The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-31

confidence, ana JhCy are NOW HtHB
that they accepted the promises Of those
who hold to the theory expressed by
Daniel Webster: Let the government
take care of the rich, and the rich will
take care of the poor
CHANGED yesterday to meet a success
full man from Virginia who happened
to be in the city. had not seen him
since September. He went over to the
support Of Mckinley and told me then
that il would be n one-sided fight I
didn't tell you during the campaign" he
said yesterday, why l was so confident
of McKinley's election, because it wasn't
my secret | knew then, what you learn
cd later, that McKinley's hackers would
elect him if money and pressure could
accomplish it, and knew that when they
were conjoined that they could beat any
and everything Mark Hanna not only
had all the rich Republican check books
at his disposal but rich Democratic
books as well, and he was able to con-
troll the election hands down. / was
surprised that any of you Bryanites who
had ever been away from home didn't
see it too, But Of course, you didn't know
how much money they had. How much
did they spend? l do not know, but
it was not less than $15,000,000, and
they had more than 100000 on hand
that they couldn't spend. And they could
have gotten $15,0O0,OO0 more as easily
as you Bryanites could raise a thousand
dollars. / tell you money talks When
ever it is massed on one side, there is no
use fighting it, and you ought to have
learned that by this time" Now, the
man is no politician. He is simply
business man, connected with large bus
iness enterprises in the great cities, and
he is on intimate terms with some of the
biggest bankers and money lords in New
York. He wasn't talking for publica-
ton, but face to face with an old ac-
quaintance. He told many truths, and
later giving Re his views as stated
above, he went on to say that he trem-
bled for the future of the Republic. He
declared that unless Mckinley suppress
ed the trusts, levied an income tar, ana
made wealth make some concessions, the
people would rise Up four years hence
with a wrath 20 terrible that nothing
could withstand IT. He believed a slight
increase in the tariff in certain articles
tn increase the revenue: some conserve
tive money legislation that would in
crease the currency, war on the most
vicious trusts, putting Hanna and Han
naism in the background would make
easy sailing for the Republican party.
But" said he, Il fear that the men Of
wealth will not be willing TO make any
concessions, and the worst will come
upon US
With the supporters of Mckinley feel
ing it that way, and free silver men
feeling it more keenly, the narrowness of
McKinley's victory, the corrupt methods
by which it was won, and the dangers
that threaten McKinley's administra-
ton are apparent Elected to give the
people confidence in our monetary sys-
tenn, you cannot find a Republican who
viii talk anything but tariff. Already
those who want bounties land who paid
for them during the last campaign, are
being invited to present their bill so that
it may be paid in the tariff act to be
passed at the extra session which will
be called on the 4th of March. The Re-
publicans have an easy way of paying
their political debts They say to the
manufacturers: You may tax the people
to repay tenfold your contributions,
and they are here now telling how much
additional protection they need to reim-
burse themselves. OF all the shams and
frauds these hearings" now going on
are the most apparent The men out of
whom the fat has been fried might pri-
vately send their schedules, but this
would deprive the Republicans of the pre-
tense that they are seeking to get expert
testimony so they will know how to
write bill ito advance American inter-
ests." If / were in Congress l would
propose an amendment something like
this to every protective measure:
''The manufacturers enjoying pro-
lection under this provision shall
open their books to Treasury experts,
and shall divide every dollar received
from it with their employees, the
Treasury experts to FIX the amounts
to be divided"
If we are to have a paternal govern
ment, in which some are taxed for others,
/ am in favor Of making Uncle Sam n
sure enough daddy, and compelling an
equal division. Thomas Jefferson aboI-
ished primogeniture in Virginia. This
thing Of giving the manufacturer every