The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-07-20
WE have received the full text of the

We have received the full text of the
convincing speech made by Congress
man Lind June 9th upon the PROPOSE
ton to place the faxseed upon the free
list. The subject Is 80 forcibly presented
that we regret that our space is not suffi-
Gent to allow the entire speech to be
copied into our columns. We must con-
tent ourselves, however, with printing
only the following closing paragraphs of
Mr.. Llnd's remarks, which 60 to plainly
show how our representative is advocat-
ing the interests of his constituents:
Before closing desire to call the special at
tention of my friend from Missouri Mr.
to protect this industry. 1 candidlv believe
that he, as Western man, feels as much In
terested in its prosperity as DO; ana wniie
he and would be the last men to knowingly
do anything to the hurt or injury OF the East,
either by unnecessarily removing tariff duty
or otherwise, ii seems to me that as western
men, having interests In common ana naVfng
to stand by and defend the interests OF our
section whenever the opportunity presents it.
self. Ii you remove the duty on haxseed we
cannot raise it In Minnesota. The freight
from India or the Argentine Republic is not
greater than from the West, rather less In
India the crop Is raised as secCuu CrOp III tuc
season. on the same land after grain crop
has been harvested. We are thankful for one
crop IN the year. Labor and the cost OF living
there are cheaper than with US.
The result would be that IL this prOtectlOn Is
withdrawn from our farmers they could no
longer raise the fiaxseed. Our taxseed mills
would go to the seaboard to crush the import
ed seed. You have lead in Missouri and in the
territories west of you to supply the wants OF
the country and of the world; now, do you
not think it is better for the people OF your
state and of mine. and of the whole country,
TO maintain this industry and to allow our Oil
to be carried down the Mississippi to meet
your lead products at st. Louis to be manu-
featured into paint, and thence distributed
throughout the United States, than to wipe
out our industry and compel your lead pro
ducts to 90 to the seaboard to compete with
foreign lead, to be ground in imported Oil and
reshipped to the consumer in the West? lap
plause on the Republican side.l
The tariff on the seed has not raised the
price of oil to the consumer 1t has lowered
it, because it has established the industry and
increased the oil supply as well as the de-
mand, 1t has established and made possible
and profitable other industries in the West.
Your lead and paint works at st. Louis are the
largest. believe, in the country. "St. Louis
Rsd Seal Paint" is known and used the world
over.
Where the protection of an industry has
brought such good results as in this case L
have no hestancy in advocating and voting
for its continuance. Instead of paying from
four to five million dollars annually for for
eign seed and oil, as we did before the native
industry was established we now not only
supply the entire home demand at cheaper
prices. but we added nearly s5,OOO,OOO to our
national wealth by the oil-cake exported dur
ing the nine months ending on May 3lst last.
[Applause.1