St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-05
JAMES G. is A JONAH
Instead Of Enthusing Wolvep-
inc Republicans He Paints
a Gloomy Picture.
The Verdict Of This Campaign
Will Stand for a Genep-
alton.
Whichever Party Triumphs
This Year Can Afford to
Stand Pat.
Chairman Quay Should at
Once MuZzle the Magnetic
Special to the Globe.

1hbhiA4Nt 4hiSA'S OCUs fs-hI. DldtuO
spoke at the fair grounds this afternoon
to about 1900 people. Promising with
a reference to a letter published in a
Democratic journal at Detroit, on the
Sd inst, and addressed to him over the
signature of wv. Stearns," the Demo-
cratic congressional candidate, Mr..
Blaine said that whetherlt was intended
to be courteous or not, the letter would
receive from him courteous reply. He
continued: The writer wants to know
why, in the house of representatives, in
1868, l opposed tax on lum-
Der and why / am now in favor
OF continuing the tariff on lumber.
My questioner has evidently consulted
the official record, for he cites a page.
and date of the Congressional Globe.
Ii he will again make the same refer
ence, he will find that / opposed an in
ternal tax on lumber and that this had
nothing whatever to do with the tariff
tax on lumber, except as it made the
tariff more effective. That was at a
time when we were taxing everything
on account of the great increase of our
national debt. maintained then, as
maintain now, that it was unwise to I'M
pOSC upOu OlCduSlQllo VI lullUCl dA III
ternal tax, which increased by the
amount of the tax the cost to the con-
sumner in the United States. l have
said that | was
OPPOSED TO EVERY TAX
except the tariff tax. l make one eX-
ception. | am in favor of continuing
the tax on whisky except on that which
is used in the arts and in medicines, as
proposed in the new tariff bill just re-
ported to congress. l am in favor Of it
because | think the tax tends to make
the price little higher and to lessen
the number of those who would pur-
chase it as drink. That is my one rea-
son and the only reason, namely, that
for every restriction upon vice that
can be confined, (and the drinking Of
from it. But that consideration l do.not
regard as of paramount Importance In
the discussion of the great and leading
question which is at issue, because it
does not have feathers weight in decid-
ing that which the American people
must decide now and upon which they
MUST NOW WIN OR LOSE
for a generation. l repeat that the
question at issue in 1888 must be de-
cided one way or the other for the gen.
Grafton. If the protective tariff is lost
in this section, do not any one of you
who are careless as to your votes fiat
ter yourself that it may be caught up
next year or the year after. You will
to reverse your verdict of this
year. The Democrats, who are asSail-
ing the tariff, well know that, if they lose
this year and the cause OF protection
triumphs. they are beaten finally and
for this generation. 1t is Joining Of :
issues for final combat such as has not
occurred in this country on that ques-
ton since 1883; and every voter within
the hearing of my voice may take my
word for it that whichever party tri-
umphs this year triumphs for the whole
time for which they will be actors on
the political stage. See that the effect
of your votes now is not confined to this
year or the next, but will, in all prOba-
bllity, be
FELT FOR ALL THE TIME
throughout which. you may take part in
political affairs. A nation like our own,
which takes care of it's own interests, is
acting according to not only the first
law of nature but the best teachings Of
philanthropy because as we grow richer
and more powerful we impress the en-
tire world with the evidences of what
intelligent self-gOvernment can accom-
plish for man without the aid OF nobil-
ity or royalty. That is the mission of
this country. We framed our govern
ment without the protection of kings,
and in spite of them. We grew
strong without the favor of Eu-
rope and in spite of it. To-day that
which in the struggle of 1776 was little
nation of 100000 has become a great,
over-shadowing power in the affairs of
nations. The influence of our example
is worth more to struggling nationalities
and to suffering humanity than all the
efforts of philanthropists. The policy
which has been followed in the policy
of protection. That which has built up
every industry at home, which has
facilitated the interchange of domestic
products among ourselves and prevented
injurious intrusion from abroad. Long
conitued cheeringl.