Fergus County argus., 1890-10-23
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
J. b Boardman of Anaconda Addresses an
Audience o, Between seventyFive and
Hundred Which Was About
Equally Divided
Politically

JB. Eoar,lman Of Anaconda and Peter
Baum Of Great Falls were advertised to
speak in Lcwi-town on Monday evening.
Mr.. Bnardman came in on saturday =
coach. but Mr.. Baum failed To put in an
appearance.
At : o'clock on the evening named a iair-
sized audience, consisting largely Of Repuh-
licans. assembled to hear the issues dis
cussed from "A Democratic standpoint. The
speaker was introduced to the audience by
our townsman. ]. T.. Murray. Mr.. Board
man had come all the way from the court
of the white czar' at Anaconda To tell the
people of this county what "A friend To their
interests the Democratic party was IN it,
policy of free wool and free lead. lie was
going to prove everything by the record.
lie then went on te explain how revenue
was collected to maintain government be-
fore the war by internal taxation, stating
that it was cardinal principle of the Dem
ocratc party TO collect just sufficient rev.
enue to support the government eeonom-
ically. But colossal war came, and 1t
became a serious question how to suppress
il without placing a tariff ON imports.
Here the speaker did not explain who was
responsible for the war, and how IT was the
Republican party who found the United
states treasury without n nickel to meet
the emergency before it. The economically
administered" government did not have IL
dollar at its command. He went ou To ex-
plain the war tariff and quoted from Lin
coin, Arthur and Grant to show they
favored IA radical reduction of the tariff.
but the speaker did not tell his audience
that this reduction has been going on until
the present Mckinley bill reduces the rev
enlIes more than would the Mills bill had 1t
become "A law. The speaker denied that
the Democratic party was Tree trade
party, yet he did not explain why 1t was ~
favor of free lead and free wool. but he did
make the startling proposition that il wool
had been placed on the free list, as the
Mills bill called for. growers would now lac
getting - cents n pound But as this was
the speakers own opinion, it had but little
weight.
lie likene,i the protective tarin to
Chinese wall and said il benefited no one
but the manufacturer. another statement
that was wholly ialiacions. The speaker
gave an illustration of II loreign workman
making one pair ci shoes in a day. for
which he got 81. %, aud an American work
man making three pairs in the same time
with improved machinery. This. of course,
was an argument in favor al protection
aud its fostering influences from his own
standpoint. But the speaker Hailed to
state that the Berlin shcemaker received
for his labor what would he equal To ."
cents week and board in America.
The speaker took up the silver bill and
misrepresented or put IA wrong construc-
tion upon its requirements. The law re-
pures the secretary to purchase ! ,1"',o"o
ounces monthly, aud it is not discretionary
with him how much he shall purchase.
The speaker attacked Mr.. Carter's record
and tried to belittle his achievements be-
fore "a Fergus county audience.
He had something to say about the
great fraud, :" or precinct 81, but did not
go into detail. Coming from Anaconda he
probably knows the whole truth about the
millonaires' crime against the ballot and
the people of Montana.
He closed with some kind words Tor W.
W. Dixon, how he had beirended him, etc.,
and this was probably the best portion of
his address. No one questions the Tact
that Mr. Dixon il an honorable gentleman
and learned in the law. But he has an OPP
ponert that is equally as COED, and he ad-
vocates the interests Of Fergus county and
N,ntan, i'm tpn,raI and j. better cutitl led
To our suifrages.