The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-08

o'clock this morning a small but euthu-
sinstlc delegation reached this city to
call upon Major Mckinley. They came
In special car attached to a regular
train. the car being gaIly decorated. The
party came from G0odale, Indiana.
| They were introduced to Major McKin-
ley by y. p. Jenkins. Major Mckinley
| spoke as follows:
My Fellow Citizens OF Goodalc. In
dlana:-lt gives me very great pleasure
To meet you here al my home this morn
Ing. II IS always distinction TO have
political organization adopt ones
name. II Is especially gratifying to me
10 be assured that II you arc not the first
club In the United States 10 give me that
honor You are certainly the first In the
state Of Indiana. and l thank you for IT,
! We are engaged this year IN a great ma
| ttonal contest, the result Of which will
determine for years to come the public
| policies which shall govern this country,
| Government is always an interesting
Z study. There IS n deal OF m!sunder-
/ standing rs 10 how the government gets
, It's money and how It pays Il out. There
| are some people who seem TO believe
| that the way the government gets Its
money Is 10 make K. The government
I gets Its money by taxation and can get
! It In no other way. There are three or
I four sources from which the govern
/ n-rt OF the United States gets It's mon
cy. The chief sources OF revenue are
through tariffs and internal taxation.
, Then the government gets some money
I.s un1A 1f lee. In, A.,
from lis postal service. and from thesS
several sources there comes the money
that is annually required 10 meet and
discharge the public expenses. II takes
about $3.50, 100000 year 10 conduct the
government. a million and third dol
lars for every day are required to keep
its wheels in operation.
Now II the government had the power
! TO make money. as some people seem 10
believe. or had the power TO double the
value ot Il thing by Its stamp or fat, 1t
would not need 10 resort to taNation-it
would simply set its mints to work and
make the necessary amount OF money
/" pay It's running expenses 1t would
have paid of the national debt long
/ years ago In this way.
THERE is ANOTHER THING 7
WOULD HAVE YOU ALL KNOW:
/ THAT TIE GOVERNMENT CAN
/ NOT GET GOLD OR SILVER EN-
! CEPT THROUGH THE CUSTOM
I HOUSES OR INTERNAL REVENUE
/ OFFICES WITHOUT GIVING SOME
/ THING FOR IT. JUST As YOU AND
/ HAVE TO GIVE SOMETHING FOR
( 1T IF WE WANT GOLD OR SILVER.
I Now. how does She government dis
I tribute the money. Somebody asked
| me this question the other day. The
I government distributes It's annual re-
! CcIptS under appropriations Of Congress
1 to its creditors That Is the way the
/ money of the government Is distributed.
! II Ia distributed to the army and the
| navy, FOR public improvements. for
rivers and harbors. for tn. great postal
! service OF the country, for the expenses
/ Of Congress. 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 nay Il 10 the people 20
whom IL owes money. There is no such
thing az 4 general distribution Of money
! by the government of the United States
| TIIE POINT l WANT TO MAKE IN
I THE LITTLE TALK I AM GIVING
| TO YOU THIS MORNING IS THIS
! 1 MAJ II Wv fyfk.N -hlsIN1 L lbOlsS
| NOT CREATE MONEY. AND THAT
WHATEVER MONEY IT NEEDS IT
| HAS TO COLLECT FROM TANES.
! EITHER BY 4 SYSTEM OF DIRECT
| TAXATION OR by 4 SYSTEM OF IN
! DIRECT TAXATION KNOWN AS \
! TARIFF; AND THAT If TIE Gov
| ERSAiEET WANTS TO HAVE ANY
| GOLD AND SILVER MINTED FOR
! IT'S OWN USE IT HAS TO PAY FOIS
| THAT GOLD AND SILVER JUST AS
! YOU AND | WOULD SAVE TO PAY
! FOR IT IF WE WANTED IT FOR
OUR PURPOSES. THE IDEA THAT
THE GOVERNMENT CAN CREATE
WEALTH is \ MERE MYTH.
| ATES WEALTH EXCEPT LAROR, AS
! MY FRIEND TO THE RIGHT PUTS
IT.
Now the best way 70 got thia money
Is one Of the serious questions In this
| campaign. 1t Is easier to raise II by di-
! rect taxation hy taxing the people in
| their occupations on their property AMI
on their Lands. or Is It not better tu
| raise II by putting the tax upon tho for
clgn products that come Into this CCuu-
try to seek a market In the United
States" GApplausc and Crlrq You are
| right MaJOr'D. The latter IL the policy
| anu purpose uG tile iirnnhlICHn party.
| The Republican party believes that the
great bulk OF the money required to
pay the expenses OF the government
should be raised by putting Il tax upon
| the foreign products that como into this
country to compel" with American pro-
ducts II we could create mHnay by
merely starting our minis running then
there would b.. 10 necessity of taX"L.
Now there ~ another thing | want TO
talk 10 you about for u moment. We
| want our money good. | do not care
what employment We may be engaged
IN, whether IN the shop or on the farm,
or In profession, we want every dollar
NC have in circulation as good as our
ilaE and unqucs,ioncd as the currency
Of any country In the world: and that is
tho purpose Of the Republican party to-
day, tApplnuSrD. And We intend No
supper; this government by taxes upon
foreign Imports aud internal revenue,
and wc intend to have enough revenue
In tn" public treasury II the people elect
~ to p0wcr, To pay uur bills. CChcars).
Th" government IL Just llli" un indI-
vldual when It has not enough Income
TO pay ttB "XpcnScH II has tu give IT,
notes to raise money; II has to do that
/ or 10 quit business and when the 'g0v-
ernmcnt OF the United States has not