The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-09

money Is decrSa sing instead or Lncrea<-
Ing. the same Mckinley. VINO wanted
more money in 1890, tells you now that
it is not more money We need. but 10
! put the mercy We a,-eady have at Work
Which does my friend favor? The
money, or the Mckinley OF 1895? Great
| applause and cries OF .'1se3''.)
MASTER AND SERVANT.
More than that. Mr.. Mckinley said
n 1881 IN a speech made az Toledo. o..
that Mr. Cleveland has been discrim-
mating agains silve-, had been trying
10 degrade II, had been trying n con-
tract the currency. and by iesscg.iEg the
| currency he made money dearer by
making il scarcer. and making money
| the master and al things else the ser
wants. II Il was wrong for M .Cleve-
| land TO make money dear by making it
scarce and money the master and all
| things else the servant, is IL right for
Mr.. Mckinley TO try and make things
| the master and all things else the SER
/ want? applause and cries Of Ne.
nos Ny friends, we can support our
cause by appealing to Republican teSti-
nlony- We can support every con-
[! ton We make by quoting Republican
authorities and therefore Republicans
who come TO US il this campaign do not
change their convictions. they simply
| change their party name when the par
| ~ has abandoned the position It used
| TO ccupy any new demands that you
shall surrender the convictions of a
lifetime. Great applause and cheers
THEN THERE'S HARRISON.
somebody may feel like cheering for
| ex-Pres.dent Harrison. II so l will
read what he said. Ex-President Har-
rison sent a message to Congress De-
cember 1, 1890. You will remember that
IN 1850 they passed what Is known as
the Sherman law, which provided for
the purchase of 100000 ounces OF sill
yer each year. After the passage CO the
bin the price Of silver went UP. and
as the price Of silver went up. prices
generally began 10 rise. and on the frs;
Of December, Mr.. Harrison, then presi-
dent. sent to congress message from
which l read the following extract:
The enlargement OF the currency BY
the silver bill undoubtedly gave an up
ward tendency 10 trade and had a
marked effect on prices, but this na-
tural and decided effect OF the silver
legislation was by many erroneosly at
tributed 10 tie tariff act
THIEF DESIRED EFFECT
mir. Harrison said the passage of
that silver bill undoubtedly gave an up
ward tendency 20 trade and had
marked effect upon prices. You tell US
that We cannot raise the value OF silver
by law. / point to you that law which
was not as broad as the one which we
propose. l point you to a limited use
of silver. not an unlimited one ike we
propose, and which according TO the
president, gave an upward tendency TO
the market and had a marked effect
on prices. And then he turned and re-
buked those who mad attributed this 10
the tariff act. and told them II was due.
not 70 tariff legisla ton but 10 silver leg
islatiCn. Here. my friends. is authori-
~ that silver legislation will do lust
what we claim it would do. More than
that, Mr.. Harrison says that that wac
the natural effect of such legislation.
Now they tell us that if they do not
want prices to rise for fear the laboring
mans wages would not go so far: and
then. they said il was desired effect
Since when. my friends. has this effect
become undesirable. Since the money
changers wrote a Republican platform
that comDels every Republican to ST.
ience the voice of his consclenca.
1tLLS Il II I'M f1ltOtRlIEAS.
''The arguments which You hear to
day are arguments manufactured TO
support a platform which, in your
hearts. You Republicans of Iowa are
ashamed TO own. My friends, our
proposition is a plain one. We place
our argument on solid rock We tell
you that there is something necessary
in money besides quality our oppo-
nents are always talking about wanting
good money. Eyerybody wants money
but, my friends, we want quantity as
well as quality of money. You cannot
interest me by telling me that certain
kind of food is the very best kind OF
food, and tell me that it is SO scarce
that / canot have any of it.
Money good? How good do You
want money. Just good enough: not
too good. They have been making our
money too good. When a Collar is so
good that it VIII buy ten bushels OF oats.
it is too good a dollar 10 use in this
country. They have given US the bal
loon dollar. 1t keeps rising. And
balloon dollar may be a good thing for
a few financiers who happen to get into
the basket, but il is mighty bad thing
Tor the farmers who can simply stand
and watch II soaring through the sky.
THEM WORDS Is BIBLICAL.
I'VE are tired Of the balloon dollar.
We want to bring il down 10 earth
again. and get it within the reach OF the
masses OF the people. The gold stand
ard, instead of being a just measure OF
deferred payments. has become the
measure of deferred hopes and hope de-
ferred maketh the heart sick On this
money question society Is divided into
Two classes. Mr.. Blaine divides society.
j told you | could sustain my position
by quoting from Republican authorities.
No Republican who has lived in the last
twenty-five years. is more popular an
Idol than Mr. Blaine His name Is stu
cherished as the name % the greatest
Republican who existed in the las
twenty-five years. In 1875 Mr. Blaine
said that the destruction Of silver a.
money and the establishment q gold
as the sole unit Of value would have
ruinoUs effect on all forms OF property
except those investments which yield z
fixed return in money: that these would !
he enormously enhanced IN value ard |
would gain A disproporticaa ate and IN
fair advantage over every other species
OF property.
NOT PfIILANTHROPISTS.
''SIy friends. E: that Was true. then Z |
is true nOT. On the one side. Mr.
Blaine put he holders OF investments. |
on the 1fner SIDE Re put the rest Of tho |
pcople and then tells you that me de-
OF silver a. money and the g.
Enlistment % gold as the sole unit % |
value would have a rui1o1s eflecs o. |
those VINO oErn property and would give /
an unjust ana unfair advantage %
those who hold fixed investments. |
Where dos TIE gold standard come /
from? II comes fTogn the money CEuer |