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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-27
THREE BIG ISSUES
Big with Veal or Woe for the
United States.
MONEY, PROTECTION, RECIPROCITY
These Are the Ones Major Mckinley
Declares To Be Paramount. in His
Letter Of Acceptance.
SILVER ISSUE FIRST DI>CussED.


Mssas Silver Nonometaiiism--Ths Re.
pssiiesn Position stated - Protection.
Open Mile Instead of MINIS. Hsid To
He the Rs.ssd, for the iiis That Al
Gist the Country What He says OF the
Reciprocity aud other PiAnss In the
Platform.
Canton. o.. Aug .7-Maior Mckinley's
BETTER 30 acceptance was issued yesterday.
IL IL ~ follows:
Hon John VI. Thurston and others.
m ,mbrrs ~ Ga. notification committee OF
che Republican national convention:
Gentlemen: In pursuance of the prom
isn made to- your committee when notified
Of nv nomination n the Republican can.
did, frr president, I be-. =" submit this
fnrrll acceptance of that high honor, and
t,c"n.idrr in detail questions mt issue in
The pending campaign. Perhaps this
might bc considered unnecessary in view
Of my remark. on that occasion and those
! have nade to delegations that have WIS.,
ited mr since the IT. Louis convention
but Ia view %! the noInentous Importance
Of the proper settlement of the ISSUES pre-.
scented "n oar future prosperity and
standing "a "a nation, and considering only
the welfare aud happiness of our people
could not be content To omit again call
inr attention to the questions which in
my opinion vitality affect our strength and
position among the governments Of the
world aud our morality, Integrity and
patriotism II, citizens Of that republic
which TOR u century past has been the best
hope of thu world aud the inspiration Of
mnnkind. We must not now prove false
." our own high standards in government,
nor uninindi,il ~ the noble example and
wise prcrcpt, of the fathers, or of the CON
fidencc aud trust which our conduct in he
past has always inspired
The Irrr coinage of silver.
For the first time since ISIS fever before.
there j. presented To- the American people
this ycir u clear and tiirc,.t issue rs to our
monetary system, of vast Importance in
its effects, and upon the right settlement
of which rests largely the financial honor
and prosperity 81 the country. 1t IL pro-
posed Ivy one wing If the Democratic
p,rty and its allies, the Peoples and Sil.
yer parties. fo inauguratc tho free and un.
limited coinage of silver 10y independent
action an the part of the United states ut -
ratio ot sixteen ounces uf silver To one
ounce uf gold. The mere declaration Of
this p,,tpu>" - - iirnacr to cur financial
and tndH-t'i.l interests aud has ALREADY
created universal altrm. II involves great
peril to the credit and business VI the
country, u peril 80 grave that cunserya.
tive men everywhere are breaking away
from their oil party associations and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-27

z30. The Per capita Of money has been
practically the same during this whole
Seilcd. Tie quality Of the money has
been idSntioal-all kept equal 10 gold.
There Is nothing connected with o,;r
money. therefore. to account fer this
sudden and aggravated Industrial
change. Whatever is to be deprecated
In our financial system it must every-
where be admitted that our money has
been absolutely safe and has brought
neither loss nor Inconvenience to it's
holders. 4 deprecated currency has
not existed to -urthcr vex the troubled
business situation. Il is a mere pre-
tense to attribute The hard times to the
fact that all or currency is on a gold
basis. Good money never made times
hard. Those who assert that our pres
ent industrial and financial depression
Is the result of the gold standard have
not read American history Alright or
been careful students of the events OF
recent years. We never had greater
prosperity in this country. in every
heid oi employment and industry than
IN the busy years from 1850 Ia 1892. dur
Ing all of which time this country was
on geld basis and employed more
gold money I'm its fiscal and business
operations than ever before
We had, too, a protective tariff under
which ample revenues were collected for
the government. and an accommodating
surplus which was constantly applied to
the payment of the public debt Let us
hold fast to that which we know is good.
III Is not more money we want; what we
want Is to put the money we already have
at work. When money is employed men
are employed. Both have ALWAYS been
steadily and rcmuneratively engaged dur
ing all the years of protective tariff leyis-
lation. When those who have money lack
confidence in the stability of values and
Investments they will not part with their
inoney-business is stagnated, the life
blood OF trade is checked and congested.
We cannot restore public confidence by an
act which would revolutionize all values,
or an act which en'ails Il deficiency in the
public revenues. We cannot inspire con-
1ldence by advocating reputation or prac-
ticing dishonesty. We cannot restore con-
hdence either TO the treasury or to the
people, without change in our present
tariff legislation.
Inc only measure of a general nature
that affected the treasury and the employ
inent oil our people passed by the Fifty
thlru congress was the general tariff act,
which ana not receive the approval of the
president. Whatever virtues may be
claimed for that act there is confessedly
one which ii does not possess. 1t lacks the
essential virtue II its creation-the raising
of revenue sufficient TO supply the needs
of the government 1t has at no time pro-
vided enough revenue for such needs, but
1t has caused a constant deficiency in the
treasury and n steady depletion in the
earnings of labor and land. 1t has con-
irlbuted to swell our national debt more
IMAM sso2,OOO 600, IA sum nearly as great as
the debt of the government from Wash.
eign wars iron, th, no,.oI,,.; a.. ' u iol
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-27
TACKLES THE TARIFF QUESTION.

Protection an Issue of Supreme Import.
anSe In This Campaign.
Another issue of supreme importance 1.
that Of prosecsion. The peril Of free silver
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-27
the principle upon which rate. of duty ar.

the principle upon which rates OF duty are
imposed remains the same OU- duties
should always be high enough to measure
the difference between wages paid labor at
home and in competing countries, and to
adequately protect American investments
and American enterprises.
Our farmers have been hurt by the
changes in our tariff legislation as
severely as our laborers and manufact-
urers. badly as they have suffered. The
Republican platform wisely declares in
favor of such encoura cement to our
sugar interests AS will lead to the
production on American soil of all the
sugar which the American people use"
ltpromises to our wool and wooden inter-
ests the most ample protection" a guar
anty that ought to commend itselfto ev-
erypatriotic citizen. Never was q more
Erievous wrong done the farmers of our
country than that SO unjustly inflicted
curing the past three years upon the
wool growers of America. The
Republican party can he relied upon to
correct these wrongs
Results Of the blaine Treaties "Spleudid,
Striking aud Suggestive"
Another declaration of the Republican
platform that has my most cordial sup
port Is that which favors reciprocity. The
splendid results of the reciprocity arrange
ments that were made under authority Of
the tariff law of 1880 are striking and sug-
gestive. The brief period they were in
force-in most cases only three years-was
not long enough to thoroughly test their
great value, but sufficient was shown by
the trial to conclusively demonstrate the
Importance and the wisdom of their adop-
non. In lsS2 the export trade Of tho
United states attained the highest point
in our history. The aggregate Of our cx-
ports that year reached the Immense sum
of 81 ,oO. a.s,l Is, a sum greater by $780,
UO,OU than the exports Of any previous
year In 1893. owing to the threat Of I'M
friendly tariff legislation, the total dropped
TO SSH ,665, 1874. Our exports of domestic
merchandise decreased $lS9 tNO,O
The increase of trade with the coun-
tries with which We had reciprocity
agreements was s3.560.5l5 over our
trade in 1882, and Sl6,440.a21 over our
trade in 1891. The only countries with
which the United States traded that
showed increased exports in 1893 were
practically those with which we had
reciprocity arrangements. The reci-
PiotitS treaty between this country
ana spain. touching the markets OF
CUBA and Porto Rico. was announced
Sept. J. 1891. The growth of our trade
win CUBA was phenomenal.
Here figures are given showing how
trade under reciprocity increased with
the Spanish-American countries, and
how it fell off with the repeal of reci-
procity.I
In my Judgment congress should i'm
mediately restore the reciprocity sec
ton of the old law. with such amend
ments, If any. as the time and expert
ence sanction as wise and proper.
The underlying principle of this legis-
iat1on must, however, he strictly OBJ
served. 1t is to afford new markets
for our surplus agricultural ad manu-
factured products, without loss to the
American laborer of a single DAVIS
work that he might otbaruica nro,,ro
The herald., 1896-06-21

party can. afford to champion no cause
that depends for survival on the subordi-
nation of one set of states to another.
The Democratic party is the exponent or
the truths of political science and those
truths have common application and
are equally mighty in the north, the
south, the east and the west. The DEM
ocratic party cannot afford and does not
expect to reign through a majority held
together by the cohesive power of selfish
It's guardianship is of all and not
merely of some Of thepeople. 1t rests
upon the recognition of the rights of men
and therefore can only consistently
preach equal and exact justice to all in
dividuals and to all states.@ The creed of
finance that is right will be as right in
the west as in the east, in the south as
in the north, and no combination other
than one of people of all sections and
states will be needed to upholdit. The
party of the Union can only espouse that
which is advocated because it willbene-
fit the whole Union. And the Demo-
cratic party is the party of the Union.
The herald., 1896-06-21
CRUEL BOHEMIA

Cruel Bohemia, What hast thou wrought
With thy witchery and thy entrance
ment.
Thou hast filled me with bitterest thought.
That leads but to sorrows enhancement!
Thou hast stoln truths bushes all from
my face,
And chilled the sweet ardor of love in
my breast:
And in thy wild bachanalian race,
Thou cursed me most when l thought I
was blest.
Where are my ideals of woman so fair?-
Sweet ideals,-I made when boy?
Where, my dear code of honor so rare?
And chivalry grand that once gave me
joy?
Where, the quick senses that thrilled at
the touch
OF maiden's soft delicate hand?
Where, the heart that her smile nourish'd d
as much
AS a sun-kissed plant in tropical land?
Where, the joys felt in the prattling voice
OF a dear little innocent child?
Gone, And what once made me rejoice,
Now by its contrast so great drives me
wild
Thou hast robbed the dearest joys Of my
life,
Bad Bohemia, What now have I left?
Sad mem ries of thy wild revels and strife.
And signs for blisseS of which I'm bereft
Cruel Bohemia. What hast thou done?
Some will cling to thee. but there is one
Alas, too late.-who is glad to disown
thee.
CHARLES FRANCIS CHENEY.
The herald., 1896-06-21

der At the rejection of the Graves
bid great howl went up from a lot Of
demagogic Republican and Populist ed.
itors and politicians that the dear Mr.
Graves was being cheated because he
didn't get his little block of bonds, and
his failure to obtain them, 1t was said
was all on account of the dreadful Nor
gan syndicate that lay around like an
alligator on a Florida river bank SCOOP
ing in everything loose. The investiga-
tion now shows that Mr.. Graves bid was
not in accordance with the requirements
of the treasury department and that as
a matter of fact he was not in a position
to purchase the bonds he bid for, his
hackers having ceased to back Mr..
Graves himself admits his Irregularities.
And Senator Harris, whose honesty and
independence no one familiar with his
career Will question. and who will not
be accused Of being partial to the admin
istration, expresses himself as being sat
isfied that the treasury department
acted correctly.
The herald., 1896-06-21
DEMOCRACY AND SECTION.
ALiSM

In today's dispatc Senator Dubois,
one of the recalcitrant silver Republic
ans, is credited with saying in advocacy
of the nomination of Senator Teller for
the presidency by the Democratic party,
that with him as pleader, a combina
ton of the south and west could be
brought about that would be the con-
trolling influence in national affairs for
half a century" II there is anything in
the idea suggested by Dubois it fur
nishes the best of reasons why Senator
Teller should not be the presidential
nominee of the Democratic party. OF
course there are numberless other rea-
sons why the Democracy should not
adopt the Colorado senator, but the rea-
sonable presumption that the outcome
of his candidacy on the Democratic tick
ct would be as predicted by Dubois ought
to condemn without further considera-
tion the prospects of that candidacy.
The proposition of a Combination Of
the west and the south to influence legis-
lation for the next half century should
be repugnant to every patriotic, broad
minded American regardless of his pol
itics, and cannot fail to be intolerable to
every Democrat with an Intelligent con-
ception of the principles and the mis-
sion OF his party. 1t is proposition
that embodies the distasteful and dis
astrous doctrine of sectionalism and, if
realized, must inevitably bring down on
the republic which is the fruit of so
much sacrifice and suffering, discord,
dissension and probably-most certainly
If persisted in-disunion.
The Democratic party cannot stand
sponsor for or be the supporter
of the doctrine of sectionalism.
1t was not born as such and
1t has never been such. When the
by geographical lines and the gospel of
sectional interests shall have become its
gospel. it will have failed of its mission
and deserve only to die. The Democratic
The herald., 1896-06-21
THE CORONATION

The great of all nations watched with awe
The lord of the vast white empire
crowned
Ruler OF destiny fount of law;
Unnumbered ghosts from the frozen
ground
Afar to the north came sweeping down
And heaped their curses on king and crown.
Invisible they to the blinded eyes
OF the mighty host in the kingly hall.
But some there were who could see them
rise
And hear them wildly for vengeance call;
For these were leaders in freedoms van.
Who went to death for their fellow man.
ALI, nameless heroes in unmarked graves,
Men may forget you, but never God;
To every mortal that sternly braves
For a peoples freedom a tyrantS rod,
He giveth to see in His own good time,
Punishment fitted to every crime;
Justice exalted: the despot hurled
Headlone down from his blood-stained
throne;
Liherty's glorious flag unfurled;
The sovereign people come to their own;
Virtue and plenty on every hand;
A happy race in a fruitful land.
The way is far and the time is long
How long may none but the Father know,
Yet right in the end will subdue the wrong,
For the years that steadily onward flow
Pear nations. as men. to the perfect day
When Love shall command and the world
obey.
Frank Putnam.
The herald., 1896-06-21
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

| Prince Christian Of Denmark. eldes
| son of the crown prince and ultimate
| heir to the throne, is engaged to the
Princess Pauline. only child of thu
king of Wurtemberg.
| j. N Baldwin of Council Bluffs, Iowa
who was chosen to make the speech
| nominating Senator Allison at the st
| Louis convention, is looked upon as the
greatest orator in Iowa.
Baron Hirsch's place as the open
| handed friend of the British aristocracy
will probably be taken by Mr.. Belt. a
erman multimillionaire, who Is inter-
ested with the Rothschilds. He is not an
| owner of race horses, but he appears
with the smartest set at the race meet
ngs. On the race for the Kempton
Park Great Jubilee stakes he won $3.50,
900.
Queen Victoria likes to receive pres
ents. 1t is said that a certain officer has
owed his success. in life to the happy
thought which occurred to him during
the Crimean war of asking permission to
present the queen with a beautiful little
dog which he had purchased from a Rus
sian.
Horace Roies is said to be very alb
stenious man, who never touches
whisky, beer or tobacco. He is frugal,
too, and never wears a suit OF clothes
that cost more than $500. He has a for
ture of from S2o0,0 900 to 100000. part of
which is invested in a farm Of 2500 acres.
He is man of fine physique and is
usually in robust health.
In the White House mail the other
morning. says the Washington Star.
was a letter addressed to His Excel
lency. James Monroe, President of the
L. s." 1t came from British Guiana
and contained an urgent request for the
autograph OF the author of the famous
doctrine against foreign encroachments
on the American continent.
Sara Bernhard is having most orig
inal yacht built for her at Havre, in
which there is small stage and thea
ter. 1t will be completed by next year,
and the actress means to give her first
performance at St Petersburg in it.
Sara Bernhard is always original in her
ideas. and, for a private audience. the
idea is charming; but, naturally. every
thing must be cramped on yacht, and
both the stage and the theater must be
vi a .ery small scale
The duke of Marlborough's first gift
to his wife after their homecoming was
a little Blenheim spaniel. 1t Is tradi-
tional in the ducal house Of Marlborough
that every duchess shall possess. as her
constant companion, one of these small
dogs. The reason for this is that at the
battle of Blenheim the first duke was at
tended by pet spaniel which never left
his heels for a single moment through
out the fight, and that after the battle
Sarah, the dukes celebrated wife, adopt
ed the brave little animal and would not
be parted from it again.
The herald., 1896-06-21
THAT BOND INVESTIGATION

PETERS bond investigation scheme is
now in operation ard it is not grinding
out any grist of the sort for which its
author and promoters hungered. Moth
ing either new or wrong is being dis
covered because everything of any con-
sequence regarding the bond deals was
long since divulged and, of course. as
there was nothing wrong committed.
there is nothing of the kind to unfold.
In the course of the investigation it has
been developed that the action of the
Graves bid for four and half millions of
the last bond issue was perfectly proper
This is block of bonds that went to the
Morgan syndicate because the latter
constituted the highest responsible bid
The herald., 1896-06-21
FREE SPEECH VS.. GAG LAW

A few days ago The Herald announced
| and commented upon the arrest and i'm
prisonment in Dover, Delaware, of two
single tax speakers for the alleged Of
fense of addressing an open-air meeting
within the sacred precincts of that anti
quated town. Following special tele-
| gram to The Herald briefly mentioning
| the facts came q letter which appeared
| in last Sundays issue, giving details
| of the disgraceful affair. The imprisoned
men, Frank Stephens and William
Horan, after being in confinement five
days, were released by Governor Wat
son, who stated that he would have par
doned them sooner had be been sure of
his constitutional power to do SO.
Thus ended inglorously judicial out
rage which was at once a disgrace to
the committing magistrate, the town of
Dover. and the state of Delaware. 1t
was not the first. although it ought to be
the last. attempt in that state to sup
press free speech The pig headed Dog
berry. Peter L. Cooper. who disgraces a
judicial office in Dover, and who con-
demned Stephens and Horan to prison,
announces his determination to similar
ly punish every single tax speaker who
may be brought before him and found
guilty of"preaching single taX"to crowds
of people in the streets. On the other
hand, Governor Watson declares that
though he is not a single taXer he be-
lieves In free speech, and he will pardon
out every man who may be sent to Jail
under similar circumstances 1t appears
that other political meetings and pub
lie gatherings of various kinds have al
ways been permitted in the streets of
that single takers have been holding
such meetings there at frequent inter-
walls during their long campaign, and
have never been interfered with until
very recently, or since their opponents
became scared at the success of the re-
formers.
Perhaps there could be no better time
and place for testing the right of an
American citizen to freedom of speech
than now and in Delaware. Aside from
the merits or demerits of the fiscal re-
form advocated by single takers, there
can be but one sentiment among intelli-
gent. fair-minded people as to the ne
cessity of promptly crushing out the
dastardly attempts of the Dover Dog
berry to prevent reputable persons from
exercising a constitutional right guar
anteed to all. Free speech is one of the
fundamental rights on which the organic
law of this republic is founded. and
everywhere within the boundaries Of the
United States it must be maintained at
any cost.
OF course the conduct of the almost
idiotic Cooper has aroused public indig-
nation and is reacting advantageously
to the single tax propaga gandists. Never
theless. as Cooper is an appointee of
Governor Watson, the chief magistrate
must have the power of removal. There
fore. to save his state from further dis
grace the governor should lose no time
in removing Dogberry Cooper and filling
the vacancy with man who has brains,
honor and a willingness to respect the
constitutional rights of the people.
The herald., 1896-06-21
PROTECTION ONANDRECIPROCITY

Protection, to prevent trade and shut
out foreign commerce, and reciprocity,
to increase trade and bring in foreign
commerce. !. Extremes do meet, as
the proverb says. Reciprocity is free
trade, limited to some particular coun-
try that is also free trade as to us. Per-
haps the strangest thing in all the
strange mess of protectonist inconsist-
ency is that this reciprocity or localized
free trade of theirs has only been sug-
gested for countries with the lowest
wage for laborers, the longest hours of
work, and the lowest standard of life.
Amongst these we may name Brazil and
Japan.
Their general protectionist doctrine
justifying the trust cinch is that rich
men need forced contributions from the
people to get richer because foreign
laborers are i'll paid. Thus their free
trade with the low wage-payers ana
their refusal of reciprocity with the
highest world wage-payers is upon their
own theory ineXplcable. But, after ali,
what is there in protection that can be
reasonably explained? They might as
we'll be killed for a sheep as lamb, and
having long since lost touch with truth
or reason, can as well let their hobby run
riot with taxes to make trusts, set up
bounties to buy new interests. and run
this countrys market like a rabbit pre-
serve, While selling surplus stuff on a
fair basis to foreigners only. The culmi-
nation of the protection folly is the
money wrung from the American people
and paid into the pockets of the protect
ed barons to enable these to sell their
products to foreigners for less money
than to Americans.
This rebate to exporters, this use Of
American taxes for foreign benefit, is
surely folly of follies.
The herald., 1896-06-21
Yes, Quite Near IL

The gold bug asked his adversary why
he thought the free coinage of silver
would make times better
Simply" replied the silverite, be
cause it would put more money in circu-
lation."
But how?" said the gold bug, will it
put more money in circula tion?"
"How?" asked the silver man with a
smile of contempt. How? Why you
blamed fool, if you can take one gold dol
lar to the treasury and get sixteen dol
lars in silver for it, won't that increase
the circulation?''
And that's as near as some men come
to understanding the silver question:
Santa Barbara Press.