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The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-20
A Palmer Industry.

The tariff of 1890 deals out g'",r
Inent licenses to its favorites 10 %,
hat which is not their own, agalnsiH v.
protest of other industries deual4pf
the right to keep what they have eaFp'.
and a strife is thus inaugurated hetV''
domestic industries more subyeFtl-'
general prosperity than any po',or"
croachment of foreigners.
The contest which ended Il i|
creased duty on timed plate Wa
novel interference with G.0U 'eh'-
porting established industries buA. !
by the use of cheap timed plate ~ . /,
raw material in order to favor al !
dustry non-selfsupporting, and "La'
very fact was urged az an exca't v,
public charity should be 'zieDO
toward it.
The government in thu gfSH :,
privileges to certain industries. q =
expense Of others, IL encouraglns d p
edent which, In its simplest dehiDu n
means robbery, and which in ius Er
involves burdening the people to ma
ize a panper industry at the blaia" :,
penl of those whose sole object "@
profit by selling supplies to the ~
trial u%,Orhouse thus SGT M.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-20

Senator Sherman i one Ut sel
Republican congressman who hal
struggle with their conscipnces 4
they voted for the Mckinley bill.
his conscience is not yet fully at eas
regards the matter is evident from
following, spoken in the senate in JdJ
Indeed ] have no doubt the result |
the policy of protection does alvlj
bring abont some results which EJ1|
probably not be desirable. The cod
nous development Of these induti1
has made the aggregation Of n
amounts Of capital and great cop1
tions. and there may be more or 4
danger growing from their amblri
desires and sometimes from their I
fairness and their disregard of theris1
of the poor and Of the laboring maj,
There T. dozens of articles in 4
tariff which, if | myself Were 10 fr1
Il tariff bill looking only to the inters1
of the people Of Ohio, | might stIi
down here and there. certainly woll
admit coal duty free and | would adm
lumber duty free. | would dot gns
many things that our Democratic fne1i
want to do; but in a system like tlllsYaa
have TO observe impartial justice TON
interests alike. If you protect then
~terests of Illinois You must also pro'''
the interests of Minnesota. aud do WA
is fair all around. A tariff bill, ara
all, we all admit, is a struggle Of oppr
ing interests, Every man, taken y
himself, is opposed to something III tf
tariff. If he wants to buy he wants q
buy as cheaply as possible, and II D
wants to sell he wants as mncn pTolr'
ton as possible. In the nature "
tariff law there must be some genriN
rule applied to all sections and to al! "
~terests, and the result has proved v
actual experiment in the last thirty year
that of all our interests this p~rotec'N'
system is the greatest and most ilHg"'
tant of our financial operations.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-20
WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. AUGUST IS. 1892.
POLICE

The periodical robberies which taxi
place in Great Falls raise the question
whether our police force is as efficient al
ii ought to be. The TRIBUNE does no
desire to indulge in any captious critic
ism of the police department. 1t asks
the question in the spirit Of suggestion
and not of fault finding. Great Falls is
not SO large a city. o does it contain so
large a number OF that class of people
which makes a large police force neces-
sary. Perhaps that is where the trouble
lies. But certainly the matter is one
that will bear inquiry. with the view of
discovering, if possible, whether a more
efficient disposal of present force
cannot be made.
Certain it is that an improvement
could be made in the way the city is pa
trolled. At present the night force is al
together too prone to concentrate itself
within the limits of two or three blocks
in the neighborhood of First avenue
south and Second street. One vigilant
policeman could very easily take care of
that neighborhood. This would release
others for patrol work in more distant
parts of the city. Proper police patrol
cannot be expected as long as the officers
are allowed to congregate on n
or two corners for the purpose Of hold
ing discussions with each other or their
friends. The rule for policemen. as it is
for Migrants. should he Move on"
Each officer should have his beat and
such IA system of checks and reports
should be devised as will show that he
does his duty.
The full measure Of efficiency in a po-
lice force can only be obtained through
the strictest discipline. and the TRIBUNE
believes that it is in this one respect
that our police force is weakest. The
most efficient police are to be found in
those cities where strict military disci-
pline is enforced. The TRIBUNE believes
that there is abundant room for reform
in our police department in this respect
and in the patrol system.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-20
THE SILVER CONFERENCES.

OF the five gentlemen appointed to rep.
resent the United States in the interna.
tional monetary conference-Senator
Jones of Nevada, Senator Allison of
Iowa, Representative McCreary of Ken
lucky, II. w. Cannon of New York, and
Francis A. Walker of Massachusetts
one alone, Senator Jones, is a genuine
bi-metallist. Mr.. McCreary leans that
way. but the other three are Wall street
gold bugs out and out. Even Great
Britain, u~bfriendly as it is to silver, was
more considerable of %silver's interests.
Lord Salisbury selected two bi-metallists
to one monometallist to represent that
country.
That the calling of the conference is
simply a political device of President
I%larrison's is shown not merely by the
appointments mentioned. Only the ma
tons which are known to have been
prejudiced against silver and in which
the gold trust will have a predominant
ing influence were invited to the con
ference. Mexico and the South Ameri-
can states, producers of silver and inter
ested in preserving its coinage rights,
were calmly ignored by the president.
In other words, the monetary conference
will be composed of European nations
which have taken adverse action within
the last eight years regarding silver.
Can it be doubted that the case of sill
yer is %prejudged? And, above all, can
it be doubted that this much heralded
conference is anything more than a sub
terfuge of s%ilver's enemies designed to
break the force Of the popular move
ment for free silver:
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-20
CARRIERS PLANS.

The republican papers are patting Mr.
Carter on the back for the wisdom" Of
his determination to do some active
work in the southern states. The Min.
ueapolis Journal expresses the opinion
that had republican speakers been sent
regularly to the south in past campaigns
there would have been great gain to the
party. "Republican principles should
be eloquently and nationally presented
in the south"
Yes, the Journal is right in it's last
statement. The republican principle as
embodied in the force bill will be a good
campaign argument for Mr.. Carter to
begin with in his work of PROSECUTING
in the south. There is something about
that bill that will appeal to every south
erL heart and make the people of the
south fairly yell with delight as they
tumble over eacE other in their haste to
get under the republican umbrella. But
the journal need have no fears, the
principle embodied in the republican
force bill will be eloquently and rat 'onal-
ly presented in the south. The demo.
will see to that.
But it is quite likely that Mr.. Carter
will not be as ardent over the southern
compaign. He is finding plenty of work
to distract his attention in New York
and other northern states, not excepting
MS own state of Montana.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-20
CARRIERS CAMPAIGN.

Mr.. Carriers report Of his administra-
ton of the general land Office has been
published and the republican papers
are co~ngratulating themselves over the
fact that it will make very good cam
paign material. He has made lis report
very condemnatory Of his democratic
predecessor and very culogistic of him
self. Self praise is half scandal. but in
this case Mr.. Carter's self praise is who'll
y scandalous. For Mr.. Carter to color
MS report for the purpose of making
campaign capital is a violation of his
duty and a %pcrversion of his office.
The duty Of a public officer in
making a report Of the business
of his department is simply to state facts
and make such recommendations as
seem advisable. When he prostitutes
tics, he loses all claim to respect either
as an official or as a man. But Carriers
idea OF an Office is to make political cap
ital of it. He used it to secure Harri-
sons nomination at Minneapolis and he
is trying to use it to secure Harrison's
election in November.
1t has gener.l lily been thought that
Carriers administration of the land Office
has in some respects been an improve
ment on that of Sparks. But whatever
credit might be due Mr.. Carter on that
account is entirely lost, since his office
was administered and his report made
up chiefly for the purpose Of making pc
Iitical capital. The people have had
enough Of such administration. A pub
lie official may be an ardent democrat or
an ardent republican, but his admins
tration Of q great public trust should be.
in all things. ever to the smallest detail,
a public and not a partisan service.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-20
PROTECTION IN PRAc1ic.
The Tariff on Steel Rails Has,,
the Makers to Fix the Pei"

The Tariff Oh Steel Rails Has r.,
the Makers to Fix the pr,..
The Engineering and Mining H..
gives an exceedingly valuable ;Iln.]
ton of the manner in which a n.s
tive tariff raises its b%enefciaries y,
the operations of the natural l,sI
trade. w
The illustration concerns Stool
which are now "a a ton higher thai,
were in 1885, although the cost j ]
duction and the tariff tax are 10.
the demand is slight. The com,
Of the market, by reason of tbe
on rails and the ownership of the D,
mer patents, has enabled the r%ailm,,J
to fix arbitrarily the price of their M
ucts. ~
The American manufacturers Nd
much of the fact that improved |
chinery has greatly increased tbei, J
put. and The journal estimates tb., \
cost OF producing steel rails, when \
manufacturer makes his W nir =,
not exceed $50 a ton, In 1885 steel ,,
sold ut &26 n ton, and the cost of Rs
mer pig alone was flG. At $50 Al
the profits on the annual output Of s,
rails is necessarily between s1OMO
and $4,000, GDO.
THAT tur protective tariff giyes n
enormous dividend to the makers v
Instead Of Increasing wages are trr,
to cut them down. il shown by an 4
animation Of English prices. In N,
1892, English rails sold for 1914 n
duty on this, $13.44, would make n.
price S32.SS, not counting freight aDdi
surance. 1t is clear therefore that ,
is the price at which the English ri
can be kept out. While the Enet
price has fallen since 1885 from s?Sr
ton to 1914, the price of English d
has risen from 5000 ton to SIZE
In other words, the English mas
pays Slab more for his pig and .;
1913 less for his rails. At the san
time, while the price Of American raj
advanced from S?6 to $50 a ION, ID
price of American pig fell from 81; l
%l4 a ton, so that the American utI
paid So less for his pig and got 81 nj
for his product.
This gain he keeps for hims.t,-ye|
York World.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-20
THE STATE CONVENTION.
Respectfully Referred to the Butte Inter
Mountain and Helena journal.

Respectfully Referred to the Butte Inter
Mountain and Helena journal.
The Inter Mountain and other republi
can organs are giving themselves need
less trouble in their attempt to create
dissatisfaction among democrats, on &C.
count of the election Of n set of dele
gates for both state conventions. The
managers of the democratic party are
not expected to confer with republican
organs regarding such matters, other
wise there might be an excuse for the
howls raised by them. As to the demo-
Gratis, who, after all, are mostly con-
be no uieasiness or dissatisfaction. The
plan was discussed and approved at a
meeting of the state committee, and not
dictated by Chairman Collins as the
Inter Mountain leaves one to infer.
Furthermore the matter was fully ex-
planned in the call for the first state con-
vention, and the county conventions
acted accordingly. Whatever kicking
there liz, is confined to republican organs
exclusively, who evidently desire to see
the white winged dove" act performed
by the next democratic state convention.
In this they will be disappointed. The
democrats can get along without the
'doves." These wonderful birds are in
digenous to republican conventions in
Montana and the republican editors
would do well to keep an eye on them.
In other words they should sweep first
before their own doors. Dillon
Examiner.
1t will be seer that the democrats will
hold their state convention at Great
Falls on the 18th of September. Some
of the republican papers are having a
great deal to say because the state com
mittee decided that the delegates to the
first convention should be the delegates
to the second. This plan was followed
against the wishes of Chairman Collins
and in Difference to the members from
the agricultural counties especially
Gallatin, who argued that it would be a
hardship for the farmers to attend three
and three ltions during
the period they would be SO busy with
their crops. In some counties it has
been decided to hold two conventions,
and where there are but few farmers
this can be done, provided it was so de-
at the convention held to elect
delegates to the Bozeman convention in
June.--Bozeman Chronicle.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-20
THE GREAT TkADGCEk.

The people of Montana have long
recognized the fact that they could look
for nothing but asininity in the columns
of the Helena Journal. But it is doubtful
if anyone ever expected even that jour-
nal to descend into the bottomless pit Of
indecency irto which it has now plunged
itself through the publication Of its
filthy libel on Butte and her citizens.
As to the contest between Butte and
Helena for the capital, neither the
TRIBUNE nor the people of Great Falls
have anything to do. Great Falls will
have something to say about that her
self. But every newspaper and every
citizen, not only of Great Falls but of
Montana, must resent the malice and
the indecency exhibited by the sheet
which to call d newspaper would be a
SANDER on other journals. There can be
found no excuse for the publication of
the libel either in politics or in morals.
The journal has stamped itself as a
traducer of the lowest type. 1t is not
worthy of a place even beside the Police
I,o1attn
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-20

MR. MCKINLEY declares that high pro
lection has cheapened everything except
labor. 1t has advanced the price of
labor. but cheapened the products of
labor. Then why not repeal the Nc
kinley bill: The laboring people, the
only beneficiaries, showed by their votes
in 1890 their entire willingness to dis
pense with the advantages of the Nc
kinley bill. According to Mr.. Mckinley
the bill is running the manufacturers.
for if the expense of producing the goods
is increased in the increased cost of
labor. and the selling price of the goods
is at the same time decreased. bank
ruptcy is sure to follow.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-20
shroud! Not a bit of it. Man.,

shroud! Not a bit of it. Man..
would establish homes earle. COM
competition were less severe;n !. N y
market and more severe in ~ tae :
market. Not only this, but th sa0 Cd
be more life, health and hanni1e. wd
less sorrow in American bomaa aess
curse of protection We're remo,s
the land. eu q
In every sense Republican ,,o.
injuries everything that is Amos mo'ec'
discriminates in favor of forp;anSa
is also largely a foreign institnteerrs
prevails in most of the misora1,n
wage foreign nations from n.h.
get our present supply of imm; uCn
And yet we are told that '.protansYa
the American system" Wa y
ever a greater travesty on facts ~ y
with greater ingenuity to beS,esS"
senses and tickle the vanity Of n,
Tins of a great conspiracy?
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-20

SUCH a cry of remonstrance went up
that Chairman Collins has withdrawn
from his first position and now an
nounces that the people may hold pri-
maries and elect new delegates if they
choose.-Butte Inter Mountain.
The only cry of remonstrance hat has
gone up is that raised by the Inter
Mountain and the Helena journal. Why
can't the Inter Mountain tell the truth
Once in a while?
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-20

The republican county convention
will meet here September >, the day be-
fore the state convention meets. This
date was selected in order to show to
the republicans from other counties the
beautiful harmony prevailing in the
party in this county. All the delegates
will be wearing silk stockings, but some
of them will have long knives tucked
into the stocking.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-20

NINE counties will elect senators this
fall, namely: Dawson, Custer, Park,
Gallatin, Beaverhead. Lewis and Clarke.
Meagher and Silver Bow. In the latter
county the election is for a SUCCESSOR 10
ID. }. Hennessy, resigned. or the hold
over senators, four are democrats and
three republicans.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-20

On. yes, there is plenty of republican
harmony lying around loose. There is
the Mantle Hammond brand of har-
mony. the Swiggett- Eaton brand, and
right here in Cascade county, the
silk stocking and long knife brand.
There is no lack OF harmony.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-20

Another invasion Of Cuba is being
talked Of. 1t is safe to say it will not
gain many American recruits. This
country has already contributed largely
TO Cuban cemeteries in enterprises Of
that eOrt.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-20

The English house OF by a
vote Of 80 to 80 have expressed their
lack Of confidence in the Salisbury gov,
ernment. On Nov. 3 the people Of the
United States will by their votes express
their lack OF confidence in the Harrison
government.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-20

Ton CATERS report TO the secretary
of the interior shows Tom ~ be n very
great friend Of the farmer, but perhaps
the Nebraska farmers experience with
Slippery Tom will impell them 10 rise
with a motion ~ amend.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-20

PLAIN people vino buy cotton velvet
find the tax has been advanced 100 per
cent. The rich who wear silk velvet have
learned there is M advance OF the tax on
that class Of goods.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-20

4 SUGGESTION to our republican
friends: The appearance OF your flag
pole would be more in keeping il it we're
decorated with All old hat and dead
rat. No charge.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-20

SOME hypercritical journals object to
the $3.50 tariff tax which Mr.. Mckinley
exacts for his speeches. Surely IL there
is al infant industry in the country that
needs protection, it IL the high tariff
speech OF the Mckinley and Sheridan
brand.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-20

IT. they should discover a protective
tariff on Mars DIR. Mckinley will be
able TO demonstrate that his own bill
was a celestial inspiration.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-20

WITH over three hundred new build
ings already built this year and more
being begun every day it would seem
that Great Falls is very much in il.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-20
OFFICIAL ADMISSION.

While Mr.. Mckinley has admitted it Is
the American consumer and not tbs
foreigner who pays u tariff taxes, he
will probably Withdraw the admission
and return to his oft-repeated assertion
that it is the foreigner who pays when.
ever he thinks he can make people be,
lieve it.
But when it comes to matters of bus
mess the Mckinley economists make adj.
missions that they cannot conveniently
retract to suit campaign exigencies.
For instance, some official correspon-
dence has been brought to light in
which it is admitted by two high tariff
officers of the ADMINISTRATION that it is the
consumer who pays the tariff tax.
In d letter dated the Sth of last Febru-
airy Mark w. Harrington, chief of the
weather bureau, makes certain state
ments to Secretary Rusk regarding a
bill relating to the affairs of the bureau.
lie calls attention to the fact that the
bill appropriates $1,000 to cover the
cost of a Geographic cable and land
line, and proceeds as follows:
The estimate for this bill was origi-
nally made by this Office, but since that
time a change in the tariff laws has
nearly doubled the cost to the gov
eminent of telegraph cables. The gov
renment now cannot import free of
duty as formerly. Instead of Sl,1OO a
mile the estimate should be increased to
Seven miles cable at $1,000 per mile 49,. S2l, 900
Twenty-Five miles land line. at 800 per
miie S2,NO
io'al ''''''.'''. .'..',.......,, S23,2OO
This letter Secretary Rusk transmit
ted to the house committee on inter-
state and foreign with his
official approval. SO when it
both Professor Harrington, of the wealth.
er bureau. and the secretary of agri-
culture find it necessary to admit that
it is the consumer who pays the tax.
When Mr.. Mckinley reported his bill in
which the exemption from duty Of art.
icles imported for the use of the govern
ment was repealed he declared that the
government ought to pay as much as
the citizen. That was an admission
that the consumer paid the tax which
Mr.. Mckinley repudiated when he went
upon the stump. But now we have it
officially in a business paper.
OF course, what Secretary Rusk's de-
partment pays in duty on cable and wire
comes out OF the treasury and forth
with goes back into the treasury through
another window, SO that the govern
ment is made neither richer mol poorer
by the transaction. But the private
citizen importing the same articles
would have to pay the same tax, and as
he couldn't get it out Of treasury as MI.
Rusk can, he would have to pay it out
OF his own resources, and he would be
just 80 much the poorer.
When Mr.. Mckinley again repudiates
his admission that the consumer pays,
let him be confronted with this little
piece OF official business correspondence.
Chicago Herald.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-20

Tar August meteOrs are now here.
May we not class Hon. Thomas Carter
among the fallen stars!
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-20
AMERICANS INJURED.
TWO-THlRDS OF THE HOMESTEAD
STRIKERS ARE FOREIGNERS,

Protection Pulls Down Everything Ameri-
can Except MillIonaires-why wages
Are Higher In the Protected Indus
tries Than in the Unprotected.
The word in the English language
that prctectionists use oftenest is
American" They appeal to our selfish
and patriotic feelings by linking to-
gether as often as possible Protection"
and american" On a banner dis.
played at the Minneapolis convention by
the Boston Home Market club was the
following:
American Wages for American Workmenl:
: American Markets for American People!
Protection for American Homes!
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-09

family named swest lived il he hoaee
also. The IRE originated from =
gasoline stove The los vas $1,000,
covered By Instance.
Philip AeGaifsry. S. years old. fell
on khe Sidewalk 1t the corner oI 0akes
aud south Dluaaon streets early lat
evening and vas unable 10 rice On ae-
count Of his age and the slippery eon-
ditIon af tne walk. Tue anlbuiasne
took him 10 the home of she Lifts
sistsrs Of the Poor.
John Green and Bert Dnrkeps. tuo
bale AID hearty vags. we're arrested in
walker Township yesterday By Deputy
sheriff Dohesty.
The police arrested and jailed Frank
August, = ls-yesy-oid scnooi bog. Yes-
rested several times before GA the Same
ch. Pee s