Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-08-29

Hon. Robert. Taylor, Prohibition
Candidate for Congress, at
Brownsville. L
w. G. Elliot, ESQ.,, introduced the
speaker who proceeded to address an au-
dlence of about 100 men, women and
children, from dry goods box in front
Of the hotel, as follows:
Once In four years comes round the Presi-
Dental canvass. an occasion adapted for the
political education of the people. during
which it is right and proper that men Of all
views, should exchange them freely and with
out anger. Some have too little charity to
listen with patience to opposing sentiments,
and say as the clergyman did when he con-
soled his wife. They had moved into a new
house where he had bestowed great pains In
arranging the lawn, walks and flower beds.
During the first night hog had got in and up
rooted and commingled everything. The
woman scolded but the clergyman said,
Never mind Mary, it would be impossible to
lay sod to suit hog" Immense applause.)
1t is impossible to agree in all things. So
lay aside prejudice from party predictions
and listen to the fact. 1 shall endeavor to
present you. For the most part we are unable
to look on but one side of an argument. We
differ less on abstract propositions than upon
their application.
The basis of party organization Is policy.
My Republican friend when you say am
better ProhibitiOnist than you l have no
doubt Of your honesty. but shall be able to
show you that you are not prohibitionists at
all. DR.. Carrolrs speech has been distributed
by the hundreds and thousands all over the
country by the Republican committee. In 1t
he admits that prohibition Is the cause Of God
and bumapity and says If ever treated suo.
cessfully it will be as non-partisan Question
This same DR., Carroll went to the Chicago
convention and labored two days and nights
to make prohibition party policy Of the Re-
publican party.
(Not the exclusive, sole policy, and dur
ing the two days there were settled the
planks Of tariff, opposition to Chinese
and foreign contract labor, rights of Da-
kota, necessity of change from present
cowardly and inefficient conduct of
foreign affairs, etc. The temperance
plank adopted by vote Of 800 to 1, mega
tive is, Resolved, That the Republican
party cordially sympathlze with all wise
aad well directed efforts for the promo
ton of temperance and morality.")
The policy of the Republican party was to
fight slavery and they have fought 1t and des-
troyed it. How can you make the policy of
such q party prohibition when you don't be-
neve in 1t ss q good policy? But my Republic
can friend says, 'How is it possible Tor you
who fought three years to defend this govern
ment, to step out of the ranks of the Repub-
lican party and join the proh,bitionists and
so give half a vote for Cleveland? Who is it
throws away his vote? II you had no higher
purpose in view than to be with the winning
party you threw away your vote when you
voted for Blaine and Cleveland was elected.
An honest man said how gladly would vote
With you if you could be successful.
lbelieve If Gabriel's trumpet sounded tn Q
nrst thing some of these Republicans would
say is ''Good Lord, how we were worried by
those miserable prohlbitionists."
You say when the public wants prohibition
you are ready to vote for it. When you vote
with the Democrats you do all you can to pre-
vent public opinion from advancing In. the
direction you desire. You are the one who
has cast away your ballot. But you say many
other questions are important. What are
| they? Why there is the great question Of the
tariff. When you come to examine it both the
old parties agree. The Republicans say Demo-
| Gratis arc trying to bring about free trade.
The Democrats deny 1t and say it is not In the
| presidents message and not in the Mills Bill.
What We want Is reformation of the tarin.
| That seems to be what the Republicans want
| ed four years ago. The Republicans have
changed. They are a progressive party and
the Democrats are four years behind them,
and it has been so right along in all the great
measures before the country.
The Mills Bill Interpreters the Democratic
position. Look at that and read the demo
cratic platform. The average of tho reduc-
| ton proposed is but ten per cent, and total
duties collected are S2l7, 100000, and it will be
| seen that the proposed reduction is less than
| TWENTY-FIVE million dollars. Divide that BY
| l7L million farmers, laborers and wage-earn-
ers, and it leaves q dollar and quarter, The
| Republicans say it takes OF SO much that Il
will lower the price of wages. The total
manufactured product of the United States
for 1887, was five billion, three hundred and
sixty-nine million dollars. Wilson's tables
| show that one-sixth of that went to pay for
labor and Senator Blair has figured out one
sixth for labor for cotton cloth which at six
cents yard would be enc cent.
| Mr.. Blaine has been to Europe and made q
great discovery. He has found that Ameri.
cans get more for labor than the English and
| other nations of Europe and he has invented
| an arguing machine. His sylogtsm is, that
In ENGLAND there ts free trade and low wages
| and in the United States high protective
tariff and high wages; therefore, q high pro-
tective tariff produces high wages. Cheers.
The speaker proceeded to prove at great
length by this arguing machine. numerous
absurdities: that liquor licenses produced
yellow fever in Florida; badgers raised thu
wages of iron puddlers in Wisconsin. an6
pocket gophers the wages Of teachers in Min
nesota, etc. "- s- .1.~ -5-+
Senator Horr has gone up and down
through Minnesota using Blaine's syllogism.
studied logic myself In my younger day.
| and find In this syllORism what is called al