Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-11-02

The foundation of a nations prosperity
in its people, as we'll as in its resources.
Without the energy vigor and industry of
it's people, it's resources will be buried in
earth or sleep in the flowing waters.
The energy and vigor, the imprisoned en-
ergles Of former years, are dug out OF the
earth. The great flowing streams are har-
messed, and the combined effect of labor
and capital and of the God-given
of this country are the magnificent pres
emit, our future strength, our wealth and
our happiness. But it must be acknowl-
that the first essential to this pros
perity and happiness is that confidence
among the people which is the foundation
of business success.
Two Years of Disaster.
The condition of this nation for the past
two years has been most unfortunate.
You, as sensible men, know this so thor
oughly that I have no excuse for dwelling
upon it and I will not infict a catalogue
of disasters upon you. I will not speak
of the closed mills, of the capital that is
unemployed or of the labor that is idle. !
have no wish to draw the picture for you.
We have not had famine and starvation
for we have had the accumulations of 80
years of prosperity under Republican
rule. But we have had want of those
things which lave become necessary to a
comfortable existence. What has been
the cause of this? The Democratic lead
ers cling to the past habit and have de-
clared with a courage worthy of q better
cause that it is all on account of the act
of 1890 and say that not previous to that
was there disaster. The Mckinley law
was not in operation till after the last of
December. During two years it was in
effective. Nor can it be fairly charged
that the present disaster was the result OF
the terms of the bill that has become a
law, because till the last part of Septem-
Der it was not a law. What then pro-
duced the disaster?
The Cause of Hard Times. I.
1t was because of business uncertainty,
as every business man knows from hard
experience. When the Wilson bill was in
PRODUCED it was followed by. a feeling Of
great dread that fell on all business men.
1t passed the house and went to the senate.
many Democrats voting for it in the be-
lief that the senate would make it near
what they wanted. Many Democratic
papers and platforms denounce the SEN
ators who made the bill that finally be-
came a law. I will not defend them.
They did many bad things that were
greatly to the disrepute of the senate. But
it seems like inhuman ingratitude, for it
was their efforts that saved the Demo-
cratic party from humiliation. What was
the reason; what We're the causes for the
$40 amendments? Was it premeditated
wickedness or the voice of their constitu-
ents? The junior senator from New
VII %hok ,,-1oec %11 I,,%- ~,
collars and cuffs was kept higher he would
oppose the bill. Was it because he lived
in Troy, N. Y; or was the foul fiend
whispering in his ear; or was he listening
| to his constituents? I have no desire to
discuss the Wilson or senate bills or to
comment on their merits or dement's.
| The Wilson bill is not in existence and the
| senate bill is. Its defects are sure to find
| themselves out.
Further Uncertainty Promised.
You will notice that I am not now either
criticizing, c1ndemning or praising the
senate bill, the existing law. If there be
good in it only by trying it can it be found
out. Now what will be the result of tax
ing the Democratic side in the next cleo
ton? The evidence is open, clear and Wis
! ible as to what would be the result of that
act. Let me put the alternative. Either
the leaders OF the Democracy lie or they
tell the truth. If they tell a lie no wise
man will trust them. If they tell the
truth let us see if, in the present condition
of things, it will be safe to trust them. Dc
they promise peace II business certaintys
The chairman of the committee on ways
and means, formerly a great military
leader till overthrown by the senator from
I N.Y. o-l - ~ro rD,,~ %1,c ,,ol1o
of Troy-perhaps I should say collars and
cuffs instead of walls-took occasion in
the house to say that the battle for the de.
struction. of the protective tariff had just
begun. The president, the leading power
of the Democracy, declared this bill tt
be but
The Vantage Ground for a New Attack.
This is repeated perpetually by the
Democratic leaders and newspapers
Surely no business man for a moment will.
doubt that is the way of disaster; nor is
he obliged to trust solely to his own sense
and reasoning power. The history of the
country affords instances of the effect OF
similar actions to that purpose. In An
drew Jackson's time. to ave notification
4 sliding scale was adopted. Every maj
in the full vigor of manhood at that tim,
remembers how business %languished an
almost died. The immediate effect of tn,
sliding scale was the election of William
Henry Harrison by the greatest majorit!
then known.
IF we cannot have peace and quiet b!
the Democratic ticket, how about the Re
puplicans?, Will they agitate? Unques
tionably, SO far as the senate bill does no
protect Industries they will use thei
efforts to instruct.
For the next two years there are tw
fixed facts-frst, the president and senat
are Democratic. The president stays tw,
years in his place and it matters not how
good he may be-, it is a time to reason an,
not to scold.
Cleveland Worse Than His Party.
The president, in respect to the tariff j
worse than his party. Consequently, j
the house is Republican, as we expect t.
make it, it will simply educate the people
: The other fixed fact is that the senate bill
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