The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-04-27
SUITS DEMOCRATS roo WELL.
A Republican Gives His Views on
Congressma Nelson's Tariff
Speech.

Congressman Nelson's Tariff
Speech.
Editor Free Press:
Hon. Knute Nelson's free trade
themes are of course quite gratifying to
the Democracy, and his hostility to the
Eastern capitalists are more SO. They
may make him solid with them and with
his constituents in the 9TH district. The
RepielU publishes his speech in full,
though 1t more nearly resembles the va
porings of latter day dcmagogue than
the sound sense of IN American states
man with sufficient breath of mind to
comprehend the fact that the 9th district
is not all of Minnesota, and but a small
portion of the United States. His statis-
ties are well arranged to mislead even
his own constituents not well posted In
matters of that kind. The great falling
off i'm internal with but slight increase IN
custom collections during the 20 years
since 1865 while doubling our popula-
ton Is gratifying as well as convincing
proof to every intelligent candid mind
of the wisdom and care with which the
nations finances were conducted by the
Republican party while in power. The
reduction of the internal revenue, the
most unequal and to the average Ameri-
can the most offensive of all taxation,
and only war measure, from S3O9,-
226 ,Sl3.42 in 1866 TO $ll0, sos, $50 rs in
| 1887, nearly all the last year from whisky
and tobacco, is very fair proof of the
purpose of the Republican party TO re-
duce taxes as rapidly as possible consist
ent with the financial condition OF the
country. During the same period the
revenue from customs in 1866 SlT9,O4o
65l IS, and in 1856, with our greatly in
creased population and largely reduced
| internal revenue ii was only Sl92, 9O6, 023.-
81, an increase of only Sl3 ,6i5 ,65l.5S. Is
not that Il fair showing for the time mem
toned and all shown from Mr.. Nelson's
own figures? MIR. Nelson's statistics
show that the total taxation by the gov
eminent in 1866 was SISS, 272 ,l65, i'll lSSt
only 1903, $3.50, Il reduction In u
years during which the bonds and float
ing debt of the country, forced upon II
by the rebellion of Mr.. Cleveland's solid
free trade Southerners encouraged by
Northern Copperheads to destroy
the Union, had been reduced by more
than three and half billion dollars) 10y
$lS4, 552, 69l 81 with an increase of over 9
million per year of population, which
would very naturally cause quite an III
crease in the amount of imported goods
This is better showing of good manage
ment of the nations finances than tho
Democratic party ever have or ever cal
make. 1t is a showing that every intel
lipent and patriotic American is prOut
: of, and which Mr.. Nelson should be
, And it is astonishing that Mr.. Nelson
, who has had the opportunity that nc Ina
to study the workings of the system
which has brought our country mp out
| the horrible pit into which it had beer
plunged by Cleveland's last Democratic
, predecessor, should, To secure {. a. Pills
bury an opportunity To get his whea
b. and flour sacks and his 9Th district whea
4 growing constituents their binding twin
free of duty unite IN the cry of the Dem
ocratic Golden Club free traders L
. break down and destroy the American
e system of protection established by tn
: nations founders, and under the opera
ton of which the country has been pros
porous and has just as invariably suitere
financially under the operation of Dem
= ocratIc reduction. And he joins then
{ in their hue and cry against the Easier
!, States as a class of robbers enrichln
= themselves at the expense of the West
S while a little application TO searchin
# the statistics would show that the peopl
A of the West for the last 20 years hav
outstripped their Eastern brethren /
prosperity, and that his immediate cor
:. stituents have not been as seriousl
e swindled on Irvine rs he thinks the
:, have. That the duty collected on all kind
of thread twlne, binding included
;. was in 1887 only S225, 42O.6t
y Deducting thread and Irvine sold an
s used i'm stores and manufacturing estat
II lishments he will find they are not pay
u ing a very large amount i'll his district
c tie up their wheat. | am getting quit
8 thoroughly disguised with that class {
= demagogues whose range OF mental VII
- ion is bounded by the narrow limits
their congressional district or State an
n feel it necessary TO keep up their repl
e tation at home to demand II In congre'
is that all legislation of the country mu
have special reference to their own di
'e trict. Mr. Nelson would have the wofl
@ believe that he represents the creates
= wheat growingrountry in the worldwide
4 is being fearfully swindled 10y the Eas
:. ern people, which is largely bosh. Fc
the past 20 years the people of the WEI
1t have shown themselves quite as comp'
e tent to take care of themselves, as beto1
= remarked, and have not fallen behind
the race for prosperity, progress ana d'
velopment. The people from the east VIII
have sought homes in the West hav
II brought with them as high state
It morals, intelligence and civilization
: Mr.. Nelson brought with HIM, and hav
Contributed their full share towar
building up that great and noble state {
!. civilization for which Minnesota
e known to all her sister States, and
v which every patriotic Minnesotian
. Justly proud. And now Mr.. Nelso
% while we have yet over a billion and
Is half of our war debt to pay, had we NJ
IS better rebuke Mr.. Cleveland for vetoin
q soldiers pensions and internal improve
:, ments, for spurning the counsel OF til
, Grammercy Park sage to prepare for
s defence in time of peace and prosperlt
e by building Notifications and war shlT
Il that ne might gather a surplus in tn
treasury as justification for his FIRE
o trade cry, and like sensible men "l'
}, y well enough alone" just a little longe
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