The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1892-08-13
THE CAMPAIGN OPENED
An enthusiastic Meeting and ~ Able
Discussion of Political Issues


Discussion of Political Issues.
Inc announcement that General Geo.
H. Sheridan would address the citizens
OF Livingston upon the issues between
the republican and democratic parties
brought out large crowd Wednesday
evening to hear that gifted orator and
champion OF republican principles. All
the available seating room of the opera
house was occupied and even standing
room was at premium. The meeting
was called to order by Chairman Deutsch
OF the county central committee. Hon.
A. II. Joy in introducing the speaker
briefly addressed the audience, calling
attention to the noticeable spirit of dis
loyalty manifested at the south by the
public display of rebel flags, of which he
was an eyewitness during IA trip to
Richmond in June last, on the occasion
OF the dedlcatory ceremonies at the un-
yelling of the monument erected to Gen
eral Hill. He said that rebel flags in
the streets of Richmond so far outnum-
bered those Of the stars and stripes that
the latter were only Conspicuous by
their absence from nearly all deco rative
displays on that occasion. He conclud-
ed his remarks by introducing the ora
tor OF the evening, when General Sheri-
dan advanced to the stage and for over
two hours held the large audience al
most spell bound by his logical, forceful
and pleasing review of the tariff and
other questions involved in the present
campaign. He began by calling atten-
tion to the utterance of the democratic
national platform, which declares the
, Mckinley bill unconstitutional, stating
that he was shocked with this revelation
until he considered that in this matte',
as upon all others of vital Importance,
the democrats were mistaken. In sup
port OF this conclusion he recalled the
fact that every act of the republican
party, from the declaration in its plat
form in 1856 embodying the principle of
federal control of the territories until
the present time had been declared un-
constitutional-no excepting the cleo
ton of Abraham Lincoln to the presi
dency in 1860, and the following success
ful effort to crush out the rebellion.
He further cited the fact that among
the first laws passed and signed by
! President Washington after the adopt
4 tion Of the constitution was one for the
! protection ct labor and industries, and
!, that later legislation known as the McKin-
ley bill had been declared constitutional
by the United States supreme court--a
decision that would be accepted as far
more authoritative than the declaration
that much Of the credit for the passage
OF this act was due to the stand taken
by Speaker Reed. The speaker was not
only able to see democrat in the house
but was able to go him one better and
elevate him to the dignity of law.
maker by counting him present and vot
ing-and this action was sustained by
the supreme court.
Having established The constitution.
ality of the protective tariff law he en-
tered into logical discussion of the
tariff by comparing the condition OF
laborers in this country under protect
i've tariff with labor in England under q
tariff for revenue only as advocated by
the democratic party. In making com
! ho ,e
les engaged in like avocations in New
York and London, the prin cipal cities OF
the two countries. In New York
the average wages OF brio kmasons
is 81 per day for eight hours work, while
in London men similarly engaged are
paid but S1.62 per day for nine hours
work. Continuing through the list the
speaker showed similar disparity in
wages between the countries in al
trades IN which men are employed, and
closed by effectually exploding the false
claim made by free traders-or advo
Gates Of tariff for revenue only-that
the difference in the cost of living was
materially lessened by the prices of ne
cessities OF life In the two countries
England not being to any great extent {
producer of breadstuffs and meats, these
staple articles that contribute largely t.
the sustenance Of the laboring classes
must Of necessity be imported, entailipe
a cost for transportation in addition t.
the first cost in this country. Making ,
local application the speaker took thu
case of a locomotive engineer on tn,
, Northern Pacific, comparing it with
that Of the best paid engineers upor
, leading English roads. In both in
stances the comparison was made upor
the supposition that such employees ar,
thrifty men, animated by desire to ac
cumulate competence and provide then
selves comfortable homes. The averag,
wages OF the American engineer is Sill