The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1888-12-14

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people all patriotic love of n and
soosIitates IN Its place selfish greed and
grasping avarice. Devotion to Imerican
cltlzenship for its wi sake and for what Il
suOuld accomplish as a motive to our ma
tiOnhs advancement and the happiness Of
Az ~ o9t people, Is displaced by the assump-
LION tnat the government, instead Of being
tne embodiment Of equality, is but an in,
stt9mentallty through which especial and
INDIVIDUAL advantages are to be gained.
THE ARROGANCE OF CAPITAL.
co Inc arrogance Of the assumption is .an-
concealed: IL appears in the sOrdid disre-
gard OF all but personal interest in the r.
fusal to abate for the benefit of Others
one lOta OF selfish advantage, and in the
cOmolnatlo to perpetuate such advantages
through efforts to control legislation and
improperly control the suffrage of the peo-
pie. The grievance Of those not included
within the circle Of these benefciaries when
fully realized will surely cause Irritation
and discomfort. Our farmers, long suffer-
ing and patient, struggling in the race of
ilfe with the hardest and most unremitting
toll, vii! not fail to see, in spite of misrep-
RESERVATIONS n misleading failacies, that
they are obliged to accept such prices for
Ihelr products as are liked in foreign mar
kets, where they compete with the farmers
OF the world; that their lands are declining
In value, while their debts increase, and that
without compromising labor they are forced
by the action OF the government to pay for
the benefit of other, such enhanced prices
for the things they needs that the scanty re-
turns of their labor fail to furnish their
support OF leave no margin for accumula-
ton. Our .~workingmen. en~franchised
from all decisions and 10 longer
frightened by the cry that their wages are
endangered by a just revision Of the tariff
laws, will reasonably demand through such
revision steadier employment, cheaper
means of living in their homes, freedom for
themselves and their children from the
doom Of perpetual servitude, and an open
door to their advancement beyond the linz
its of a laboring class. Others Of our citi-
zens, whose comforts and expenditures are
measured BY moderate salaries and fixed
incomes, will insist upon the fairness and
justice of cheapening the cost Of necessar-
les for themselves and their families.
When to the s%eifishness Ut the beneficial
ries If unjust discrimination under our laws
there shall he added the discomfort of those
who suffer from such discrimination, we
will realize the fact that the beneficent
purpose of our government, DEEPEN
dent upon the patriotism and content
AANAV VA OAA puppy -
Communism is a hateful thing, and a men
ace to peace and organized government.
But the communism Of combined wealth
and capital, the outgrowth of over-weening
cupidity and s~elfishness, which insidiousiy
undermines the justice y integrity OF
free institutions, is not less dangerous than
the communism OF oppressed poverty and
toll, which, exasperated by injustice and
discomfort, attacks with wild disorder the
citadel of law. He mOckS the people who
proposes that the government shall aid the
rich and that they, i'll turn, will care for
the laboriDg poor. Any Intermediary be-
tween the people and their government, or
the least delegation of the care nd protec-
ton the government owes to the huMblest
citizen in the land, makes the boast OF free
institutions a gIittering delusiOn and the
pretended boon of American citizenship a
shameless imposition.
REVISION OF THE TARIFF.
A sensible revision of our tariff should
be made for the relief Of those of our cOun-
try VINO suffer under the present condi-
tions. Such revision should receive the
support of all who love justice and equal
ity, and is due to the American citizenship
Of all who realize that in this justice and
equality our government finds its strength
and power to protect the citizen and his
property; Of all who believe that contented
competence and the comfort OF the many
accord better with the spirit OF our lnstltu-
tons than colossal fortunes unfairly gath
cred in the hands of a few; OF all who ap-
preciate that the fO~rbearance and fraler-
nity among our people which recognize the
value of every American interest are the
| surest guarantee Of our national progress.
and Of all who desire to see the product OF
American skill and ingenuity in every
market of the word, with a re-
sulting restoration of American commerce.
The necessity of the reduction OF our rev
enue is so apparent as to 20 oe m Geng1a 10y. c and
shall be accomplished. and the sum OF d.
rect benefit which shall result to the citl-
zen present a controversy OF tile utmostl III
| portance. There should be no scheme &C
| cepted as satisfactory by which the Dnr-
| dens of the people are only apparently re-
moved. f~xtrayagant a%ppro 9Pamnralizin 20
CONSEQUENCE should not be tolerated,
either as a means of relieving the treasury
ri the present surplus, or as furnishing
a. pretext fer resisting proper
| reduction in tariff rates. Exlstlne evns
| and ipiustices should be honestly recoe
| n|zed, boldly met and effectively Iemeaiea'
| ole until a plan is perfected, fair and con.
sservative, toward existing Industries, oue
Which will reduce the cost to consumers OF
necessaries of life, while it provides for our
manufacturers the advantage OIL free raw
manaisis and permits no injury % the in.
teres,s of American labor. Inc CAUSE w
Which the battle is to be waged is compriseo
be Compromised; it is the peoples cause cause;
II cannot be denied the se!1lsh q pil ,hnr
;ntorasts which are SO loudly heard Wnen
affnrts are made to deal in a just ana CON,
p Fe,ated to, if they are not responsible tor r.;
the sentiment largely prevailing among tne
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