Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-09-09


I do not wish to dwell too harshly upon
the deeds Of those who oppose US. They
have earned our respect individually, BY
their conduct in our recent need, for Of
every party men responded like heroes to
the call to arms, and for that we must re-
member them kindly as brothers and
friends. Yet we cannot forget that by
the Democratic policy labor was living in
enforced idleness in . land Of peace and
plenty. When In that state the Repub-
lican party took the wheel, and from that
time on the light Of better times began to
dawn, until today we live in the midst of
prosperity, and the dogmas of the opposi-
ton have driven them until the coming
election will show it but fleeting and
ephermeal shadow before US.
will not dwell upon the 18 to 1 craze.
That has been decided. Its standard
bearer placed 1t before the people In a
way that no other could have done. It
was .sargued at It's best, given its very
choicest dressing and was submitted to
the people. The American people have a
quick and quiet way of disposing of such
matters, and they disposed of that one. It
is gone and past forever, and to my mind
1t will never be resurrected.
What pros~csion Has Done. S'
Let me refer you for a moment to what
the Republican party has done In the way
of protecting American industries. The
Mckinley bill was superseded by the
Wilson bill, which from the time 1t at
tempted to operate. was stamped as dis
tinct failure, and from the day 1t sailed
from its harbor 1t never reached any
port but was sunk a. effectually as was
the fleet of Cervera off the harbor Of San
tiago. The Republican tariff bill has full
filled in every way the promises made
when Mckinley was elected. When the
Republican party was first born it real
ICED the necessity Of protection. That
policy carried on through years of re-
sistance has demonstrated many things.
1t has shown that it was not only neces-
sary for American labor to labor for
itself, but that in doing 50 it has begun to
labor for foreign countries. The Demo.
cratic idea was that we should import
only raw material and exchange it for
manufactured articles. Let us see what
Republican protection has done. q
2, IN 1880 the imports Of iron and steel
amounted to 81, OO0, 900 and the exports
~, 000,0M For the fiscal year ending
Ao00 eAO AAHOxOO W0&V V'OSVOVSVVV OA<A Wv
exports 90. OO0, 900. showing that 81
The Posisisas Had Changed T.
about completely. This shows that now
the American laboring man 10 doing his
own work and Is earning his own wages.
This shows that our manufactured
articles are going abroad and that back
for them are coming tho monies Of the old
world. And what will America ask for
this labors The money that IL al good in
Australia as it is in Central Africa, the
money that Is AZ good in Asia % 1t is in
America, the gold money Of solid stand
ara, Or VIII II ask that ~ cents t1ar a.
pired to pass current for az 80 A%E
4 Let me show you few figures about
our exchange Of fabrics with other ooun-
tries For the year ending June, 1897,
our exports were d 900, QUO, 900 and our
Imports $784 900 900. In 1893 our exports
were 81, sO0, OOO 900 and our imports e618;-
OOO, 900, an excess of exports over imports
OF S9N, 100000, but the greatest food for
thought lies in the great opening Of trade
with the Chinese Orient. I have Some
figures from Puget Sound. find that
for the year past the South has shippsG