The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-09-10
WHAT THE REAL FACTS ARE.


This second lie is Il most monumental, colossal,
Insane, grotesQue and palpable lie. Even as lie
it is possessed of no merit whatever. It has no
Ingenuity, no element Of probability attached to
1t that offers the slightest reason for its formula
ton. On February l6, 1889. Mr.. Hunt, q republi-
can member Of the Territorial Assembly, intro
tluced a memorial resolution praying congress
that Montana should be Immediately admitted as
a state. The full text Of the memorial will be
found on page 24S Of the Claws, resolutions and
Of the Territory Of Montana, passed
at the sixteenth regular session Of the legisla-
tive assembly" Mr.. Murray, another republican
member, moved the suspension Of the rules and
the motion prevailed without dissent. The me-
mortal was Immediately put and every member
of the house voted for It, 1t was sent over to the
council the same day and was passed By that body
on February 10, every member present voting for
1t.
LIE NUMBERS
We repudiate the allegation that the democrat
ic party favors free trade.-l From the democrat
ic platform
WHAT THE REAL FACTS ARE.
For one hundred years the democratic party
has been by It's record in legislation and by the
declarations of its party platforms, q free trade
party During the slave holding era, free trade
was the one distinctive democrattve doctrine
John G. Calh0un's great argument supporting the
theory of states rights, which assumed that a
state had the right t1 nullfy any act OF congress
deemed by its legislature to be unconstitutional,
arose upon the tariff bill. He denied the right Of
congress to enact protective tariff. In 1874 the
democrats adopted a tariff plank which announc-
ed that justice and sound policy forbid the federal
government to levy imports for the encourage
ment OF Industry. They succeedeu III the ehsu-
ing election and passed free trade bill. Their
next campaign platform ayowed "That the fruits
OF the great pontlcal triolAlh VI io41 have nleo
the homes of the democracy Of the union In the
noble impulse given to the cause Of free trade. -
That plank resulted Ill thelr ueAe'il anu "uei'
they nominated james Buchanan III 1856 they
adopteo tnis plank: ne .l'''e nas ooe lot .ne
- eanns ~ ,,roarossivo fraa troda thronohout the
,ror,dn rho confederate constitution establish
~ +h,, oro.n,c ,.w .nor shall any tax on ;mpor
t..,ans t.n,,, toro,o, n,t,ons ha laid IN nromot.
~. ,,star anv hranch NJ indnstrvn For som.
oa..s .f+ar tho uar uhan onr taxat,on laws wer,
sn.,,r ,ea." annrassa,, haavv in ordar to nav III,
.s,., a.a"4oa Nv tho roha,,on that had hoe,
.,s+ .sDso n1 +,a ds,nocrattc doctrine Of nn,inca
'a' o 49,, Az, ,,o+ nross tho fraa trada ,ssna In,
..'a'. ,rd tn ~ IN 1915 calling II a ..revann
.ns;r t y rhav amhot,iad II IN the Morrison hill
asr.,,n -, .ha treo Trade hin Of M,ns uno,
a... u". 49, 49,, .,,o,o ,,ato,tod In 1899
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LIE NoAnA' T.
Revenue for the needs Of the government mus nus
De rasea 0y dst l ~ th.t auarS . saction ana ev
ery INDUSTRY shall enjoy equally under the law
that trusts and monopolies shall be prevented
LABOR pro.eGtteaM t III a'n tha marcan meonle VA dc
mamd s,ich a revision Of the tariff as will do ava
with unnecessary taxation. prevent dangerou ~
and denorazM9 f Nv ,,a ordng nerfec nrotet
ton to American labor. In any revislons Of til
tariff we pledge the votes OF our senators and rel