The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-06-30
CAMERON IS THE STUFF,

ed the cause OF silver IN the hight for
''repeal' last fall, and whose name is
already classed with those of states
men of the first degree, delivers a
short but highly logical and patriot
ic speech to the United States senate
while in committee of the whole con-
sidering the revenue feature of the
Wilson tariff bill. Cameron uses no
circumlocution, 10 tautology, no
meaningless verbosity. He calls a
horse a horse and is apt to get the
proper word for anything else he has
occasion to mention. I'm his terse
talk before the senate he reviews the
"British system OF finance and
trade, "A theme which he elucidates in
the following words:
This huge growth, more rapid than the
world has ever before seen, must have a
limit and at its rate of the last 80 years
that limit must be near. Since 1878
many signs seem to show that the limit
is reached. The financial disasters of
the last few years prove, for the time,
that, the growth of the British system
has been checked, and that if we are not
overwhelmed by the shock, we may still
maintain our interest. Yet this NOM
ent of all others is chosen by the CON
grcss Of the United States to come to
England's aid.
We were told to destroy silver because
it was a mark Of III independence, and
we did 50 for no other reason than to re-
main IN the moneycd system of England.
And now that tariff which has been the
chief object of antipathy to the British
moncycd interests is also to be over
thrown. We have sacrificed our whole
country west of the Mississippi river on
the silver issue, we are now going to sac
rifice the whole country east of the Mis-
sissippi on the tariff, in order to open
new markets for foreign capital in for
eign industries.
Here again, as in the silver debate, we
are told, by what | presume is to be
treated as the highest authority, that we
are wrong, and that the surest way of Ie-
slsting British moncyed interests is to
submit to it. If that argument had force
to cover our cowardicc in the silver issue,
1t cannot serve an instant to cover the
betrayal Of our other industries. The
only attempt to excuse this bill on the
ground of national interest, is that il
will reduce the cost of production so as
to enable us to compete with Europe in
the markets Of the would. suppose
his argument TO be seriously made, and
that its authors believe it to be sound.
The more we sacrifice ourselves the
greater is to be our profit. The idea
comes from England. The authors of
this bill are echoing old commonplace
OF Bright and Golden and the free trade
league. To what new world are they
going for their markets? Since the Brit
1sh moncyed interests adopted those
ideas fifty years ago, the world has been
ransackcd Tor markets to the uttcrmost
limits and narrowed to Il single commit
nifty in which competition is carried to
Its last possible point. If any market
were left, English industries would not
be now in their desperate condition.
Neatly linking this expression
with the silver discussion he goes on
proclaiming truths of potent value in
the politics of today. His closing
utterances are about the strongest
we have yet read, appealing to the
patriotic instinctso Of a true American.
The situation of the world today is
nor critical than ever before in MI
time. rhe people will see it and act as
soon as we can reach them. | do not
fear the result.
For my W part | want to do more
than restore the tariff. The tariff alone
Is not enough to make II complete or il
strong national policy, On the tariff
alone | cannot appeal with confidence to
the American people. | repeat and | in
SYST that the tariff and silver are two
sides of the same issue. They are bound
together by necessity. The one without
the other must break down. Both to-
Sether are invincible. The people of the
Union, north, south, east and west, can
all understand and unite on Il national
polcy that unitcs these two great forces.
They are neither money lenders nor mug
wumps. They feel their interests more
truly than all the newspapers and lect-
urers in the world can teach. They will
not be afraid to cut wholly loose from
Europe. They will be glad and proud
to restore silver; to place the United
States at the head of the silver-usinp
countries or the world. Such a policy
would satisfy their true instincts. With
all America at their side and all Asia at
their back, they could then isolate Eu-
rope and force England to follow or to
fall. To such Il policy tariffs could offer
no obstacle. The barrier of gold would
be more fatal than any barrier of a Gus
tom-house. The bond of silver would
be stronger than any bond of free trade.
Whatever party first comes to this DO
iltlcal platform will win a victory: and
1t Is easier for the republicans to take
ms ground than their opponents, who
nave destroyed silver and are pledged to
hostility against an American policy,
whether in industry or trade. Standing
on these as supports, the United States
may hope to spread their influence over
the world, but $ long as they narrow
thelr ambition to becoming larger Eng
lahd, or a more German Germany. they
can become nothing worth their trouble
and fpn Win NO -,,l-.