The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-30
SOUND SENSE,
The Address VI w. q. nGwniny Be-
fore the Democratic Club
Last Night.
straight Democratic Doctrine Truly
Spoken The Program for
the Next Meeting.

The adjourned meeting Of the Great
Falls Democratic club was held at Arion
hall last evening. A very large number
were present and showed great enthusi-
asm. After the minutes Of the previous
meeting were read and approved Presi-
dent Cockrill called upon Hon. r. +. Col
Inns to address the meeting.
Mr.. Collins congratulated the demo
Gratis OF Great Falls on the fact that the
democracy of Montana is fully alive to
the Importance Of the coming campaign.
Seven clubs have been organized in the
these are in Beaverhead county. ALten-
ton was also called to the fact that the
democracy of Montana is "a unit. and
more than that the ranks are being re-
cruited by accessions from the republi-
cans. This the speaker attributed to the
Importance to Montana of free silver and
a reform in the tariff.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Collins re-
marks President Cockrill introduced the
speaker Of the evening,
HON. W. q, DOWNING.
characteriZing him as a stanch democrat
and "a forcible speaker. Mr.. Downing
advanced to the front of the platform
and addressed the club substantially as
follows:
Every citizen should study the situa-
ton and determine for himself on what
side his ballot should be cast. Every
man should vote with the party that
will best subscrve the interests Of the
country and especially the great north
west. Prejudices born of the great civil
strife should be laid aside, and for
tunately the younger generation are lay
ing aside these prejudices. For twenty
years the government of this country has
been for the benefit Of the
MONOPoIIsr AND CAPITALIST.
and not for the people of the country.
The republican legislation for the last
twenty years has been to Cypress the
people. The reaction has come and We
see it in the farmers movement and in
the labor movements.
REPUBLICAN FINANcIERINo.
After reviewing briefly the history of
the contraction of the currency under
republican rule the speaker called atten-
ton to the fact that never during the
early history of this country was the sill
yer dollar considered a debased coin
until the gold bugs of Wall street
discovered 1t for their own benefit.
Here. said the speaker, was n of the
means used ia Cypress the people for the
benefit of the capitalists. Silver was
outlawed and by that act the price OF
the products of the farm was downcd,
while the property Of the wealthy class,
consisting as it does of stocks, bonds and
mortgages was increased in value. The
capitalist was made richer and the
farmer and laborcI poorer. Dn the 9th
rr hand the settled policy Of the demo
cratic party has been to keep silver OF !;
par with gold and thus keep values and
prices steadfGSt.
Referring then 20 the present system
of national taxation il WIS shown that
the poorest man ~ the country paid as
large "A tax as The richest. he il taxed
from the hour of his birth into his grave.
Oce hundred and torty-siY people farm.
, prs and labOrv'S are taxed to support
one manufacturer. That is what The
figures show. VIII the people Of Mon
tuna help 10 keen in power Il party