The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-26
CURRENT OPINION.

Butte People: The third party people
will make serious intoads into the rank.
of the republicans in the Missoula and Gal.
latin valleys, and will also cut heavily
into the republican vote in Lewis and
Clarke. The democrats will be the sufferers
in Silver Bow county, rs nearly nil the votes
captured by the third party people will be
drawn from VAUDEVILLE and Center Vile.
she strongholds of democracy.
Misssula Democrat: The New York
World gives All account of a man who left
Helena. Montana, in 1866 worth only 1860.
He went to Chicago and has now retired
from business worth one million. 1t must
not be inferred from this that Chicago is a
greater city han Helena, Montana. for it js
not. If it had not been a Helena man he
probably would never have been 80 sue
o~sssful.
Carter proposes to throw $3.50. 900 into Mis-
souri, to carry that state for Harrison.
That is a good, round sum to throw
away. but the $500, 900 he has determined
to srend in Montana will not be a marker
toward CARRYING it for Harrison. Give US a
million. Carter, and though Harrison may
not come within several thousand votes of
getting the electoral vote of the state, the
money Will not be misspent upon a PEG le
who once seat you to congress and to whom
yon really owe all your present greatness.
IT they had elected you should stay at home
but We forbeer. Give them a million,
Thomas, give them a million.
Alliance Advocate: The politician ia nv
shepherd, | shall not want any good thing
during the campaign. He leadeth mo into
the saloon for my votes sake. He illle:h
my pocket with good cigars and my beer
glass runnsth over. He enquileth concern
ing the health of my family, even to the
fourth generation. Yet though ] walk
through the mud and rain to vote for him
and shout myself hoarse when he is elected,
he stralghtway forgetteth me-. Yea. though
l meet him in his own Office he knoweth me
not. Su' civ the wool has been pulled over
my eyes ali the days of my life.
Glasgow News: Why don't the central
committee cali the state convention? Why
not have a three-month's campaign A
sho1t campaign is a loser for democracy, a
long campaign a sure winner. In Tommy
Carter, the leader of Montana democracy
wi have no mean oompetitor. The man
who leads democracy to victory this fall
will reap deserved laurels.
San Francisco Examiner: But it is also
to be kept in mind tho McKinleyites sot ND
the claim that the tariff affects wages ia
vo1ably IN all trades and callings. That is
70 say. that the wages PAID in directly pro-
tected industries fix the rates throughout
the country. Since there are abou. II, OOO,.
600 wage-sarnsrs in the United States, of
whom less than 100000 are employed in
directly protec cited industries. the gross alb
surdity OF such a pretension becomes No.
parent ASS matter OF fact. the wage of
protected" wo kinRmsn are lower, as a
rule, than those of the unprotected.
A study OF Congressman Warmers appall-
ing list reveals the inst ructive circumstance
that 1t II in the most highly protected in
that the reductions of wages have
been heaviest and most frequent. Those in |
the iron and stee! trade, the special pct of
The tariff, during the twenty-five mouths !
since the passage Of the Mckinley bill.
bave numbered over a hundred. The cut
which the workmen at Homestead now
'efuse to accede, and in consequence have
1een locked out, IL but a successor to Others
20 which they were compelled to Submit
It is chiefly because of tho lavless and
bloody incidents attending this rar.jcn,or
.evolt that it has attracted especial ntten-
ion. Coming right upon the heels of tina
declaration of the re publican rational Mat.
too. that the thrift exists solely in mr..
ler to secu' tho workingman high vapca
he lockout hes al accentuatod e,cnjG.
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