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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08
ROSCOE CONKLING.

Among the many queer things now
happening in the field of national
politics there is none more sensational
than the genuine boom. that Roscoe
CoNKLING is getting as a Republican
presidential candidate. 1t is true that
the boom is not a very large one, not
much bigger than mans hand, but
there are some indications that it. has the
staying qualities and the growing tend
ency of the prophets cloud. 1t is equally
singular that the CoNKLING boom should
have originated in its full strength out
here in the Northwest. But with the
Winona Republican club shouting itself
hoarse over the mention of Roscoe
CONKLING's name, and the gallant
Colonel PLUNIMER, of Dakota, prancing
around on COOKING war horse, there
can be no doubt of the genuineness of
the boom nor of the sincerity of its pro-
moters.
But what does it all mean? Why are
those who so short time ago were the
loyal partisans of BLAINE now advocat-
ing and predicting the nomination OF
Roscoe CoNKLING? 1t is true that MI.
CoNKIING is the brainiest and most in
dependent leader in the Republican
party, but il is neither brains nor indie
pendence that is usually expected to
predominant in Republican presidential
candidates. The servile politician who
can be controlled by the moonpolieS is
ordinarily the man the machine man.
ayers have the preference for. Mr.
CoNKLING is not built that way, and
the wonder is that even any
part of the machine should be
seriously contemplating his nomination,
The only explanation of it is in the eX-
IRENE paucity of the Republican party
in available candidates, and in the
utter hopelessness- of the party's
chances of success. If anybody is to be
sacrificed, the machine managers doubt
less think that Roscoe CoNKLING
would make the most suitable victim of
anybody in the party. And then the
nomination of a brainy, independent
man like Roscoe CoNKLING might pos
sibly inspire the public with the belief
that there was really some vitality left
in the party.
The GLOBE is not of the opinion that
Mr.. CoNKLING's nomination would be
a particularly strong one, but it would
be so eminently respectable, we feel
inclined to give it encouragement. The
only real obstacle in the way of his can
didacy would be to know what to dc
with his auburn bangs during the cam
paign.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08
THEY SAY THAT

A. De Lacy Wood, of the Two Harbors Iron
Port, is having little fun with Friend Mac,
of the ST. Cloud Times.
G. +. Kindred, of Brainerd, is being doomed
little bit for the Fifth district congressional
nomination.
Duluth has already three candidates, Judge
Stearns, Mayor Sutphin and Hustler Hartley.
Ex-Lieut. GOV. Barto is in the race with
full 250 pounds to carry
Senator Buchanan banks upon Benton, Nor
rison and Crow Wing counties,
Ex-Secretary of State S. P. Jennison doesn't
stand ghost of show in the Third district
against Capt. A. H. Reed. of Glencoe.
Gen. Jim BAKER is working his little game
i'll the Second district by writing correspond
ence from New Orleans to the Mankato Free
Press,
They also say that Albert Scheffer is to be
the coming Republican nominee for mayor
in this city, and that he and his friend, Will
lam Bickel are to capture the solid German
vote of the city.
They say further that if Bill Merriam wants
Albert to be nominated, the goose will be
cooked for both of them.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08

try has more than doubled, there have
been over 1900 strikes, involving $4,000
establishments, and throwing out of
employment million and half of la
boring men and women. The manu-
featuring and tariff-prOtected states of
New York, Pennsylvania, Massachu
sets and Ohio with Illinois added rep
resent Is per cent of these strikes.
Mark also this-that these states are
the ones that to-day are making the
hardest battle for continuance of high
taxation, and that they represent 40 per
cent of all the manufacturing establish
ments, and So per cent of all the capital
invested in mechanical industries.
Of these strikes nearly 43 per cent
were for an increase of wages. The to
tai wage loss to labor, during these six
years was s6O,O0O,000. In less than half
of the strikes did capital yield to the
point raised by labor, and capitals loss
from these strikes was a trifle over half
of labOr'S.
Statistics such as these, gathered care
fully by government experts, appeal to
the hard common sense of the labOrer.
He is forced to seek some solution OF
the trouble.
One awaits him in this-that pro-
tective tariff by shutting out COMPETE
ton gives the $1,000 coal, wool, cotton,
iron and sugar barons an absolute mo-
nopoly in this country. They have the
laborer and consumer at their mercy.
Competition is the most dangerous
foe Of monopoly, and competition never
lowered wages nor raised the cost OF the
necessaries of life. Competition under
honest conditions was never known to
destroy an industry that in the worlds
economy should survive.
just as long as labor is willing to be
humbugged into believing that without
competition it is benefited NOR than
capital is, just that long will capitals
unnatural increase continue and labor
advance backward.
The Democratic platform of 1876
struck the keynote to high tariffs evils
in this: sit has impoverished many in
dustrieS to subsidiZe few"
WASHINGTON dealt not in the clap
trap of demagogism when he said:
Harmony and liberal intercourse
with all nations are recommended by
policy, humanity and interest"
Mr.. GLADsToNE's judgment had lost
none of its cunning when in 1881, at
Midlothian, he declared: 'No people
in the world can wrest commercial
supremacy from England while America
continues t0 fatter her own strong hands
and arms, K You are safe as
long as America follows the doctrines Of
protection"
Labor may well pause on the eve of
the campaign of 1888 and consider these
words of wisdom. Votes this year in
volve the questions of bread and butter,
and infinitely more than the protection
ist will admit the dignity of American
labor.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08
FREE LUMBER.
Sabin and Davis Liable to Hear
Something Drop.

To the Editor of the Globe.
L notice that Senators Davis and
Sabin express themselves as being OPP
posed to that item of the Mills bill
which puts lumber on the free list. No
doubt this will be one of their preteXtS
for voting against the bill upon its final
passage. Now, undertake to say that
proposition to put lumber on the free
list would not encounter one negative
vote in ten in Minnesota, and the Mills
bill, imperfect as it may be, If submitted
to popular vote in this state would be
approved by an immense majority.
These gentlemen may think that the
people of Minnesota don't know what
is good for them in the matter of tariff
reform. but | want to make just ono
prophecy, and that is, that if Senator
Sabin persists III opposing the putting Of
lumber on the free list, and votes against
the Mills bill on its final passage, his
name will be Dennis next winter. L
would suggest to him, soto vOce, as it
were. that he wants to think twice
before he concludes to vote against the
fishery treaty. When paper like the
Boston Herald says the treaty is all
right and should be ratified it sets Il
good many people to thinking, the
Pioneer Press to the contrary notwith-
standing.
These gentlemen, being in the bal
cony atmosphere at Washington, may
think they can act upon important
questions like these withh view to their
effect upon the candidacy of President
Cleveland and yet pass for statesmen
among the simple farmers of Minnesota,
whose wives wear one dress for years,
II. 4.
are very liable to 'hear something
drop" one of these fine days.
REPIrRIICAN.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08
TARIFF BILL OPINIONS.
Supported by Minnesotians.

SuppOfCcu ny MiHHeSoCIdns.
Baltimore Sun.
Mr.. Randall is reticent, but has un-
bosomed himself so far, it is reported,
as to describe the bill as ''a joke" and
as "a compromise all on one side" His
obligations to the Republican party of
Pennsylvania for his seat are, however,
of an unyielding character, and
his opposition has been ex-
pected all along by those who
took the trouble to consider his
position. He will, as usual, lead con-
tingent of sO-called Democrats over to
the Republican side when the time
comes to vote, but the indications are
that his forces will not amount to much.
The detection will be to some extent re-
paired by recruits from the Republicans.
The Minnesota Republicans are sturdy
supporters Of the bill, and members
from other parts of the Northwest may be
expected to disown the suicidal policy OF
stupidity opposing all reduction of taxes.
This is the policy the Republican party
is allowing itself to be committed to
to sustain the existing OnerOuS taxes
and spend in pensions the surplus rev.
enue they produce. 1t lacks, evidently,
an intelligent sense Of the present needs
and convictions OF the people, and the
Democrats, from the point of view of
the practical politician, could have in
the coming campaign no better card
than to ridicule the folly of party bent
on making hard times By keeping taxes
high.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08
TO THE LABORER.

Political demagogues will solicit the
vote of the labOring man for a protect
ective tariff in the coming campaign
on the ground that protection maintains
the dignity of American labor. Infer
entially we may consider that this use
of the word dignity is intended to imply
high wages, short hours of labor, com
Portable homes, cheap living, and other
good things.
But investigation, however slight,
reveals this dignity standing in sup
plant attitude toward capital; receiving
low wages, giving long hours of service,
bearing on bowed shoulders a goodly
portion of the crushing weight of high
taxation.
1t is not intended to lay at the door of
protection the charge that ali of the ills
of labor spring from it. That would
be manifestly unfair. But any system
of high and unnatural taxation will,
under all forms of government, harm
and cripple labor first. Capital, by Its
greater strength and ability to secure
temporary immunity, suffers last.
The Union for twenty-five years has
enjoyed prosperity uneXampled in the
worlds history. In that time capital
has increased to proportions beside
which the wealth of Nineveh and
Babylon pales to insignifcance. In the
same time, TO be severely frank, labor
has suffered shocks hitherto unknown
in this country, and, in proportion to
the development andinerease of wealth
of the nation, refrigerated. All this
under protection.
Yet under this system of high taxa
ton, which has closed the markets of
the world to our industries, we have eX-
perienced Black Friday; the unnatural
speculations of 1871; the panic of 1873;
the unhealthy boom of 1876; hegreatest
labor strikes ever known, in 1877; the
third era of speculation in 1SS2-3-4, and
now the mining and railroad strikes of
1888.
If protection has been the boon to
labor that is claimed, labor may well
exclaim, ''Save me from my friendS!'
Since 1880, while capital in this cOun-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08
1T WAS A BOY.
His Birthdays Will Be Few and
Far Between, However.


A boy stepped into the comptroller's
Office about noon yesterday and handed
Entry Clerk George F. Helwig, retired
newspaper man and future capitalist, a
sealed note. Says the Detroit Free
Press. The note brought news that
made the entry clerk feel rich right
then and there, and it had other
peculiar effects upon him. Mr.. Hell
wig eXcitedly jammed his pen down
into the mucilage bottle. picked up u
couple of blotterS and put them on for
cuffs, slipped into his coat with ono
sleeve turned wrong side out, clapped
on his hat crOsswiSe and started for the
door in daZed sort of a fashion, with
his eyes flashing like the optics of %
central market butcher addressing the
committee on markets.
where " going, GeOrge?' gently in-
qulred Deputy Controller Peter Rush.
Heaven, /" said George as he vanished
through the door.
Half an hour passed and then the tele-
phone made an awful rattle. Rush went
out to see what the matter was.
us that you Pete?" came voice over
the wires.
"Yes; what"
SIS it boy, Pete?'
"What's boy?" inquired Pete.
"Why, the kid-a twelve FOUNDER"
'WhO in thunder is this?"
''Helwig."
oh" said Mr.. Rush, II see."
''Say. Peter?'
''What is it, George"
.'lIe was born OH Feb. %, you know"
Eyes, that's So"
Birthday once in four years, you
know"
Yes; won't get many birthday pres
ents.''
mo, that amt it. What an awful
long time it'll be before he can vote
the Democratic ticket. Won't have
twenty-one birthdays till eighty-fOur
years."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08
Wars Multiplied Dangers.

Milwaukee Sentinel.
"You were in the war, then, Capt Me-
Killem?'
ooh, yes, ma'am; yes, ma'am; fought
all through it,"
SIS there not" she said hesitatngly,
"a great deal of danger in batte?'
''Well, yes" the captain replied re-
fectively, ''there is, there 49,. So many
men standing around, you know, and
so careless handling of firearms as is
almost sure to occur during battle,
makes it really very unsafe"
Miss Lillipop shuddered and then re-
sumed:
Are not some people severely in
jured at times"
yes" the captain said, "they are. I
once had a friend. who was hurt so
badly that he couldn't leave hissrOOm
for several days"
And then she said there ought to be
law against them, and he said he be-
lieved the legislature of Iowa cOntem-
plated some such law at its next ses-
sion.
And she said that she was glad.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08
Treated Manufacturers Well.

Chicago Times.
There is really nothing in the tariff
bill which should cause any great UNI
easiness even if there were prospect
of its passage substantially in its pres
ent shape, as there is not. The meas
ure is not defensible, it is true, on
grounds of economic principle, but if it
were to become law just as it is the
consequences would not be disastrous.
The thick and thin advocates of our AZ
per cent tariff denounce it in unmeas-
ured terms, and predict, with great pre-
tense of confidence, that its passage
would throw the business of the country
from one end to the other into the Wild
est confusion. But people should re-
gard the source of these dismal prope-
cies before putting faith i'll them. The
truth is that the trainers of the bill have
treated the manufacturing interests
most considerably. 1t is doubtful
whether one of those interests would
be iniuriously affected if the bill should
pass as it stands, while some of them,
and notably the WOODEN industry, would
in all probability be greatly benefited.
As to the other industries affected, they
would comfortably survive the proposed
changes.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08


This is ouly the listed capital. AS a
matter of fact the Trusts control nearer
5000, 100000 but the smaller amount
gives an idea of the tremendous power
they can WELD separately or combined.
Combined, they are all in the one great
Trust to prevent the public learning
their secrets.
In addition to these commercial and
business Trusts, the great systems of
railroads organized in sO-called pools
are really Trusts in which each member
suspects the good faith of the others.
From this lack of confidence the rail-
road wars arise, and the community at
times has chance to be treated fairly {;
but when a truce is patched up the con-
spirators put Oh the screws without
mercy.
The Standard Oil company is a per-
feet Trust and has arrived at that point
by the genius, ShrewdnesS and skill OF
such men as the Rockefellers, PayneS
and Flaglers, and merciless war on
weak and struggling competitors, which
has gradually driven all into the nav
of the MinOtaur of oil.
Next in completeness and thorough
ness of method is the comparatively
infant Copper Trust. M. Eugene Lecre-
tan, late managing director Of the So
cite InduStrielle ct Commercial DIES
Metaux of France, is the leading spirit
of the syndicate that in few months
has gained control of the copper mar
ket of the world and run prices up to
164 cents in America from 1917 cents.
This syndicate has good thing, as the
copper product of the world is worth
sS5, 100000 per year.
Many OF these combinations have
been in existence for years, and, OF all.
the Trust in steel rails has been the
most graSping and expensive for the
people. In most articles the excess Of
price ends with the consumption, but
with steel rails it is different. A rail
lasts thirty years, and the excess rests
as AN interest charge on the community
for that time, during which they pay
for it in increased freight and pasSen-
ger rates.
Every new Trust or combination has
been followed by an immediate adj
vance in the product controlled, and no
disposition has been shown except to
reduce in slight degree when the cost
of production decreased much greater.
In the United States in 1886 the value
of manufactured goods was $4,000, 000,-
600. At least half this product is now in
the control of combinations, and an in
crease of only per cent-much less
than the advances really have been
means an additional drain on the con-
sumner of S15O,00O,0 900 per year. And the
workingmen are getting less wages!
What can investigating committees
do? With this mighty capital the
power of, the Trusts is something appall-
ing and dangerous to the safety of the
law.
Corruption has been used in legisla-
ton before now, and the tendency Of
committees is to treat with kindness and
consideration the money kings and
rulers of great combinations.
Trusts are not unselfiSh, and the
safety of the country demands that the
millionnaires who enter into conspira-
cies should be treated by the same law
relating to conspiracieS meted out to
workingmen who engage in labor con-
flicts.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08

many he has been wise enough to use
that power in maintaining peace among
the European nations. Under his reign
Germany has stood as the great arbiter
in European quarrels, and has more
than once been the bulwark to stay the
tide of war which threatened to sweep
over the continent. The fourscore years
and ten Of his lifetime have brought
to him all the glory and honor that
are attainable Oh earth. And now he is
called upon to relinquish them. The
summons cannot be disobeyed by eveni
the greatest monarch, and in few days:
the great rulers imperial earthly pos
sessions will be reduced to spot Of
ground six feet by two, the same that
his humblest subject will have the
right to. )
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08
Might Have Been Stronger.

Philadelphia Record.
In the main the bill follows the lines
laid down in the presidents message.
The basis upon which it rests is a
greatly enlarged free list. The pro-
posed reductions in the rate of duty on
manufactured stuffs have been grad
uated to the reduced cost of raw
material. Wool is made duty
free. and the laundering dis
ordinations between wOOlens and wor-
steds and between crude and manufac-
tured stuffs, which operate to the disad-
vantage of the home manufacturer, have
been abolished. The removal of the
tax OH salt, lumber, iute, flax, cop
per ore and long list of chemi-
Gals will rejoice manufacturers and
consumers in all parts of the
country. The bill would have been
stronger, and more consistent as a
whole, if fish, iron ore and coal had
been added to the free list. The local
reasons for the retention of duties on
these three articles are of small weight
as compared with the preponderant
good that might be effected for the peo-
pie of the whole country by their re-
peal. 1t is not too late to amend the
bill i'm this particular.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08

his utmost to pacify his embittered
spouse, but long in vain. At length,
however, she relented and decided to
forego her plan of revenge. But how
was she to fulfill the terms of the VOW
she had entered into? After mature
reflection she saw her way out of the
difficulty. Instead of disfiguring the
lovely features of her bondmaid, she
cOntented herself with boring hole in
each of the rosy lobes of her
ears. The legend does not inform
us whether Abraham afterward felt it
incumbent upon him to mitigate the
smart of these little wounds by the gift
OF a costly pair of earrings, or whether
Hagar procured the trinkets for her
self. The fact remains, however, that
the Turkish women. all of whom wear
earrings from their Seventh year, de-
rive the use of these jewels from Hagar,
who is held in yeneratiOn as the mother
of Ishmael, the founder of their race.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08
Combining Against the Bill.

New orleans Times.
The people having by law raised a
wall to shut out foreign competition,
the favored manufacturers have in
many branches of industry combined to
strangle competition among themselves
and to take from the people prices much
higher than would be demanded if such
competition were permitted. 1t was the
duty of the ways and means committee
while preparing bill to revise the tariff
and reduce the surplus to bear in mind
the existence of these trusts and rings
and to reduce the duties under the shell
ter of which they have taxed the people.
If the bill which we published yester-
day shall be passed the rapacity of some
of these rings will be checked. But
every reduction that affects the power
of ring brings to the aid of the oppo-
nents of the bill all the influence which
the threatened rings can exert.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08
EVANS REMARKABLE VIEWS.

Hon. r. &. EVANS has been treating
the Chicago people to some very re-
markable and very silly views of late,
regarding the feeling of Minnesota
people in general, and Minnesota Re-
publicans in particular, concerning the
tariff. A typical statement is the decla-
ration that the people of the Northwest
"don't look for any betterment of their
condition from the Democratic party, as
regards the tariff" In the face of the
tariff reduction bill just introduced, and
the persistent refusal of the Republi-
can party to take the slightest step to-
ward relieving the people from the
burden of taxation under which they
have been laboring, it looks very much
as though the Hon. Mr.. EVANS were
one of those persons who having eyes
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08
Surprised His Best Friends.

FdIrmONC NEWS.
Senator Sabin has placed the News
under obligations by sending it the
beautiful volume containing the memoir
ial addresses on the death of Senator
John A. Logan. 1t is probably the
finest volume ever put out by congress
on similar occasion. The address of
Mr. Mr., Sabin contained a, therein is one of the
OF hat seh ep ann M %nen {Sa
munds, Fry, Evarts, Allison. Cullom,
Hawley and others of like fame were
speakers it is no mean compliment. 1t
is, perhaps, not too much to say that
Mr.. Sabin's speech on that occasion sur
prised his best friends by its excellence.