The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-04-15
REGARDLESS OF. POLITICS.
The Saltwater WoolgroWcis' Association
Endorses Carter and Mantle.

The Saltwater WoolgroWcrs' Association
Endorses Carter and Mantle.
The Saltwater WoolgroWcrs asso-
citation Of Yellowstone county, which
is composed Of: members who own
collectively nearly 100000 head Of
sheep, has issued a proclamation in
the shape Of resolutions shat should
be read by every citizen Of the state,
especially those engaged in the wool
growing industry. The association
takes Il firm stand antagonstic to the
Dingley bill and has accepted as it's
battle CRY the motto OF Montana's S
representatives in congress--''Pro-
lection and Free Coinage; Not One,
but Both"
At q meeting OF the association,
held at Columbus last Friday, the
following resolutions were introduced
by w. II. Norton, Il republican, and
on motion of Pat Layallc: Il democrat,
seconded by J. II, Roscau and others
adopted without IL dissenting voice
their representation being greeted with
great applause. Here are the rcso.
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| Whereas, The so-callcd Dinglc\
bill, now pending before the congress
Of tile United States, amendatorv tc
the Mckinley tariff law. we consider
discriminating and unfair in it,
favors: as against the producers OF
the country. inasnluch as the rate,
Of duty were not only increased !;
greater per cent on the manufacture
ers' products, but special care Was
taken to strengthen any defects OF
weakness found to exist in tie schcd
lllcs pertaining to their interests
while the same Mckinley law, will
it's faulty clauses in reference t(
skirtcd Wools, which practically an
nuls the proposed duty OF 50 cent
per pound (as far as the wool o
Montana is conccrncdD was adopted
in it's entirety, and ."#
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the interests of the wool grower ant
the Woolcn manufacturer are to-
closely allied to admit of the lcas1
discrimination of one against tn
other by legislative action: that
sound national policy requires tina
the same need or encouragement am
protection be given to each to full
enable them to successfully compel
with the large aggrcgations OF cApi
tai and low wages of foreign countries
therefore be it
Resolved, That VIC cordially com
mend the action OF Senators Mantl
and Carter in voting against til
Dnglcy revenue bill becoming a LAY
Of the land, with it's glaring equal
ties and manifest sectional fayorit
ism.
Whereas. We maintain that til
d4omone ora II tizat{{on q Silyer ip the il
changers only, caused a brutal COZ
traction Of our currency. inlictin
untold and uncallcd for distress upo
hundreds Of thousands Of the brca
winners Of our land, by rcquirin
nearly double the amount Of labor {
produce to purchase the doubly il
hatcd gold dollar than it did undo
the benign laws Of bmeta|ism; tho
i We view with grave concern the pei
sistent tendency at our great con
mcrcial and financial ccntcrs to S
influence the enactment OF laws aftt
the model OF European nations fC
the special upbuildiny Of Il highl
privileged class or monicd aristucrac
and to the practical cnsayclncnt {
the great masses Of producers an
artisans, thereby insiduously bl
surely reducing the industrial classe
Of this great republic to the level {
the scrvilc Asiatic, with whom the
are being brought into rapid compt
tition already: therefore be it
Resolved, That the members {
the Saltwater WoolgroWcrs' associ;
tion, irrespective OF party at1latior
respectfully urge our representative
in congress to stand firmly by tt
good cause in which they arc enlistc
the restoration Of those twin priI
clples for returning prosperity an
happiness to the stricken industri'
OF this fair land 'l'rotcction al
Bimctallism; Not One, but Both
and be it further
Resolved. That We rcpudintc tt
financial theories Of that class
statesmen that follow the lead Of tt
so-callcd civilized nations Of EurOp
whose producing and toiling mass
are reduced BY ini1uitous laws
practically abjcct slavery, and the
unrightcous efforts to entail lie san
servilc conditions by similar laws {
the free people Of America, we d
: nouncc as both un-Amorican and II
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