River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-03-22


"The following question was asked concern
ing the labor aud rohib.t ton movements:
NV II either the labor or prohibition move
ment change the Usual result in your strlctr
"Of the former it is almost universally as
serted that no ap rehensions need be felt The
only exceptions are in New York City, where,
however, Will rather help the Republicans
than otherwise, and in the mining counties OF
the I.ehigh and Hooking valleys, in Pennsyl-
van a and Ohio, respectively.
"Of the prohibition movement Il is asserted
OF some four or five Counties n Wesiern and
Ce itrai New York. and OF nine counties in
Minnesota, that II is on the Increase and that
something must be done if possible to win the
temperance people back. In all the OF er dis
tricts IL IS emphatieally asserted that the pro-
hibition vote VIII not change the usual result.
All agree that the temperance advocates are
hold ng Their ow1 except in Pennsvlvan a,
where the High-L ce Sc law has taken the
wind from their saiis o a great extent.
minnesota was chose for the canvass on
the question OF high tariff because 1t s a repre-
sentat We Nor hwestern State, and because 1t
has been as ,er Ell that the revenue-reform
feeling AMONG Republ cans there is stro ger
than IN any other socaled Republican State.
TIL question was asked:
Are the Republicans in YOUR district in IA
vor OF a high protect We tarifg'
Every one OF the e ghty organized count es
were heard from through their party manage S,
and in add. ton observant and conservative men
were consulted in 9j2 wards and townships in
the State. The resul~ OF these expressions is
that there is a cons derabie element, VIII CHI q
care al estimate puts at about u per cent.
among Minnesota Republ cans who are out
and-out free traders. Another careful est mate,
based upon the replies rece we'd Ut the pro-
portion OF high tar Il Republicans in The State
at about 20 per cent.
"Tne other 65 per cent. say they are not in
favor OF a high protective tariff but are mod
crate tariff reformers.
ION the quest ons OF what TO advocate in or
der 10 be most certain 10 win there Is not much
on all d IS, is TO be the prime pal issue: and
the man who best represents that
idea is the one TO nom nate to
stand upon IL. There is a feeling among the
Pennsylvania miners that the plea OF pro-
lection is played out, and a strong sentiment
among Minnesota farmers in favor OF a mod f.
cation OF the present schedule but apart from
these sections TIE universal express on is in
favor of tariff campaign. From Ohio and Iu-
diana come opin ons that the matter OF suf-
frage In the South should be included, and
from all the States come demands of an honest
administration OF the Government, liberal en-
sion, 10 real soldiers aud pure civil service.
The planks that may be said TO amount 10
the dignity of demand that they be insisted
upon IN the next National platform
are: Protection TO American labor,
whether brain or manual; that eyerv
vote wherever and by whomsoever cast
shall be honestly counted; that Disabled
Union soldiers, but not cohee-coolers, be
granted pens ons; that coast defes ses be pro-
ded; that foreign trade be exteude as much
Gs ossible, and that an honest evil service
honestly adm mister public affairs"