The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-10-15

elusive to say that the suspension OF
the free coinage of silver III 1913 re-
duced the price of steel rails from Sl2O
per ton to $50 or $50 per ton. the price
now prevailing. as to say that act re-
duced the price of wheat.
Fixes the Price of Wheat.
'''The price of wheat is fixed by the
law of supply and demand, which is
eternal. Gold has not made long crops
or short crops. high prices or low prices.
Gold has not opened up the wheat fields
of Russia. India or the Argentine. Re-
public. nor will free silver destroy them.
Gold has not kept up the freight rates
for the agricultural producer. and the
StoDnagc of free coinage in 1913 has
not advanced it,
In 1878 the average of freight on
to New York was 269 cents per bushel.
In 1899 it was 60 per bushel. Our
working people have bought the necessa-
rieS and comforts OF life cheaper for
themselves and families during all these
years since 1873 ard down TO 1892.
They were getting better wages. paid i'll
gold. for their labor than ever before.
In the United States everything has
been chcapened but man. and, as near
ly as | can ascertain it. i'll free silver
countrieS-such as Mexico. Central
America and South Amcrica--man alone
has been cheapened. everything he buys
having been steadily decreased. with con-
Stant fluctuations by steady decrease i'll
the price of silver With the gold basis
and the protective tariff from 1879 to
1913 the WorkingmCn OF the country
were mover before so Steadily employed;
they never before received such good
wages. they never before were paid i'll
better money. and their wages never be
fore bought so many of the accessories
comforts and luXuries of life. tADplause
and cries of 'Hurrah for McKinlcy.D
IF gold STANDARD deprived the
American toiler of single days work
or his family of Il single comfort. or re
duced his wages. or made his life hard
er for him | would be- against it. Cap
plauSe.) AS it does rot. and us it pro-
notes the general Prosperity and up
holds the national credit and honor, L
am for it and shall steadily favor it as
long as | believe it is truly beneficial
and advantageous to our country. (Long
and continued APPLAUSE
Quotes John c. Carlisle.
"The Hon. John q Carlisle. the dis
tinguiShed Democrat who is at present
secretary of the treasury. on April 10.
1896. addressed the Workingmcn of Chi
cago i'll speech of great power and elO-
Qucnce. Among othe things. he said:
The value of the silver dollar. under free
coinage, would tiuctuatc from day to
day, moving up and down with the rise
and fall of the commercial price of the
bullion contained in il. as the Mexican
dollar does now, and the premium of the
TnlI InlIDp at a
to the same extent. thus afording an OPP
portunity to bullion brokers and Specu-
latorS to buy and sell at 4 profit. 1t
would cease to be used as money be-
cause no man would pay his debts i'll
gold dollars or III paper rrdeemablr i'll
gO' dollars worth 100 cents, when the
law permitted him to pay them in sill
Yer dollars worth only 81 to - cents
each.
1.-The sudden withdrawal says Mr..
Carlisle. of S6200OO.O0O of gold from
the currency in the country would I'M
doubtpdly produce Il financial and indus
trial disturbance far more disastrous to
the interests of labor than ever before
experienced in our history. and no man
who has a particle of sympathy Tor
workingmen and workingWOmen ana
their dependent families can contem-
plate the possibility of such Il calamity
without feeling that it is his duty. Wheth-
err he occupies private or public station,
to employ every honorable means at his
command to avert it..
"These are the words of truth and
SOberncSS: | commend them to the work
ingmen of Homestead Iapplause). and to
the entire country. everywhere, as we'll
entitled to the most serious and earnest
consideration.
"Gentlemcn. | have always been. as
YOU know. in favor of Il protective tariff.
and have always advocated 1t and be
lieved in it because | thought it was
necessary to protect the American work.
ingman against the cheaper labor of the
world. Applying that great principle,
am i'll favor of protecting today the work.
ingman of the United States against Il
degraded currency. | am opposed to free
| am opposed to free silver because it de-
grades American money. Continuous
applausC)
You wOrkingmen who are making in
part the great armOr plate for the use OF
our navieS must use that great armor of
ballot-in defending the
honor and credit and currency of the
United States. (ApplauSp.D | thank you
more than | can tell for this call from
the men who toll. TO feel that they are
with me and the cause which for the mo-
mCnt | represent is Il source of strength
and comfort to me for which | cannot
make suitable acknowledgment.
Il am glad to meet and greet YOU.
and it will be my further pleasure to
YOU by the hand" (Checring.l