Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-10-18

and In response to an over u
whelming public sentiment has ap-
provided for free wool, free 4
lumber and free salt. 1t has largely
increased the free list In other re-
spects; it has reduced the duty on. coal
and iron nearly 80 per cent Tie gen
eral average reduction from the Nc
Kinley rates is nearly 80 1-3 per cent.
1t may be safely, asserted that the new
law will not cripple nor will bar q
single industry in the land or throw
out of employment a single workman
or unduly stimulate over production
on the one hand nor cxorbitant inn
portations on the other. The new bill
at all 1t is in the. interests of safety
and moderation. The bill properly
strikes blow at paternalism by alb
rogating the ruinous systems of boun-
ties to producers Of sugar provided for
in the Mckinley law. The elimination
of sugar bounties saves to the Amer
lean people nearly $1,0OO.OOO annually.
II 1t said that the new law in single
respect is unduly favorable to enc par
ticular trust. my answer ia that the
old law favored a dozen trsjts.
General Tariff Bill,
every man, despite the Republican
statements to the contrary shouA I'M
derstand that another general or ex-
tensive tariff revision is not contem-
plated by the Democrats now or in the
future. This determination does not
preclude the desirability or redeeming
by the passage of such bills whatever
pledges We have made in our platform
or otherwise force raw materials or
the readjustment of any Objectionable
sugar schedule. Beyond this it is not
wise to so much further at this time
unless the unforeseen necessity Of the
treasury warrant, or imperatively de-
mands it (applause).
The depression or disturbance in
business which necessarily accom-
panies any general tariff revision, was.
OF course, to be regretted, but 1 call
the attention of the country 10 tile
fact not generally understood that 70
matter which political party wup in
49,. there would have been tar:f le-
vision necessarily, and inevitably SO
because the Mckinley law had broken
down. had collapsed and had proven
utterly inadequate to meet the neces-
stiles of the government and to furnish
its required revenues. The Mckinley
tariff duties had been placed so high
as to be largely prohibitory in their
effect, and the necessary revenues
were not forthcoming and upon the
advent Of the present national admin
lstration to power, we were confronted
with virtually bankrupt treasury and
the deficit was daily increasing. When
a notnnoHo cd int
years time retired in March 1889, it
left to its Republican successor ample
surplus and reasonably prosperous
county. But when that Demo-
cratic administration returned to
power in 1893, it found that
the ship of state had almost been
stranded through Republican misrule.
Il believe in home rule for cities.
and 1 steadily enforced that doctrine
during the seven years of my admin
istration Of the state government. The
opposition to that salutary policy came
solely from our Republican friends
whose identical interestshave been SUBJ
served by. interference in the local
affairs of Democratic cities. I believe
in'honest government in national, state,
city and town and have no sympathy
with fraud or corruption anywhere. I
pledge my best effort to uproot ras-
cality wherever it may exist in our
state and to punish the offenders
wherever found. If the nomination.
which ! have reluctantly accepted
under circumstances with which you
are familiar. shall be ratified by the
people l shall assume the office under
no obligation to any ring, machine or
political clique and free from any
entangling alliances whatever and
with the sole desire to discharge my
duty to the whole people according to
the best of my ability. To party
friends | have only to say past diff
ferences shall be forgotten and that
all interests. all sections and factions
shall be treated fairly and alike. I
have consented to make the present
contest not to crafty any personal
ambition. but to assist in aiding the
Democratic cause, which is near and
dear to my heart and to which 1 have
been identified all my political life
Mr.. Hill regretted that certain Demo.
Gratis had put up another ticket.
but 81 beg only to suggest
and hope that if they cannot
cOnSlSuv see Atnelr way clear to
give me their support that they will
loyalty support my honorable asso-
ciatcs upon this ticket Daniel NJ. Lock
wood and Charles r. Brown" At the
conclusion of the speech there was
tumultous applause and after the adj
journmeDt many people remained to
shake hands With the senator Out
side he was greeted with cheers all
along his route.