The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-09-21
CARRIERS SPEECH.
An I"cOntrovertfb1eA Argument in Favor
OF the Republican Principle
of Protection.


speech delivered by Hon. r. H. Carter
Livingston on Friday evening. Septer
Der 18th. In opening the speaker sal,
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentleme
Less than twelve months ago we a
, sembled in this city of Livingston
discuss the then pending issues befol
the people of Montana. The result ,
your determination at that election il
volved the choice of delegate to Q
hence to the capital at Washington as
mere suppliant at the feet Of power. Th
Territory of Montana in November las
was mere dependant form of govern
ment. We are at present engaged i
preparation for better condition of al
fairs. Within the near future. befor
the snow flies in December, another sta
will have been added to the flag: ar
other commonwealth will have bee
added to the glorious company of state
comprising the union, and Montana wi
have assumed her proper place in tn
grand galaxy of American states. Yo1
are tonight assembled to consider cues
tons OF greater moment than thos
which we considered last fall You ar,
to commission by your votes represent
atlve and two senators (the senators in
directly, it is true), to go down to tn,
capital Of the nation to enforce you
just demands for the consideration o
congress. We are no longer to be con
sidered as mere political hessafs, for W,
shall attain, when President Harrison. :.
proclamation goes forth, the full dignit,
and high privileges of statehood. 1t /.
wise for us to pause and consider what
full citizenship means, and inasmuch as
we are about to be invested with new
and remarkable responsibilities, l an
sure that the prudent and patriotic peo
PIE o Montana will consider we'll the
fact that these new dignities and the
power attached to statehood will bring
many new and grave duties in thei1
train. In proportion as we discharge
the trust thus imposed for good or for
III, SO shall we profit Or lose, and be
blamed or praised ly the future genera
tions, We have therefore most i'm
portant duty to perform in selecting our
political affiliations. We must say by
the ballots we cast on October 1st which
one OF the two great political organza
tions OF this nation shall have our al
leglance. In view of this situation it be
hooves us to 60 back into the past and
examine the history of the two parties.
Mr.. Carter, in referring to the demo-
cratic party, said: That BY name at
least the democratic party was the old
est: and democrats were wont to say,
awe are IN favor of the simon pure de
mocracy of Andrew Jackson" but the
fact was that the democratic party of to-
day did not have one single solitary Gar
dinal principle like unto apy principle
which Andrew jackson believed in.
jackson believed in protection to Amer
lean labor and industry: the democrats
of Buchanan's and Cleveland's admins
tration did not believe in that doctrine;
the party BECAME degeAerated; it forced
Npon the nation the doctrine of free
trade and matured in its bosom the
germs OF treason, SO we see that when
the republican party came into power in
1860 this country was reduced to u state
bordering Oh beggary and destruction.
IN those free trade days England manu-
[actured dresses for the American ladies
tho harvest neid- non. yard. for aalico.
late at night, swinging the cradle for the
sum of 100 cents; honest
men were compelled to tramp over the
great states Of the east and beg for their
daily bread, while unable to secure a
DAYS work at any price. Do you know
that in those free trade days stacks OF
wheat were suffered to rot in the har-
vest fields because the grain would not
pay for the threshing? Not only was
this gross depression Of labor manifest,
but the credit of the nation had become
the ridicule of the civilized world. Bu-
chanan undertook to secure loan OF a
few thousand dollars to pay his own sal
airy. The desired loan was matter OF
little consequence. Many a man, poos
ten years ago, could give his check TO:
day, pay it off and get rid Of poor old
Jimmie, and still the small demand went
begging ri the markets of Europe until
q firm of European bankers agreed to ac-
cept it, providing discount of % pei
cent. was allowed The people were not
only ill-clad and thin faced, and the gov
ernment credit destroyed, but the very
man in Mr.. Buchanan's cabinet who had
sworn to support the laws and the
constitution Of the United States, mad
ooaspirea to destroy the government it
self. In this situation, with the credit
of the nation ruined and the people with
out money or means of doing business
the republican party came into power
that party which Major Maginnis char
acterizes as the aristocratlc party. The
republican party was founded to give
vital force to the principle that all mel
are born free and equal. After fou
years Of war and unprecedented expend
iture the country came forth from tha
crisis, and by virtue of the wise laws en-
acted by republican congress the sad
eyed and hard pressed people Of lsG
gradually became vigorous, progress
i've race. AS by magic the natural re
sources of the country began to turl
into wealth, new states settled up IN al
most day, and for twenty-ti year
this condition continued until the east
ern country had risen from a slough
desmond. the American laborer had be
come the envy of the world and tn
credit of the United States had been es
tablished. SO that when Mr.. Clevelan
came into power the national debt wa
being liquidated rapidly, and the pc
cent. bonds of the United States Wer
selling in the markets OF the Old Worl
at premium Of % cents on the dolla
At the same time the treasury lei
empty by Buchanan was burdened Wit
surplus. 40. .,,
The democratic party in 1884 said tha
probably the government had been rot
bed during those twenty-five years,
they were permitted to make an exam
nation, and at the conclusion OF the e'
animation they we're compelled to cel
tify that the affairs of the governmer
had been conducted honestly and thu
not one farthing of public money VIZ
missing. After finding that this mlsslo
of the party had utterly failed, we the
!, had the free trade proposition force
upon the country. It is fortunate for
in the present situation that we hay
, the experience Of those four years
!, democratic rule. Previous to Mr.. Clev
I land coming into power we were recel
l12 for our silver. Mr.. Cleveland
scheme for demonitezing silver reduce
it to between 81 and "a. When Grow
= Cleveland came into power the lead pr
r duct of this country was commerce.
j article that would yield profit, but Il
Z democratic secretary of the treasu
. said: "Where lead is mixed with silv
n in ore and the silver is of more val
Q than the lead, we will call the compou1
9 silver ore and let it in free OF dut.
o Under this ruling train loads OF ore we
4 RIM into this country. The owners