The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-08
HE DROPPED OFF BETWEEN THE
TRAINS TO SEE THE REPUB-
LLCAN NOMINEE.
THINGS GOING TO SUIT HIM.
THE NATIONAL CHAIRMAN SAID HE
WAS SATISFIED WITH THE
OUTLOOK.
FOUR CROWDS FILL IN THE DAY.
Meeting Could BE Held ON the
Lawn.

CANTON, O., Oct. THE rains of
yesterday which drove the Mckinley
crowds in doors were dried up by a
bleak, cold wind today, which made
it necessary to carry out the days pro-
gramme, save one early meeting on
the lawn, at the tabernacle. There
were four demonstrations by as many
delegations. Two Ohio counties sent
crowds. and 1t was intended to double
them up, but they were so much larger
than was expected that the doubling
up process would not work. Combined,
they filed the hall twice over. A par
ticularly enthusiastic delegation closed
the days doings. 1t came from Park
ersburg, W. Va, and filled a special
train of ten cars to the platforms. This
party was introduced by E NJ. Cald
well. National Chairman Hanna
stopped over in Canton between trains
this evening. He came down from
Cleveland at $40. He was was met
at the depot by Maj. Mckinley and
was a guest for dinner at the majors
home. He expressed himself as well
pleased with the political situation, and
spoke in most sanguine terms of the
result
Shortly after 8 O'Clock this morning
q small but enthusiastic delegation,
which was the first for the day, reached
this city called upon Maj. Mckinley
They came in a special car attached
to q regular train, the car being gaily
decorated. The party came from Good
ale, Ind. They We're introduced to Mai.
Mckinley by A. p. Jenkins. Mr.. Nc
Kinley said:
Ny Fellow Citizens of Goodland, Ind: 1t
gives me very great pleasure to meet you
here at my home this morning. tt Is always
distinction to have a political organization
adopt ones name. 1t Is especially gratifying
70 me to be assured that II you are not the
drst club in the United States to give me that
honor, you are the first In the state of In
diana, and l thank you for it. We are en-
gagged this year in great national contest,
the result of which will determine for years
60 come the public policies which shall gov
ern this country. Government is always an
interesting study. There Is a deal Of mis-
understanding as to how the government gets
its money and how 1t pays it out. There are
some people who seem to believe that the way
the government gets It's money Is to make It,
The government gets it's money by taxation,
ana can get 1t in 10 other way. There are
three or four sources from which this gov
eminent of the United States gets money.
The chief sources OF revenue are through
tarlHs and internal taxation. Then the gov
eminent gets some money from the sales of
Its public lands and from It's postal service
ana from these several sources there comes
the money that Is annually required to meet
and discharge the public expenses. II takes
about S430 100000 year to conduct this gov
ernment. A million and one-thrd dollars
for every day are required to keep the gov
eminent in operation.
Now If the government had the power to
make money, as some people seem to believe
or mad the power to double the value of any
thing by its stamp or fiat. it would not need
10 resort to taxation-it would simply set it's
fnlnts TO work to make the necessary amounts
OF money to pay its running expenses 1t
ago In this way. There is another thing |
would have you all know: That the govern
ment cannot get gold or silver except through
the custom house or the internal revenue Of
fees without giving something for it, just as
you and | have to give something for it if we
want gold or silver. Now, how does the gov
eminent distribute this money? Somebody
asked me this question the other day. The
government distributes it's annual receipts un-
der appropriations of congress to its creditors
That is the way the money of the government
is distributed. 1t is distributed to the army
and the navy, for public improvements for
rivers and harbors, for the great postal serv-
Ice of the country, for the expenses of con-
gress, for sustaining the judiciary to pay the
principal and interest Of the public debt and
to pay the pensions of soldiers, and to other
creditors of the government, and there is no
other way for the government to distribute
any money except to pay 1t to the people whom
II owes money There is no such thing as a
general distribution of money by the govern
ment of the United States. The point / want
to make in the little talk I am giving to you
this morning is this-that the government
does not create money; that it cannot create
money, and that whatever money 1t needs it
has to collect from taxes, either by a system
of direct taxation by a system of indirect
taxation. known a tariff, and that IL the
government wants to have any gold or silver
minted for It's own use. 1t has to pay for that
gold and that silver just as you and would
have TO pay for it, II we wanted 1t for our
purpose.
The idea that the government can create
more wealth is a mere myth. There is moth
ing that create wealth but labor, as my
friend to the right puts 1t. Now. as to tina
best way TO get this money is one of the Sc
rious questions in this campaign. Is it easier