St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-13
OPENED The CAMPAIGN.
Second Ward Democrats Turn Out In
Force.
THREE EMINENT SPEAKERS.
Republican Sophistries About Protee.
ton Emphatically Denounced by
Practical Men.

The first gun of the Democratic cam
paign in St. Paul was fired last evening
at the rally which was held under the
auspices Of the Cleveland and Thurman
Second Ward club at 776 East Seventh
street. The hall was packed to the
doors, and the remarks of the various
speakers were hailed with the
utmost enthusiasm. Mr.. Reed ocI
cupied the chair and introduced
as the first speaker of the evening
Judge Charles z. Flandrau, who delN-
cred a forcible and eloquent address.
After dwelling for some time on the
doctrine of state rights, which he
claimed was the sheet anchor of the
American government, he said that the
condition of the laboring men of the
Northwest was not as good as it should
be. The state of Minnesota was
mortgaged to death. The operation
of the protective tariff was the principal
evil our country was laboring under.
During the war the government had to
be supported. Nobody quarreled about
taxation then because IL was necessary.
When the war was over large debt
had been contracted. No kick was
liduo Oil GHo Ida W lcuuCO 1hio ucUt.
But the war was over and the
tax still remained. A duty of
from IS to 20 per cent was
placed on everything we eat, drink and
wear. Where did the money go? Into
the hands of the manufacturer. That
is American protection. Every nation
ought to be absolutely Independent of
every other nation. If there was any
thing that could not be manu-
featured here protect it, The
industries of this country had
ceased to be infants and needed
no protection. 1t was lie and fraud
that protection increased the wages of
the labOring men. If such was the case,
why the strikes and lock-Outs? The tax
paid by the farmers of Minnesota by
way of protection came back to them in
the shape OF
MORTGAGES ON THEIR LANDS.
The surplus of $50, 900, 900 in the treas
ury got there through bad legislation.
The question of universal immigration
was an importaet one, and should re-
ceiVe the serious consideration of the
American people.
Judge Flandrau was followed by
Daniel w. Lowler, who said it was a
sign of good omen that not only the
young men of the state were wide
awake in the campaign, but that there
were with them the griZZled field mar
shals of the Democracy. Four years
ago there was placed in the executive
chair of the nation man who had
represented the government bet
ter than that other who would
go down tattoOed with dishonor. The
promises the president made had been
kept The Republicans had abolished
4bO IN cords onn fNlann1 II
on Bibles Mr.. Lawler explained the
Mills bill and the efforts that had been
made by the trusts and corporations to
defeat it in the house. Continuing,
he said: The Republican party
are singing the same old
siren song of fifty years ago
when Henry Clay was teaching the
American people with all his mighty
sophistry to protect the infant indus
tries. These same industries were
strong enough to strike down that pure
statesman, William r. Morrison, and
make the election of John q. Car.
Isle for time doubtful" He
was informed that twenty-five men,
bers of the house. had been
marked out as special objects of hatred
by the monopolists, and that two of
these were John l.. Macdonald and
Thomas Wilson. The men who said
that wages would be lowered by re-
duction of the tariff were not the repre-
sentatives of labor, but those who
were paying IS cents day
to the imported paupers of
Europe. Fhe question had been
put to him on the streets few days
ago: Are you in favor Of tariff re-
form? Don't you know that England
wants it and it will benefit her%' His
answer was that it was an insult to as
sumo that any nation stood higher in
the hearts of Americans than America.
He concluded by eulogiZing Hon. En-
gene Wilson, and referring to the means
adopted in the nomination of the Re-
publican candidate.
Senator Wilkinson, candidate for con-
gress from the Second district, was the
last speaker. He gave common sense
explanation of the tariff. He was
firm believer in tariff for revenue. He
was willing to have the tariff high
enough to pay all the labor of the cOun-
try. The farmers of the state had got
hold of the tariff and they would be
heard from at the polls.
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