Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-09-20

important question Is not one which
arrays capital against labor, but the
issue is, shall we bring about the su.
premacy Of that line Of government
control which will
CONDEMN THE LABoRER
to labor forever? [Applause.l Shall
we bring about that state Of govern
mental affairs which will increase to
an alarming extent the pr sent pur-
chasing power of accumulated labor,
while deprecisting the rewards of
labor? These are important questions,
upon which free born American citi-
zeus have already passed in two doutt-
ful stat s, with no doubtful expression.
Laughter and appluse. As / have
heretofore stated, l have an abiding
faith In the intelligence, the integrity,
and the political virtue of the people
OF this territory. do not believe that
the flesh pots Of Egypt will swerve
these people from their duty. / do
not believe that there 10 in the hearts
Of the miners and the cattle men and
the merchants Of Montana a disposi-
tion to forever blast and sacrifice the
wool interests Of Montana. [Applsusel
| do not believe that one interest In
this territory can be successfully ar
rayed in arms to sacrifice the interests
of the neighboriDg counties. APP
plsuse.l / believe those broad repub-
licsn principles are prevalent in Mon
tana which make the people essentially
a unit and all their interests inter-de-
pendent. Under this state Of affairs
the miner iu Silver Bow county is 10
duty bound 10 have serious concern for
the interests of the steep herder upon
the plains and rolling knobs Of Fergus.
[ [Applause.l | believe that the mer-
chants in the city of Helena and the
city of Butte, and iu the hamlets
throughout this territory, have all ill.,
sepsrable interest with the man who
is delving in the bowels OF the Earth TO
bring oat lead and copper as mer-
charitable article to increase his pecu-
MARY substance iu the first place and
contribute to the general welfare in
the end. Applause. One interest
cannot be successfully arrayed against
another 10 this territory, and yet. my
friends and fellow citizens, If we, az
citizens of Montana, say to the con-
gress of the United States and TO the
people of the eastern country that We
are in favor Of sacrificing the wool in
terests by placing the sheep men of
Montana on a par with the sheep ra.s-
ers of Auspalia-if we ray that our
people have no regard for the lead.
producing interest Of the territory by
electing to the United States congress
democratic delegate from the terrl-
tory, We will be strengthening the arms
of the
FREE TRADE MINIoNs
o. the Golden Club, and become
rerFeant to our own best interests.
[Applause.l The position OF the two
great parties iu Ihis country cannot
now hp doubtpd. Who denies the
fact. or VITO brings a figure to show
that this country Is not the most pros
porous on the face of the globe? Il II
not true that our people are the best
fed, the best housed, aud the
best educated of any people, take
them all in all, to be found on the face
of the civilized earth? Applause. ]
Who will gsinssy the proposition that
the laLoiers of the United States are,
man for man, superior in intelligence,
superior In political integrity, superior
in all the attributes OF manhood 10 the
rank aud file wherever you may find
them IN any other country? Tap
plause. The facts are recognized to
be true that on many Of those import
ant economic conditions that contri.
butte to the greatness and welfare Of q
country and 10 the individual hsppi-
ness Of people, our people are upon
level; ave, above the balance of the
surrounding world. Who doubts that
we stand above the great empire o.
China In the wages We pay TO oul
men? Who doubts that We are fol
above Great Britain In the wages paid
to men there aud the conditions oi
prosperity that exist thereG / might
cite you to every country on the civil
ized earth; / might cite you to every
civilized country in existence; but Il
might be easier accomplished by say
ing, point, IL you can, TO any othel
country more prosperous than this
The theory of our democratic iriendI
seems TO be that we must, through
motives OF humanity and charity, d.
vide our substance with the worlt
around US and lower our condition Il
the dead level Of the worlds genera
prosperity. [Applause.l l cannot be
lleve that the people Of the territory o