Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-07-02
nAHsBRoucH HALTs.
Regards the Tariff as of "Para.
mount Importance

Gated before the people Of his state, or
at least put it secondary to temporary
exigency for his reelection. He claims
still to be an advocate Of silver, but un.
like Senator Pettigrew of South OAK
ota, who refused to support platform
opposite to his belief, Mr.. Hansbrough
has signitied his Intentions of practical
ly doing so. IT the senator has been
correctly quoted he seems to believe the
gold ticket will be elected. Yet seeks
his reelection as q silver man IN the
same channel. He says:
Il am going home to begin my cam
psign for reelection to the senate, and
1t will be made entirely within repuoli-
Gun lines. regard the tariff question as
Of paramount Importance, and while
there is no doubt az to my position on
the money question, put the matter OF
return to the republican policy of pro.
lection first. 1t has been charged
against me that voted with certain re-.
publican senators for silver to defeat the
Dingley tariff bill. The record will
show that there is Lo truth in the state
ment. did vote for silver to defeat the
bond bill, for am unslterably opposed
to the pillnR up OF an interest bearing
debt IN times Of peace, and believe
that with return to republican prlncl-
pies Of tariff protection the necessity for
Tho further and continued Issue of bonds
will be obvlated.
"Generally speaking am Of the opin-
ion that there will be some detection OF
irseS silver republicans. But I believe
that 1t will be fully compensated for by
detection Of gold democrats to the re-
publican party should the democratic
convention adopt free silver plank
az now seems inevitable. Granting that
the gain OF each party will be about the
same from this cause, the republicans
will surely win on the protection issue.
believe that Mckinley will be elected,
even If there should be but one candi-
date 10 the field against him, and there
can, OF course, be no doubt as to the
dates.
have not been in North Dakota since
April, and 90 sm not Thoroughly advised
as to the position Of the people OF the
state on the financial question. The
Fargo convention, however, declared for
gold, and the delegation TO st. Louis
supported the platform that was adopted
was therefore little surprised to see
that Mr.. Sstterthwsite, the chairman Of
the delegation, in an interview with the
Pioneer Press this morning, admitted
that the republicans would have hard
time in carrying the state.
Mckinley will carry number OF west
ern states on the protection issue, al
though few must be conceded to the
free silver candidate. I can see one
source of danger to the republican paety
in the issue az it is now drawn. It 10
going to cause us some trouble with our
state ticket, including the congressional
and legislative candidates, where fusion
can 60 easily be brought about. It will
not do for the republican party to lose
control OF the senate or house il We hope
to reenact what We believe to be the pro.
per revenue and industrial policy.
II see it intimated that President
Cleveland and his cabinet would vote for
Mckinley, gold and protection, rather
than for free silver democratic csndi.
date. I should regard the accession OF
such support with come trepidstion. !
am afraid when Cleveland joins the re.
pu blican party some republicans would
20 ont. As 1 said before. I am willing
to hold my views on the financial ques-
tion in obeyance on account Of my re-
gard for the protection idea and my be-
beif that 1t must win in the next cam
paign, and, repeat my campaign will be
for republican success within republi-
can lines"