Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-11-01


contributed two millions of dollars TO.
wards the election OF Cleveland. The
superiority of the laboring mems condi
ton in the United States over the othe r
countries was traced to our system Of
protection. The richest nations were
shown to be the manufacturing ones,
and consequently our needs to foster
and protect the manufacturing industries.
Mr.. Daggett showed the sharp contrast
there was between the two parties, and
conclude with few remarks advocat
ing Mr.. Woodburn's election, and a
magnificent eulogium Of Blaine and
Logan.
The next was the song by the Glee
Club swat Till We Cast Our Votes
Grover"
Mr.. WOODBURY. was next ntroduced
and began his address by challenging
the Democrats in the audience to refute
the statements that he would make.
He stated that his speech would be
mainly in reply to Mr.. Cassidy's asser-
tons made in his speech here. Mr..
Cassidy said shat the tariff was local
issue, statement that was made by
Hancock and which resulted in his pc.
litical burial, and Mr.. WOODBURY.
thought that Mr.. Cassidy would find out
on the 4th Of November that he had dug
his own political grave without doubt.
Mr.. WOODBURY. stated that Mr.. Cassidy
was contradicted on that statement by
many leaders of the Democracy in the
East, and by Col. Ellis right here in
Nevada. Mr.. Woodburn stated that
Ben Butler asked the Convention what
the tariff plank meant, and met with no
response. Mr.. Blackburn of Kentucky
stated that it was free trade platform
in disguise. That is to say whenever
a Democrat from the south would take
it up and read it, he would construe it
as meaning "Free Trade" And when
the Democratic manufacturer from the
North would take it up he would con-
strue it as meaning "Protectior. Mr..
Chalmers Of Mississippi hkencd the
tariff plank to the showmlns inexhaus.
tible bottle, you can get whatever kind
OF liquor out OF it you may call for.
Mr.. WOODBURY. stated that every article
now protected is cheaper to the people
of the United States than it was before
protection was afforded. Owing to pre-
lection wooden goods are fifty cents a
yard cheaper to-day than they were in
1860 before the Republicans came into
power. Mr.. Woodburn next showed
the utter fallacy of Mr.. Cassidy's argu-
ing that change ought to be made be-
cause Republican administration lev.
led duty of 10 per cent. on diamonds
and camel hair shawls, and 10 per cent
on the poor mans wooden shirt, by
stating that we had no diamond indus
try that needed protection in the United
States, there being no diamond fields OF
camel hair shawl manufactures in the
U nited States. Before the Republican
pa rty protected the iron industry it was
stated steel rails cost $3.50 per ton.
The Republican Congress put tariff on
every ton Of steel rails of s23 and we
are manufacturing them and selling
them at profit at sac per ton, and it
gives employment to 20, 900 OF our peo-
Pile. Take the tariff off and our facto-
ries close up, and the European manu-
facturers raise the price Immediately to
the old figures, and the money that was
kept in our country Is poured iuto the
lap of Europe, and our laborers reduced
to the level of the cheap pauper labor OF
Europe. Mr.. WOODBURY. compared the
attitude Of the two parties on the tariff
question. He stated that Democratic
protectionist, Mr.. Converse introduced
a bill in the Democratic House of Rep
resentatives to restore the tariff on wool.
en- goods to where the Republicans put
it in 1867. A million Of men are en-
ployed in that business, and a hundred
million of dollars eaery year are being
derived from the sale of wool. In this
State alone there are over a quarter Of
million of sheep yielding 800, 900 pounds