The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-30

j a republican victory in the state and
county.
Resolutions Adopted.
The committee on resolu.;on sab.
mitted the following, which was adopt
ed unanimously:
"We, the republicans of Yellow
stone county, in convention assembled,
declare our allegiance to the princi-
pies of the republican party as set
forth in it's national, state and county
platforms.
1--WE congratulate our fellow-citizens
upon the continued prosperity of the
country under the policies and princi-
pies of Theodore Roosevelt, and COM
mend him to the people of the United
States, and especially to those of the
| west, and Montana in particular, as
their truest friend ever elected to the
presidential chair. We especially COM
mend to the people of Montana the
action of President Roosevelt and the
republican party in their undertakingn
to reclaim and prepare for settlement
the arid lands of the state of Mon
tana.
1--WE especially favor the continue
tion of the protective tariff policy Of
i the republican party, under which the
great agricultural interests of Mon
tana have prospered so well, and
which has made the city of Billings
and Yellowstone county the largest
inland wool market in the world. We
confidently appeal to the voters of
Yellowstone county to approve of the
policy which has made the county
seat of this county a conspicuous COM
mercial center as wool exchange.
| I'VE uncompromisingly condemn
the free-trade policy of the democratic
party, which would place the WOOL
growers of Montana in unequal com.
| petition with the wool Ol-producers of
the world We also denounce as ut
terly untenable the contention of dem.
ocratic representatives that they can
stand for protection to wool, and free
trade in wooden manufacturers and
other American productions. We are
unalterably opposed to any revision
of the tariff at the hands of the free.
trade democracy, and at the same
time we favor such revision as may
be approved by the president and the
republican congress, for the purpose
of thwarting illegal combinations or
monopolies.
I'VE heartily commend the action of
President Roosevelt in using the
power of the executive department of
the government in enforcing the laws
Of the United States against unlawful
trusts and combinations, and we con-
gratulate the people upon the success
achieved in the United States courts
| i'm the Northern Securities case and
the packing house trust, and we hear
| tily commend his action in settling
the coal strike in the state of Penn.
sylvania.
"We point with pride to the action
of the republican national convention
in it's unanimous nomination of Pres.
ident Roosevelt, and wish to compare
the action of this convention with that
of the democratic convention at ST.
Louis, which was dominated wholly
by the trust magnates of Wall street
and which nominated men friendly to
their interests for president and vice
president.
I'VE most heartily commend the
action of our able representative in
congress, the Honorable Joseph M.
Dixon, and especially call attention
to his achievement in having thrown
open for settlement a portion OF the
Crow Indian reservation.
I'VE point with pride to the actions
Of our able senator and representative
from Yellowstone county in the last
session Of the legislature.
I'VE pledge the nominees Of this