The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-10-29
The Joint Discussion.

Cotter of Butte met Hon. E.. c. Day O.
Livingston in Il joint discussion. The
former is the republican county attorney
for Silver Bow county, the latter demo.
cratic candidate for attorney general fol
Montanta. This joint discussion was
brought about by the joint action of the
local political clubs seeing that the
above named speakers had Il conflicting
date at this place. 1t was surely a hap
py meeting for the same and not a divid
ed audience listened attentively to two
sides of Il great question, and the advo.
cate of each party felt proud of thcil
champion.
Jonathan McAssey chaired the repuli.
can side and E. L. Murphy presided fol
the democratic. There sat on the ont
hand besides the two chairmen and tho
opposing dcbatcrs, Messrs Benson, OF
Castle, Parker and Brown of Neihart
on the other hand sat VIM. Tierney the
democratic candidate for commissioner.
Promptly at 8 o'clock Mr.. Murphy
stepped to the front of the stage and
calling the house to order introduced the
first speaker Mr.Day.
Mr.. Day said that the tariff was the
overshadowing issue of this nation.
That for that alone the present cam
paign is an important one. That by the
tariff laws a man is compelled to set
apart a portion of his earnings for the
government before he can use them HIM
self. He charged the republicans with
claiming that the cause of our unprece-
dented national prosperity is due to the
tariff and claimed himself that it was
due to the newness Of thu country and
to our abundant resources. He argued
nations as we'll as states are not prosper
Gus unless they trade together, and mu-
tually interchange their products. On
the silver question he promised nothing
as the MANNER Of SOME has been, but
thought the peoples movement i~ll-cal-
culated to work any material good for
that Issue.
Mr.. Cotter was next introduced by
chairman McAssey. He emphasized the
value of precedent in government, and
spoke IA warming to those who think to
support innovations. What has proved
good in government is better as a guild
ing law than that which has not been
proved at all. He reviewed the history
of the United Statea, and showed that
the early democracy was for protection.
That times have been good or bad in
proportion to whether we have a high
or low tariff. And that In the days Of
the confederation, 1889, the country
was in a state of bankruptcy. He re-
ferrcd to a dozen Instances which dis
prove that the consumer pays the tariff,
but that home competition works to
lower the price of the article when for
eign competition is absolutely shut off.
He gave instances ever where the retail
price of articles is less than the tariff on
those articles. He also agreed with the
former speaker that silver is not an issue
between the two leading parties. That
as rapidly as possible the sentiment for
silver is growing and that the election
of Weaver cannot help the cause in any
manner.
Mr.. Day replied in a fifteen talk to
these remaks which closed the debate.
1t was a most entertaining contest. The
house acting as Judge is naturally some
what divided in its decision, and every
body praised both speakers for the man
ly boost they gave their respective sides.
Day is somewhat stiff and formal in his
delivery, uses few flowers, but cuts his
sentences close and chooses his words
well. His opponent is pleasing, florid,
has a flexible voice and talks rapidly.
lie displayed some wit and hit the OPP
posing arguments hard. Both speakers
were cheered frequently, each side trying
to cheer the other down. The audience
composed of both ladies and gentlemen
was sufficient to pack the immense hall.
In the same hall at 80 o'clock next
Monday evening will be heard the Hon.
w. F. Sanders and Lieut.. Gov. Richards
as bills have already announced. Ev-
erybody may know that they are here
when the roar of dynamite in blocks of
five can be heard on both sides of the
gulch, when the houses are illuminated,
the bonfires blaze, and the band begins
to play.