The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1890, 1888-10-13


To be Addressed. The Leader Company.
hope for the future. wool is produced
very cheap: and it is manifest that Men
tana >hcep-raisers cannot
COMPETE WITH THESE CONDITIONS.
unless the freight rates would operate as
protection But here we are met by the
stubborn fact that wool can he trans
ported by ocean freight about us chcaply
from any of the places named to Boston
harlor. us it is possible to transport it hv
rail to the state Of Massachusetts from
Montana territory. These facts taken
together and fairly considered. drive us
to the conclusion that. placing wool upon
the free list in this country. in open
competition to such unequal conditions.
must necessarily result in the
COMPLETE DESTRUCTION
of sheep husbandry in Montana territory.
Why should this industry I've singled
out rs a victim for sacrifice:
Sheep h,,sbandry is an ancient and
honorable calling. When by the heavenly
angel the proclamation was made of glad
tidngs of great joy, peace on earth and
good will to men. it was dircctedto the
shepherds guarding their tlocks through
the vigils of the night on the weather.
beaten hills of Judea, nearly 1000 years
ago; and from that day to this. sheep
husbandry has been esteemed one of the
NOSE honorable, mcritorious and bcne
ticial occupations ever fostcrcd or
developed by any community. ! do not
believe that the people Of Montana terri
tory should elect any man to the congress
of the United States who would so inr
misrcprescnt them on this subject us to
20 before the senate committee, now in
charge of the Mills bilI and say that they
had hy their votes ut the polls com
lnissioncd him to announce that the
United States senate was running coun
ter to public feeling in Montana. Then
again. with reference to
OUR LEAD INDUSTRY,
as Mr.. Hunt has we'll stated, the passage
of this Mills bill would necessarily re-
suit in closing down all the mines in
Montana territory, which rely TO any on
tent on the production of lead for rcv-
enuc. The Mills bill reduces the tariff
on lead ore $15 per ton. and the reduc-
ton on lead bullion is of the same
amount. We pay our lead miners about
*:1 dollars per day. 1t costs MS about SEQ
per ton to ship lead to the eastern mar
; kets. The Spanish miner receives in the
lead mines from 40 to 20 cents per day.
and it costs only about s5 per ton to-
transport the Spanish lead to our eastern
markets. Now, with $lo per ton re-
moved in the way of protection to lead
and *l5 more per ton in favor of the
Spanard on freight. with wages there on
an average OF not more than 60 cents per
day, as against IN average Of at leaS, x:'
per day here, ask any man of ordinary
common sense how long lie expects
= sMONTANAsMINEs AND sstELTEHs
TO- continued tiiroperatiop producing lead.
wing the present rate of wages to
while pa> MY -rapdidly Of the opinion
.,.., "''''''' '"' '''' - "ur mining
that the future prosperity OF vs.
industry depends upon the stran.alilatnn
OF tn" Mills bill: aud it appears that my
able an'! genial friend Mr. Toolc wants 10
Know what Tom Carter can do in the vav
OF soaring the American congress in this
matter. Possibly an individual of nv
h''mbl" prctentions might not bc able to
q" much; hut il should do anything II,
all IN the way Of carrying out my own
solemn convictions in reference to pr,-
t"ct'ng wool and lead, would do moro
than Mr.. Toolc has done. Mr.. Voolc h,s
don" nothing. and could certainly make
il sta''d-off on that kind OF proposition
Mr. Clark says that lie !, in
'av"r "t the Mills hill and, being in favor
d II, II" would not do anything for Us II
h" could. Mr.. Toolr brings ,,p the old
proposition with mfrrcr.. 10
he necessity of sending Democrat to
congress to
SECURE THE ADMISSION OF MONTANA.
>""' ~ tins regard, my friends, let me-
ay that Montana has been represented
" Democrats in congress for the hist lG
ears and, up to this time. nothing has
'''n accomplished in til" way of u!mjs
ION to statehood. Could | do less Than
MS Tor til" peopI" here? But let m. toll
on that the states of Oregon. Maine and
"r""nt, "oplcd by Intelligent citizens,
ave already passed upon the very u,,cy-
ION at issue in this campaign in Montana
''1 thcy hav" each spoken in unmstal;r.
o'' terms in favor of protection; and in
" humble judgment the great state of
Jew York will send Ben Harrison ,pvn
Harlem river one hundred thousand
r"ng lappla's"l That he will carry
rw York state bv
FIFTY THOUSAND MAJORITY
Il" not doubt. Indians, vii! come IN
l'l' her ten thousand |nppla:lsr. and
g" jersey and Connecticut win Ike.
Is" wheel into line applause. Connrt-
ut Will civ" "a Republican majority in
cess ht any majority she l:ts eyer given
prla''S" And through these trj,mn,,.
nja'nin Harrison. ON tho MIGHT of fine
h OF next November, vii! be commits
'n'n, hy the voice OF the American j,,-
q. to slr. I. bill for tho .,,,ni., ;,,. ~,