The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-09-26
Mckinley, THE NAN, rs. Nc
KINLEY, THE CANDIDATE.

Mckinley, the canItidate. has been
making little high protection speeches
at his Canton retreat, ia which he has
painted in glowing colors the general
prosperity of thirty years Of high pro-
lection. He has not confined himself
to the truth in the matter, and omitted
from the picture tho severe panics
which have taken place during the
three decades referred to.
Unfortunately for Mckinley, lie him.
self has furnished the authentic evil
dence which cOnvlcts him and s,nashes
up his argument, and this is the way
Bryan makes out the case against him /:
II wan. to read you an extract from
a speech made last Saturday by the
Republican candidate for President.
He sad:
"'Urder the Republican protective
policy we enjoyed FIR more than thirty
years the must marvellous prosperity
that has ever been given to any nation
of the world. We mt only had indi-
vidual prosperity, but we had national
prosperity
''NOw there is a statement made
"Aehiu NCCh ~ eho HACstACulissi Tau
didate on the Republican ticket, point
ing back for thirty years from 1860 to
1880, and telling the people that during
that period we enjoyed the most mar
velous prosperity Of any nation in the
world, and that we had both individual
and national prosperity. | will show
how distance lends e%nchantment to
the view. l want to show you by, this
same witness testimony, given six
years ago, that after thirty years Of his
kind of policy the farmers of this oun
try were not prosperous. If you will
take the report fled with the Mckinley
bill on the 18th of April, 1890. you
will find tie words which I wish to
quote
"'That there is widespread depres-
sion in this industry to-day cannot be
doubted speaking of agriculture.
That ls what the presidential candi
date said when he deliberately wrote
the report and filed it with his pro
posed legislation-'That there ls wide
spread depression in this industry
to-day cannot be doubted Again in
that same report he said
"'One of the chief complaints now
prevalent among our farmers ia that
they can get no price for their crops
at all commensurate with the labor
and capital invested in their produc-
ton
THAT ia what he said after thirty
years Of the kind Of policy which the
candidate Of the Republican party says
will bring you prosperity. Let me
read agair:
"'We have not believed that our
people already suffering from low
prices, can or will be satisfied with
legislation which will result in lower
prices. No country ever suffered
when prices were fairly remunerative
10 every field of labor
''After thirty years Of that kind Of
policy lie tells yon that the people are
suffering from low prices, anG that no
country aver suffered when prices
were fairly remuneratiye in every field
of labor.
"Now let me read you again what
he says IN this same report: This
great industry speaking Of agricul-
tn'e. is foremost in magnitude and
Importance 10 our country. Its sue
cess aud prosperity are vital to the
nation. No prosperity is possibie to
other industries if agriculture Ian
cuisines.
"Iiis is what he said in 1890, that
there was depression in agriculture
after thirty Years of his tariff policy.
and that without prosperity in agri-
culture there could be no prosperity
among the other industries Of tbs
countries. Let me ,ead you just one
more:
1.-THE ~depissslon in agriculture il
not confined to tie United States