The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-22
HON. R. b. SMITHS SPEECH.
The Tariff and Its Effects Depleted in an
Able Manner.


The Tariff and Its Effects Depleted In IN
Able Manner.
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Smith began. "the people OF Montana are
called on to solve the problem Of election.
trust and hope that the problem will be
.olvad n a vav mora s.tisfactorv To tho
damocr.t;c marty th.n the othara in these
oemocr11l . parry IMAM ~ osns 80 = snese
TWO years. Inc speaker snen wens on 10
s'where King Caucus and the party whip
soppl..'eu sas .ss.as, - - l ~ .os
,o 81 .;i.,,t not .r;ttsS Il " o,,s sne
months for their cconstitnents nnieea met
Win ne a2pfeSxai OF Zine me aGsocsds .S or me
t;on ~ thu r.nmhl;c.n honse n inc .rS s;no
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ssst;ny nf deInocrats aIsctad nv msiorities
rurn;rmn - 80 h;ch az IA I'm ord no;J III. ros
snscts Is The force hill The soIe AIM ~ Vh;ch
~ in nowar' Tha oIsss 81 s mem xWho won,S he
sy-o;ptsH - ofsica .n;3sr that Mi vo"iS rs ne
tfa vard no,;t;c;sna and h;ttar n"rt;.ans
Ira nat, hbaaiers ana str;ters Il wsa ths
moat Vial The most obno1ions measure
sver intro s sst1 into co.nrsss r. vas the
cri-o;r .t;on "a haJ iogs .a a. ~a 70 H.
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ota .hor,d ..oaa ts,at tha, t...MniI
=, ,ocal self 1o,ernmsrt ma Gzar ~ "a" I'll
tba Rnss IAN :wonld not ha more omn;notant
snan ), me nr;sd S1 tb n. .ne
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The speaker took up the tsrifi At length,
and his treatment OF the subject called
forth numerous outbursts OF applause. He
quoted from the report Mckinley made
whom he handed his bill TO the house. that
the eommlttee were mot 20 much con
sumed a. the encouragement OF home
production" In other words, J" exclaimed
the speaker, they don't care how much
You pay for 9 thing, SO long az 1t fattens
son some m9 anu applause Con.
the effect OF the Mckinley bill in advanc-
ing the prices OF articles OF daily use.
and pointed out many OF the inequallties
Of the measure: such 90 decrease from 20
to 20 per cent. in the duty on sealskin
cent. on imitation sealskins;. an increase
from 10 to 100 per cent. ON cheap WOODEN
goods and only an increase from % TO u
per cont. on broadcloths. and many other
stances OF the kind: When he had finiahed the
n
increase IN the wages Of any nottingham
from the Atlantic to the Pacthc on account
Of the Mckinley bill, will give him So"
There was no response from the audience
exceptan o1tburst Of applause: have
looked careinlly; ea'd the speaker. I'm al
the great repubiicsn papers, Tor an an
nouncement that tha generous m.nufa ctur.
ers somewhere had opened their hearts and
increased the wages q their men ~ per
cent. but have looked 10 VAIN. but see
that me manuIac s ~ 2. comhon Manao ~
glass nave entered mso oomoanassoa 70
advance the price OF their products ~ Per
cent, and at the same time rednced the
wages OF their employees nve per cent.
zee that the carpet manufacturers
OF Phlladelphia nave entered INTO comoa-
cent: That means that whore they now
employ l0O men they Will only need eixty
hereafter. Unless the people Of Montana
propose 70 live on bare moor they should
vote against thus Iavorite onlld OF Mon
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