St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-06
DeniocrntIc Meetinn.

The largest political meeting of the campaign
was held in the opera house in the city Thursday
evening. The Germania band paraded the
streets about dusk, playing number of the finest
selections suitable to the occasion. The meeting
under the auspices of the Cleveland and
Hendricks phalaux of Mankato, and was presided
over by Elk Mayor Maxfeld.
Senator VI. S. Wilkinson. OF Wells, was the first
speaker, and in commencing statedthat he consid-
cred there were but two questions that should
enter into the present canvass, viz the tariff
issue and the character of the candidates pre-
scented by the several parties. The tariff has
been made an issue in the letter OF acceptance
of JAS. G. Blaine and he places himself and the
Republican party on record opposed to any
curtailment of the enormous burdens the people
of the country compelled to pay to the mon
Opolist manufacturers of several of the eastern
states. The Republican party is on record as in
favor of the millions of farming and laboring
people paying bounty to a class comparatively
few in number. The people in the west are op-
posed to protective tariff entirely and almost to
man believe that the tax should be no
heavier than is absolutely necessary to carry on
the government under an economical admins
tration. The more the tariff Is discussed the
more opposed to this system which taxes
millions to enable a few monopolists to spend
their summers at the sea shore and lay up mil
lions of dollars. A good proportion of the
filchings Of these monopolsts go to raise a cam
paign fund to enable the Republican party to
carry elections. The election of B. F. Jones
chairman of the Republican national committee
is an example. Jones as worth his millions
made While an iron manufacturer and made by
the monopoly acts of the Republican party in
congress. B. +. Joues was elected chairman of
this committee for the simple reason that the
Republicans expected contribution of SlOO, COO
He had made his millions by the legislation of
the Republican party and he could sfford to give
8 contribution of 100000. Every one in this
room knows the condition OF the agricultural
interests of the country. The farmers of Mime
Gotta, Dakota, Kansas and every other state must
live in misery in order to enable Pennsylvania
and Massachusetts capitalists to be-
come milionGires in very short
time. I have no objection to the
United States government collecting $500, OO0,-
600 or $500, 100000 as may be necessary to pay
the expenses of the government, but do object
to its collecting another SlOO, 100000 to waste.
The government has no right to fetch one dollar
from the people that is not absolutely needed to
defray the expenses. This spring bib was in
troduced by Congressman Morrison providing
for horizontal reduction of the tariff This
bill was defeated, every Republican except
four voted to kill the bill Four Republicans
voted with the Democrats and against thei
own party. These men were Jas B.
Wakefield. Milo White, Knute Nelson and Il. B.
Strait. They voted in favor OF the bill because
they knew it was in the interest of the constit-
uences they represented. Mr.. Blaine puts his
whole canvass the right OF taxes to be laid for
the purpose of making millionaires out of men
In very short period Of time. These four men
who voted in favor Of tariff reform must vote
against James q. Blaine in order to be consistent
with their action in congress. II they stump
for Blaine and Logan they stultfy their action of
few months ago. ! would not vote for James
G.. Blaine if was the only man opposed to him.
He represents the wrost elements of the Repub-
hcan party. The action Of Blaine at the inyes-
tigating committee was explained; how Blaine
begged of Mulligan that he might see the letters;
how he read portion of them in congress; how
he defed the investigating committee; how he
was sunstruck, and how the investigating COM
mittee concluded its labors without making any
report and Blaine was elected to the senate and
out of the jurisdiction of the house. Whenever
Edmunds and Thurman were opposing monopoly
Blaine was always against them in their efforts
Senator Edmunds, who is as honest man and as
good Republican as ever lived, made speech
in Burlington. VT, few days ago. in which he