, 1896-10-30
Highest of Ill in Leavenng Power-La,est I. S. Govt Report
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ABSOLUTELY PURE

and the West Indaas. And so we fin
that the part that proposed and prom
ised to give us the markets of III
world has absolutely shut us cut o
the markets of the world to the tun
of about $155, 900, 900 in a year. Sucl
is the effect Of a change CT tariff by on
friends of the democracy in foreig,
lands. Now how did 1t affect tn,
American at home?
We have always been the great con.
suming nation CT the world. Tall
about the "beef-ea.irg Briton," hi
isn't in 1t 0%aughter), for when the
American people are prosperous,as they
we1e In 1892, they consumed one and a
half times as much beef as the Briton
per capita, nearly two and a half times
as much-as the German; and in every
line Of consumption Of commodities,
America stands head and shoulders
above any other people ON earth. And
30 when we are prosperous, when our
laborfng people are employed and re-
ceivfng good wages. there is a market
here at home compared with which the
markets OF the world are a mere baga-
telle. And we find that when American
people are thrown out of employment,
that The immediate result is the reduc-
ton OF consumption; and in the year
1895 the people Of the United States
consumed ITS, 000.0 700 bushels less
wheat than in 1892. making a loss to
|the wheat producer OF the United States
first Of s 1000, 900 bushels abroad, and
then 175, 000, 900 at home. cur, W mar
kets. by the change OF the tariff laws
enacted by the democratic party In
1894. How much wheat ds this? It's a
good deal. But what II the farmers of
the country. finding that they lost this
market, had concluded that they would
load that wheat. on the cars on the I'm
ion Pacific and all The lines of trafic
connecting east Of Omaha, with the
idea of seeking a foreign market, and
loaded 10000 pounds ON a car, and put
an engine and cabonss on every 20 Cars,
and stood them close together on the
track 80 you could reach from the en-
CINE TO the caboose ahead; when the
whistle footed from the head engine
for New York the conductor Of the last
train would be just stepping on his
caboose at Great Salt Lake.
When people are employed and
we'll raid. they are great Of
meat as l said before. We find that by
reason Of the reduction of wages, and
bhe throwing out Of employment of the
American workingman between the
years 1892 and 1895, that the corn con-
sumption in the United States was
600, 900, 900 bushels less than in 1882
$50. 000, 900 bushels loss to the corn
grower, or more corn than is grown in
Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas and
Iowa. II this corn had been placed on
cars and they had bridged the Atlan1
tic in order to convey It to a foreiSd
market, and loaded It in solid trains!
whaa the headlight CT the head emane
shown oadt on the streets Of Berlin the
sconduotor would have Just stepped on
the platform Of the par oaboose IN the
harbor OF San Framctsco. (Applause.)
And then after all this they tell you
that the tariff question = settls1ssThsy
tell you that the tariff ~qpaoAAh -
tied and wonder why At4aA whsta
are so. iow. and then they TIL yo4oe
IT'S because In the year 1873 so0sbody
dropped the silver dollar from coinage!
According to the .heory put forth. by
our friends. you could stop the use OF