Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-07-16
BRAVE WORDS.
Closing Remarks of Chairman Stone at the
Iowa Republican State Convention.

Never before was the issue more
clearly defined between the two par
ties than now. 1t will continue to be
an issue till free trade is dead and the
country placed beyond the dread OF
its resurrection, or till protection is
buried and free trade has turned the
country over to foreign domination.
The speaker having analysed the
tariff policies OF the two parties, wound
up with reciprocity. "There is but one
reciprocity" he said, Sand James c.
Blaine is it's prophet" Tremendous
this gospel the Democratic party, un-
der the spur OF the moment, thought
it saw free trade standing in more
dazzling light than ever before. But
when the spell was broken reciprocity
was in Republican camp and James
G. Blaine was its chief high priest.
Here the convention became wildly
enthusiastic.
We all know full well now what
caused our crushing defeat last year.
1t was the high carnival of methodized
falsehood. In a great continental
area containing 65, ,OOO,OOO people it
is not easy in a few weeks to chase
down and pinion a million organized
lies travelling OH divergent lines. But
where are the falsifiers to-day? The
bald black birds of evil that croaked
of the price OF clothing alleged to have
already advanced in anticipation OF
the law, have flown back to their
perches i'm the Democratic menagerie.
The hoarse-voiced tariff reformer who
Travelled in the country and deceived
people as to the price of tinware has
returned to the Democratic juggler's
den. This was what the Democratic
leaders now call educating the people.
Many an honest merchant, himself the
victim of the treachery OF Democratic
leaders, published in taking headlines
the advance that had taken and soon
would take place. Millions of circu-
lars were sent out by Democratic COM
mittees announcing to the people that
when the new law took effect prices
would rapidly advance and that in an
ticipation of the event the advance
had already begun. This was what Is
now known in Democratic morals as
furnishing the facts to the people. No
such stupendous scheme OF national
deception and falsehood was ever be-
fore entered upon in politics. Since
Satan and his followers stated the
grounds on which they claimed to be
the genuine angelic hosts OF heaven no
such lying for eternity has been heard.
The Democratic masses, always
honest alike with the masses OF other
parties, deceived by their leaders, re-
alize a sense of shame over the misrep-
resentations made by their managers.
These manipulators may gloat over
the success OF their trick, but the hon
est masses of the party condemn the
performance. And it so happens that
the Republican party with it's tariff
law and defeat is prouder of its record
OF q year ago than the Democratic
party Is of it's victory-a victory won
as general would win who poisoned
the food of the opposing army.
The permanent chairman OF the late
Democratic state convention in his adj
dress gave utterance to these signiti-
cant and ominous words: We inaugu-
rate this day our campaign OF educa-
ton Noting this suggestive utterance
we are inlpelled to exclaim, let the peo-
pie of the state beware. Soon the free
trade circulars, tracts, editorial arti-
cIes and tables OF figures will be abroad
i'm the land. Let the honest readers
and voters OF this state remember the
campaign OF education waged by the
Democratic party in 1890.
In the name OF the Mckinley bill the
Republican party was overthrow.
In the name OF the Mckinley bill it will
rise again. The victims last year of
deception and falsehood will become
this year and next the instruments OF
Justice and vengeance. The Mckinley
bill may not be all that every Repub-
lican would have it, so great may be
the variety of opinions in minor de-
tails. 1t can doubtless be improved
in the future, but it will never be I'M
proved by the Democratic party.
Though in its details not up to the full
wish of every Republican, it is a noble
tariff law and the people now know 1T
Millions of Americans have already
felt it's beneficient effects, and millions
more will feel them for a generation.
Five million Democratic wives-who
the benefits it has brought to their
homes. The irresistible logic OF facts
and experience have already proved
to our people it was the Republican
party that was their friend last year
| In all our history while we had Demo
cratic free trade laws wehad a gradual
decay of all our industrial interests
Under laws granting a Just and reason
able protection to the growth OF oul
own system we have had a develop
ment and progress approached by no
other nation. In 1860 the tota
wealth of all the people in the country
aggregated S14 200, 100000. Thous
ands OF millions of this was lost in the
war. Notwithstanding this the census
of 500, though not yet announced
will show the wealth of the country
| to be not far from SOS 200, 900, 900
1t thus appears that while thepopula
ton during this period increased but
100 per cent, the wealth OF the people
increased 364 per cent, and that the
accumulations OF this thirty years wert
nearly four times as great as all the
accumulated wealth of the proceeding
$50 years. 1t is significant feature
of this phenomenal growth that tn,
greatest percentage has been made il
those states of the northwest devoted
largely to agricultural interests wher'
the distribution of wealth is the mos
nearly even.
These unparalleled results haveb beer
achieved through the adherence OF tn
Republican party to two prlma
truths: L. Among the nations OF tn,
earth Americans will be first for thei
own country. 2. Among the peopI
and homes OF the world Americans vii
stand first by the American people AM
American homes. These two princi
piles have their foundation in the hu
man heart. They will not change I'll
love of foreign soil drives patriotism