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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1892
Page
5
The Dillon Tribune is published every Friday as the official paper of city and county. Subscriptions by mail prepaid in advance offer options for one year six months and three months with single copy sales available.
Advertising rates and rules for local notices are listed, including line charges for first and subsequent insertions, changes to standing ads, and timing for copy, with free basic notices for marriages and deaths. It notes deadlines, formats, and special notices like festivals and parties with admission charges.
A Dillon Montana publication from August 5 1892 critiques Cleveland era protectionism and federal policy. It cites farm losses and trade balances, contrasting negatives with Harrison Whitelaw Recd in the Republican ticket and questions delusion in public debate.
In a Helena Herald reprint from July 20, the letter criticizes Democrats who backed the Bland free silver bill and those who voted for Stewart free silver in a Republican senate, calling them cowards and railing against Grover Cleveland. It also quotes comments from I. D. Exena and Benjamin Harrison on tariffs and cheap goods, noting local Beaverhead county hesitation toward a gold standard candidate.
The text argues the tariff functions as a tax funded by the people and compares its maintenance to protecting land from trespass. It contends that surrender to commercial trespass would cost more than the tariff's upkeep, framing tariff policy as a defense of labor and land.
The text argues that true statesmanship lies in adjusting social affairs to maximize value from producers goods and ensuring continual employment for workers. It advocates restricting foreign competition by not importing foreign products, urging support for protective tariff laws to favor American producers and their jobs.
The text discusses the idea of transportation costs as a levied penalty on producers and consumers, arguing tariffs protect domestic labor and capital. It cites historical figures praising protective tariffs, notes rising rail service demands, and includes various ads and notices for products and sales.
An ad endorses Hood’s Sarsaparilla with testimonials urging buyers to avoid substitutes and insist on the original. It notes new goods at Kupfer’s including diamond jewelry, watches, and silverware, plus a large stock of solid gold pieces and Lapis pins. A local shop promises openings and displays Friday and Saturday.
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