Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-27

Ing i III the tariff makes good wages why
does it not do so in all countries England
e. a free trade country, and YET
wages are better there than IN high pro-
/ tected France and Germany; in iact, nearly
| double what they are In those countries.
The Democrats are not Tor free trace,
Init they ask for reform, and the people
will help them out. They will not bear the
whole burden OF government any longer,
but are determined that capital shaiishare
it also.
the entire internal revenue shall be REDUCED
rather than that the protective tarln
should be touched. The campaign was
/ almost over when the Republican Senate
introduced a bill cutting down the revenue
S25. OOO. 900 more than is contemplated
by the Mills bill. The Senate proposes to
cut the tariff heavily, and the Republican
platform opposes it. 1t puts the hepmo'
iican party in q strange position. Inc
party is
TRYING TO RIDE TWO HORSES
going in opposite directions. (ApPlause.)
viii the God-and-morality party split or
stretch? Cheers and %applause.) think
it viii stretch (applause), as it is always
prepared to stretch or do anything else.
The California delegation opposed Harri
son because OF his Chinese record, but they
| finally swallowed him, and now the Paclhc
Coast Republicans try to excuse him by
saying that he didn't understand the ques-
ton then! viii the w~orkingmen endorse
"Chinese Ben" by voting for him, especially
the Coast ~worBingmen? III they do they
should all be declared Cinnamon by q
special act OF Congress and compelled to
wear queues.
1.-THE Old Roman understood the ques-
tfon long before Harrison was in the SEN
ate and voted for the exclusion OF the
Chinese. [Applause.] Cleveland advo-
| Gated legislation beneficial to the working
men and signed q bill to exclude Chinese
immigration. 1t was approved by China:
A Republican Senate amended it, and
China refused to ratify it as amended. A
Democratic Congress then passed a bill
Drew CHINESE
and the Senate had to confirm it. A Dem
ocratic president signed it, aud it is now a
law. CApplause.1 Now, who will you sup
port, "Chinese Benz or Grover Cleveland,
who made it impossible for a ChinamaD TO
enter America? If you love the Chinese,
vote for Harrison; il not, vote for Cleve-
land.
We nave for delegate William A.. Clark.
[Applause and cheers. You all know him,
He came here a Door boy. unknown and
uncared for, and built up the most colossal
industries. He is identified with the terri
tory's every interest and is as good a ma
and Democrat as is in Montana. [Applause
and cheers for Clark.
Carter has been here but q few years. |
What has he done for the Territory?
Nothing. But Montana has done much
for hing. 1t gave him a good practice, a
pretty, accomplished wife and-yes, even
more-Tom Cruise for a brother-in-law,
who is trying to beat him for Congress to-
day. [Cheers and a%pplause.] All the
oLD.T1MERs KNOW CLARK,
and Republicans and Democrats alike
will vote for him as he will faithfully repre-
sent every interest of the Territory.
You have a good county ticket in Jeffer-
son county. Vote the ticket straightfrom
w. A. Clark down to the constable, and
we will nave a jubilee over the Territory.
Cleveland and Thurman are as good as
elected; all that is needed is to 60 through
the formality of counting the votes. lap
plause. William A. Clark has never been
downed, and Carter is pot built right to
0o"h IT'LL hO"s 4NoooOo ouO /
men will no longer run the government,
and under Democratic rule the country
will resume it's irresistible march to
it's grandeur and renown, such as a peo-
pie never enjoyed.
THE HON. n. b. SMITH, OF DILLON.
Makes IL Most Able Speech on the
Tariff Issues.
The Hon. Robert Smith was introduced
as the last speaker. This gentleman
handled the tariff question in q manner
which showed conclusively that he was
familiar with that Intricate
He compared the policy of the
Republican party to the Chinese wall, and
said that the latter was never a more
means OF shutting out a nation
the world than the high protective
tariff OF the Republicans. The Republicans,
he said, were employing the tactics OF two
the ports of the country of the !,
3nemy 10 Cle OF Uno WOflQ, only 4
the case Of the Republicans they
CLOSED THE PORTS OF THEIR owN COUNTRY.
The gentleman substantiated all of his {
with the strongest of evidence,
he records OF Congress, and was abun. +
lantly supplied with data with which to Z
,uild up the most convincing aud irrefutable f
His speech was, undoubtedly, ,
he strongest ever delivered on the tariff in :
he Territory, and was frequently inter- Z
upted with the most vociferous and pro- q
onged applause. =
He concluded with a grand p%eroration OF i
he Hon. W. A. Clark, and Cleveland and II
Thurman, and exhorted his hearers to e
'ote' the Democratic ticket and thereby q
ndorse a good, honest and economical i
overnment. u
With three cheers for W. A. Clark and u
he Democratic ticket the meeting ad- q
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