St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-12
Why Lumber, Salt, and Wool,
Should Be Put on the
Free List.
@ uotations From the Mes
sages Of Presidents Arthur
and Grant.
The Third District Is Sure
To Give Hall a Very
Black Eye.
Special TO the Clone

special TO the Gl0De.
BEAVER FALLS, Oct. 1.-THE politi-
cal campaign was opened here last
evening, on the part of the Democrats,
by rousing meeting, which was adj
dressed by Hon. E. c. Stringer, Of
Hastings, and Congressman Macdonald.
The hall was packed to it's utmost
capacity, and some could not get
in. Maj. j. NJ. Bowler was
elected chairman. Mr.. Stringer
spoke first. His remarks were
confined principally to state issues, and
the public record and qualifications of
the candidates for governor and con-
gresham. He said he would not in
dulge in personalities. he left that TO
the opposition, but that a mans public
record was an open book, and that when
he was candidate for Office, that book
should be read; and showed the legiS-
lative record of both Mr.. Merriam and
ID. S. Hall to be anything but cOmpli-
hour. and was frequently interrupted
with applause.
JUDGE MACDONALD
was then introduced. He said he was
there to render an account of his stew
ardShip," and expressed regret that the
condition of things in congress did not
permit him to get home sooner, so that
he could visit more points in
his district. He said that he would
say nothing about his OppO-
nent, personal or otherwise, other
than to call attention to the general Sys-
TEN of Misrepresentation and the circu-.
lation of contemplate falsehOods
through the district, which course seems
to have been adopted by Mr.. Hall and
his friends. He declined to initiate
him, but Mr.. Hall must not complain If
his (MacDonald's) friends considered
anime and criticiSe his (Mr. Hall'S) pub
lie and private record. The judge then
proceeded to a discussion of the tariff
issue, as presented by the Mills bill
and the action of the Republicans in
congress, including the senate substi-
tute, which he handled without gloves.
he reviewed the record of the Republi-
can party, reading from their platforms
and editorials from the Pioneer
Press, Minneapolis Journal, Chi
cago Tribune and other leading
Republican journals now supporting
Harrison and his protection views, and
read from the
MESSAGES OF GRANT
and Arthur, and the speeches of Gar
field, Morrill,, Allison and others. and
showed cOnciusively that the Repub-
lican leaders, for fifteen years past,
have profeSSed the same tariff reform
principles that the Democrats do now.
His denunciation of their inconsistency
and surrender to the high tariff mo-
nOpoliStS was scathing one. He
/ showed by facts and figures that the
reductions Of the Mills bill were just to
all, and reasonable, and that the plac-
ing of lumber, salt and wool upon the
free list was an absolute necessity; and
that this would not injure the wool
growers of this country principally,
as we did not produce half of
the wool we required for our present
Wbolen manufactures. He showed that
the salt should be free because English
salt was the only salt that was fit to use
to make good butter. Our salt manu-
facturers had not y ct been able to fur
niSh salt equally pure, and that this
would not materially Qf at alb affect
ANIERICAN-MADE SALT,
which is now sold lower than foreign
erS could sell here. He demonstrated
that the claim that the present high tar
if kept up wages was a transparent
falSehOOd and fraud; and concluded
this branch of his subject by reading
from protective tariff papers positive
proof that our manufacturers were
now competing with foreign labor
in all the markets of the
world, and were now selling
pIows, stoves, etc., in Canada as cheap
as to our people, after paying the Can
adian tariff tax before they could get
in there. He closed with a defense of
President Cleveland and his admins
tration, and was greeted with frequent
applause. 1t is only necessary to say
that although he spoke rapidly for over
two hours, he held the close attention
of his audience to the end. The meet
ing resulted in much good to the cause.
Mac Donald is at home, and Halls cake
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