Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-11-01
HON. +. N. KINTER
Discusses Labor Questions.
Favors Government En-
ployment.
Is in Favor of Early Resubmis-
sion Of Prohibition-A
Fair Proposition.

sion OF FTOnIOlClOn-A
Fair Proposition.
The democratic rally filed the court
room last night with good audience.
The band met the speakers at the Glad
stone and escorted them to the hall. The
platform was handsomly decorated with
flags. Chairman Squirting of the county
committee introduced the speakers.
Their remarks were listened to in the
same careful and critical temper which
has been shown in all the political meet.
ings of the campaign. The arguments
seemed to be received for consideration
and reflection, and while at times there
were evidences of approval, the cld-fasb-
remarks about 'our friends the enemy"
we're wanting. The local or state issues
were chiefly discussed by the first speaker,
Hon. F.. NJ. Kinter of La Moure, NOM
inee for governor, who opened his re.
marks with a general reference to the
unrest and dissatisfaction among the
people which exists, and has existed
throughout the state and nation. He re-
futed the argument of the republicans
that this country has been prosperous
beyond expectation, because of protec-
tion; that because of it labor has been
employed, has been we'll paid, has had
the comforts Of life, etc. Only about 5
per cent. of tie labor OF the United
States, he SAID, has been employed in the
protected industries. How then has Ia
Dor been employed, we'll paid. contented
and happy under the republican ad-
minlstration of the last thirty years?
The great development of this country,
assimulating this vast empire west OF the
Mississippi. building up the great cities
OF the west, began as far back as 1876
and the Walker tariff. All the great
states Of the west
HAVE BEEN BUILT UP SINCE THEN.
Here then is the secret Of the import
alce of labor. All tie great states of the
west, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Mime
sofa. the two Dakotas, Washington,
Montana, California, Nevada, all OF these
settled and developed under what the
republicans claim their reign of the last
thirty years, which they attribute to q
high protective tarlff.
What OF labor today? This vast em.
plre which has sprung up west of the
Mississippi, river is about completed, he
said. We have no more states and ter.
ritories to settle and to conquer. The
labor of the country has no outlet as 1t
had Is, 20 or 80 years ago. A reaction
has taken place. No more continental
railroads will be wanted in this country
for Guy halt q century to come. What
is to come Of the great mass Of the citi-
zens of this country that depend upon
their daily labor for their support? This
is one Of the great questions that has
come betore the American people today.
This unrest underlying the strata OF
society today must be met, and by the
general government.
One Of the advantages, perhaps, that
may accrue upon the passage OF the
Wilson bill, he said, is that j. may in
crease the production of our manufac-
turies go as to increase the demand for
labor, in that direction. But should
this be the case there would still be
hundreds OF thousands OF men and
women out Of employment II he we're
running this government, he said, he
would 90 into such public improvements
as the construction OF the Hennepin
canal, one from Buffalo to the Hudson,
and other such valuable improvements,
and thus give labor and employ Jment for
years to come, and be Of immense value
to the people Of the great northwest and
help in the Shipment of their products to
Liverpool. where they are marketed.
We have instances in the history of
other nations that have shown their wis
dom IN the employment of labor where
there were few other sources of employ
ment. ae referred to the grand high
ways which remain witnesses to the wis
dom of the Romans, and to the city OF
Par,s, beaut,tied by Napoleon using the
idle labor.
He did not see any other way to settle
this unrest.
One Of the other great questions that
must be met was the relation between
labor and capital and capital to labor;
how far capital shall be permitted to 60
that labor may be reduced to the mini.
mum. He hoped relief would come from
the investigations of the labor COM
mission, which are investigating the
labor etrikes at Pullman and IN the east.
In North Dakota there is an unrest
with the people in regard to the sxpendi.
ture Of their money. It 10 claimed that
our taxes are too high. The expendi-
lures have been beyond the income and
the state 10 said to be in debt about
$4,000. How are wo to pay that debt
and run our state government without
going into debt more unless il 10 by con-
traction and where will we begin to
economize? The coming administration
whether it be republican. democratic o.
independent. has an unpleasant task to
perform. 1t 10 always popular to "a
ahead, to progress, to make Improve