St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-18

seph Babletter, Fl. A. Castle and others.
Millard's quartette was introduced, and
created great deal of enthusiasm by
songs. Hon. Tim Byrnes then introduced
A. j. Blethen, who acted as chairman,
and introduced Thomas B. Reed as the
leader of "the Republican minority in
congress-" who was greeted with cheers.
Mr.. Reed proved to be decidedly
agreeable speaker, his quaint and orig
inal expressions keeping the interest
from tagging. Although he talked upon
the tariff question entirely the audience
did not tire.
''If there are any good Democrats in
Minnesota" he said, Il expect them to
vote the Republican ticket as the Demo
Gratis of Maine have, not that they want
express their opinions" This was his
first shot. and it took. Getting down to
his subject proper, the tariff, ne said
that just as the question of slavery had
to be settled, so must that of the
tariff, and as with all great ques-
tons, you must be on the
Lords side or the other side.
The Democrats, while denying it, are at
heart free traders. A man is known by
the company he keeps, and from Henry
George up and down every free trader
is identified with the cause of Cleve-
land. You can sometimes tell what a
man is going to build by the tools he
has, and Mills, the free trader, is the
tool of the Democrats. Free trade and
protection are SyStemS-nOt names. The
most serious charge that free trade
has made against protection is that
for every dollar that goes into the
treasury five dollars go into the pockets
OF the manufacturer, and that every
year thousand millions of dollars is
wasted. If this is true, twenty thou
SAND millions of dollars have been
thrown out of the window since 1860.
This is three times the assessed valua-
ton of the country at that, and if it is
true, we have practically given
away the country, and tonight,
contrary to the evidence Of
our senses, we must lbe sitting
out in the air in some hole in the sky.
had prospered, and largely because Of
the tartf.
Protection, it is true, raises prices, he
admitted, but in the long run lowers
prices. How? BY competition and the
economy which nurtures labor-saving
inventions. This was text from which
he preached the doctrine of protection
for about an hour. In conclusion he
made the plea that the system which
has made this country the wonder of the
old world should be preserved.
COL. CLARK E. CARR.
of Illinois, was the other speaker. He
seemed to take his cue from Reed, and
practically repeated his arguments. He
ridiculed the idea of going back to the
good old Democratic days" spoken of
by Judge Thurman, and the audience
rOared its delight at the humorous COM
PARSONS he drew between the condition
of the country to-day and thirty years
ago.
As might be expected, the Peoples
theater could not hold One-half of the
people who desired admission and all
overflow meeting was held at Turner
hall, which was fairly filled. w. II.
EustiS, ii. III. Hall, Il. q. Evans and
ether speakers delivered short addresses
that held a great part of the audience
until 10 O'Clock, when Mr.. Reed arrived
and made brief address. Both meet
ingS were successes. and for once the
issues of the campaign were discussed
without reference to the bloody shirt.