The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-10-25
Silver Legislation and the Nc.
Kinlcy Ri | Considered.

the audience and made a strong arraign.
ment of the wrongs and fallacies of the
republican party. Only a brief resume
OF his address is given: 81 was gratified
when heard of the nomination of WV.
Dixon for representative. He Is a pure
man, an upright man. IA man who will
go to the legislative halls and stand, the
peer of any man in the nation. And
when he returns it won't be necessary for
him to explain why he was paired when
interests of vital Importance to his con-
stltuents came up. l listened to Mr..
Carter in Butte and the burden of his
speech was an explanation of his reasons
for not voting for free silver. Mr.. Dixon
will be the next representative in
congress and when he returns it
will not be necessary to give rea-
sons fer broken promises and violated
pledges. Mr.. Dixon does not promise
e~verything--to raise the price of wool
to 40 cents, to open Indian reservations,
to grant the railroads the right of way
through u corner of the National
Park, but he will 90 and
work with earnest devotion and
endeavor to represent the interests of the
people of the county without regard to
party affiliations. | was gratitied when
| heard that a man we'll known and high
ly esteemed all over Montana, had been
selected as a candidate for state senator
Hon. Paris Gibson--I was associated
with him in the territorial legislature
and as president OF that body, 1 had OPP
portunity to study the qualifications of
the members, and | must say, l found
him conservative. He exhibited a keen
perception of law and had a wide knowl-
edge OF the resources of the state and
showed himself eminently qualified for
the duties Of a Legislator. believe if
the people will consider their own inter-
Iet~nsstudy their own affairs they will
vote for Paris Gibson. There is not 9
man, woman OR child in Cascade ount
h will not be benefited if he is elected,
He will rise above personal interests and
work for the interests of the county and
will represent the people earnestly AM.
faithfully and without regard to politics.
Silver is one of most important inter.
ests involved in the government and the
glorious state of Montana. Before 1879
gold and silver were both money, but to,
day sill !er is an article of trade and gold
is the money of the aristucrats. The sill,
yer question is n of vast importance tc
every ne. The circulation has been de.
creasing while the volume of business is
increasing. The increase in the value OF
property, the expansion of business, the
building of railroads and opening o.
farms demands more money, but the plu.
tocracy of the eastern and central state,
oppose an increase in circulation. From
the time the republicans demonetizeG
silver up till this hour the democrats have
been united with the exception of a few
who were dominated by eastern gold
the democrats have been solidly unitec
in of silver. The Window bill wa.
passed. in the interest OF the eastern capt.
alist. Mr.. Clark her reviewed the leeis
lation of silver from 1878 and showed
how free silver coinage had been defeat
ed by republicans.
You are we'll aware that the opposition
to silver comes from the east. Silver i
'le most important product of Montana
1t is by the cooperation of people o
various sections that the interests are de
veloDed, The wool growers should unit,
with the miners to secure proper legisla
ton to build Up the mines of the grea
state of Montana, the queen of the Rock
les, the pride and hope of the people.
The passage of the Mckinley tariff bill
was one of the most odious acts eve
passed il the history of the country. :
increases the prices of every article @
daily use, Mr.. Blaine saw the DANCE
and is trying to hedge. He says: "W
want more markets and less protectio,
The Mckinley bill does not open tn
market for a hushel of grain or q barre
of pork" Mr. Plumb of Kansas told til
Legislators that the manufacturer receive
all the benefits while the farmar mus
compete with the panper labor of ludi
in the markets of the world.
Carter promises a free breakfast tabl,
and then states that crude sugar comes i
free. The sugar retineries of the Unite
States are controlled by the sugar tru,
and by Claus Spreck!es. While thes
capital SITS bring the crude product t
their retineries free of duty they wi
combine, and l 8sert, as a business MAJ
with a regard for my reputation and We
ncity, that sugar will be no cheaper tina
it has been. Many statements have bee
made of circulars sent by wholesal
dealers in the east, advancin
prices, hut no circular ha
been Issued announcing a decreas
In the price of any article. While til
Mckinley bill increases the prices on a
ticles manufactured in the sast l. dn
eliminates against the products OF tn
west. The bill reduces the duty on COZ
per from 4 to Ia cents per pound, Ever
citizen in Montana is Interested in til
development of the copper industry. A
Butte an area covering larely tire
square miles will produce annually abou
1~25,OoO,O0O pound of copper. Every cit
zen of Cascade county is interested as we