The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-10-17

er or not Col Brice had bank or was in
terested in a bank I never before heard
Of him in connection with bank. But it
is possible this was true, for any bank
which applied at the proper time and of
fered security would have got deposit of
that amount One million dollars was
the maximum allowed any one bank. Ii
it had been true it was we'll,
FOR THE MONEY WAS SAFE,
as is the future and honor of the demo
cratic party in Col. Brice's hands. After
the postponement of this meeting last
I met Col. Brice for the first
time, and asked him about this statement
of Blaines. Col. Brice told me he owned
the majority of the stock of bank in
Ohio. but that bank never had govern
ment dollar; that he had also some stock
in the Chase National bank of New York,
of which. if politics are to be considered,
it is proper to say that Cannon, the last
republican comptroller of the currency, is
president, and that a majority of the dl-
rectors are republicans | find this bank
did have deposit of S1,1OO,OO0, which it
has repaid to the government recently,
not finding profit of $4,000 year, as
Blaine states, or probably any profit IN
the business, else he would not have
chosen to discontinue it.
! SPEAKER CARL1sLE's ADDRESS.
Secretary Fairchild was followed by
Speaker Carlisle, who said:
One of the most beneficial results OF
the last presidential election was the es-
tablishment of harmonious relations be-
tween the people of all parts of the conn
try, especially between the north and
south. The north never had so good a
market in the south as now, and the
south has never had the use OF so much
northern capital as now. -Four more
years of Cleveland's policy would make 1t
impossible for any political party to Sc
cure power by appealing to race preJu-
dice, He considered this alone suttl-
cient reason for Cleveland's reelection.
He charged the republican leaders with
determined effort to revive race prejudice
in the south, and with an effort to alarm
capital and discourage investments IN Or
der to make it appear that the country
! was not prosperous under
A DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION.
In this they were partly successful, but
the country was prosperous, nevertheless
: : and in spite of the fact of being embar-
; raised by a republican revenue system
: which resulted in heavy over-taxation
The democratic party would not consent
to reduce the revenue by increasing taxes
: on necessaries, as proposed by the senate
tariff bill. This bill, he said, claimed {
reduction of about thirty-six million. o.
this nearly twenty-eight millions reduc
tion is claimed Oh sugar, leaving onl!
eight millions on all other articles, o
which nearly the whole amount wa
: claimed to result, not from reduction, bu
from an increase of duties. This inereas
:, though being prohibltory, might reduc
the revenue, but would not reduce tn
cost Of the articles consumed by the peo
pie; on the contrary, it would increase il
= What is needed now is a Judicious, sub
- stantial reduction of the revenue, not b
an increase Of taxation, but by reduC
!. !. ton of taxation upon the necessaries c
! life and upon the materials used in OF
- industries.
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