St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-05
POLITICAL AND OTHERWISE.

The ways and means report accom-
panying the tariff bill is generally re-
garded by the house Republicans as a
comprehensive and conservative state
ment, against which no effective re-
joinder can be made by those who hoped
to join issue against tariff refOrm.-New
York Star.
People are getting familiar with the
tariff tax question. Ultra protection
speakers are finding when they attempt
to juggle with figures that the average
audience is not only capable OF rebuk-
ing them, but rather eager to do it.
Omaha Herald.
The Republicans are plainly afraid
to stick to their policy of sheer obstruc-
ton to tariff legislation. They have
kept it up now for two congresses with
a great deal of firmness. They have in
sisted that as minority it was not any
of their business to propose legislation,
and that they had right to defeat any
proposed by the majority if, through
detection in the ranks of the latter, they
could do so.-New York Times.
Congressman Nelson, of Minnesota,
does not represent the Republican ma
chine, but his views on taxation are the
views of the Northwest. and if the Re-
publicans draw the party line against
them the line will be broken down.
Randall and Reed will not be accepted
as leaders west of the Alleghenies.-
Louis Republican.
The Mills bill is not only the most
authoritative expression of the party'S
purpose that has been made, it is the
most generally acceptable, and, as re-
cent developments have shown, it at
tracts wider support from Republican
representatives of producing districts
than was expected either by its sup
porters or by its opponents.-New York
Star.
This story of British gold" with
such other embellishments as the i'm
aglnative writer's of tariff fiction could
readily supply, would be quite as true
and quite as plausible as Is the tale they
have invented about bargains for office
in order to secure support for the Mills
bill. All members of congress who may
be susceptible to corrupt influences on
the tariff question know where to find
purchasers without going to the White
house or to the pOsseSSOrS of British
gold. ."-Philadelphia Record.
Mr.. Nelson, Republican member of
congress from the Fifth Minnesota dis
house yesterday in support of the Mills
tariff bill. 1t will now be in order for
the Republicans to read MI. Nelson out
of their Washington Critic.
The harmony that exists between the
Indiana Republicans is almost sitting
at times. For instance, listen to what
ex-Secretary New says: Gresham carry
Indiana! Never. His nomination would
give the state to the Democrats beyond
the shadow of doubt. ."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
What's the matter with Congressman
Knute Nelson? He's all right for lower
taxes Boston Herald.
1t is not yet possible for trusts to cor
ner the worlds supplies. And but for
a well-nigh prohibitory tariff, goods
from abroad would flow in as fast as
might be needed to break the corners"
formed by the ''trusts." AS much pro-
lection as you please for labor, but let
us have no more protection for ''trusts,
combinations and pools" = Boston
Globe.
There is a panic in the ranks of the
Democratic and Republican high tariff
crowd, owing to the acknowledged de-
fection of Congressman Ermentrout, of
Pennsylvania. He represents manu-
featuring district, and has declared
that he will vote for the Mills bill. Two
years ago he went with Randall over to
the ublicans.-Burlingto Gazette.
1t is, therefore. happy thing that
Democratic administration can now
place at the head of the American
Judiciary citizen who will, during the
term of his natural life. adjudge to each
state, county, town and corporate body
of voters all the rights of self-govern-
ment that will consist with the per-
petuity of nation Of the first rank
among the states of the world. Wher-
ever the idea of centraliSm has taken
root in our statutes let it be the life-work
of this coming chief justice to weed it
out.-ChicagO Herald.
If the North American Review desires
testimony on this question that will be
entitled to weight, let it seek it, not
from the Eastern monOpoliSts who have
fattened on the tariff, but from Western
farmers who have been fleeced by over
taxation, and kept loaded with debt,
and with their noses ON the mortgage
holders grindstone.-Chicage Tribune.