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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-17
CONCERNING MERRIAMIsM.

The unanimity with which the state
press speaks in condemnation of the
methods employed by the Merriamites
in controlling the late Republican con-
vention is gratifying indication that
public sentiment is being awakened in
Minnesota to the danger of allowing
money to become the potential factor in
our state politics. 1t will be observed
by reference to our clippings from
the state exchanges that outside of the
two cities the Republican press
unites with the Democratic press
in severe condemnation of the
introduction of Merriamism in Min
nesota politics. The reason why
the local Republican press do not join
in the general denunciation is well
enough understood without going into
details.
We repeat that 1t is gratifying to OBJ
serve the general tendency of public
sentiment in this state TO be against the
idea that party nominations are things
of commercial value TO be knocked off
to the highest bidder. Whenever we
lose sight of the great truth underlying
true RepubIicanism, that public Office
is public trust, and not to be bought
or sold. we are drifting toward danger
Gus reefs. The great mass of the peO-
pie cannot afford to be Indifferent to the
dangers which are sure to arise from
giving the mOneybagS full sweep in
politics.
If it is once understood that party
nominations have money value, that
no man can attain to an Office unless he
buys it, what inducement can there be
for the great mass of our young men to
take an interest in public affairs? None
but milliOnaireS, or the sons of million
aires can afford to enter politics.
How much better it is to hold fast to
the old democratic faith of our fathers
that a man should be valued for what
he is, not for what he has. Intrinsic,
not eXtrinsic merit should be the
standard.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-17
WAGES AND PRICES.

1t is well-knOwn law of trade that
at least four persons can afford to buy
an article at 81 to one who can afford to
buy it at 81. Nine-tenths of the families
of this country live on less than 800 a
year, yet they are the sole customers of
more than seven-eighths of American
productions and imports.
The trouble with our manufacturers
is, that Notwithstanding possible re-
auctions, they are above the limited
means of the great mass of the buyers.
If wages were advanced, farmers, arti-
sans and labOrerS would get better
prices and manufacturers make as large
profits as ever. As wages depend on
the demand for workmen, it is evident
that an increase in the demand
say of 25 per cent-would compel
the employment of more workmen, and
so raise wages % per cent. Under
leSsened tariff restrictions all of these
conditions would be fulfilled. The in
crease of importations would lead to an
increased demand abroad for our farm
products. These impOrtations would
consist largely of materials for manu-
facture: and the reduction of p per
cent, or even of per cent as the MILLS
bill proposes, in the cost of materials
would enable the manufacturer to re-
duce his prices without diminishing
his profits. This would increase
the sale of his goods, and as both farmer
and manufacturer would be bidding for
more labor. the price of labor would
rise; and as wages rise, the laborer
wants more goods with increased ability
to pay for them. In this way the in
creased demand for finished goods
would increase the demand for mate
rials, and as Europe can not supply
America One-quarter of the materials
required in our manufactures the re-
suit would be revival in the demand
for American materials, increasing
alike the earning capacity Of the farmer
and the laborer.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-17
YELLOW FEVER SUFFERERS

To the Editor of the Globe.
Feeling that the people of St. Paul will re-
spond to a call for aid for the yellow fever
sufferers of Jacksonville. Fla, we suggest
that you, through the aid of the GLOBE, start
subscription list for that purpose, and will be
pleased to give you $50 for the same. Very
truly, MoVEIGH Bros.
st. Paul, Mimi. Sept. 16, 1888.
The GLOBE is gratified to make note
of the generous offer contained in the
above communication toward aiding the
yellow fever sufferers at Jacksonville.
While the GLOBE has urged upon the
people the necessity for prompt charity
in this matter, and while we are willing
to receive and forward all subscriptions
that may be sent to this Office,
still we think that the chamber of
commerce is the proper body to first
move in this matter. We accordingly
suggest to the chamber of commerce
that at its meeting this morning the
question of sending relief to the Jack
sonville sufferers be taken up, and that
a subscription list be at once opened, in
order that our chartably disposed citi-
zens may have an opportunity to do
something toward relieving the plague
stricken city of the South.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-17
COMMERCIAL CONDITIONS.

1t is claimed by Senator WILSON of
Iowa that the commercial conditions of
the country are opposed to tariff reduc-
ton, and he advises his friends in Iowa
and the Northwest to urge this view
upon the farmers and wOrkingmen. 1t
will require good deal of argument on
Senator WILSON'S part to convince the
people that this view is correct. For,
with the exception of the reduction of
La per cent made by the last revision
of the tariff in 1882. involving an aggre-
gate tax upon imports of 1891 per cent,
the tariff is just where it was at the
conclusion of the war. When the i'm
ports were placed at the rate, which
six years ago was deemed so Oppres-
Sive as to call for a reduction of 20 per
cent, the country was in a some
what Frustrated condition. Its indus
tries had been greatly disturbed
by the war; its currency was in
a highly inflated condition, and
it was brought face to face with an
enormous debt. 1t was doubtful whether
these unprOmiSing conditions warranted
the high tariff which was then agreed
to; but opponents of the system for
bore to make their opposition vigorous
i'll such an emergency, and were willing
to give the country the benefit of the
doubt, satisfied that when the people of
the United States recovered from their
fright they would understand the OPP
pressiYe character of the tariff, and re-
HIO fpo At no. ~,
taxation of imports twenty-fOur years
after the close of the war is almost what
it was under the conditions above
stated, is in itself sufficient reason for
modifying it very materially. Our in
dustrial interests have been greatly
changed, both as to raw materials and
manufactures; our currency is firmly
established, and as proof of our
prosperity, in spite of high taxa
ton, there is a surplus of S130,O0O, 900
in the treasury, the product of revenue
receipts annually over and above the
necessities of government. Nothing
can be palmer than that taxes are too
high when they produce more revenue
than is needed. Nothing can be palmer
than that commercial conditions are ex-
ceptiOnally good when they tolerate
such taxation without serious disturb
ance.
The disingenuousness of Mr.. VIII
SONS argument will be apparent to
every farmer and labOrer in the North
west. Business will not be crippled by
lessening the burdens of the people,
Wages will not be reduced by affOrding
workingmen an opportunity for pur-
chasing cheaply clothing and the neces-
saries of life. 1t has been proved over
and over again that high tariff OPP
presses labor and does not benefit it.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-17
LINES TO A YOUNG MOTHER.

Mother with the golden hair
And softly radiant eyes,
Say, is the victory won at last,
And hast thou gained the prize?
Was the struggle worth the triumph?
And is it cloudless joy
To watch the radiant babyhood
That gilds the first-born boy2
When motherhood was but dream
In gorgeous Eastern bowers.
Did Eve dream on, as mothers dream
In this sad world of ours!
Across the wondrous hour of birth
There swept no fear of death
The mother who kISw naught but life
Watched calm her infants breath.
And just as calm, mother!
Should thy yearning vigil be,
Her trust was born from ignorance,
And thine must knowledge be;
A knowledge that she could not know,
A faith she could not gain,
To gid the cloud of coming years,
Like sunshine after rain.
And when about thy whitest throat
His rounded arms are thrown,
Then clasp him close, for then, at least,
He is thy very own.
In after years the time will come
When bearded lip grows stern,
And from the mothers soft caress
The man may careless turn.
And oh thou lovely mother.
With the dark and anxious eyes.
pray that in their soft, clear depths
No shadow may arise;
And that in the coming manhood
OF the boy so fair 10 see,
No shade of sorrow or of sin
May rest on him or thee.
Mary j. Etheridge in Boston Transcript
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-17
SAW HIS UNCLE'S GHOST.
Why Nebraska Farmer With
Enter the Ministry.
Globe-Democrat.

Globe-Democrat.
Abraham McAdams, one of the wealth.
lest farmers in this county, is making
arrangements to enter the ministry.
This determination on the part of Mr..
McA dams was a great surprise to
his friends. There is a story in con-
nection with it. Last Thursday
morning he started to Brakeman in COM
pany wOh neighbor named Ira Boyce.
Draw, about four miles east of Atwood,
they saw cloud shaped like balloon
and occupied, apparently, by woman,
arise from the draw and float
off towards the northwest. 1t went
but a short distance, when it turned
and came toward them. When about
200 yards distant and 100 feet in the air
the balloon suddenly dissolved and left
the woman, with long, floating hair
which completely covered her shoulders
and reached to her waist, standing
alone. She had one hand Outstretched
toward McAdamS as if reckoning him.
The ghostlike scene suddenly changed
again and in place of the woman stood
a horse, with large pair of saddlebags
across its back, and by its side man
with hair worn rather long. He was
dressed in clerical garb and McAdams
at once recognized MIN as tne exact
counterpart of his uncle, Virginia cir
cult rider.
This apparition also turned fol a
moment towards the men. Then re-
garding McAdams grayely for
moment. beckoned once, and mounting
the horse galloped slowly off down the
draw.
When Mr.. McAdams called for his
mail at Blakeman he was handed a LETT
ter, with a deep black border, post
marked at Three Rivers, Va. A por-
ton of it read:
"Your Uncle John was called home
suddenly yesterday. He was taken ill
in prayer meeting the night previous,
and only lived short t:me. He was
to the last. He asked that his
library be given to you, and his dying
request was that you should become a
of the gospel and take up the
work where he left off,"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-17
Lahoring Men for johnson.

To the Editor of the Globe.
The Pioneer Press, on page IL of Sat-
urday. has made statement in regard to
DR.. Samuel c. johnson, of Hudson,
concerning the nomination for congress
by the Union Labor party. A telegram
from the committee at Hudson to my
self says to the state and more par
ticularly to the Eighth congressional
district, that DR.. johnson feels highly
hOnored at the hands of organized labor
and accepts. Further, the Democratic
convention in this city indorSes DR..
Johnson as their standard bearer, and
we will elect him, too. The harvest is
ripe for a change in the political field of
the Eighth. Very respectfully yours,
A. 3. WILEY,
Chairman Eighth Congressional District
Committee for the United Labor Party.
Eau Claire, Sept. l5
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-17
Merriam'S Cheek,

Glencoe Enterprise.
William X. Merriam, of the Merchants Ma.
tional bank, was nominated by the Republi-
cans for governor on the third formal ballot.
We do not think this a wise nomination. as
he will be charged with being doodle"
candidate, and it will have its effect. The
farmers of Minnesota had it in their hands to
nominate man whose heart was with them
and when elected could have done much for
the agricultural interests Of the state. but
they have thrown away their opportunity,
and now must take such as they have chosen
for better or worse. The wonder to us is that
a man of Merriam's youth, and knowing so
little of the state outside of the banking
business, should have the cheek to ask for
the nomination for governor for the great
agricultural state of Minnesota, when 90
per cent of the voters are farmers.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-17

held, Mr.. Mayberry was overwhelming
ly defeated and J. Logan Chapman,
judge of the superior court and the can
didate presented by Don Dickinson,
nominated.
What more can be added to this state
of politics?
Mayberry made peace with Dickin-
son, and was rendered a Utah judge
ship, which he declined. He is now in
Detroit, but can have an Office when
he wants it.
Lothrop was sent to st. Petersburg,
and Dickinson
Well. he is postmaster general of the
United States, and has pledged Michi-
gan to Cleveland this year.
1t was he who secured the late fusion
of the Democratic and Greenback tick
cts in that state.
And it is he, they say, that stands
closer to Cleveland to-day than any
other member in the cabinet.
A great gain for four checkS-value
S6O,OO0-and which were never cashed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-17
DOWN IN OLD VIRGINIA.
An Affair of Honor Between Two
WOuid-Be Minister'S.

Il
WOuld-Be Ministers.
Globe-D emocrat.
A novel feature in the way of affairs
OF honor leaked out here this morning,
it being nothing less than one young
Baptist minister challenging another
to fight duel about young
lady. Mr.. Tuscama is a Mexican
and j. Y. Wickers, an American. and
both are studying for the Baptist minis
try at Richmond college, Mr.. Wickers
preaching twice week. Mr.. Wickers
went before the police court this MORN
ing and begged protection from the
vengeance of Rev. Mr.. TuScama.
Mr.. Wickers said that he and Mr.. Tus-
CANA were SuitOrS for the hand of the
same young lady and the lady was at-
fianced to Wickers. He said that he
made an engagement with the young
lady to see her to church, and it turned
out that Mr.. Tuscama had an en-
gagement with her for the same even
ing. After returning from church they
took seats on the porch. MIR. Tuscama,
who arrived soon afterwards, was in a
terrible passion. The first thing he
said was:
young man, if you don't meet me
tomorrow you are coward"
In other words, the Mexican, who was
very angry, challenged him to mortal
combat. He (Wickers) told him that he
could be seen then. TuScama replied:
Il will die tonight or be hanged to-
morrow" Wickers retorted by saying:
You can't expect to mOnOpOliZe the
young lady's attention" Tuscama re-
piled: Il am engaged to her,"
Wickers testified that about this time
the threats made by his Mexican rival
were terrific; that he became frightened
and escaped through the back door of
the house, and fearing that TuScama
would take his life he had him arrested.
MIR. TuScama in his defense said that
he was engaged to the young lady, and
when'She broke the engagement with
him for Mr. Wickers it did make him
very angry.
Justice Crutchfeld, 80 he cut you
out, did hep
Mr.. Tuscama, Eyes, sir.'
Justice Crutchfield. "Well, l must
say that when young man is engaged
to young lady and another fellow
comes along and cuts him out it is calcu-
lated to make him feel badly. | don't
see much in the CASE Suppose yOn
shake hands and settle your differences
here"
Mr.. Wickers-"He is a Mexican, and
| AIN afraid of him."
Justice Crutchfeld-"Do you intend
to do Mr.. Wickers any bodily harm?"
Mr.. Tuscama-"No, sir. | do not. ]
have given the young lady up"
The case was dismissed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-17
THE MAINE ELECTION.

Blaine's Figures Badly Punctured
by the Actual Returns.
Chicago Times:
At last we have the truth about the
Maine election:
Republican plurality in 1884 .........19, 700
Republican plurality in 1888 .........l8,495
This loss is profoundly significant, as
an analysis of the figures will show. 1t
means, if it means anything, that
Cleveland will hold every state he had
IN 1884, and that upon the same ratio of
Democratic gain he will have the cleo
toral vote of Michigan, with possibili-
ties both in Minnesota and in Illinois.
We now have the complete vote, not
the jubilant estimate of Blaine as tele-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-17
Cold Water Candidates.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
REDWOOD FALLS, Mimi, Sept. 49,
Redwood county PrOhibitionists held a
convention here to-day and nominated a
legislative and full county ticket. II.
+. Clipfell was chairman of the conyen-
ton and j. p. Jones secretary. The reso-
lutiOns adopted lauded the third party
and denounced trusts. The ticket is as
follows: Representative, Ninth district,
Donald Stewart; county auditor, II. f.
Clipfell; treasurer, w. A. Masters; reg
lister of deeds, j. p. Jones; clerk, A. ID.
Mclean; sheriff, ii. Winter; county
attorney, l.. NJ. Quarton; judge of pro-
bate, F. F. Golf; surveyor, David Wat
son; coroner, w. j. Johnson; court
commissioner, Isaac Root. An attempt
to indorse the Republican candidate for
superintendent of schools failed, so this
place on the ticket was left blank.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-17
COWards.

St. Cloud Journal-Press.
The journal Press believed that Gov. Nc
Gill; by his faithful administration of the
duties of his Office, his courageous adherence
to the principles enunciated in the Republi-
can platform upon which he was elected
apd his clean and honest record, was justly
entitled to the Endorsement of a renomina-
ton, which had become fairly established as
a party usage. 1t still sees no reason to
change that opinion, and regards the refusal
to renominate him-on the ground that he
had been elected by a reduced majority-is
an inexcusable act of party cowardice, one
utterly unworthy the great Republican party
of Minnesota.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-17
To Pacify the Doctor.

Special 10 The Globe.
BRAINERD, Sept. 16.-The Forty-sixth
district Republicans can hardly avoid a
big row in the approaching Verndale
convention, unless Duluth backs down
from its claim of eleven delegates. 1t
was given only seven by the commit
tees call. 1t is said an effort is to be
made to conciliate DR.. Bigger, the Cass
county West Brainer0 candidate, who
was so badly snubbed recently, and that
when the convention meets the doctor
can, probably, have the nomination, if
n me- WANTS bs or ia at { d GTv VINO ca the
that, unless Bigger is pretty well
handled, he will run independent.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-17
The Cash Candida te.

Ada Herald.
No one appears to doubt that Merriam's
money is his only strength, and it is gener-
ally understood that any politician, or paper,
or person that was at all active for Merriam
had a share in the barrel. And this is the
candidate (this barrel or this MANI that the
honest Republican farmers are expected to
vote for in preference to the man with clean
hands, a clean heart and clean record, Eu-
gene NJ Wilson. If the time has fully come
when no man can get Office unless he has
piles of money, then let's have at least fair
play and let the Offices be sold openly and
give other millionaires chance.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-17

PROF. STOKES replies in the London
Spectator to an American gentleman
who challenges the statement in his
book on ireland and the Celtic
Church" that kissing ones wife on
Sunday was regarded by old Puritans in
Connecticut as sinful. STOKES cites one
of Archdeacon HUSSY's lectures to es-
tablish the fact. Of course, it was one
of those funny ''old blue laws" Now,
however, a man who fails to kiss his
wife or his sweetheart on Sunday omits
positively religious duty. The world
moves.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-17
CRAWFIsH PROGRESSION.

1t is probably, upon the principle that
lie well stuck to answers the purposes
of the truth, the Republican organs are
so persistent in their claim that Repub-
lican chances for success in the Eastern
doubtful states are on the increase.
The marvellous feature of this claim is
that it should be adhered to in the face
of the corrected Maine returns. An
analysis of the Maine vote made by the
Chicago Times, and reproduced in our
columns to-day, shows that the Prohi-
bitionists gained 80 per cent on their
vote four years ago, the Democrats
gained per cent, while the Republi-
can loss was per cent. And this, too,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-17
Crow Wing PrOhibitionists.

Special 20 The GIObe-
BRAINERD, Sept. 15.-Rev. Berg
strom, who is at the head of the Pro-
hibition campaign in this county, has
completed preliminary canvass of the
county in the work of his organization.
He reports an enrolment of forty voters
at Fort Ripley, in the southern part of
this county, and that they are mostly
from previous Republican voters. His
total list of pledges to vote the ticket
are over 800 names, and he is positive
they will poll 500 votes in this county.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-17
A "PRIVATE" AFFAIR.

The coal trust that's putting up prices
Is largely private AFFAIR."
But the public, who buy when the prices are
nigh,
Are giving the matter some cire
Yet the fact that the trusts are absorbing
the peoples light, water and air
Must still be all right, since the White-Plumed
Knight
Says it's largely private affair."
The poor man who buys by the scuttle
And the rich man who buys by the ton
VIII have to keep warm when the winter
winds storm
And the work of the coal trust is done!
But will they agree with the doctrine,
When the snow flakes are thick in the air,
That the trusts that has put up the prices
Is largely private AFFAIR.""
New York World.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-17
A Good Ticket to Support.

Special to the Globe.
ASHLAND, Wis, Sept. 16.-The fol-
lowing ticket was nominated by the
Democratic county convention last
evening: Sheriff, Thomas Hedican /;
treasurer, A. ID. McDonald; clerk,
Maurice E. Gaffney; register of deeds,
Edward Fennelly; clerk of the circuit
court, L. c. Murray, of Hurley; district
attorney, NJ. E. Lennon, of Hurley !;
superintendent of schools, John B. An
dersOn, of Epson; surveyor, George b..
Parker. of Butternut; coroner, DR.. j..
A. MarcheSSault.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-17
Power in Gold.

Sank Rapids Free Press.
There is general belief that Merriam won
by the power of gold, and this idea, which
has a plausible foundation, is provoking
much adverse feeling among Republicans.
Many, hereabouts, have declared themselves
unable to accept what they believe to be Il
purchased candidate, and it is an assured
fact that not few Republicans in this
county will scratch their tickets in Novem'
Der. No man who believes, or has salts
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-17
Increased in 1887,

To the Editor of the Globe.
In late number of the GLOBE you
state that President Cleveland caused
my pension to be increased from S. per
month to S24 per month, on May Z, 1888.
The increase was made May Z, 1887.
Please make the correction, as it is
charged by Republicans that the in
crease was made as an electioneering
dodge. This is not true, as the increase
vas made as above stated. in May, 1887.
Respectfully, B. +. BALCH.
Fargo, Sent. Is.