcontnental
railway"
Charles Emory Smith of Philadelphia, ex-
mi to