The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-10
A RECORD TO BE PROUD OF,

Stirring Democratic Speeches Before the
Hendricks Club.
The rooms of the Hendricks Democratic
club were crowded last night to listen to
the address of ex-Congressman w. d. Hill,
of Ohio. Judge Hill said the democrats of
Ohio felt an interest in the people of Mon
tana. He had the honor of being chair
man Of tho territorial committee in the
last congress, and drew the first bill for the
admission of Montana. If he had had his
way Montana would have been admitted
two years ago. I'VE feel as you," said
Judge Hill. that you have had a most out
rageous fraud perpetrated upon you when
the republicans stole two United States
senators. The democrats of the whole
United States have watched this fight. They
we're not surprised at the result. The
party which would steal the presidency in
1876. and anything else they could get
their hands on, would not be likely to get
choked on two United States senator's"
The speaker then referred to the fact that
Ohio had for thirty years continuously kept
q democrat in the United States.
Ii they could do that in Ohio, it was en-
couragement to the democrats of Montana.
Continuing, he said: Zone of the character
istics of the democratic party is national
organization. It is united now on the great
question Of principle which divides the two
parties. We have not had a discussion on
that line since 1874. when James K. Polk
was elected president"
Judge Hill then briefly sketched the his
tory Of the tariff not of 1910, the verdict of
the people against it in 1874, and its
repeal in 1876, and coming down
to President Cleveland's free wool message
said: "Some democrats claim that Cleve-
land was unwise. But it was the people
who forced that issue and not the president
If he made mistake it was in not sending
it to the people in his first message. The
receipts Of the government exceeded the ex-
penditures by ten millions a month. Grant
had called attention to the same thing. So
had Hayes, 80 had Arthur. The tariff was
levied to support an army of million men.
When that army was disbauded the neces
sity was gone for keeping up the system. 1t
was system which taxed seven men out of
every ten for the benefit of the other three.
! question the right of the government
essary for it's support. When it
does that it has gone as far as the constitu-
ton allows. There is not letter or a line
IN the constitution which allows congress-
to tax you for my benefit, to take money
out Of one mans pocket and put il in an
Others"
Then the speaker took up tho republican
party's pretensions to being the friend of
the laboring man. He said that in 1864
when the republican party was in control of
all branches of the government, it passed a
law authorizing railroads, mine owners and
manufacturers to go abroad and make CON
tracts with pauper labor of other countries.
BY this infamous means they filled the
country with Chinese and other cheap labor.
This law remained on the statute books
for twenty-five years. until the democratic
party got congress and the president. and
repealed it. They did more They passed
law making il crime to do 80 any more
That was the first measure for the protec.
ton of American labor, and it was passed
by the democratic party. He could not set
how the tariff bill benefited the working
man if it took from him half what his EN-
ployer paid him, and gave it to a favored
few. Blaine, the shrewdest politician il
the republican party, saw the effect of al
this, and cried out that the time had nov
arrived when the American people mus
ed q market, and if they were given AZ
opportunity they would come out on top
Judge Hill then referred to the benefit
that had followed the Hawaiian treaty, ant
said right to the south of this country wa
Mexico, with its 10, OOO, 600 people, and Sortl
America with its q, 100000. They were al
purchasers, at the same time producin,
things which this country bought. VIII
should the United States not have free trad
with those countries, instead of lettin,
England get it all. The factories of tn
nited States would then employ tire
times as many men. "Giye Ms the worl,
for market exclaimed the speaker. H
illustrated the effect Of the tariff thus
6upPose man buys ten pounds of suga
for % cents. When he reaches his door b