The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-07
Major Mckinley Explains How
The Government Gets Money.
1t Can't Create 1t For It's Own
Use.
BUT CAN ONLY GET IT
Either Through Taxation, Tar
iff or Internal Revenue.
Republicans He Says Propose
To Stop Borrowing 1t.

Canton. o.. Oct. THE first delega-
tion to visit Major William Mckinley
today was from Goodland, Ind Major
Mckinley said TO them;
Ny Fellow Citizens of Goodland. IN
diana: 1t gives me very great pleasure
to meet you here at my home this
morning 1t is always a distinction to
have a political organization adopt
ones name. 1t is gratifying to me to
be assured that if you are not the first
club in the United States to give me
that honor. you are certainly the drst
in the state OF Indiana, and I thank
you for it,
I'VE are engaged this year in a great
national contest. the result of which
win determine for years to come the
public policies which shall govern this
country Government is always an
interesting study. There is a good deal
Of understanding as to how the gov
eminent gets its money and how it
pays it out. There are some people
who believe that the way the govern
ment gets its money is to make it, The
government gets its money by taxation
and can get it no other way. There are
three or four sources from which the
government of the United States gets
--A24Aess 4 lAS --AA1- sources GA rev rAAAAc
are through tariffs and internal taxa
Gi0n-
Then the government gets some
money from the sale of its public lands
ana from lts postal serVlce-and from
Ehese several sources comes the money
that is annually required to meet and
discharge the public expenses. Tt takes
ABOUT a45U.Uuv,vlv year 70 conduct TINS
government million and 0ne-third
dollars for every day are required to
keep its wheels in operation Now, II
the government had the power to make
money. as some people believe or mad
the power to double the value OF
thing by its stamp or fat it would not
need to resort TO the taxa tIon- ii would
simply set its mints to work and mai
the necessary amount of money TO pay
paid of the national debt Ions years
ago in this way
There is another thing I would have
you know. that the government cannot
get gold or silver except through tne
custom houses or the internal revenue
offices without giving something for it
just as you and nave to eiNa some
thing for IL lt we want s9id 9f siiNei-
Now, how does the government dlslrlo-
ute this money somebody asked me
this question tine other day. Tine gov
ernment distributes its annual receipts
TO its electors That is the way tine
money of the government is distribute
ed 1t is distributed To the arr ~ and
the navy. for public Improvements. for
rivers and narDUrS. Tor the great DOS
service of the country. for the expenses
Of CONGRESS- for sustaining the judi
ciarx. to uav the principal and interest
~ ff,a n47i,ife debf and To paw pensions
~ soldiers and to other creditors of the
5000 r,,f4,+ and There is no other vav
- +l'ss e~-,,-e7l7rr7a77r To- distribute any
7,,,,,e.Tr a--oarf to nav ff To the neoDla
v-bor5 if owes money. There is no
s,7cl +l7i.,o- as general distribution Of
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--s. es-+-
= ,,+ a. .,1-es sr, +7,z 1s+
Ms R-A-i- +-s ~
tl1 esslA - e +57 -.-,,-..+ ,7-
ans h +l, X r-,-,r-.et o-.e.+9
AOe create l-ArLl1s i- . ,-e-- L
money tllr eiia- 49,. e-o,-, +e--sz
hsea7 II Aas ~ le .7f..le+ +,- ,-s3+f1s-,
elAhSt 1g d s9 -+s-
or Dy - S=t9-i4 - II .
known as q lst1ll-f ,Al- ---t'- 4 47
efn1nent Walits ~ H-f el--5
silver nlnteo ZOE le7 WI I7s, Z Z 80
pay Tor that golu anu 7ilN1A J-7s a. - 80
and Woui4 nave 10 pay -0- Al a "
wanted it for our purpose
Ehe idea lnal lne cover iili.ziit can
create wealth is q mere my ln- 1nefe Is
nothing that can create wealth except
labor. as my friend to the right puts IT,
Now the best way to set this money
IS one of the serious questions ia this
campaign 1t is easier TO raise IL by al
rect taxation by taxing tne people IN
their occupation. on their property and
on their lands or is IL not better 10
raise it by putting the taN upon the
foreign products that come into this
country to seek market ln the United
Etates2 applause and cries Of ~ ou
are right. Major
THE latter is the policy and purpose
of the Republican party the Repubt.-