Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-09-07

declared against it. Anything that
would enhance the value OF the prod
ucts of our state without working an
injury to the rest of h country
would be welcome. but Montana is
only an integral part of this great
nation and must bow to the will of
the majority on questions so far
reaching and vital as that of finance.
Mr.. Perrine contended that there
could be no prosperity without the
free coinage of silver and the election
OF Bryan. Every day of the past
year has proven him a false prophet
and superficial reasoner-if he believes
what he says. The ARGUS has no
lievcd to he the best interests of
Fergus county.
1.-The fact that IL Bryan man should
receive Il cents for wool is regarded
10y the goldbug organ as worthy Of
public notice" Particularly when
that same man asserted on the streets
ri Lewistown that if he Thought
Mckinley would he elected he would
sell of every head If sheep he
owned" IL il known that AIR. Per-
rinc raised the price OF his sheepsoon
after election and you couldn't hUy
one NOW with Al blanket mude of one
dollar hilIs-every bill as good as a
gold dollar and of the same purchas-
ing power.
Mr.. pcrriue has "a good deal 10 say
about the pinglcr hill aud the views
of Judge Lawrauce. While Judge
Lawrnucc Is regarded 49, a very good
authority ON wool he is also known
to be an extremist in his demands for
legislation. Yet, with all his radi-
va!tsm. we havn't heard of his going
over To the Democratic party or
Organism for relief. There il no in
teFcst Wrought before congress that
gets all that is demanded. I'm the
tariff hearings manufacturers us we'll
Us other were clipped short ia many
instances. lie rs true that tlo. wool
ciaU-c as IT. passed the house wasHOt
satisfactory. hut even the uiI in that
shape would have been preferable to
free wool MS advocated by Alr. Bryan
and his party. Mir. Perrine can read
lily iurcSep the evils i'm the house hill
aud anticipate what would have
happened 10 himself and Other wool
growers had it not been amended in
the senate vet hc was ready ia wei
come free wool along with free silver.
That is Perrinean logic. He forgets
to state that the senate amendments
as proposed 10y MIR. and others
were agreed to by coDferees from both
houses and that the bill was ap-
proved 10y Il Republican president.
He forgets to say that the Organizes
in the house voted almost solidly
against the Dingley bill (Hartman
hiding in the cloak room and not
voting at ALL, while in the senate the
bill had V majority, we believe.
We have given Senator Mantle
credit for the services he rendered.
We believe woolgrowers appreciate
his loyalty and would like to see him
Te-cltcletl. IrtSilnlnS IHdt MI 1er-
rine is IL consistent Silver Republican
he will no doubt vote for Mr.. Mantle
even if elected to the legislature on
the Democratic ticket on.
The drouth in Australia is Mr..
Perrine's strong suit, II wool should
command a good price for the next
ten years he would attribute it to the
drouth in 1897. This will let him
down easy and won't hurt anybody
else. He will continue to fly the
Bryan kite as long as an Office goes
with the tail, chase phantoms and
and live in the hope that
'~'bimetallism will advance wool to
p cents a pound" Why not make it
dollar i'm true imitation style while
i'm the fiat business and pay off all
the Indebtedness incurred under IL
administration of four
years with the proceeds of one clip?
Most woolgrowers would be salts
fled with II cents: some could make
with less, but few of them
will ever look to the Democratic
party for legislation favorable to
their industry. One experience is
sufficient.