Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-07-13

lions. II took all that eyenu and
as much more and ~one-quarter as
much more from the treasury TO pay
for that postal service. Why, gentle
men, the city p~ostoiGice of Chicago
last year collected more evenu by
almost 81 900. 900 than was collected
by the whole department of the Unit
ed States in 1860.
How is It now? We have reduced
postal rates over one-half since 1860
on the average. Last year the postal
revenues were $4,000 900, as against
$S,500.O0 in 1860. Keep that in your
d-S 5000. And the whole
service only cost S13S, 900, 900. We
had a deficit of $4,000 3 per cent;
and We would not have had that de-
felt had IL not been under the lead
OF the Republican party, looking out
for the welfare of all the people and
conducting the government from a
business standpoint. Under lead of
Mckinley. followed by Roosevelt,
there was established a free rural
free delivery that cost $4,000. 900.
Great heavens, the Republican party
llbiu loh' unll lul9 HOlll'Hl HHoNNo
On-does what good common sense
dictates and the country grows to it.
About Protection.
The Republican party is a national
party and believes in diyersiication
OF our industries and the protection
OF American capital and American la
bor as against the cheaper labor else
where on earth. What do the people
believe in? For GO years went out
the cry of free trade throughout the
world. free ships upon the sea. On
other questions a tariff for revenue
only. The free trade party has al
ways denounced the Republican pol
icy of protection as robbery. and
whenever clothed with power, what
ever its pretenses, it has thrust a dag
ger into the very heart of protection.
Let MS see. Just before the close of
the last congress. New York's eloquent
son, Burke Cochran, a member of the
house, got the floor and he preached
an old-fashioned Democratic sermon,
free trade and all that kind OF thing,
and he did it well: and there came
from the minority side of the house.
without exception, such cheering and
crying. and %hurrahing and applause
as | have never before Witnessed in
that house of representatives. because
at last they had the pure Democratic
faith delivered to them.
They are trying to convince the
people that they ought to come into
power under the lead of German in
the senate and Williams in the house.
They have been trying to give the
country diverse powders.
"Oh, said a distinguished colleague,
following Senator German, "if VIC
come into power, while protection is
robbery, we will say TO you that we
will journey in the direction of free
trade, but We will not destroy our in
dustries over night" Great God,
think of il. They won't kill you out
right. but they will starve you to
death-day by day. They want to
be on guard to protect the people who
are dwelling in peace and prosperity
under a Republican policy.
The Wolves and the Sheep.
Ii reminds me of the fable of "Ae'
sop" You know. he records in one
of his fables that the wolves said TO
the sheep, Discharge the dogs" who
were their natural protectors, "and
employ us and We will take car OF
you" Does the capital of this coun'
try and the labor of this country want
to be under the care of Wolf German
or Wolf Williams. and their fellows
| think not.
What a country this is. And, Re
p%ublicans. we have got TO outline the
policy and lead the people in caring
for it. Why. We are like the women;
we not only have to take care of our
selves. but more. as one of our won
en- said. We have TO take care of the
men. The Republican party has moi
only TO care for itself. but has to care
for the minority by a wise policy
How has II been doing it? We pre-
served the Union under the policy
and leadership of this party. Do you
recollect that the opposition party
on a demand for an armistice and ne
gotiation and compromise, nominal
ed Mcclellan in 1864, and moved
heaven and earth TO defeat Lincoln'
Do o recollect when the constitu
tional amendments were submitted
they said nay. nay: and then, after
they were adopted. the Democrats
came into power temporarily in In
diana and Ohio, they passed acts TAX
ing back the assent of the states
When the first battle was fought
against greenback or fiat money bacl
in the seventies out in the middle
west. whatever they were on the AT
lantic coast. they were fiaties in the
west. From a top step through al
these "A years. where, ii you meas
ure time by the advance. we have
lived two centuries as compared will
any other period of the worlds his
tory, they have pulled back. pulled
back and when we accomplished. an6
ii is necessary to march forward ant
try to accomplish again, they move
into our old quarters and squat down
and make faces and say. You are
going to send the country TO hell
Makes Comparisons.
But We don't mind. We move on
Why. gentlemen. why. multiply words
about ancient or recent conditions
take the country under the admins
~tration of Grover Cleveland and com
pare 1t with the country under the
administration OF VIM. Mckinley and
Theodore Roosevelt. II a man vii
dwell in comparison for a moment
and make a fair comparison, If ht
would not Endorse the policies of tn,
Republican party he would not be
lieve one though he were raised from
the dead. Mckinley. Roosevelt. Tn,
Dingley tariff that restored to is eco
nomic prosperity. The gold STANDARD
act that settled for all time the mat
ter Of sound money. The short, tri
umphant var with Spain. The Philip
pines and Porto Rico coming undeI