The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-29

copper and zinc and coal in the bowels
of the earth They were not developed
because of the stangnant spirit and re-
suits of Democratic free trade. He
then paid a glowing tribute TO the in
ventive genius of the ma ton, that genius
that brought forth the moving machine,
the harvester and all the machinery
that contributed TO shorten the hours Of
labor, enable the wife to give all her
TIME to her household duties and the
children to go to school and receive a
good education He said that il was
this tHventive genius, foStered and en-
coamEed by Republicanism, that
brotsAt the yard of WOODEN cloth from
80 cents down to cents. He said that
tie 1eople of this country, under pro-
tecctbn and consequent high wages con-
slImed more than the people of any
country on earth. There was a home
market but when the Wilson bill passed
laborers were thrown out Of employ
nlent, half the mills closed and con-
SUMPTION fell off over twenty-five per
cent through the enforced economy OF
those who had to work on half time.
1t was this enforced economy and under
consumption that made a surplus of
200, 0O0,0 900 bushels of wheat and hence
reduced its price. He then went ON to
give the origin of free trade in the slave
holding section which long since domi-
mated the Democratic party and dorni-
mates II today. He also went into the
history and operations of the Wilson
DID in detail and in a clear and logical
manner showed its injurious effects on
the business of the country. He showed
how the Canadian, the Mexican and the
Enghshman, and, in fact, every body
but the American We're benefited by the
Wilson bill He said that it cheated
labor doubly and proved IT by an array
of statistics. Mr.. Miller was interro-
gated a few times from the gallery, but
he squelched the questioner so grace
fully and yet so effectively that n. did
not repeat mis- disturbing and unir1tel-
lgfbAe questions.
Mr. Miller made the best tariff speech
ever heard in Wichita and there is no
question but what it did world Of
good. No one could fail to see that 1t
is the real issue in this campaign
Mr. Miller discussed the money cues
tion for three-quarters of an hour and
every assertion he made was an eye
opener. 1t is to be regretted that ow-
ing 30 the lateness of the hour the cream
Of his financial argument cannot be
given
He attacked the statement of Mr..
Bryan that money is, at present, too
high in price. That is gold. And yet,
according TO Mr.. Bryan's own remarks
in Madison SqUaGt Garden he, If elect
ed would, by legislation, raise the price
Of silver to the price of gold thus max
ing dear money of the silver also. But
Mr.. Miller denied that gold is high
The test of dear money, ne said, is
high interest for that money. He then
went ON TO show that for thirty years
interest has not been so low as at pres
emit He said the other test of dear or
high money is low wages and then ne
went on 10 show that from 1860 until
1891 wages had steadily increased so
per cent He said that high wages
and low interest furnish an absolute
refutatf ton Of the statement that money
is dear. He then showed that there is
as much money in circulation now to
do the business of the country as there
was five yeaEs ago before the Demo-
cratic party reduced, by it's disastrous
policy, the business of the country, 40
per cent. He asserted that the volume
OF money should be determined by the
amount of business to be transacted
rather than by the number of people in
the country.
Mr.. Miller put in the last half hour in
a very fine discussion of The money ques-
ton