The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-06-15
JUDGE GRESHAM AND the
TARIFF.

OF all the ludicrous exhibitions which
the st. Paul Globe has made of itself
there have been none more silly than
its recent affectation of concern that the
Republicans of the Northwest have been
deceiyed regarding the tariff views of
Judge Gresham. For several months
past the Globe has been encouraging in
every way possible Il few small flames OF
free trade sentiment which it alleged to
have discovered in the Republican par
ty of this state, and il seems it has de-
ceived itself into the idea that Gresh
am was IN accord with such views. With
this misconception, and as il well
knew that a low tariff, anti protection
candidate would be very unsatisfactory
TO the party at large, the GLOBE has been
IndustIiously booming Judge Gresham
as Republican candidate. The Repub-
licans of the Northwest, however, hay
ing better understanding of Judge
Gresham's sentiments have fiocked t.
his standard in such numbers and in
such unanimity, and his popularity in
all parts of the country has become so
great that the Globe has become greatly
frightened, and seeing that the boom
that II has been fOoling with is likely to
carry Gresham triumphantly into the
Presidential chair it has been scared III
TO state of utter decentralization. Iu
yesterdays paper it changes square
about in its tactics and instead of wav-
ing the red flag of free trade to frighten
Republicans it raises a loud howl over
its discovery" that Gresham iSan ultra
protectionist. 1t makes fool of itself
by supposing that when Minnesota Re-
publicans are fully convinced that
Gresham believes in the doctrine ofpro-
lection to American industries they will
desert his cause. Another ludicrous
side of the affair is that the Globe takes
no less illustlious free trader than Joe
Medill to prove that Judge Gresham is n
high tariff advocate, the same Medill
who is strongly booming the Judge for
the Presidency. Certainly there has
lately been no greater exhibition of rat
tied intellectually than the antics of
| the Globe in fastening to undeceive GU
Republicans regarding the tariff views OF
Judge Gresham, and its fear that the
Republican convention will select can
didate who does not represent RepublI-
can principles. If the Globe would give
some of it's ''smart alexis" vacation
and hire few editorial writers of some
ability it would possibly recover some
of the public respect which it is so rapid
ly losing.
So far as the tariff views of Judge
Gresham are concerned it can be conf
IDENTITY stated that they are soundly Re-
publican. The fact that he is supported
by Judge Kelly, of Pennsylvania, the
Chicago Inter OcedR and the Chicago
Tribune, that he is as strong in protec-
ZIONIST Illinois as in tariff reform Mineso-
ia, all goes to show that he enjoys de-
gree of public confidence that is phe-
nomenal. When the advocates of all
the various shades of tariff opinion in
the party so earnestly unite in favor OF
the same man it is as good proof as could
be desired of the fact that he represents
RepublicanIsm on that question as well
as all others. This unanimous support
is what makes Judge Gresham so strong
1t renders his nomination by the Re-
pubhcans almost imperative, and il
frightens the Democracy out of their
| senses.