Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-20
nm ISSUES PRESENTED
sprECH OF W. r. PEMBERTON
IS' At SOUTH BUTTE.

At SOUTH BUTTE.
LOADS Before the Democratic Club o
18th Butte, in Which the Issues Q
=. Hour are Ably Misunderstanding
vrsctive Points Had In Terse an,
vigorous Language
, meeting OF the South Butte Democratic
A%.s held last evening in Thibodeau'
Cue The club has upwards OF a hundret
H'D, enrolled of which a goodly number
DSOssassnt. The hall was as full as II
FaT nccommodate. Among those pres
couu Butte we're w. Y. Pemberton, G
@snotb, Thos. Courtney, Charles Near
"nd W. F. Forbis, candidates on th'
tu-otic ticket, In the absence o.
pDU slattery, Mr.. German flied ths
Nsnd chairman very acceptably, Mr.
dsp" IT., acting as secretary. The
S 1,r.s had assembled to hear speeches,
chairman German, without any
So n time, introduced W. Y. Pember'
Tho gave a stirring address on the
..Dss Of the day.
y" Pemberton opened with the an.
lament that this campaign differs in
~o raspects from any in the last twenty.
y. Years. 1t is the only one in which
thereis
REALLY AN ISSUE
,.soDted to the people for their considera
~ worthy Of being called such. Ever
" tbe war the Republicans have forced
..o the campaigns only the ons issue OF
a. boody-shirt to keep up the passions
~ ;uteelings e~ngendered by that time OF
'.a-necipe strife. In this campaign an
!.,ne il presented that is of import
s.o to every man in the community
neither native or foreign born-the reduc.
tor of the taxes of the country. No man
ill get up and say he is in favor of high
toves. The Democratic party goes before
Az nsonIe on this issue-that unnecessary
.ovation is unjust taxation. Applause.
Ia referred to g broad declaration stated
IN the Inter Mountain that
TARIFF IS o "A TAX.
This absurdity Mr.. Pemberton proceeded
N ridicule thoroughly. He stated that
te mower OF Congress to levy taxes is the
Constitutional permission to it to impose
~s,ation only Cor the support of the Gov
%,mment. Beyond this it has no authority.
h nursuanCe Of this power it has taxed
IMPORTS.
there how you can make q man rich by
,Tipc him. The Republican theory is to
ssp burdens on him-tax everything he
4 ,pds in his daily avocations, and he will
. row ricn. The speaker failed to see it.
The Democratic party goes to the coun.
nv on the proposition that the taxes at
resent being levied under a war tariff are
facing millions OF unnecessary money in
Ne Treasury. He then proceeded to show
TEE WAR TARIFF
has laid on the country when an emer.
|ncy existed for it. That emergency was
|as greatest wal the world had ever seen.
was necessary to maintain the existence
1.-THE country, to buy munitions OF war,
Ia supply the enormous needs OF the coun-
INV called suddenly to confront an unusual
addition. The speaker referred to the
Dtaement of Mr.. Morrill,, the author OF
NM war tariff, that these taxes were only
mrosed for and during the war, to be re-
moved when that was ended.
AZ no,.Lau4nn than pQaapd in TpYIRW i
,he bistor of the Republican party itself
IN raprance to a reduction of this heavy |
burden on the people. President Grant
recommended it's reduction by enlargement
oftbe free list. President Garfield made
A STRONGER DEMAND
|hr free trade pure and simple than Grover
Cleveland ever dreamed Of. President Ar
bur advised that the taxes be reduced in
ordsr to get rid of the war tariff. In every
,smpaicn since, the Republicans in their
natforms have demanded reduction OF the
tarif After the Democrats had been in
control of the lower House OF Congress for
n few terms the Republicans made the
rJoim that the Democrats had Jailed to re-
|luce this tariff when the fact was that the
|RsnuhlicaNs themselves were Responsible
.hr the failure. They as obstructionists
IptoateI the bill and then went out and
,6arced the Democrats with being obstruc-
.'hOnists. ca |
The sneaker then reverted to the St.
.Lonis convention which nominated Cleve.
land and Thurman whose names evoked
ringing cheers. The main plank oil o
OF that convention is the one propos.
ngtO
GIVE THE COUNTRY RELIEF.
The question: before the people is: Ought
not legislation be so enacted as to collect
Just what the county needs? The speaker
,.sorted that il the Government collected
mora it is highway robbery. [Cheers.] The
ueSker cited as a parallel instance o sup
Dosable case in this country, il the County
commissioners we're to impose ajax on tne
nople of this county that would raise ten
or fifteen thousand dollars more than tne
needs of the county, aud asked bis hearers
what thew would do under the cireum-
stances. He said they would be ready TO
Tar and feather the gentlemen.
The sneaker declared there was no way
10 which the unnecessary oVerplus Vi OaA"
ton can be expended except by
ExrRAvAGANT EXPENDITURES,
and asked how long the country can en-
dure the ABSORPTION from the channels OF
trade Of the enormous sum ot ten mni'
ions a month. The business men OF the
country are loud in their declarations 9naU
the country has not enough money 1or IUs
needs, and vet the Republicans propose to
keen m this system that is pouring lnGo
The Golfers Of the Government q yearly
sum amounting to q hundred and twenty
millions, which will not Jake long 10 "rai"
the country Of it's loose chapee. .bo
Mr.. Pembertou then explained o tne
Democrats nropose to reduce this excess
i've taxation. by putting the n~ecessarles
that every workinGman and his family use
on the free list. He pointed to the phi Oh
ina PenrhIicons that offers free wh1skey
and tobacco and showed the difference OF
The method proposed by the Democraoic
party which to reduce taxaolon
BY taking the taxes off the necessarles Oh
lie.
HOW THE DEBT WAS INCREASED.
When the war was over there had been
issued one billion and a half OF 6 per cent.
bonds, the principal payable In iesai O
der and the interest in gold coin. one Oh
The first acts OF Grants admlnls1ra aod
vas to change the face OF the ponuS' IT,
mike them all payable IN golu coin On
bonds had been issued at sixty csnos
The dollar. By the change the bondnoluSIl
lealized six hundred millions IN s
menu" the speaker asked. And yet tine
Republican, PARTY tell you they have away 9ys