The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-10-10
our REVENUES.
Mckinley Tells How Government Acquires
aud Distributes Its Funds.

four speeches. The inclemency OF the
weather had no effect upon the size or
the dimensions of the delegations. The
visitors from Gcauga county, o.. num-
bered 1880; from Ashland county, 400;
from Petersburg and other points in
West Virginia. COO. and from Indiana,
100. The big delegation from Geauga
county and the one from Ashland were
composed of farmers. They brought
their wives and children with them
and there were more than 200 women
in line when the delegations paraded
i'm the streets. The first speech was
made TO the first Mckinley club OF In
diana. He said:
There IS a good deal OF misunderstood
ing as 20 how a government gets It's money
and ms 20 how II pays it out. There are
| some people who seem 20 believe that the
way the government gets It's money Is 10
/ make t. The government gets its money
| ly taxation, and can get II I'm no other
way. There are three or four sources from
which tho government OF the United States
gets money. The chief sources are through
| tariffs and internal taxation. Then, the
4 government gets money from the sale or
its public lands and postal service, and
/ from these several sources there comes
/ tho money that is annually required 10
meet and discharge public expenses IL
| takes about $500 100000 a year 10 conduct
| this government. One million and one
third dollars every day are required TO
| keep Its wheels In operation.
Now. II the government had power 20
make money. as some people believe or
| had the power TO double the value OF
thing by it's stamp or fiat, IL would not
| need TO resort 20 taxation. IL would SIM
! ply set its minis 20 work and make tho
,frtfr
penses. II could have paid of the ma
tional debt long years ago In this way.
| There Is another thing l would have you
| all know; that the government can't get
| gold or silver except through the CUSTOM
| house or the internal revenue office, or
from the sale OF public lands. without Civ
ing something for IL. just as you and 1
! have to give something for IL. II we want
gold or silver or paper money. Now. how
does the government distribute this
| money? Somebody asked me that ques-
ton the other day. How does the govern
ment distribute the money! The govern
ment distributes It's receipts. It's annual
receipts. by an appropriation OF congress.
10 its creditors. That is the way the money
OF tho government is distributed. IL Is
distributed in payment OF the army. the
navy, public improvements. rivers and har-
bors, the great postal service OF the coun-
| try for the expenses OF congress, the judi
ciary. the interest on the public debt and
the principal OF the government bonds. ana
| the pensions OF soldiers, and to the other
creditors, and there is no other way for
the government TO distribute any money
| u has except TO the people IL owes. There
is no such thing as a general distribution
| OF money by the government or the United
States.
"The point l want TO make in the little
talk l give you this morning is that the
government doesn't create money, cant
| create money. and whatever money u needs
it's got 20 collect from taxes on is peo'
pie, either by system OF direct taxation
or by system OF indirect taxation. known
as the tariff. And II the government wants
to have any gold or silver minted for lts
own use, it's got TO pay for that gold nnd
that silver. just as you and have To pay
for Il IL we want IL for our purposes. The
idea that the government can create
wealth Is a mere myth. There Is nothing
that can create wealth but labor, that 4.
the foundation OF all. labor
Mr. Mckinley spoke in the tabernacl,
in the afternoon. His uttcrances wer,
ull OF patriotism and strong pleas FOL
he cultivation OF broad nationa
spirit His first speech was 10 the Ash
: land county delegation. Responding L
the remarks OF DR.. G.. Hess, the spokes
man, he said, among other things;
"Our policy seeks 10 give a situation &
|
: work and the policy OF partial free trad
has put the workingmen I'm a situation
which entails upon them loss and upoi
: every farmer OF the country Injury I'm hi
home market. Now, what we want q
f, do my fellow citizens, this year, is e
: | stand by these great principles. l make M
I | personal appeal 10 you. ] make no part
appeal 10 you, l appeal TO you In tn
name OF country to give your votes thi
year 20 that party which you believe VII
: subserve your highest interests and pro
= mote the greatest prosperity 20 our corn
mon country. | bid you oblteratc part.
: lines and old party distinctions and unit
I'm sustaining the country and the honor o
: the country and stand for the maintenance
. | OF law and order, the public tranquilit,
and the return OF policy that viii TAX
: care OF the American workshop and tn
I American market and defend IL agains
| the workshops and markets OF the oil
/ world"
II do not believe there are many men q
2 this country no matter what they hav
+ thought IN the past who VIII not now sh
that free trade or so-callod tarim reform. ha
proved by the experience OF the past fou
years to be "A signal and disastrous failure
IL has failed. utterly failed, In ever
prophecy, promise and expectation. IL ha
u not secured a single thing that It's advc
r Gates said would follow It's adoption. More
o IL has not served a single American inter
\ est IL has served the interests OF othe
y nations or the world, but has given n
benefit 20 the American people IL has nc
a helped the laborcr. the farmer the manu-
a the miner, the trader. IL has not helpe
either the producer or the consumer
$ has hurt both and hurt both alike. 70
= producer and consumer are inter-depender
and one cannot prosper without the othel
and the one cannot be hurt without IN
= other feeling Il. IL has given the treasur
i an inadequate revenue-insufhcient rev
: enuo-and IL has given tho laborer made
quate and insufficient employment ana W
, farmer a disappointing and ruinous pric
for his products IL did not command ~
support OF half OF the democratic part
y OF tho country when II was put into IN
Y public enactment known as the Wiso
q tariff law IL did not even commend itse
!, TO tho president who refused 10 sign
y while It's practical administration has cor
Armed the wisdom OF the men IN ana out
a the democratic party who condemned
and would have nothing TO do with H.
q has received popular dlsapproval by ~
2. most sweeping majorities ever known
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