St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-15
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sincerely desires to know, and to do his duty,
may rely upon the
FAvORING HELP OF GOD
and the friendly judgment of his fellow ciI-
from distant homes, testifies the absorbing
interest which you feel i'll those questions
which are to be settled by the ballot in No
vember. Confessed free traders are very
men and English newspapers confidently de-
clare that i'll fact we have great many. We
are told that it is only an average reduction
OF per cent that is contemplated. Well if
statement, as it is really, you might fairly
ask whether this average reduction does not
sacrifice some American industry or the
wages OF our working men, and working
women. You may also fairly ask 10 see the
free list, which does not figure in this
average. We would have more confidence
IN the protests of these reformers that
they are not free traders if we could oc-
casionally hear one of them say that he was
protectoniSt. or admit that our custom
duties should adequately favor our domestic
industries. But they seem to be content
with a negative statement, and those who
would, If they could, eliminate the protective
principle from our tariff laws have, in former
moments of candor, described themselves as
progressive free traders" and it is an apt
designation. The protective system is q
BARRIER AGAINST THE FLOOD
OF foreign lmportations, and the competi-
who want to lower the dyke owe it to those
who live behind it to make plain statement
OF their purposes. DO they want to invite
the flood, or do they believe in the dyke, but
l think 1t will afford adequate protection at
lower level? What say is only suggestive.
l cannot, in this brief talk. go into details, or
even properly limit the illustrations l have
used: But this is an appropriate and timely
inquiry: With what motive, what
Ultimate design. what disposition
towards the principle off protection
Is II that our present tariff schedule is at
tackled: 1t may be that reductions should be
made; it may be that some duties may be in
creased, but we want to know whether those
who propose the revision believe in taking
thought OF our American workmen in fixing
the rates, or will leave them to the chance
effects OF purely revenue tariff. Now. hav-
ing spoken already to-day, you will accept
magnificent demonstration. | thank you, my
Illinois friends, not only on my own behalf,
but on behalf of the Republicans OF Indiana,
Tor the great interest you have manifested.
AT the conclusion of the speechmak-
ing. While the handshaking was in prog
ress, a campaign glee club from De-
catur occupied the platform and enter
tanned the crowd with several very
comic campaign songs. Tonight the
Decatur club gave torchlight parade,
marching through the city and out past
Gen. HarriSOn'S residence. Tomorrow
will be another big reception day. A
campaign regiment of eX-Union veteran
soldiers was organized i'll this city
recently under the name of the Harri-
son regiment. At this writing it num-
bers LOGO members. At meeting last
night they
VOTED TO UNIFORM THEMSELVES
for the campaign and to call upon Gen.
Harrison in body next Monday even
ing on the occasion of the fifty-tifth an
niversary of his birth. In view of the
fact that Gen. Harrison intends to start
Oh his vacation that day the visit will
probably be made earlier. Middle Bass
Island, where Gen. Harrison will rusti-
cate, is a private resort owned by a
number Of Ohio gentlemen, who have
erected summer club house OF the
island. Among the members of this
fishing club is eX-Gov. Charles Foster,
of Ohio, and Gen. Harrison and his
friends will be the guests of the club
on the invitation of Gov. Foster.