St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-13
THE ISSUE.
Tariff Reform Agitating the Agri-
cultural Voters.

bONCI5s
"Mv campaign is to be one waged in
the schoOlhouse and on the farm" said
Mr.. Canning after he was nominated.
Il shall make it my business to become
an educator and to labor for the en-
lightenment of the people. / will
preach necessarily, and my text at all
times will be lower taxes. 1t is the one
issue l shall make. We need lower
state taxes and lower national taxes.
Instead of paying so much attention to
the monopolists, we must give more to
the common people, who are struggling
under a great burden"
Ed Wright, of Fergus Falls - The
farmer of the Fifth district has one sub
ject to condsider nOw-lower taxes.
DIR. Robertson, of Manville: 81 went
to the Republican state convention to
support Mr.. Scheffer. l was shamed
and disguised with the treatment he re-
ceived. and came home unable to in
dorse Merriam's nomination. L am for
Wilson. Canning and lower taxes. Will
son and Canning will carry Big Stone
and Traverse counties"
1t is a singular illustration of the
growing independence of thought
among the farmers that DIR. Robertson
nominated Mr.. Canning for congress IN
Tuesdays convention.
Senator Henry Kellar-The Germans
will support Mr.. Wilson to man, and
we are going to elect Mr.. Canning.
Our fight is one against monopoly. We
are district of farmers and a farmer
should represent US. From all parts
of the district hear the farmers say
ing: 1.-The price of wheat is low, and
costs very much to live. but the taxes
don't 90 down." That'Sit They make
us pay like the devil for bread and but
| ter and buy our wheat for nothing and
| then pile the taxes on little more.
| The farmers have got tired of it, and
| this year they will vote with the Demo
cratic party to cut down the taxes.
ID. +. Cowing, Fergus Falls-In 1886
the Republican majority in Otter Tail
was 900 odd. Merriam's majority there
will be 80 per cent less this year. The
tariff issue is making many, many
| Democratic votes.
Col. Day. of Pelican Rapids-The tar
if and prohibition issues are changing
many Republican voters this year. We
will increase our Democratic vote 90
per cent this year.
o. P. B. Jacobson, Fergus Falls
! Since Donnelly intends to remain in
| Tile lltlNl do IL CdliultdbC lOl SONNIhCls
we will carry Otter Tail county for
Wilson. The tariff issue has got a
strong hold upon the Scandinavian
| farmers, and they will vote for Cleve-
| land and Wilson on that issue.
| A. Nordmalm, of KittSon county
| The Republicans had 800 majority in
! Kittson county in 1886. On the issue of
the tariff the county will go Democratic
! this fall
George Ross. Mile Lacs-Merriam is
not as strong in our county as McGIll
would have been. The total Democratic
vote in the county will gain 10 per cent.
this fall.
J. Simmons. Little Falls-Morrison
county had Democratic majority of
ATS in 1886. With Wilson it will be $50
this wear. Our farmers want the tariff
tax reduced. Merriam is very weak in
| our section, and his candidacy will not
help the Republican county or legisla-
tive tickets.
William Russell. Stearns-Wilson will
have 1900 majority in our county.
Scheffer's defeat brings the German
vote solidly to us.
]. Adam Bede, Duluth-We have a
large number of workingmen in st.
Touis county who believe that an I'M
taved. Iong-tailed flannel shirt is better
than a drink of free whisky.
Mr.. Dress, Norman - Our comfy,
hitherto Republican. will go Democratic
this wear on the tariff issue. The farm
ers are determined to vote for lower
! taxes.
WI. Kelso. Kittson-Continued crop
failures. the poor growing poorer and
the rich richer, are nerving the farmers
to prepare for a political revolution
The demand of the Democratic party
for lower taxes is Endorsed by them.