Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-24

of government revenue, and scaled on
the protective system. Then followed
up VIM. Morrison, of Ills, with another
bill for the same purpose. Next came
VIM. Mckinley, little more SO probaly
than his predecessor; that. as it were,
upon referendum vote of the country,
he was severely repremanded and chas-
tized; followed by political upheavai
and land slide. If the Sc four protective
laws were in the interest of free trade,
as spread over the many past years.
then we. have had free trade. One
would have judged from Mr.. Longs
oration on this very important topic,
that there had been no protective tar
riff legislation in this country, out side
of the Mckinley law. No parallels
were drawn between the two latter bills
to evince reasons of the existing cussed-
ness, misery and political debauchery.
If the wage earning voter will only
take the pains to look over the records
of the last three presidential terms, en-
quire into what protective law was In
force at that time, he most assuredly
will not find it to be the Mckinley one,
but upon investigation will doubtless
find. for the wage earning voter, and
the farm producing voter. the period
from 1880 to 1896 inclusive, was the
presidential term beginning March 4,
'65 and ending march 4, 50.
| Was Mr.. Long shouting his calamity
free trade TRADES to appreciative audi
ences those days? If the Mckinley
protective law was so great an evil
curer why was it so soon and effective
| ly supplanted by another? AS near as
l now recollect, it was alleged by wage
earning voters that it had the jug hand
lie prociivities to 1t, and the voting pro-
prietor had hold of the handle all of the
time; when asked about a division of
time was answered. ''why it was our
bill that became a law. Did not our
Bill Mckinley do our bidding in all
parental acts?" And l am fully pur-
suaded the wage earning voter is well
informed as to how much the Mckinley
protective law cares for him. There is
doubtless some greater cause for the
present evils than the mere suspension
of the Mckinley law, as partially re-
versed. by the present one, the Wilson
law. The difference is too small a
matter to cause any such great public
| or national cOmmotIon, as now SO
thoroughly demonstrative. Practically
speaking, it is mere side issue; a
breastwork to conceal the view of the
masrhalling behind; and thus tariff talk
wants to be taken at par value only, by
the bi-metallic voter.
The speaker after getting full satisfaction out OF
free trade business started in pursuit of the BIZ
metalIist, but forgot at the start usual to make
any statement as to what the word meant. How
easy it would have been for him to have stated the
meaning OF the word applied to metals. BY
meaning two ofcourse gave us all that was in the
word and since the two metals of gold and silver
are all that are not mentioned in this great
tary question, now in a reffere ndum form before
the American voters-we begin to suspect that Mr.
mindful of his mentioning the word. Probaly
he did so by implication. However we are not
given to implied matters.
Republican conventions according TO recent de-
velopents, have been standing these things i'm
or not -optionalswith the renderer of the defini-
tion- Now as the case stands squar-toed-fght is
whether it brings Mr.. Long an income not,
During Mr.. Longs arraignment OF the white me;
tribulations gone through, it became apparant tc
me that he was much in earnest. As to outward
, have been more suggestive. But at last the vel
lifted as he neared the yale of the Rio Grande
For, after crossing that stream he says, "You are
: IN it." Yes, where the Mexican silver dollar is
legal tender, and as matter of object teaching. bt
cana "p After diiating pro and CON upon the rela
tive value of the dollar coins he gave the grand
Coup Grace by the statement that he could 'takt
his American dollar, get his hotel dinner and get
but believe Mr.. Long has it imported and there
could be mistake
II 1 informed right it in Mexico it is III
any other foreign country. your money has to bt
exchanged, and naturally enough. You are refere(
to broker. Mr.. Long in his line OF argumen
failed very much in giving satisfaction as to lega
tender qualities of the Mexican dollars, mention
8 anything about the veXations trials and tribula
tiOnS that government has had, within the las
thirty years. A war for nationality ragged down
, there, about and just after the closing of
After a successful Termination of their al
| day the national debt of Mexico is 146 millions
pa ayable in their legal-tender silver money. Thi
as alleged of ma tion in semi-civilized condition
Whether Mexico's financial condition is due to he
legal-tender money her protective zeal in guard
ing her treasury is question probably undecided
patriotic can, apparently with all of ou
bOastedin telli gence varied uneQualed soil. pro
ductive of all the cereals and FRUITS forwarded b,
the multiplied inventions of the development of thu
untold industries of this great republic, yet sal
the least we can have little courtesy, apositiv
dcmerits of the Mexican financial system. Writer
of note claim that Mexico is the of the day
in her mastery progress and specially in he
national finance And in fact, taking all thing
viewed from the point of disiDterested criticism
parallels along with eminent nations of earth in tn
face of her recognized free silver legal tender coin
age law. Along this line many interested politi
cal orators dcmonstrative of their patriotism
that they and their political partizans, work ant
act if it an Inheritance belonging to then
only.
But the good Lord be praised that in His creation
of metaphysical things, such patriotism, love
goodness and happiness eternal s the Creato