Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-02-11

The Prosperity Of the Country Depends on
Continuation of the Republican
Policy.

L Soutinublou ol the kaopubtlchn
| Policy.
There may be faint-hearted Repub-
| licans who weaken before Democratic
bluster. The bold exploit of David
B. Hill in burglarizing the state legis-
lature of New York in the open day
light is, perhaps, a mere intimation OF
what the Democratic party will do in
it's desperation in the dark in the
great national struggle OF this year.
But it is very true of the Republican
party, and always has been, that it
never does its best and is never at its
greatest except in the darkest times,
in the most serious situation, when
its actual mettle is called upon. 1t
never does it's best till then. The
very seriousness of the situation will
arouse all Republicans to the danger
of possible defeat, and Republicans
everywhere, instead of tagging and
being lukewarm, will come the front
and do their part. There is the same
difference between the Republican
party and the Democratic party that
there is between the volunteer and
the regular army. The Democratic
party is thoroughly organized-is a
machine-and always responds to its
leaders. The Republican party is a
volunteer i'm the ranks, otherwise
every voter, must be as well satisfied
that there is need of fighting as the
leaders themselves before the party
moves forward to great and successful
things. But there is another view
and iU comprehends the elements OF
national which gives hope
to the Republican situation. The
present-day politics have been pitched
upon economic issues, otherwise busi-
ness or selfish issues. As party OF
business principles the Republican
party has never had an equal in
American history. In the present sit
uation it is not only strong but COM
manding, powerful and overwhelming.
The business world recognizes this
much more than the political. Sew
eral years ago, under the inspiration
OF President Grover Cleveland, the
Democratic party began to tinker
with the tariff and business laws; to
disturb business ygiving uncertainty
to e!l business operations; to para
lyze trade; Ito stop many factories,
and to throw hundreds of thousands
of workingmen out of employment.
The business world always suffers
most from uncertainty. IL suffered
very greatly from this cause during
the entire time of Cleveland's reign
and during the first year OF Harrison's 5
administration. Then the Republi-
can party came on, and, through the
Mckinley bill, supplemented by reci-
procity, struck down the party OF OBJ
struction and interference with pros
porous business, and elaborated and
carried through and placed in the
statutes these great business policies.
1t gave the business world certainty
instead OF uncertainty. 1t started up
the wheels of trade. Every business
house kaew that 1T could invest in
goods and have a certainty in selling
them and in the knowledge OF prices.
The idle factories started up. Idle
labor became employed. Hoarded
capital came out OF it's timid hiding
places The farmer began to find a
larger market for his products. The
American manufacturer found new
markets all over the world through
reciprocity. AS a consequence the
business world has been prosperous
for two years. Released from the
spirit of unset Element and unrest
which prevailed during Cleveland s
time, and from the tinkering at the
tariff and financial laws, it entered
upon a career of certainty, and has
gone on from one prosperity to an
other.
So we come to the presidential cleo
ton OF 80. The business world and
it's honorable and selfish interest, ex-
tending from the laborer who has to
care for his own family day by day,
to the farmer who has to gain every
year the support OF his family for
each year, to the mechanic who has to
find in a prosperous situation the en-
ployment to support those who are
dependent upon him, to the business
man, and to all,-all have felt this as
the instinct of self-preservation.
Therefore the interest of the business
world is for the continuance in power
OF the Republican party, and it is the
mightiest of levers in any national
campaign. For it is the selfish inter
Lest OF every home, the business in
stinct of the country, the instinct ol
self-preservation. More than this,
with these great policies, which have
given certainty to the business world
to be tried, the people will say that
such policies must have a fair trial
They will say still more, that they are
entitled to trial by their friends, not
their enemies. Anything else would
not be fair to such policies nor fair to
the country.
All Republican business men know
that the present prosperity and sta
bility and certainty have come
through these Republican policies
adopted by the Republican congres.
and approved by the Republican
president. All Democratic business
men who are sharing this prosperity
tainty established by these Iolicies
cies which have proved OF SO much
good already are entitled to full and
fair trial, and entitled to trial under
the direction OF their own friends.
This argument alone, the interest o.
the business world, the interest o.
every family, the necessity for Ger
! tainty, will outweigh in popular
, strength all the arguments that tn,
Democratic party can bring. Let the
strength of this one issue not be under
estimated. 1t is the basis OF prosper
ity and comfort for the country. II
! is the basis of strength and success
! for the Republican party. The Demo
|, Gratis would give all their stock il
trade, all their political arguments
and all their sophisms to boot in ex
change for any such issue OF such sur
passing strength and power.
: Indemnity For Riggin.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The claim TO