The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-13
Mr.. NEWLAND'S VIEWS
Silver congressmen Should, As
sist in Reforming Tariff.
THE PEOPLE WANT PROTECTION.

They So Declared by Eiectins Mckinley
President OF the United States and the
silverttss should Accept the Verdict
Mr. Watson Makes known the Letter
which Chairman Butler Would Net
Mako Public Before Eiectioa.
San francisco. Nov. i3.-Congre-sman
Newiands OF Nevada, temporary chair
man OF the 81. Louis silver party con-
vsntion. was interviewed with references
to the policy which should control the
silver men from the mining states dur
ing the coming session. Mr.. Newlands
said:
II believe that we should accept the
verdict OF the country. The people
have declared In favor OF protection
and have given the Republican party
a contract for the restoration OF pros
perity. do not think any obstruction
should be opposed to the popular will
Let tariff legislation be enacted imme-
diately and we will have chance at
the next presidential election. and.
not then, at the next presidential cleo
tion, to test the sentiment OF the
country on the silver question unem-
barrassed by the tariff.
Increasing the Value of Gold.
do you think tariff legislation will
give relief"
1T will give some relief. but not to
the extent expected. Free trade would
infiict greater injury upon this coun-
try than any other because we have
further 10 fall A general reduction in
wages would bring about readjust-
ment OF values that would be destruc-
tive to the property owners. producers
and debtors We need. therefore.
tarifr to protect us against the prod
ucts OF cheaper labor elsewhere. The
protective measure which will guard
| us against the cheap labor OF gold
| standard countries must be the tariff
| The protective measure which will pro-
| tect US against the existing agrtcultur-
i al competition of silver countries must
/ be the legislation which will restore the
Il old relative value OF silver and gold.
| Such a law would be equivalent to a
tariff OF 100 per cent. upon the products
OF silver countries. for IL would In
crease to that extent the gold cost OF
such products. The competition OF Eu-
rope Is Insignificant as compared with
the existing and threatened competi-
ton OF Asia.
IT believe that the true policy OF the
country Is combined tariff and silver
legisiation--the one protecting US
against Europe. the other ngains'
Asia"
WIN Give some Relief.
DO you think there 10 any chance oi
an International agreement
Not much II IL Is confined as the
| Republican platform declares, to the
leading commercial nations-England
| France. and Germany-which are also
| creditor nations. do not think the
| creditor classes. controlling, as they do
| the legislation of these three credito'
countries will be content TO lose th'
| advantage which they have through
the cornering OF gold. You cannot ex
pect the benefciaries OF the gold mon
opoly to voluntarily relax their griI
on the productive energies OF th'
world. BY our financial legislation W.
are increasing the value OF gold ana di
| minishing the value of property ant
products. The parity we should see'
. TO restore Is between gold and prop
erty. We can only do this by destroy
. | ing the gold monopoly. and this cal
alone be done by restoring the compel
tive use OF silver. What we need I
| courage: we have the power.