Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1894-05-19
CAUSE OF DULLNESS
Senator Dubois Says Silver Demon
stizaton Is the Chief Cause.
BIMETALLISM THE CURE
He Would Pass the Proposed Tariff Bill
to Get Temporary Kelief-Protec-
tion viii Come Anyhow.

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Senator Aliens resolution calling upon
the secretary of the treasury for in
formation as to the number of persons
directly affected by protective duties
was discussed until noon. The tariff
bill was taken up and Senator Jones
moved to increase the duty on linseed,
aax-seed and poppy seed oil to 30 cents.
Senator Ga liDger took the floor and
read from his manuscript until 2o'clock,
saying he had brought his tariff leeis
lation down from the landing of the
Pilgrim Fdtt ers to 1916. He gave way
to Senator Dubois, who delivered
speech in favor of protection and bi.
metallism.
Senator Dubois said he had no great
desire to make speech upon the pend
ing DILL, but if there had been an effort
made by the democratic party to carry
out the pledges of the platform of 1so3
there might have been an opportunity
to present such bill, and he would
have been glad to discuss such bll
and many senators who now sit silent
in their seats would have contributed
much that was useful in tariff discus
sion. He claimed that the discussion
was dwarfted on account Of many diff
ferent bills which had been presented
He named the various bills and CON
tinued: We now have the German
bill, Which does not cure the defects of
previous measures and represents the
individual wishes ard the interests of
constituents of indiviGu on the dem
ocratic side. All these measures are
protection pure aul simple
Senator Duhois claimed his state had
b,en greatly Disseminated against and
principally In the matter of wool and
lumber. He returned his thanks for
what had been done for lead ore, though
he thought three fourths of a cent
pound was hardly sufficient TO enable
his state to compete with British Colum-
bia and Spain. He discussed at some
length Eow the government had been
cheated and robbed by improper samr-
ling at por:s OF entry. He did not be-
leve there could be permanent prosper
i'y until there was change in the
financial system and it would be equally
frnitll SIS to pass the bill or defeat it..
Until the mints are opensd to the free
and unlimited coinage of silver as we'll
rs gold, he said, falling prices and stag.
nation in business will remain with us.
There could be 20 permane Mt prosperity
until there was return to bimetallis M.
this fall, and purely political PROPOSE
tion he advised the speedy passing of
the peading measure in order that tenn
porarv prosperity might subside and
the country settle down to a condition
of low wages and cen racted business
that would surely follow after the pass
ing relief had expended itself. BY the
time of the presidential election the
country would understand that it was
the currency question and not the tariff
thar was the cause of the trouble.
In conclusion, he said: II will close
by repeating that | am firm believer
and advocate of a consistent system of
protection. The highest and most st1-
be Drcsperity will come to rs, however,
when we unite protection and bimetal-
lism ard not before"
That pont;oa of Senator D4bois'
speech demanding immediate action
upon the pending bill, as the quickest
means Of restoring at least a temporal y
Commercial prosperity, created some
sensation, rs indicating the position of
western senator's.