The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-10

know one which increased them
Cheers In the iron industry we have
had more strikes which are unsuccessful
since the passage of that bill than in the
three years before. hold in my hand
list OF thirty establishments, including
Carnegie's, working $4,000 men in which
organized labor is banished."
Col. Howe, the republican chairman of
the meeting, introduced Major Mckinley
as "the ideal typical American, one
known not only at home but abroad"
Applause. Major Mckinley after the
ovation which greeted his appearance
had subsidized said that there were two
questions he wanted to discuss One is
the question of silver and the other the
question of taxation. The democratic
platform declared for the free and un-
limited coinage of silver The republi-
can party insists that it cannot be safely
done until the great commercial nations
| shall have fixed the ratio between gold
and silver. The republican party stands
| therefore for dollars worth one hundred
cents whether it be gold. silver or paper
| and approves of the legislation
of the last congress which requires
the government to buy 100000 ounces
OF silver every mouth at its market value.
ilut 10 Il iiIti' Iiiolt tIdil iho tlltilC
yer product of the United States and for
every dollars worth of silver thus pur-
chased the government issues its treas
uIy note which shall be a legal tender
for all debts, public and private. and re-
decmable in coin at the will of the hold
er. The treasury note thus issued has
behind 1t dollars worth of silver pur-
chased at its market value. The profit
on silver under the existing law goes to
the treasury and all the people whereas
unlimited coinage would give that profit
to Silver producers. The republican
party wants the government to get the
profit. or the issues between the dem
ocratic and republican platform is one
relating to tariff. Gov Campbell does
not like protection. Now, l remember
when in a former congress Morrison
brought in a bill which provided for only
about 20 percent reduction of the tariff
and asked even the poor privilege of hav-
ing it considered and made a motion to
that effect, demanded that yeas and
nays be taken and Gov. Campbell voted
with me then. Laughter and cheers,
The governors platform commits him to
a tariff for revenue only. That is tariff
upon foreign products levied with no
other object in view but revenue. un-
mindful of every other consideration but
revenue and not caring for the industries
and occupations of the people. The tariff
that will produce the most revenue is the
tariff which revenue tariff policy main
tains today. a revenue tariff will
raise revenue for the government.
A practical tariff will do that and rev
enue tariff will do nothing more. A pro-
tective tariff besides raising the revenue
will also stimulate the industries of the
people, encourage the skill and genius
of American citizens, develop resources
for the government and so secure to us
as it has done in the past thirty years
the first rank in mining, agriculture
and manufacturing. He believed the
foreigner should pay for the privilege of
the American market. If the consumer
pays tax why does the foreigner make
so much fuss about it? He gave illus
trations to prove the point. A low tariff
has always increased the importation of
foreign goods, multiplied our foreign OBJ
legations produced balance of trade
against us. undermined domestic pros
perity and robbed labor of its Just re-
ward.
After giving numerous instances in
American history where the reduction of
the tariff resulted in disaster to industry
Major Mckinley continued: I'VE have
freer trade under this new protective
law than we ever had under any revenue
law. Fifty-sx per cent of the value Of
our imports under this new law during
the last eleven months were absolutely
free to the American people. The Mills
bill that Gov. Campbell voted for made
only forty four per cent OF them free.
Governor Campbell asked me if was in
favor of organized labor. | want to
answer him now. am not only in
favor of organized labor but al
ways have been. | am not only
in favor of organized labor
at home but am in favor Of defending
labor at horne from products made by
the cheap labor of other countries Ap-
plause. He made caustic reference to
the doctrine of disaster and despair
preached by leading democrats OF today.
adding that thank God the republican
party never thought of such doctrine. |
"Ours is doctrine of hope and cheer
At the conclusion of Major Mcklnley's !
speech the adherents Of the great eX-
ponent of high tariff burst into cheers
and prolonged applause. 1t was some
minutes before Gov. Campbell could ob
tain order and not until Major Mckin-
ley had signalled to his friends to sub
due their enthusiasm.
After talking on the sugar tariff the
governor devoted some time to the refut
ing republican claims that tin was beng
manufactured in the United States and
insisted that few samples were merely
being manufactured for campaign pur-
poses Voices in the crowd called for
statement on the silver question hut the
governor evaded the subject. At the
conclusion of the Joint debate the two
speakers were taken in carriage and
under the escort of various marching
clubs were driven throughout the city
while cannon doomed and bands played
in triumph.