, 1896-09-01

h democrats refuse to discuss II, bu
We will force them to stand up and de-
fend their tblutnders. Their candidate
for president voted for free coal and
free wool. Settle the tariff question
frs: and then the silver question.
The Judge said the republicans had
now a standard bearer who was the
very incarnation of republicanism. He
had battled in and out Of congress for
protection to the industries of his
Chairman Of the ways and means com
mittee, had called all classes and trades
to give testimony. in order that a tariff
law should be formed which would give
law was the best tariff law ever placed
upon the statute books anu the people
OF the nation would never he satisfied
till they had Mckinley in the White
House and that law or something bet
ter upon the statute books.
He paid a glowing tribute to McKin-
ley as a soldier. and said that in HIS
,Cry his name would be as illustrious
as James Monroe or Captain Lincoln.
He was only a common soldier. sharing
the commo hardtack and poor coffee
Of the rank and file. He came out a
captain, but there were many old SOL
diers in Laramie who had held higher
rank. His extreme yout:. had prevent
ed his advancement TO a higher place.
but in his %boyhood lie had offered his
life 10 save his country.
lit was no wonder that Mckinley was
a protectionist. The town where he
was bern had become Z great city
through the policy and the own to
which he had moved had %prospered and
grown under its influence.
The judge said everybody was look
ing Tor a remedy for financial evils,
but he charged the people not to kill
both protection and free silver in the
present campaign. First remove the
letters from labor. The republican
party had removed the slave from the
auction block and it would now remove
foreign competition and give to the
laborers of America that which OF
right belonged to them.
The remarks OF the .,h:cf justice were
applause.
After a selection by the band, MI.
Peabody was loudly called for and re-
| sponded in an able manner.
Mr.. PEABODY'S REMARKS.
He said he had not the slightest idea
of making a speech when he came to
the hall, but he was full OF the subject.
He had done a poor business during the
past three years, ana he was sure
manner. He knew he Was right and
future events would prove ii. He had
been told by the democrats that silver
was the issue and had been rebuked for
saying that the tariff was the upper
most question in this campaign. He
spoke of the tariff talk Of four years
ago. Just as soon as ii became certain
that Cleveland was to be the president
Of the United States and the onslaught
upon the protective policy was threat
ened, the hard times began. He illus
orated the tariff by liEening Europe and
America to Cheyenne and Laramie.
Suppose Cheyenne and Lsramie had
factories for the production Of all kinds
OF manufactured products and that
Cheyenne paid laborers 80 per cent of
the Laramie price. Continue the paral-
lei iby assuming chat Laramie owned
he Union Pacific railroad and that it
levied a tariff of so per ent for the i'm
p~ortation of Cheyenne goods to this
city. The tariff thus levied protected
he factories and laborers of Laramie
and made it impossible for Cheyenne to
injure us with her cheap products. But
an election is held and 1t is decided by
the people OF Laramie to throw OF the
so per cent tariff levied on the railroad
and admit the Cheyenne products free
of duty. The result is that I1aramie's
factories are closed because the people
Of IL neighbor, and all mi mechanics
of our neighbor, and all our merchants
and laborers are out OF work. They
must work for the pauper labor prices
Of Cheyenne or remain idle.
1t is so with Europe and America
today. One of two things must be done.
The tariff must be raised. or the labor
ers OF America must come down to the
level OF the European. After four years
Of trial the democrats dc not want to
hear any more abou: the tariff. It Ia
silver now There is no politics in a
protective tariff. 1t Is a plain business
proposition.
Democrats are now saying that some
thing is wrong and that the country Is
going to pieces on accoun Of the de-
mone.ization of silver in 1878. He re-
lated a story of how a servant
of am ~impecunious old lady vas
continually breaking dishes. and
when taken to task she would say: 1T
was the cat" Finally a great storm
came along and blew over one Of the
finest trees In the yard. The old lady
pointed out and said, "See what has
happened" The servant quickly re-
sponded. Il did nc do it; 1t must have
been the big black cat I saw among the
branches o few minutes ego" It = the