St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-11
Hon. E. NJ. Wilson's Wisdom
Expressed at a Ramsey
Democratic Rally.
Prohibs Are Laying Them
selves Out to Entertain
Gen. Fisk.
The Bondsmen OF Chris Smith
Would Like to Learn His
Whereabouts.

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Side Democratic club, was a rOusing
one. showing as it did the strength OF
the Democracy on the East side. II. P.
Uening called the meeting to order. and
in q few well-choSen words stated
the object OF the gathering. and
read the letter from Mayor
Ames. published i'm another column.
Hon. Eugene Nj. Wilson was the first
speaker introduced. He was loudly ap-
plauded as he stepped TO the front OF
the platform. He referred 10 the letter
written by Mayor Ames. saying he had
never doubted for moment but that
the genial doctor would support the
cause of true Democracy. The cam
pdIgn Is now fairly open. continued
Mr. Wilson. and even this morn
ing we had Grover Cleveland's let
ter of acceptance. ringing message
which every one can understand. In it
he SAYS what he means. and what he
SAYS is right. especially where he speaks
of the tariff. This tariff evil now con-
fronts You. Here MI. Wilson made an
eloquent speech on the tariff. in which
DE showed the unjust war tariff I'D in its
true light. and demonstrated TO the sat
lSidcrIOU of all present that the only
thing that would aid the working DeO-
pie was TO reduce the tariff on the
the things upon which it is now so nigh.
The speaker hauled the Republican
party over the Goals in Il lively manner
Tor not keeping its promise in reducing
the war tariff after the war was ended.
We are not advocating free trade, con-
t.nued MT. w ilsOn. but we are advO-
eating 4 reduction of the tariff. Mr..
Wilson next passed to the state cam
palgn.and Incidentally remarked thatthe
farming element was coming into the
Democratic party with a rush. Ii was
the tariff that was causing this. he said.
and he predicted a TOuSing Democratic
victory in the fall. In closing Mr.. Will
son said that he wanted all Republicans
who were interested in seeing the con-
ditiOn OF the labOring man bettered to
vote the Democratic ticket.
A. L. Ankeny was next introduced.
He was received with applause and
made a ringing address. Il will not at
tempt TO talk tariff. said he. for Prof.
Garland who viii speak next, can give
YOU a much better talk on that subject
than l can. But let me say this. Eugene
NJ. Wilson is to be our next governor.
and ii is right that ii should be so. For
twenty-five years there has not been a
Democratic governor in this state. and l
would ike to ask the Republicans
II that is right. Should we. as
respectable men. not be given
a little show? All or nearly all
Four governors have come from right
around the state house. and. in fact,
Gov AlcGiu came from one Of its offices.
/ viii not speak i'll OF any one. however,
but viii say that st. Paul will not
have the next governor" Mr.. Ankeny
referred to Mr.. Wilson'S career in Min
ntaponS, showing that 1t had always
been an upright and honorable one in
all respects. and that If elected ne
WOuiu give the people of Minnesota an
administration thaJ all might be proud
of. ON the other hand. ne did not see
how Mir. Merriam. who had ALWAYS
been in banking house. TAX
ing in money from the people.
could give the people such an
administration rs was wanted. Mr..
Wilson had done much TO relieve the
farmer and the laDOrIng men from the
oppressive interest rates. under which
they were robbed on every hand. "Can
yOU,' he continued. ''ShOW me ANYTHING
4lr. Merriam has ever done 10 entitle
HIM 10 the votes OF the people? guess
not. ana il You can 1 wish you would
show il to me. Why did not the Re-
pubIcans renOmInate Gov. McGill as
long as they renOminated the rest of
been a tremendous upheaval on all
sides. and 1t strikes me that this state
viii give a Democratic majority OF more
than 1900 for governor this fall
Prof. Garland. of Boston, was the
next speaker. He was well received.
and made as eloquent an address as was
ever listened to in Minneapolis. Il
never before" said he. addressed a
purely political meeting. but l am here
Tor the reason that 1 believe that unnec-
essary taxation Is unjust. On this sub
lecr / would just as soon address a Re
publican meeting. First OF all. | am a
tariff refOTmer. and l also believe in
free trade, but as [ know a wedge can
not be driven in broad end first. l be-
leye IN putting in the sharp end first.
To my mind the essential idea of pro
lection is wrong. for l can see no hope
no light. But in the revision of the
tariff there is light and hope. The
essential Idea of protection is a distrust
OF the idea that goods should be pro-
duced where they can be produced the
cheapest. A high protective tariff
causes Us to pay a high tribute to few
mOnOpOlies and corporations. Nations
do not tTade-it is individuals who
trade, and It stands to reason that the
statement that If we had free trade
cheap goods would come in from Eu-
rope Is false. inaSmuCh as it holds
that we would not be benefited. We
would be benefited. and greatly, too.
There are many plausible excuses for
the protection theory, but when a Re
publican tells You that the Democrats
wish 10 crush out our industries, he
says what he knows to be false. for GER
tainly One-half of the nation does not
wish to cut the Threats OF the other
har TC M n
large revenue, as the Republicans
know. and to get around this and keep
up the tariff it is urged that
American industries must be pro-
tecIed. No industry has ever
been established by the protective sys- .
TEN that has not destroyed native
business. Now, is there any reason
why we should be heavily taxed to sup
port an improbable industry. Wages
do not now ana never have kept pace
with the protective tariff. for the higher
the tariff is the more the labOring man
has TO pay Tor his clothing and his shell
ter. There is no evidence to show that
the owner OF prOducted industry pays
bis men higher wages than his unprO-
tected neighbOr. On the other hand,
the wages are uniformly lower.
You can see this when YOU
call to mind that nearly all the strikes
and the lOck-Outs are in the shops and
mines of the protected industries. 1
don't blame an employer for working
for his own interests; but the point is.
do not you want to work Tor your own
interests as well? The old saying,
Take care OF the rich and the rich vii
take care of the pOOr.' does not seem
work we'll in this country any mOre.O
Protection does protect the employer,
who can sit behind his desk and
receive the bids of the laboring
man. but where does the protection
TO the labOring man come in?
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