St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-04
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it but for the greedy exactions Of these
coal baropS, who, not content with
starving their employees, are leyying
eXtortionate rates Oh every furnace,
range and parlor stove in the land.
1t should also be remembered that
every one of these coal barons is an
active supporter of HARRISON and
MORTON in this election contest. Not
because they admire BENJAMIN HAIR
RIsoN and LEVI p. MORTON as indi-
viduals or statesmen more than they do
GROVER CLEVELAND and ALLEN e.
THURMAN, but because they know if
HARRISON and MORTON are elected OIL
the one great issue of this campaign, it
will mean for them an unlimited per-
petuation of the coal baron dynasty.
The election of HARRISON means for
them continued opportunity to fill
their private Golfers by robbing the
people. 1t was under the Republican
system of high protection that the coal
combine originated, and its longer eX-
istence depends wholly upon the con-
tinuation of that policy.
IAN INFAMOUS CONSPIRACY"
Among the many infamous features
of the political campaign now drawing
to close, there has been none so
wholly inexcusable as the exceedingly
and maliciously unfair manner in which
the Pioneer Press garbled and distorted
the report it made of the speech deliv-
cred by Hon. ALBERT SCHEFFER at the
jackson street rink Friday evening.
In its editorial statement the Pioneer
Press asserted that it gave full and
correct stenographic report of the
speech, when every one of the i'm
mense audience who heard it, and every
one who read Mr.. ScHEFFER's remarks
as they were correctly reported
in the GLOBE, knows that the
Pioneer Press deliberately suppressed
that part which most severely re-
flected upon Mr.. MERRIAM's manipu-
lation of the late Republican conyen-
ton. Then. as if to emphasize its own
infamy, the Pioneer Press proceeeed to
roast Mr.. SCHEFFER for not saying and
for not doing what he did say and do,
and which that pa pr had wlllfuily sup
pressed. Mr.. SCHEFFER not only made
distinct charges Of corruption against
Mr.. MERRIAM, but he as distinctly
specified the offenses, and in most un-
unsuitable language asserted his ability
and willingness to furnish the proof of
every statement that he had made.
After this feat of journalism one is
forced to believe. if there is ian in
famous conspiracy" in existence, it has
its headquarters in the Pioneer Press
Office and that it includes the MERRIAM
managers. The object Of the conspir-
acy is to conceal the truth from the pub
lie and to misrepresent honest men in
their public utterances.
JUST before the day Of election it is
apparent that the popular tide is strong
for the Democrats. This is largely due
to the changes. In the early days of
the campaign the tariff furry gave the
Republicans some accessions. but as
the discussion of the question has gone
on. many Of these got over their cause
less scare and came back, and grow
ing current of intelligent Republicans
has since been coming out on the side
of the taxpayers and producers.
-sH.
TT HAS commonly been accepted as a
fact that the alliterative bigotry and
stupidity of BURCHARD lost BLAINE
enough votes in New York to change
the result. There was no evidence that
it affected any votes. and it is not prob
able that it cut any real figure in the
voting. 1t was of piece with the ash
ninity of the WEST letter, and the lat