The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-15

sent the people OF Montana loud applanssl
ana put IN q representative OF the people
VINO VII! represent the whole people. Amid
tns strains OF Yankee Doodle from the En-
melt Guard band and the applause of the
audience MI. Collins took his seat.
REPRESENTATIVE DIXON.
He Tells Of the Work Of the State Con-
vsntion and Take On the Tariff.
The next introduction was not necessary,
AZ the silver Drowned head Of Silver Bows
honorsd citizen appeared at the front of the
platform. Cries Of Dixon filled tho large
auditorium, and like the proceeding
speaker he stood and modsstly bowed
while the ovation went on. As soon rs the
congressman could be heard he said: II am
very glad to meet you here with many
others. and I desire to take this occasi on,
independents Of q personal interests. to
congratulate not only the democratic party.
out the l:op,s at large. uyon the harmony
convention. Loud applause. There has
never been held in Montana a convention
that pnralleled the one Just adjourned at
Great Falls by tho delegates from the differ
snt counties. It was attended by the best
representatives Of tho party. They came
AoS v - wi OOoO Va bo0AlIlK OulCos tO0y
came not for nominations; not to work in
the interests Of particular ones, but with
an eye single to the good Of tho party and
Tor the successful PRONUNCIATION OF those
principles which the party represents.
Loud applause. There WAS no contest
for office; no unssemly wire working for
nominations. There WAS a discrimination
to do the best to promote the success of the
party and the interests Of Montana. Not
\ single ballot was taken; there vase no
difference of opinion; men were nominated
Who had no expectation of being nominated.
There ID not a man on that tickes
whose public acts or private life require.
Not one of them will be ashamed to defend
it before tho people of the country. 1t is a
good. straight, honorable and honest ticket,
and asks not only the support OF the dem
ocracv. but every man who believes in pro-
noting the best interests of the state of
Montana. Loud Applause.
This ID not the occasion TO enter into an
elaborate discussion of the issues involved
in this campaign. Briefly, the tariff, upon
which / don't propose to dwell, ia one of
the most important in this campaign. The
arguments Of tho republicans on
this question are Inconsistent. They say
that the foreign manufacturer pays the
tax. and that the people do not pay it. Sup
pose this duty OF 40 per cent was not paid
until the article was bought by the consumer
The retail merchant would say thee was n
little amount of 40 per cent in addition to
the price before he could let the goods 20.
Yet the republicans try to deceive the peo-
when fastened down. There are a great
many other points in this question which l
will discuss at some other time. There is
nothing in the arguments of the repub-
lioans on this tariff question.
There is another issue which l need not
lr~~I1 r-~- ~ H.
has placed itself on record. and that is fed-
eral interior ence with elections. 1t is tho
disRraceful proposition called tho force bill.
I no republicans have pledged themselves
to again renew that measure. There il
great danger in any party securing absolute
control of federal elections in all of tho
states of the union.
There ara other matters besides these to
which your attention will be called during
the campaign. A great many issues relate
more closely to our own state and Umong
them is the silver question. / don'b pro-
pose to misrepresent anything on this ques-
ton. don't p stend to say. that the whole
f ss%'0 cottage. par: Il. people y: IN in '' tss east st
are not all in favor Of it. A change can
only DO brought about by q & eat deal of
missionary work in the east until we can
arrivs at great strength. ! propose to show
during the campaign to what party you
must look for relief. When the republican
party had both houses Of congress and the
president they demonetized silver. and
every effort made to restore silver to the
monetary system has been made by the
democratic party. Tn record shows that
upon the passage of the Stewart bill in the
nat of the ifty-four senator's who voted
upon the question OF free coinage last win:
twsnty-three were democrats. OF the
twenty-nine republicans only eleven voted
for the free coinage of silver
and Eighteen against it. But
on the other side sixteen voted
for it and only seven against it. With
reference to the votes in the house while
the democratic party 10 not unanimous OF
this question Of silver q large majority of
those members are in favor of the free
coinage of silver. The people cannot look
anywhere than to the democratic party for
relief.
At the proper time desire to call our
attention to the efforts made to preserve
Pacific grant in Montana to the benefit Of
the state. l state from the recorLs and
from facts that the democratic party is not
only now. but has been always. in favor
of preserving them as far as it
is able to do So A bill was introduced
the democrats were willing 20 pass. In the
report of the lands COM the rerubli-
sans voted against it. l will show that
when the bill came up, when the only op-
portunity occurred to get 1t up. no one on
the democratic side objected but expressed
the utmost willingness to pass it.. Mr..
Burrows. of Michigan. who, with perhaps
the exception of Reed. of Maine, III the
most prominent republican in the house.
objected.
There are other matters which our repub-
lican fliends. by the nomination OF some of
their candidates, have seen tit to put in
issue-the precinct 81 election fraud. with
which you are familiar. They awe taken
those most closely identified with the
fraud and presented them to you as
their candidates and ask for your
support. They had a right to do il,
l suppose. and perhaps they were afraid to
do anything else. Those men have been
voluntarily put ON that ticket and placed
before the people and ask their sutfsrages.
They seem to have rendered this issue.
And l say upon this issue the dsmoo acy
ready 10 meet them. lG, eat Al plause.
We are willing to leave it to the people
whether IL was right and prousr.
There are y good many other things. A
great deal might be said viii reference to
the peoples party. l am not one of those
who a.e always ready to divide. The way
these evils can be undone is to stand by