St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-19
A LINE DRAWN.
Minnesota Republicans Favor
Protection, and the Democrats
Tariff Reform.

Minnesota Republicans
Protection, and the De
Tariff Reform.
The farming and industrial
the state can make no mistak,
in their choice of the one tar
party in the state. The foil
publican and Democratic
adopted in Minnesota durin
week. are decisive indication
the two parties stand. The L
is for tariff for revenue; the
cans for protection:
Platform of the Republic
Democratic state con- form on
yention of May II. on state conV
the tariff: We de- May 16:
mand as q right thatIadhering t
the people shall be atEciple of
once and forever re- we deman
lieved from this I'M duties on
necessary and OPP so adjusted
nressiye burden. SUI foster mon
nert1uous taxation is First Di
tyranny. That while yention P
suffi Client revenue That Will,
should at all times be Il careful
collected for the sup cious rev
port of an economical reduction c
government i'll the in the inter
discharge of its legiti- and the
maize functions, for classes, e
the payment of the placing lu
public debt and liberal and sugar
pensions to deserving list, we &C
veterans of the Union partisan ar
armies. not one dol tariff bill
lar of superfluous tax Democrat,
should imposed for attempting
the purpose of en- upon the C
HANGING the prices of Second
comm d tiles con- That we
snmed by the people doctrine of
and as a tribute to the to Americ
private business OF a tries and
favored few. That against for
the taxes should be Third D
greatly reduced and, heartily ia
when practicable. al iterial redut
together alb 20 lfshed tariff, and
upon all articles and adjustment
materials in such gem fairly secu
eral use as to be rightly tect the be
classed as necessaries of the diffe,
for the people, which of our com
are essential TO their lation.
health. comfort and Fifth d
prosperity, which en- demand g
terinto their domestic ment of tn
life. their industrial its reducti
pursuits and their per- lowest pos
sonal happin SIS. consistent
That the cunnlngly deyelopme
complicated system of Servation
specific and ad val can indu
orem duties upon the labor.
same article whereby Editorial
the heaviest taxation Press, May
is imposed upon the to say The
cheaper grades, used fortunate
mainly by our work state deleg
ing people, should be ton shot
wholly abandoned, adopted q
and the millionaire which is
compelled to pay at only in as
least and equal per temple to s
centage of taxation at all on
with the poorest Ia
borer. Finally, that
all taxation shall be
equal and impartial.
That our people shall
have free access to
the markets of the
world TO buy as well
as to sell to the best
advantage and upon
equal terms with the
people of other lands;
that our power to pro-
duce and ability to
purchase shall no
long>r be confined to
monopolized home
market, Influenced byl
combinations and at
the mercy of pools and
trusts. In conformity
with these principles
we specify as among
the articles which
should be placed upon
the free list, salt, coal,
wool, lumber, sugar.
iron, steel. glass, bind-t
ing Irvine material,
drugs and medicines,
all wearing apparel:
carpets, and house
hold goods, tools, i'm
plemsnts and ma
chinery used in agrl-
cultural and m echani-
cal employmants, and
al raw materials con-
su med by our manu-
factories. 7 hi is
what we mean by rev.
enue reform.