The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-09
CAMPBELL AND M'KlNLEY
Hold Joint Discussion Of the Issues
Of the Ohio Cam
paign.
Three Hundred Manufacturers
Have Reduced Wages Under
the Mckinley Law.

x1hvo Lto0uCOA w UHoD oAAOA
the Mckinley Law.
Tho Great A postle OF High Taxes Il Also
Stontly Antagonistlc to the
White Metal,
ADA, u, Oct. 8.--For weeks the joint de-
bate between Gov. Campbell and Major
Mckinley has been referred to as an i'm
pending "batt!e of the giants" and the
discussion to-day fully demonstrated that
they are indeed peerless as exponents OF
high and low tariff respectively. The little
town was smothered In bunting and deco
rations. People and marching clubs came
from all over the state, and while much
enthusiasm was displayed, it was in friendly
rivalry. Mckinley American tin badges
were Offset by Campbell quoting "Amer-
lean wool 34 cents on ac-
count of Mckinley bill.'' The
union meeting was held in the amphithea-
tire on the fair grounds. Great ta1te was
displayed in the decorations. The artillery
WAS called into requisition. and as tho.tvo
distinguished leaders appeared in sight the
governors salute was fired. II was LAB
when the meeting was called to1order by
Rev. Campbell, the Presbyterian minister,
and at that time fully 1000 people were on
the grounds. The clerical gentleman intro
duced the two presiding officers of the
meeting. Mr.. Vanfeet for the democrats
and Mr.. Howe for the republicans. Chair
man Vanfeet democratic presiding officer,
made brief speech of congrAtulation TO
4 ooI hnk Na
bell had gained the privilege Of opening
and closing by the casting OF lots. Van
fleet made slight bull by alluding mad
vertently to Major Mckinley as Gov:
Mckinley and the republicans cheered
Justify while the chairman blnshed in con-
duced as one Of Ohio's greatest governors
launched into the debate. His opening
speech was listened to with great interest
by both parties. He regretted, he said, that
he had not time to properly present the in
dictment Of that ovsrgrown monster, which
is masquerading in the Rarb of protection.
subsists on wage-workers and agriculturists.
[Applause. Yearly farming is growing
more improbable and our commerce 10
swept from the aeas. Under protection the
turers are browning the hills, while imported
Huns, Italians and Bohemians are displacing
/! American citizens. Weare rapidly approach
| ing the condition predicted by Abraham
Lincoln whom he said: "As the result OF
war corporations have been entbroned, an
era Of high prices will follow; the money
tpower will endeavor to prolong its reign I'M
| til all wealth is aggregated IN the hands OF
/ a few, and the republic is lost" Campbell
cited the ntterance at republican Congress-
man Butterworth, who said, in congress,
he could, upon the fingers of his hands,
count tho men who had added more to their
wealth in the last ten yesrs than had been
added to the wealth of all agriculturists in
any state of the union. Great democratic
applause.l He quoted from an eastern
paper the statement that when ERypt
wens psope down onnsd Two p'f pei cent cent q
her wealth; when Persia went down
one per cent of her population owned the
land when Rome went down 1890 men
owned all the known world. In 1850. in
this country. capitalists owned 371a per
cent of her wealth. To-day they own more
than twice that amount yet he who goes
before the people and points to these facts
| is sneared at as calamity croaker.
He quoted a gain Of thirty, seven in the
mercantile failures in the United States for
same period last. This is under the Nc
Kinley bill. Where is that boom McKin-
ley predicted if his bill passed? Were it
not for the abundant crops these
failures would be - q great deal
worse than they are. The governor went
/
ing a tax on the consumer presenting figures
to show that it was. Now" said he's
"when genuine reciprocity comes in VIC will
have. not little one-sided reciprocity with
the little countries of South America. but
substantial free trade with England, France
and the world" Applause
There were manufactured in this country
last year S., 500, ,OOO,00 worth of goods. II
the tariff on dutiable goods is 60 per cent.
it is fair to presume. taking protscted and
unprotected industries together, that at least
one-third of that sum is paid in lieu at
duties to manufacturers at home upon
American product. 1t is said that this il
| done for the upbuilding and maintenance
of manufacturers. How long, oh, Lord:
how long shall this upbnilding 60 onp
Blaine in 1854 in which Mr.. Blaine said that
it is II fact that the coarser descriptions Of
cottons and cotton product. boots and
shoes, ordinary household furniture,
harness for draft ANIMALS, agricultural
implements Of all kinds; doors, sash
silverwars, platedware. woodenware,
ordinary paper and paper hanging, COM
mon vehicles, ordinary window glass and
glassware, rubber goods, coal, kerosene.
white lead, lead pipe. and articles in which
lead is chief component, can be and are
prod Produced as cheaply in the United States
as in any part of the world. (Applause.)
In Twenty-Five years since the war ws
have doubled taxation in tariff. Who is
benefited by 1T? What have farmers OF
it? CA voice.: t"Razzle dnzzle." Coy.
Campbell read from the statistics Of the
republican secretary of the Ohio board
of equalization, showing that, i'll ten years,
the appraised value of farm land has do
preciated $9s.0o0000. The last census
shows that in ten years the state OF Ohio
has increased in wealth $24S,ooo,OoO. how
much have the farmers gotten out OF thatl
Gov Camnhell asserted np fact that nOt