The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-12

PSNPAO anu happiness IN the land. !
They told you about some mysterious
system Of finance that was absolutely
necessary, that the people could not be
prosperous and happy unless they had
this mysterious financial system in
Jected into the veins of the country.
Now, until the ballot was counted.
we did not know to a certainty which
of these remedies were to be applied.
After the ballot was counted and the
result declared, we could not demon
strate to an absolute certainty to the
people which was right and which
was wrong, until, oyer the Holy Scrip
lures, on the 4th of March, a year ago,
Mr.. Mckinley (applause) took the
oath of office. Then, for the first time.
we stood face to face with the solution
of this question, as to who was right
and who was wrong. All of the cam
paign oratcry that had gone before, all
OF the reasoning and sophistry that Won
had heard through the months that
preceded that time, were brushed
aside, and we came to the practical
demonstration of what was the truth
They started in upon it, and we have
travelled that road for IL months, and
what are the conditions which face us
today? We are here tonight to review
them, not in the spirit of 81 told you
SO" but that the people may apply the
lesson that has been taught in their
presence.
Twelve months ago the industries
that were peculiar to the state of Idaho
were at the lowest tide. The great
Industry of north Idaho was circum.
scribed between those lines that dis
tinguished the bonanza from the ordin
airy paying property. Lead was SIS;
on election day; it is $3.8716 today
(Applause)
Men who have always been credited
with being shrewd business men anC
shrewd men intellectually, in thi
state, tried to persuade the people o
: our part of the state and all parts, dur
: ing the last campaign, that the. appli
q cation of the principles of protectiv,
E tariff would not affect the lead indus
: try. They could demonstrate by fig
a ures that the price would not be ad
vanced because of protective tariff
and yet, Notwithstanding their reason
a ing and sOphistry, we know that as
:, fact that as soon as congress met i
\ special session, the price of lead bega
to advance. 1t was So % on electio
;. day in 1885, We now know that lea
. stands steadily above 1915 and frol
= that up to 81, and that it means di
g ference of from $27 to $50 per ton; thu
- it means on $4,000 tons which Idah
- will produce, profit of over ST 900
=, = 600 over and above what would hay
- been realized under the condition
~ which existed prior to the enactmel
- of the tariff. (Applause)
$ Take the industry at your own doc
ID the sheep industry, which is larl
ST be about 100000 pounds this yea
.. On election day the highest quotatiC
Il. that could be obtained for wool at 6
nj cents per pound, and there was not
at ready sale for it at that. 1t is tod;
av worth more than twice that much b
Y. cause of the protective tariff of 4
If. Republican party. (Applause) Tn
in means difference OF one million d.
o lars in the profits that your she
growers will make this year on tt
ne years crop of wool. 1t means an a
m vance in the price of the sheep the
tn selves of one million and half dollS
n. over and above what could be realiz
,ot upon them under the system that
rs had before the Republicans were
as power. In the aggregate, it adds
an the wealth of the sheep industry
this state two million aud half d
les lars.
nj Take your wheat, the wheat of mol
an Idaho and the wheat of south Ida
IT, We will take it upon an estimate
five millions of bushels. 1t has
~ yanced because there has been an
or creased demand for it. The ircreaI
10 demand is because thu people h;
~ had n oney to buy it. The PEOPLE h'
r. been employed throughout the Uni
ala States during the last IL months,
tbe they have been able to eat white br'
Nc every day, and they have increased
price of that commodity 25 cents
~ bushel, which is s1,5OO,OOO increase
Dc profit. l might take up the other