The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-27

50 pretty not. Mr.. Lloyd. at the
mead of your congressional committee,
went over. That flaming mind from
Inc Pacific coast. that elegantly
dressed gentleman, made a thorough
campaign. Senator Shively of Indiana
was supporting the Democratic can
want and see how this wicked ma
Iority OF Republicans that passed that
Dill Will be rebuked.' Notwithstand-
ing enat newspaper comment. when
Young day came. the Republican
candidate received almost as many
votes as both the Democratic candi-
cate and the self-styled insurgent
candidate. Thank God. (Applause.)
willing to Trust the Majority. N
me Republican party is working for
US IN the legislation we have placed on
the statute books. and say again that
l am willing to trust the majority Of
the American people who are watching
the operation of that great revenue
measure, to vote twelve months from
this time
Now, having said that, suspect I
ought to sit down. Before I do let me-
talk about something cheerful for just
d minute L once was young, but now I
am old. I am old enough TO have seen
the great struggle that preceded the
civil war In Kansas. 1t was struggle
amongst strong, manly men, differing
In views in different surroundings.
pre9ud1ces, each of the advocates be-
Heving in that which they were sup
porting, but it was a struggle to the
death. 1t is all settled. Washed out In
the great result following the civil war.
Thank God, it was settled. John Allen,
do not believe you can find a man
south of Mason and Dixons line,
whether he be Republican or whether
"A, he pc Democrat but what. If he lays
COD. it is behind us, and settled 80
Marvellous Progress
How marvelously we progress.
Think of it We have one-third the
wealth of all the world in the United
states. And how marvelously we
nave waxed in this great ample west.
Bear with me a minute while I Just
refer to it. 1t is fashionable over in
Illinois.
II think maybe you are too young in
Kansas, too energetic, too wise to
talk as we do over in Illinois. or even
over in Iowa, and I am quite sure
Missouri doesn't talk that way. But
we have over in Illinois, people who
stand upon the street corners and de-
claim about this robber tariff bill,
, VINO say it was enacted under the
cheat, that fraud, Nelson w. Aldrich,
for the benefit of New England, to
take from us our hard earnings u
fraud and unjust legislation.
kansans Are Weather Than New
Englanders.
Am I fair in the indictment over
in Kansas? Behold. how plain tale
shall put that down. 1 just want to
call your attention to a few facts.
The protective policy was written on
the statute books just after Lincoln
was elected. We had to have the
money. We had to preserve the flag
and protect the Union. Now. in 1860,
and I am not going to give you many
figures. New England mean all the
New England observation-disclosures
"a per cent of all the manufactured
products in the United States-nearIy
one-fourth. In 1906 she manu-
featured 10 per cent. She lost Is per
cent don't you see. since 1860. L do
not mean that she does not manu-
facture vastly more now than in 1860,
but "a per cent was the total then and
10 per cent is the total now.
New York, New Jersey, Virginia,
Maryland and the District of
Columbia manufactured in 1850 AZ
per cent. 1t is now 81. Thev have
lost Ohio, Michigan. Illinois. In
diana, Minnesota. Iowa Missouri
is now 80 per cent. How marvelously
the manufacturing center of the
United States has moved to the great
Middle West. My city of Chicago is
United States. Rich New England
how plain a tale shall put it down.
Come again to the semi-decennial
census that was taken-I have it here
Il won't detain you but a minute.
You all know what that census
shows. The aggregate wealth was 6
billion dollars in 1860; the aggregate
wealth today is 120 billions
How We Have Grown.
"How we have growni Why, since
Mckinley took the oath of office the lit
tie 10 per cent of our products we have
cent to the world has placed the world
in our debt. after we have paid them
for what we have bought of them, six
hundred thousand millions. The balance
of the 80 per cent we produce, one-third
of all that is produced in the civilized
world consumed in the United States,
by our own people. But switched off.
was going to show you about New
England. Here it is. The average
wealth to the inhabitant in New Eng
land in 1905 as shown by the descennial
census was $1.145. Put it all together
all New England-it was millions of
dollars Tangible wealth, wealth you
could feel and see, real wealth Why,
Illinois has an aggregate wealth of ST.
S1S to the inhabitant. We have got
lots of inha five millions.
1t is wonderful how we grow over there.
We are Industrious in growing, my fell
low citizens. The wealth of Illinois
alone is equal to the wealth of all the
New England states. New York has
lust about the same wealth as Illinois
to the lnf1abitant. What do you sup
pose is the richest state in the United
States?"
A Voice-Kansas-
Mr.. Cannon-Rhode Island? 1 have
got Rhode Island right here. Rhode
island has $1,745 to the inha bitant.
The richest state in the United States?
She hasn't increased much in popula-
ton from 1900 to 1905-the richest
state in the United States to the per
capita is Nebraska. (Applause.) The
rome of the great commoner-Ne-
braska. Missouri follows. She has
made wonderful gains; she has $1,552
% the inhabitant. Kansas follows
aext, $1,547 to the inhabitant. as
.gainst s1,145 for New England;
Michigan $1,4S2, and so on. There it
is If you can trust anything, you can
rust the taking of the mi-decennial
census. which was taken with more