Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-09-29
Guns to rent at Elford Bros.

at Elford Bros. 81
Go to Taylor's for fruits. confectionA
cry, nuts, etc.
Ed. McCay has field of wheat in
shock that he sowed on the 7th day of
June, and he claims the sample will
grade No. hard. How is that for
Cavalier county?
Geo. Oakly: 1 sowed Is acres Of
barley on the 9Th day Of June last, and
it was in the shock on the 18th of Aug
ust. If that is not quick growth show
me country to beat it.
John Hunter has the honor of being
the first subscriber to pay his subscrip-
ton to the CoURIER-DEMoCRAT out of
the proceeds of the new crop. Mr..
Hunter has a good crop which grades
No. Northern.
There are Il number Of specimens Of
I the ''genos hobo' and it would be well
for our citizens to take every precau-
ton against possible depredations.
We believe it would be good idea if
the city council would employ a night
Waterman for the next month or two.
Some time ago it was publicly an
nounced that Congressman johnson
would address the citizens of Cavalier
county at ,Langdon on Monday. the
Goth. The republican state central
committee, however, seemed to think
that Langdon and adjacent country
was in league with the democrats and
that speaker OF Johnson's attain
ments? would not be apt to change
their views upon the questions at issue.
Accordingly the great Il am" was
switched to Milton to bring the Scan-
dinavians into line and hold them for
the 6. o. p.
John T. Anderson called the meeting
to order and introduced o. G. Went
worth, Of this city, who spent ten MIN
utes in apologizing for his appearance
and the mistake of the chairman and
ended by introducing Mr.. johnson.
MI. johnson began his speech by
telling the audience that he would adj
dress them on but two subjects, viz:
The tariff and coinage questions. the
tariff, because it was the live issue Of
this campaign; and the coinage ques-
ton, "because he was responsible for
the policy Of the republican party on
this question, for was he not mem
Der Of the committee on coinage,
weights and measures, and would he
not be the chairman Of that committee
should the republicans come into power
again at this election? The audience
did not seem overpowered with the
tremendous responsibility resting upon
the shoulders of the speaker, and how
ever fattering the position may be to
his egotism, it will prove a boomerang
on November Sth. Upon the tariff the
speakers views were somewhat mixed,
Two years ago in his speech delivered
in this city, Mr.. Johnson declared that
the tariff was not a tax. Monday night
at Milton he admitted that the tariff
was tax and paid by the consumer
but claimed that the Mckinley bill was
a law tariff measure. inasmuch as the
total amount collected for duties OF
, imports was not us great as formerly
not taking into consideration that the
dutiable imports must necessarily fal
away under such restrictions as are
: imposed by the bill. The greatest ben
eft from the Mckinley bill, he claimed
was derived by the agricultural class
by reason of the fact that the tariff OF
agricultural products was raised. We
leave our readers to judge of the trutf
or falsity of this statement by applying
it to their own cases. On all othel
goods he claimed the tariff lowered the
price and cited nails and calico as Al
illustration. We would respectful!
make the statement that if this wer'
l so, of what use is the tariff on sucl
productions.
In explaining the tariff on tin plat
l the speaker lost his head. He mad
e the assertion that there were As til
: plate mills now in operation in thi
4 country, capable of producing 10, ,Oo
t pounds of tin annually, out Of which
t he attempted to excuse the robber,
J. perpetrated by his party. Hon. JOIN
r Mcbride called him down on this as
sertion by reminding him that Their
were $50, OOO, 900 pounds of tin consumed
= annually i'll this country and askln
+ the speaker if it was right that tn
p people should be taxed for the latte
amount to help few manufacturers
+ admitting his own statements to b
o true. John c. Marshall got in his Ga
j, and reminded Mr.. johnson that wha
little tin plate was manufactured an
dubbed "American" was importe
= from Wales and dipped in this country
r Mr.. johnson answered none of thes