Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-11-01

this statement on his audience than he
wheels around and unblushingly afrns
that the result of this would be an increase
in the price Of wool. This is arguing in a
circle with vengeance.
The next thing he touched ON was the !
surplus. The approach Of a c. met To our
planet would create less fear in the author i
of Ragnarok than the surplus forehoies Ia |
the modern Democrat. Fear is said to be
the most ignoble attribute Of the human |
mind. II clouds the Judgment Hence it is
that the disciples Of Grover Cleveland look
AT the surplus throush smoked glasses. The
same impulse which governed the primitive
Hindoos to worship most the gods they
feared, seems to account for the policy oi
our present administr ration in nursing the
surplus" Mr.. Kinney could not see that
the four hundred pension bills for deserving
soldiers. vetoed by Mr.. Cleveland. would
have reduced the surplus. lie could not
see that the purchase Of bonds in the open
market to pay off the national debt, as
authorized by congress, would reduce the
surplus. lie could not see that the Repub
lican tariff measure to cut down the rev
enne derived from articles when we cannot
raise IN this country ana therefore must lie
Imported, would reduce the surplus. lie
could not see that there are other sources
Of revenue which could lie judiciously cut
down, such as that derived from the sale al
public lands and when IL man''est'y I'M
inst to the honest Ia I'd W Orking set tier.
He could not see the shameful neglect us
played by his party IN delaying To survey
the pub''c lands ana that 'hose JANUS
which have been surveyed III our own
county Tor the last Two years are not ye'
open 10 settlement ana th"t tine surveyor
al sah lands mas not I'd uate receive"
cent compensation Tor ms services NO ne
wanted the ""ty taken o" o' "o"', 'ha' 's
raised IN every part o' 'he '"''e" S'"'es
except i"r'y-seVeh e"""'ess Inc '"'e"'-
gent voters oil montana VIII not ne 'h's'e"
by such ignorant rant
MIR. Johnston was the next speaker. tie
strutted about the moor WIN ms hahhs ~
ms hreeches pocke's niue" 'o' "''"""e'
lie addressed the audience as Il were
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gior'''cd "r"ver 'ie'e'ah" """" ne AUNT
TED 10 nave "'shkeu UNI" "'e'v' '"' III
terence Is that TINS dislike a"'e"ated h'se"-
gageincnt Z" speak IN the interests oi Mr.
Clark. AS he warmed up To nus suolcct ne
became iunny over our INFANT 'nd"s'r"s
Tins Is "a stale piece oil h"inor' ana is con
temptible from iSgicai ro'ht oi view Al
infant IN the broadcast sense means some
thing young. As regards TIME f" mas u"
spec'fic limitation. The period oi infancy
in mans life IL short, boca'se man himself
is shortlived. The Industries al u nation,
Tor aught we know, may he eterhai. IL U.s.
therefore. quite appropriate Tor Hepubli-
cans to Use the term Infant industries,
in lace III the fact that our industrial de
velopment Is not yet one hundred years
old. while England and other European
! countries have prestige al i've hindr"d
wears in the manufacturing field. England
fostsred her Industries 10y the most rig'd
protection until yer, recent times. Areno'
our industries mer" infants as c"mpar"it"
hers
His appeal in MI. Clark sbeha'f was really
sympathetic. The Tact Thai he has a"asse"
u large fortune ny his own e"of'-' was ''''