The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-10-05


restoration of bimetallism.
But if this fatal step is taken the
responsibility will rest Oh eastern
republicans who permit the would-be
and apparent leaders of the party to
ignore the silver question, and who,
though really antagonistic to the
gold standard, satisfy themselves
with meaningless expressions in the
party platforms that will bear any
Interpretation. Republicans should
demand that their leaders be out
spoken and not take refuge behind
qualified endorsements of bimetallsm
that are interpreted by gold-mono-
metalists as favoring the gold STAN
dard, and are so understood in the
west as the united sentiment of the
party.
Senator Sherman and Governor
Mckinley in opening the Ohio cam
paign demanded tile repeal of the
Wilson-Gorman tariff and the restitu-
ton of true protective duties. So
far SO good, but Governor Mckinley
hesitated to clearly define his posi-
ton as to the restoration of silver
Like Mr. Reed, Mr.. Harrison, Sen
ator Allison and other aspirants for
the republican nomination, Governor
Mckinley would like to ignore this
question, to await developments,
espouse the winning side and hold
himself ready to stand on any plat
form. 1t is just such vacillation,
hedging and dodging that is disrupt
ing the republican party, separating
the west from the east.
AS it is republican doctrine to con
serve liberty, preserve the national
wealth, establish equity between
producers and consumers and pro-
mote the general welfare, it is the
duty of the republican party to re-
store a true protective tariff. The
country suffers under tariff that
not only fails tc yield sufficient rev
enue, that fails to protect our in
dus..ies, but which taxes the con
sumer by ievying duties on articles
we cannot produce at home, Such
a tariff cannot be tolerated by repub~
Leans, for it is tariff that TAXES
but does not PROTECT. Protection de-
signed to destroy the power OF for
eign monopoles by building up
home industries, by bringing pro-
ducer and consumer together. 1t
does not add to the cost of commodi-
ties, but cheapens them to the bene-
fit of the consumer, while it protects
the producer against the competi
ton of foreign monopolists who
stand ready to ruin him by selling
at arbitrarily low prices made low foI
the express purpose of destroying
nascent industries. A true protect.
i've tariff does not tax the consumer
for the benefit Of the producer, but
taxing the foreign monopollst pro
tects both consumer and producer.
In demanding the restitution o
true protective duties, Governor
Mckinley voices the sentiments o
republicans both east and west, bu
: in fighting shy of the financial ques
ton, in hestating to declare him
self on the question in which pro
lection is involved, in shrinking th'
responsibilities of leadership, h'
: proves himself unworthy of sucl
T leadership. Governor Mckinley AM
. Messrs. Reed, Harrison and Allisol
: all wish to be looked upon as leader
of the republican party, yet all re
0 fuse to explicitly express themselve
: either in favor of or against gold
: monometallism all endeavor to tax
r a middle ground. They endeavor t
y assume leadership and at the sam
e time avoid the responsibilities c
r leadership. Instead Of supporting
r bimetallism or the gold standar
: steadfastly and from principle, the
hold principal subservient to place
+ ever vainly seeking a position fror
g which they can espouse either bime
, allism or goldmonometallism as cirC
e umstances of place seem to requir
g Fearing and making no effort
'e guide the current of public Opinion
y they follow it as closely as they ca
ID ever ready when the drift become
p unmistakable to join the stronge
~ side and with the old Il told you Sc
l. put themselves forward as the natu
o. al leaders, as the men who had a