St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-01
Will POOL WEALTH.
A Republican Scheme For De-
feating All Tariff
Reform.
The League Lends Itself to
the Damnable
Plot.
Monopolists Called on for
Cash to Defend High
Tariff.
Manufacturers Shelling Out
Their Gold to Uphold
Protection.

That the Republican party intends
bending every energy and going to
greater lengths than ever before to elect
its candidate for the presidency is be-
coming more apparent every day.
1t is also becoming palmer each day
that the election is to be carried by the
lavish use Of money.
The monopolists, the millionaireS, the
capitalists, intend to pool their allied
wealth and carry the election against
the people.
The manufacturer intends to show
that high protective tariff enrlcheS
only himself and not the workingmen.
All over the country they are subscrib-
ing money for the purpose of carrying
the ensuing election for the Republican
party and to obtain a majority in the
house and senate of the United States.
At the head of the movement to secure
an enormous fund to control the cleo
ton is the National Republican League
of the United States, of which James Z.
Foster, of New York, is president. Let
tiers have been sent out to every promi
nent
REPUBLICAN CAPITALIST
in the country asking in the strongest
terms for subscription, and appealing
to them on the ground that it is fight
between protection and free trade as
represented on the one side by the Re
publican and Oh the other side by the
Democratic party.
To show that the movement is
formidable and that the fund bids fair
to reach an amount that will be simply
appalling is shown by the fact that with
each circular is sent list of names
showing what Republican politicians
and capitalists have already contributed
to the fund which is to make robber
tariff triumphant at the next election.
AS will be seen further along, eX-Gov.
Charlie Foster gives 500, eX-GOv. r.
A. Alger, of Michigan, gives $500, United
States Senator Warner Miller, of New
York, gives 500, and Senator EvartS
500; Earl & Wilson, the New York
collar manufacturers. give 5000, and
various other firms in sums ranging
all the way from $25 to 5000.
These and others are only given as
sample, but it can easily be seen that if
the average is kept up to every state in
the Union the fund will amount to
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
and the party managers will have
enough money to buy every vote in the
country that is purchasable quantity,
and to corrupt and debauch the ma
chinery of elections in general. The
following circular letter was received
by well-known Republican manu-
facturer of this city, and is one of the
most sensational political documents
ever circulated:
Confidential. Dictated.l HEADQUAR-
TIERS OF THE REPUBLICAN LEAGUE OF
SrT N IN
23.-Dear Sir: The Republican League
of the United States desires to bring you
face to face with the startling fact that
the coming presidential election is not
TO be fought on the old party lines which
have heretofore divided Democrats and
Republicans, but upon the direct issue
OF free trade VS.. protection.
The league stands for protection. and
Is fighting in your interest. 1t is no
Fourth-of-July organization for dress
parade, but is an everyday working
force of practical political workers, who
have in four months enrolled an army
over 100000 men TO fight against British
free trade ideas, British gold and the
DEMOCRATIC IESSIANS
who are fighting under her banners. 1t
is useless to argue the case; Democracy
stands for free trade and against your
interests, and you know it, no matter
Democrat OF Republican. High
sounding platforms of words can not
gainSay this fact. nor fool you unless
yOn wished to be fooled.
The coming campaign will be fought
for protection under disadvantages
never before encountered. Ninety-nine
per cent Of the federal officers are Dem
ocrats. and will contribute financially
for the hOped-for success of the free
fp-pI I, =, ~
cratic free trade or tariff reform" party
been in so fortunate position.
The Republican league is not COM
posed of theorists who are forever prom
Using to do something and never keep
ing their promises. 1t has already done
more than any other political organiZa-
ton ever attempted before the presi-
DENTAL candidate had been placed in
the field. As our patriotic volunteers
Sprang to the country'S defense when
secession threatened its destruction. so
at the call of the league
VAST ARMIES
have been enrolled to fight the thousand
times more dangerous foe to the coun-
try's continued prosperity, free trade.
We will win this fight if you will do
your share and help us to finish what
we have begun: we want money, and
want it at once. We are overwhelmed
with calls for tariff documents, and for
speakers and organizers. We propose
to organize and fight against free trade
in every doubtful congressional and
legislative district in the United States.
To-day there is but one majority in the
senate of the United States when the
lines are drawn between Democrats
and Republicans, and, unless much is
done. the next congress will see a free
trade house, senate and president, and
tnen goodbye TO your prosperity.
1t may not be of your personal knowl-
edge, but it is a fact nevertheless that
the manufacturers of the United States
who are most benefited BIZ our tariff
laws have been the least willing to con-
tribute to the success of the party which
gave them protection, and which is
about to engage in life and
DEATH STRUGGLE
with free trade.
A Republican United States senator
from state which never had Demo-
cratic representative in either house of
congress OF Democratic state officer.
in speaking of the well-known disposi-
ton OF the manufacturing interest to
lock up its money, fold its hands and
look on while somebody else fights for
its success, says:
1.-The campaign which we are about to
enter Will concern, more than anybody
SISe, tne nanulacturerS or TINS country.
They have heretofore been very laggard
in their contributions to the Republican
cause. In fact, if could punish them
without punishing the cause of protec-
tlon itself L would c0nSign them to the
hottest place could think of on account
OF their craven parsimony. If this class
OF people do not care to contribute to
the success of the Republican party
they are welcome TO try their chances
uuder a Democratic administration; |
can stand it as long as they can" And