The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-05-01
HARTMAN ON THE TARIFF.

Hon. Chas. S. Hartman, represent
alive in congress for the state Of
Montana, takes a broad view of nat
ional questions, in which his keen
conscientiousness of right is the rul-
ing guide. When the house voted
upon the Dingley bill, Mr.. Hartman
refused to vote. He defined his po-
sition in few words, but left nc
doubt as to the manly conviction
which directed his course. Mr. Hart
man said:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN: This tariff bill,
which is to become a law, if. at all,
by the permission of the anti
gold : standard majority in the
senate, is offered as a remedy
by the administration as a cure for
all our financial industrial ills. AS
a silver republican, / desire to say
that the silver republicans of the
United States believe in an adequate
protective tariff, so levied as to e.
oualize the difference between the
cost of labor and the cost of living
in this and foreign countries, but we
do contend and insist that that pro-
~tective system shall include a fair
and adequate duty upon raw materi-
al, north and south, east and west.
But, sir, | am tired of this sham
play here. The issue before this
people, gentlemen of the house, is
not the battle of the schedules; it is
the battle of the standards applause
on the democratic side]; and all
your talk about free-trade tariffs and
protective tariffs will avail you moth
ing. | am constrained to say that /
think some of the gentlemen upon
the democratic side have made a
mistake in accentuating this tariff
question. A few have not, but some
of you have. [ want to say to you
that while l believe that is true, |
, do not believe that you have in any
way transferred the issue from the
money issue to the tariff question,
, for this reason-you do not make is
sues here. The people make issues,
e and when the American people, ex-
e pecting they will receive prosperity
: from the tariff bill, fail to receive it,
they will then turn their attention to
the one single question of furnishing
an adequate supply of money with
l. which to transact their business.
+ MI. Chairman, the idea that you
can bring prosperity to this country
by placing either high protective oil
low protective tariff upon the statute
. books is absurd so long as you main
tain the gold standard.
: The question was aptly put by
IT Major Mckinley, and as aptly me-
by the antagonistic forces, of which
g | was one, and | am proud that ]
q was. Applause on the democratic
x side. The question was put by
% Major Mckinley in this language
al "Open the mills, and not the minis
al But the reply was: "Open the mill
az for what? Open the mills to manu-
:. ~facture more goods and put then
y upon the shelves and in the ware
A. houses of your great manufactures
n there to lie unsold, because the 30,
h DOC, 900 farmers of this country d.
y. not have sufficient money with which
:. to purchase those goods" The fac
w is, gentlemen, you car pirate abou
as your tariff schedules; you a shou
I'd "Free trade!" on this side and "Pro
tection!" ON that but until you oper
: the minis the mills will never open
= and when you do open the mint
IL and put in the hands of the Ameri
c can farmer a silver dollar, he vii
knock on the doors of your factories
ez and they will then swing open. [Ap
e. plause on the democratic side.
Mr.. Chairman, l do not intend t
u register my vote either for or agains
this bill. The reason | shall nc
he vote for it is that | do not think it i
on the remedy, even if it were a pei
i feet bill. But it is not a perfec
bill. The wool and lead schedule
y are not fair to the producers of thos
articles, and every consideration G
til equity demands a duty of at leas
en $3.50 on hides. | will not vot
= against it for this reason. l wan
the republican party to enact it.
III want them to bring prosperity, an
no mar will be more gratifed than
nd if they succeed. But, gentlemen
tai if you do not succeed, republica
% congressman in the ifty-six cor
gress will be carce as snowballs i
v the sulphurous world. [Langhte
vs. Applause on the democratic side.