St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-23
JUDGE hEEIID'S BOLT.
Henry George Chronicles the
Revolt of a Leader From
Republieanism.
He Could Not Accept the
High Tax Ideas Of His
Party.
The PpohibitioniSts Preach
ing the Cause Of Tariff
Reform.
Contracts Being Made for
Foreign Labor by High
Tariff BapOnS.

Judge Frank L. Reid, the leading Re-
publican of Tennessee, publicly an
nounces his determination to support
Cleveland and Thurman in this election,
and gives his reasons for it.
Judge Reid is man of clean charac-
ter. of high standing in his profession.
and of great popularity, especially, the
local papers say, among the ex-Confed-
crate soldiers; and he is, moreover. a
powerful speaker. He is the only man
In the state whom the Democrats of
tennessee have had any reason to fear
since their coming into power after the
war. -FOUR years ago, when he was the
hepuDllcan nominee for governor
against Bate, he ran far ahead of his
ticket, both national and state. and. to
| use the words OF the Memphis Appeal.
came nearer than Georgetown graa;er
| 10 breaking our bank" falling short of
election by only some 5000 votes-a
marvellous result in Tennessee. That
such man, who, four years ago. was
an out and out protectionist, should now
declare for Cleveland because Cleye-
land represents the attack on protec-
tlon, is notable and significant event.
But still more notable and significant is
the position he takes and the reasons he
| assigns. He has not ceased to be high
protectlonlst to become low protec-
ZIONIST, or to become that illogical non
descrlpt, the advocate of tariff for rev.
enue only. In ceaSing to be a prOtec
ZIONIST he has become a free trader in
the full and true sense OF the term. He
wants not merely to abolish protective
duties, but to abolish revenue duties as
we'll.
The coming out of Judge Reid for the
Democratic national ticket has pro-
duced a great political sensation in
tennessee. The comments of the
Democratic press are interesting. The
Nashville Democrat welcomes him with
much rejoicing, declaring that
The detection of man of Judge
Reld's character and ability, a man who
p0lled the largest vote any candidate of
his party ever received for governor in
this state, and who made for it the
abiest canvass ever made for his party
IN tennessee, against trained, skill
fui, able and eloquent disputant, is no
small matter"
The PrOhibltioniSts, though engaged
In vigorous propaganda Of their own
the Voice, through the liberal con-
trlbutiOnS to its recruiting funds. hay-
ing run up to circulation of some 15O.-
OOO-are now ignoring the tariff question,
and their papers and speakers seem to
be incidentally doing good deal in the
line OF Gov. st. Johns recent speech, to
break down the protectionist supersti-
ton. This is. OF course, not pleasing to
protectionists, and the Tribune strives
to persuade them 10 desist by telling
them that
Republican victory this year would
put an end to Democratic hopes of car
rying the country on the tariff Issue. 1t
would intrust to friends of protection
the work of adjusting the tariff to the
needs of the coutry. 1t would settle for
generation at least the policy of the
government in that respect, and thus
leave voters and parties free to act with
regard to other questions. If civil serv-
Ice reform or temperance reform is to
have any chance whatever, for wears to
come, it can only be through the defeat
of the Democratic party and the settle
ment of the tariff question. Gen. Fisk
and Mr.. Curtis are in duty bound to tell
their supporters this truth"
~
The master mechanic of a we'll known
railroad forwards the following circular:
Legal Counsel, s. d. Stewards, 2SO
Broadway.
LABOR
+. ID. PRESCo e Co.,
Office 131 Mulberry street, New York
city.
Skilled and unskilled laborers fur
nished for Contractors.
Special guarantee against strikes and
labor disturbances.
FirSt-claSS references given on applica-
ton.
NEW YORK, June IS, 1888.
Dear Sir: We beg to inform YOU that
we are prepared to furnish to contract
orS, builders, railroad, mining and
other companies, frSt-class laborers
(either skilled or unskilled, as may be
required), in any number wanted, at
short notice.
BY special arrangement. which we
make with the men furnished by us, we
are enabled to guarantee our customers
against any detention by strikes or other
labor disturbance.
We have had long and varied exper-
fence in the handling of foreign labor
in this country, and can assure our GUS
toners good, efficient and industrious
men, as we take particular care in Sc
Letting them.
To any one desiring references as to
our responsibility in any particular
branch, we will, upon application, refer
to those who have employed our services
in similar work.
If you should require anything in our
line, we solicit the favor of cali from
you, and we believe we can fill your re-
quirements satisfactorily. Yours Ie-
spectfully. f. ID. PREsCo d Co.,
131 Mulberry street, New York.
With the circular comes this letter:
Dear Sir: Enclosed find circular let
ter received by me some weeks ago. 1t
explains itself.
''How long is it going to take to con-
vince all wOrkingmen that protection
does not protect the laborer, but that
when it protects anybody it merely pro
1t does seem as though every man could
see such plain truth as this. was
raised protectionist, but got my eyes
open few years ago, as soon as | began
to investigate. HENRY GEORGE"
Tender and True.