The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-06-25

Rhode lSlanu has SpohcH- ohiy Jo''SA
dav Oregon spoke, electing three represen-
tatives-three Republican representatives
to the ~ of the United States;
when we get through with this conven-
ton it's conclusions will be the law OF he
publican action, as they viii! be the assur-
ance of Republican victory. Applause.
We are for a protective tariff and for recl-
procity. Great spplause.l We propose
to take no backward step upon either one
of these great Republican principles. We
stand for a protective tariff because it rep
resents the American home, the American
freside, the American family, the Ameri-
can girl and the American boy and the
highest possibilities of American citizen
ship. IApplause.l
We propose to raise our money to pay
public expenses by taxing the products OF
other nations. rather than by taxing the
products of our own. lApplause.l The
Democratic party believes in direct taxa
ton, that is, in taxing ourselves, but we
do not believe in that principle SO long as
we can find anybody else to tax. Our pro-
tective tariff does everything which a rev
enue tariff can do in raising all needed
revenues, but a protective tariff does more
thar that. A protective tariff encourages
and stimulates American industries and
gives the widest possibilities to American
genius and American effort. Does any
body know what tariff reform is? l"No,
no. and laughter. And that is to be
the platform of our politician opponents
this wear. What does it mean? You can
study President Cleveland's u%tterance
from the first one he made in New York
when he said he did not know anything
about tariffs. Laughter. You come
away ignorant and uniformed rs to what
tariff reform means. Since the war there
have been three great tariff reform bills
proposed by the Democratic leaders, none
of them alike; neither of them with the
same free list; neither of them with the
same tariff list; neither of them with the
same rates of duty, but all made by the
Democratic party upon the same principal
to symbolize and represent tariff reform.
You may go to Mr.. Mills; you may 20 TO
Mr.. Springer's. and you will find they
differ totally, but you may 60 to the mouse
of representatives which was elected dis
tinctiveiy upon ane uarIn reform issue, py
:sn-4nirds --19itv in the ""HSe, go
what do you ind. They passed three dis
Let me name them: First. free tin plate
leaving sheet steel, from when IL Is maze,
fairfield. That is, the finished produc'
free and the raw material bearing a duty.
Second. free wool to the manufacturer
and fairfield cloth to the mira
free cotton ties to the cotton states, ano
fairfield hoop iron to all the rest OF the
states. That is their idea o.
tariff reform. Gentlemen OF tht
convention, how do you like IL
This contest that we enter upon Is 10
the maintenance of protection and reel
p~rocity; and | want to say here that there
is not a line in that tariff bill that is no
| American: there is not a paragraph tina
is not patriotic: there is not a page tina
does not represent true Amerlcanism AM
| the highest possibilities OF America
| citizenship.
We are to declare ourselves on othe
questions here today. We are to declar
ourselves upon the question of a free bal
lot and a fair count. No platform should
ever be made that does not reiterate tha
great constitutional guaranty; no he
publican speech should ever be made tina
does DOT insist firmly and r~esolutely tina
that great constitutional guaranty shal
lie a living birthright, not a cold formallt.
of constitutional enactment, but a living
thing which the poorest may %confidentl.
enjoy and which the richest and mos
powerful dare not deny. We can wei
leave to the committee on resolutions tn
duty OF making a platform that shall
represent the best thoughts and the bes
ideas and the best wisdom Of the Republi
can party. When we go out of this con
~vention upon a true Republican platform
we go out marching to victory, no matte
what name may carry the banner" lGrea
applause
The rules of the Fifty-first congress
Tom Reeds, were adopted for the con
vention. The credentials committee no
being ready to report, adjournment TO
the day was taken.