The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-30

Where barley is raised there, no wheat
is raised to compete with us in the
English market. What difference
will it make in the end? l have not
changed my views on the tariff. The
tariff should be high enough not only
to raise a revenue but to afford pro-
lection to American laborerS. Such a
tariff we have now, and we always
will have tariffs high enough to suit
all shades of opinion. The tariff as an
issue is matter of history, and it is
all bosh to talk about it. 1t is not
present practical question. Changes
may be made on schedules or items,
from time to time, as demanded by
changing conditions, but the principle
is fixed
You can't legislate to pay bonds
with fewer dollars, but you can legiS-
late to make dollars fewer and scarcer
to get. Every argument that is now
used against silver was originally for
INFLATED against gold, when it was
feared that the flood Of gold would
Overwhelm the country. l never yet
heard anyone suggest single reason
for the decentralization Of silver. If
this demonstration was such a grand
thing, why have not any Of those in
congress at that time stepped forward
and claimed the credit for it? Con-
gressmen are not delicate about claim
ing the credit for anything. [ was
not, when in congress, and my sue
ceSSOr is not.
The only way that we can measure
the value of gold is by its purchasing
power. The speaker produced Saur-
beck's table in support OF his argu-
ment. In 1873, the average prices
stood at Ill points, and there was
gradual falling to 60 points on Jan.
lSt, 1896. This was on the average
price of forty five articles. Don't you
see that this is due to the fall in the
price of silver? But they claim that
it is due to Overproduction. But who
ever heard Of people suffering from
too much food and clothing? If the
increase of money had kept pace with
the demands upon it, prices would not
have fallen. Those who have Securi-
ties have profted by the lack of
money. Legislation of 1873 has cut in
two the wealth of part Of our people,
and doubled the wealth Of others.
The speaker eulOgized Chas, A.
ToWne to the skies, and defended his
Mankato speech from editorial critic
ism. He said that it was shame to
refer to Altgeld as an anarchist. The
speaker said that in few days $780,
900 votes would be cast for him, and
possibly more. 1t was a shame that
the arguments of the POpOcratic
speakers are met with such balder-
dash. l will stand by the position
which l have taken.
A voice: "Will you stand by your
statement that no silver has been
coined since 1882" (Cries of "thrOw
him outr)
Mr.. Lind: 81 never made such a
statement. l said that it was coined
in limited quantities. 1t was coined
in spite of the act of 1873"
The speaker said that it would take
more of the products of the farm and
the mine to pay the balance of the
public debt today than it would have
taken to pay the debt owed in 1873 at
that time. And still they call this
an honest dollar. A dollar that in
creases in it's greed as time goes on is
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every party has conceded that the act
rump convention at Indianapolis. At
the ST. Louis convention, the neces-
sity for the restoration of silver was
acknowledged, but not to be attempt
ed by this country alone. When L was
last making Republican speeches.
am making one tonight took great
pride in twisting the British lions
tail. Are they doing any tail twist
ing now? 1t has been the pride of the
Republican party in the past that it
was for independence from England or
any other country. The speaker said
that he had waited for number of
years for other countries to act with
us, but would wait no longer. The
way to d. is to act independently.
The speaker quoted Bismarck, Blaine
and others in favor of independent &C
tion by this country. The trouble is
that we persist in looking at our con-
dition through English glasses. The
speaker spoke of the greatness of
America in his effort to delude his
hearers into the belief that it could
successfully act independently of the
great commercial nations of the
world,
1t is claimed that the flood of silver
would ruin us. Who ever heard of a
country that has been ruined by an
excess of silver and gold money?
Mark Hanna is generous, but do
you suppose that he would have
hawked the Mexican dollars, that he
sold here as object lessons, around if
they could have paid taxes and debts
in this country?
presume that l have been expect
ed to say something on state issues,
but you have read my letters and the
papers, have thus far said not one
word against Mr. Clough's character or
integrity, and do not intend to during
the campaign. 1t is not individuals
but principles that we are after.
The speaker referred to circular
which tells of his adverse action in
congress on bill to allow travelling
men to obtain 5000 mile mileage
books, at the roads option, at reduced
rates. The bill was introduced at the
request of the beef combine of Chi
cago. The speaker said that he had
opposed the bill because it restored to
the railroad companies the power of