The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-01

A RIGHT ROYAL WELCOME.
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. That does not make any difference. The
only point about it ID that instead of buying
tW0 suits year you will now only buy one.
The tepublioans want . poor man to do
without carpets. = would be interesting 70
know how many suits Gould will do with
out. tall you it 10 not matter Of concern
with Q rich man whether he pays IS or $40
moro for his clothes, but it 10 serious
matter to poor man who cannot anord to
pay q or 80 more. So in the matter OF
The duty under the Mckinley bill has in
creased 100 Per cent. On fine cashmere
clothes worn by people who pretend
TO lIwear fine clothes, the duty has
only been increased II per cent. Take ine
black silk such az the ladies make into
was. Whereas ALPACA, which il cheaper
character Of goods, the duty is increased
still further-6O per can't. So with regard
to wooden clothes. There ia an increase Of
from 80 to 40 per cent. Fine broadcloth, the
duty on that is raised, I believe, Just exact
" 10 per cent. Take great many other
things: sealskin wraps and cloaks, the rates
are lust where they were. But come down
to that universal substitute for sealskina,
and within the reach of almost everyone.
. cent. These are just few instances taken
at random and are fair samples Of all. The
question is, who pays this extra cost? OF
course under the high tariff somebody pays
it, either the importer or you. believe
some Of our republican friends say that the
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the consumer. 1t is also claimed with re-
gard to this present tariff that it has
a direct connection with wages; and
that il the tariff goes down wages
will fall. think these things have been
thoroughly exploded and can stand for ar
more tariff man pays the sooner he gets
rich is nonsense. It is not natural; there il
no sense or reason. Everybody knows that
an increase Of wages has not followed the
increase in the tariff. Circulars have been
recived notifying merchants that the
ceived circular telling him that after a
certain date he would be paid more wages.
Another thing, if wages depended upon the
rate Of tariff, why then, Of course, the in
dustries most protected ought to pay the
highest wages. but the reverse is a fact.
No class Of men in this country whose work
is Of q skilled character are go poorly paid
az are those in New England protected by
high tariff.
Now, there is another way in which this
matter can be tested. You can test it BY
going to your merchants and see If they
will deny getting those circulars telling how
the prices will be raised. You can take
them without distinction of party, don't
care whether they are democrats or repub-
licans, they will tellssyou the truth. No dem
any false statements about the rise of
prices Of goods. These merchants are not
politicians. They do not let politics inter-
fore with their business. They will sell
goods just az cheap as they can and make
some profit. These circulars are not sent
out notifying merchants of an advance in
prices unless there is an advance. These
are matters of fact which you can easily
ascertain. And If it was fact that the
Mckinley bill did not raise the prices, why
was there such rush to get imports into
this country before the bill took effect.
The importers wanted to get their goods in
to the country before the extra rates went
into effect under this bill which the repub-
lican party offered to the people as the full
fillment of their pledges. Does ID not re-
the interests of the manufacturers and
against the consumers3 The importer
who pays the extra price will get it back
from the consumer in the end. If man
could have bill made out Of what he buys
in the course of year. and had In another
in consequence of this tariff, it would show
. large amount and he would feel it. Out
IN this country we do not get
any benefit out of this tariff. We
do not manufacture anything and are large
operation Of the Mckinley bill.
Now, I think the people ought to think
about these matters and consider whether
it se worth while in this county to submit to
this imposition as they have done before. I
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northwestern states have common interests
and II We act together We can bring suffi-
Gent force to bear on these questions which
will result to the interests Of the people.
The more these eastern manufacturers are
protected the more they want. That has
are few things that you ought to consider
and see II something cannot be done in a
political way to prevent the imposition
OF this useless taxation. II we needed
1t, or were engaged in q war, it
accommodating in the treasury, why then
very likely We would say all right. The
imposition of this tariff serves NO useful
purpose whatever except to foster the man
ufacturers of the east.
I want to call your attention to another
matter. and that is the question of silver,
which we all recognize as one Of paramount
Importance to Montana. In regard to this |
question both political parties profess to
be IN favor of the free coinage of silver, |
and they try to out do each other in their
vehemence in assuring the people that |
they believe in the free coinage of silver
and how they will cause it to be affected by
law when they get the opportunity. But |
which OF them protesting the Same princi-
pies has really endeavored to fulfill its
pledges when it had the opportunity? Il is |
necessary to 60 back little into the his
tory of silver legislation. Gold and silver |
IN almost all times and countries have been |
the common money Of the world. Down to !
1873 gold and silver were equally money.
A man could take his gold or silver bullion
to mint and have it coined into dollars.
And when it was coined the gold dollar was
equal IN value to the silver dollar. No one
wanted the character OF money taken |
from silver. Yet in 1873, BY : repub-l
lican house and republican senate, and With
. republican president, bill was passed |
completely demonetizing silver. takino
away from 1t the character Of money Ana
preventing the further coinage Of "a
thereby depriving it Of all tho characteris-
tics OF money and leaving gold the sole |
money Of the country. The people did NOT |
ask for it. and at the very time when de- |.
monetized in 1873 II vas worth in the mar
kets three per cent. over gold. |
Bnt somebody had an interest in I
striking down silver. Who was it?
II was the fnanciers, tho Wall street
brokers and the banks OF Enrope-the mon I
who held the gold. So they got silver out
of the Vay. The value of gold appreciated