Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-10-07

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HON. A.. N. DOCKERY.
the right side of the question and that
they will follow us to victory. Re-
member that we Democrats want only
enough money to conduct an econo-
micle administration.
"The Republican party seems to
think that the government should
have a guiding hand on the people,
but the Democratic party thinks that
the government should do nothing
for the citizen which the citizen can
do for himself"
Here Mr.. Dockery touched in a
most able manner on ~paternalism and
its effects on commerce and trade.
He further said:
"The issue dominant in the minds
of the people to-day is the money
question. We measure property by
money. Some countries use silver,
some good, and some gold and silver.
The people will have to consider what
measure they desire. I could dwell
On the advantages of considering the
measure of which j advise for an
indefinite time, but I would become
tiresome."
Here MI. Dockery talked in an
understanding way of an international
agreement, which he says could never
be effectually agreed upon, and that we
would have to wait innun,erable ages
for such.
He then spoke some time Of the
Republican farmers bringing their
own judgement down upon their heads
by making the little storm-bound
isle of England the center of the COM
mercial world.
He then said, In paragraphs:
1--WE want to restore the parity
between gold and silver by restoring
the equilibrium between money and
property by returning to the old
policy, and measure our property by
| 1OO-cent dollars. We propose to do
this shortly after Bryan is elected
president IN 1900"
Mr.. Dockery then spoke in an able
manner of the law of supply and
demand as related to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
He said:
"Our Republicans friends claim that
the Democratic party Is OF the verge
of an immense experiment In this line,
but they seem to forget that we, fol-
5000 years, through Monarchies, linn
tied and unlimited; through Empires
and Republics the past genera.
tions have tried the experiment
most successfully. Silver and gold
have travelled side by side through al
these years and now they call then
Experiments. The Republicans seem
to think that as soon as the Demo
cratic ratio is established that the
foreign countries will come fockins
to this country with their silver galore
DO they happen to think that OF
every dollar which the Chinese, TO
instance, would ship in here he woult
lose 6 cents? I will venture
; one Of those $40 gold pieces, which
Mark Hanna had on dress parade IL
/ this part of the country after McKin
: ley's election, that the Chinese woui'
? not venture a second shipment.
"Our Republican friends say withou
: a smile that we cannot afford to ALLOW
farm products free entrance to GU
country, when they know that of allth'
. farm products, hides cotton and voc
3, are about the only imported good
: under the head. The same cry WI
be made on manufactured goods, tina
we cannot compete with the paupe
labor of foreign labor. They agai
: forget that the older countries sti
stick to the old plan OF employfn
hand labor as against q machinery
must remember that In 80 year
1--we have lived 1000 years In progress
siveness. Remember, for instance
q that we are now using the seif-bindel
a where o boy can do the labor OF
!, men In the primitive methods, n
my friends, Cook and White, know
the ~type-setttng machinery WIZ on
Imam can do the work Of Q men. The
have simplihed labor to such o
4 extent that we q more THAN CON
\ pete with pauper labor. II all OF Tn
d presents itself in q tangible wa
to the minds of n Repubiics
friends, then why do they not come
IT and assist MS In downing the TAR
walls of our country, and 60 on q
1t waters to compete In the worid
trade.
le 1.-THE talk of annexing Cuba
another foolish deiusion. We wan
see the country free. VIM. ]. Rry'
| would declase the Cuban patrio
- belligerents, which would place the
as buyers In the world Of trade. Bon
have said that they thought we cou
= defeat Spain in . contest ut arm
why We could take the tramps OF 6
.ir country and defeat them. We q
= defeat the whole world In arms"
Mr.. Dockery speeks In an fnterel
ing way and Vas closely listened 70