Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-23
SPEECH OF cHAIRMAN EsTEE.
The Permanent Chairman Outlines the
Convention P9licy.

The Permanent Chairman Outlines the
Convention Pclicy.
CHICAGO, June 20.--Per,nanent Chairman
Estee spoke as follows on taking his seat.
Gentlemen Of this conventions: While |
appreciate the honor you have conferred
upon me, yet must assume it wnsintended
for the people Of the Pacific Slope, and in
their name thank you.
This convention is assembled from q
body Of Ainerican people 10 nominate
candidates for President and Vice Presi-
dent frcm a long list OF illustrious names
which will be presented to you for your
support. You can hardly make mistake
in your selection. The adoption Of plat
form and the voicina Of the principles OF the
Republicans of the Nation is still easier OF
solution, for the
LEADING FEATURES OF THE. PLATFORM,
if may be permitted to suggest, have all
been discussed and adopted by people.
Democrats are for free trade. Republicans
are for protection. Protection OF Ameri-
can labor and American products against
competition of foreign labor and foreign
products, will form a conspicuous place IN
your platform. When, by reason OF free
trade, you stop production OF any article
at home, and thus have to look to foreign
market, competition ceases. and prices VIII
be increased. Second, free trade means
European prices of products and Euro
pean prices for labor that produces them,
and thus the American laborer is placed on
the same plane with theill-paid labor OF ior-
egn countries. Lastly, free trade VIII oe-
crease the number and variety OF Ameri-
can products, while the fact is that a large
field of our Industry gives greater opportu-
nifty for the employment OF labor and ior
investment OF capital.
From the first hour OF
CLEyELANp's ADMINISTRATION
until now, his well-known free trade princi.
pies, added to the repeated effort oil a
Democratic Congress to change the tarln
laws, have been perpetual menace TO the
industries of the country. New enterprises
are thus DISCOURAGED and new lines oil labor
not created.
The result has been that under Demo-
cratic administration, the combined ex-
ports and imports OF the country nave
been less than for any like period OF the Ten
years Immediately preceding. while the ex
ports OF coin over the imports Is decreaseo
during the three years OF Democratic rule.
There has been built in the United States
less tonnage of American shipping than
during any other three years Tor 1oroy
years before. In 1887 we transported ia
American bottoms to foreign lands only Ia
per cent. of all our exports. Indeed, 30
marked has be n the effect OF this Demo
cratic policy upon the industries OF tne
country that general unrest among fapor-
ers Of the nation is everywhere noticed. :.
Nor do these end the list oil Democratic
wrong Republicans OF the country can.
not but note the most unusual practice oi
Democratic states OF the solid south 10
disregard the principles OF the electoral
franchise. II we are to Judge from oificial
returns of elections recently held in many
OF these states, the population OF the con-
gressonal districts OF the south is less tnan
one.third Of the population OF like districts
IN northern and Republican states.
In word, people there either do mol
vote through fear of voting; thrir ballots
are not counted, and it is monstrous TO
say that this practice can do DO harm OF
That in the end, il successfully pursued, y
Will not result in
THE DEsTRUC ION OF lBE REPURLIc.
The very helplessness of the people who
are thus disfranchised. appeals IN ths
strongest terms for protection. For wher
Vne ballot box is one made to tell q lie o.
when 1T is left empty and voiceless our I'D
esties are in danger. There should Dos De
.nsre shall not be one loot OF American
soh where the hnmblest citizen cannon gs