Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-02-07
CAMPAIGN TEXTBOOK.
A Valuable Volume Issued by the Repub-
lican National Committee

A Valuable Volume Issued by the Repub-
lican National Committee
The Republican Campaign Textbook,
just issued from the headquarters of
the national congressional Republic
an committee, 2l0 Delaware avenue.
northeast, Washington, is a handy vol
ume in appearance, containing $50 pages
of classified political matter, which
forms the most unique and handy book
of reference that has ever been given to
the people in any political campaign in
the history of the government The
Republican committee are TO be compli-
mented upon their good Judgment in the
selection of the matter and its classi
fication.
The questions which now agitate the
public mind in the political arena may
be resolved to three or four prominent
issues. The money question stands out
prominently, although the Democrats
for the last two years have endeavored
to keep down any uprising of the people
in favor of a national issue upon money
because they are SO divided that with
8 majority of 81 in the present house of
representatives they We're unable to give
the country a free coinage bill. 1t would
be hard to tell what they might do on
the question of currency after having
failed on the silver or metal money is
sue. The Republicans are outspoken
and fair in the statement of the money
question as shown by their handbook.
More than go pages are devoted to the
discussion of this matter, where the
party's record and party declarations
are plainly written. 1t is not free coin
age for California and Colorado and a
gold standard for New York, but a
broad, national declaration calculated
to meet the wants of all localities and
of all interests. which is the only posi-
BILE thing to be accomplished.
The tariff question is examined, both
from a historical and from an industrial
standpoint The present act is shown
to be mere subterfuge, or compromise
measure, wherein the trusts have Sc
cured all the recognition they demanded.
Pensions have been fairly cared for in
10 pages of condensed matter. The old
soldier is not forgotten i'll his claims for
recognition.
Internal revenue forms "A short terse
chapter, in which will be- found a
healthy statement of the Republican
doctrine that internal taxes ought to be
wholly abolished.
Under the title of Employment" 4
pages are devoted to a statistical report
of the factory system of the United
States, showing the number of estab-
lishments, with the number of employ
ees and the wages paid in 1890. This
is one of the most useful set of tables
in the book, as it will enable the speak
er and writer to make comparisons with
perfect ease.
Perhaps the most notable feature of
the volume is found at the top of each
page in the form of a maxim or an cpl
gram from some prominent 2srson, .
large majority of those in this volume
being selected from the present senator's
and representatives, although few are
from foreign and old authors. Thene
maxims are set out i'll black faced let
tiers at the top of each page and become
at once an interesting feature of the en-
tire book. 1t would be impossible i'll
this short chapter tn epumerate all the