St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-13

ers of the country who lived harder.
wore palmer clothes, .practiced more
rigid economy and had fewer of the lux
urieS of life than any other class that
the protective tariff fell with the most
crushing weight. AS to the presi-
dents recommendation that wool be
placed on the free list, Mr.. Coke stated
that wool ought to go on the free list,
just as all the bases of manufacture and
all machinery used in manufactur-
ing should. But, when wool was placed
on the free list it ought to be done in
the interest of the consumer, not of the
manufacturer. A duty of So per cent
would pay back to the manufacturer the
difference between English and Ameri-
can wages in wooden manufactures. A
duty of 20 per cent would be highly pro-
tective of the manufacturer who used
untaXed wool. But, to allow the manu-
facturer of free, untaXed wool 80, 40 or
80 per cent protection on the manu-
featured article would be an outrage.
He did not expect the passage of bill
that would meet his views, and so meant
to accept what he could get in the way
OF TARIFF REDUCTION,
however far it might fall short of what
he desired. He might be compelled to
vote for bill containing such an in
justice, but if so it would be against his
most earnest protest and after bis best
efforts to reform it. He regarded sugar
as the best revenue paying item on the
tariff list, and as one carrying along
with it less of incidental burden than
any other, and thought it would be
therefore wise to leave the duty on sugar
as it was. But he would accept and sup
port any reduction of the duty that
might be found necessary to the success
OF bill to reduce the tariff. The atten-
ton of the people could not be diverted
from the real questions at issue by the
sectional "blOOdy-Shirt" canvass already
commenced by the Republican party,
and to be vigorously prosecuted for the
express purpose of binding the people
with passion so that they might not see
them and by whom they were being
plundered. His faith in the intelligence
of the people and in their attachment to
honest constitutional government ban
iShed from his mind all fear of the re-
suit of the impending contest.
The River and Harbor Bill.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-An attempt
will be made in the house Monday to
pass the river and harbor bill under
suspension of the rules. The speaker
lids dSIecQ W recognize MT. blanchard
to make the motion. The matter was
considered by leaders of the party and
it was concluded that this would be the
safest plan to be followed. as the chances
of the appropriation being increased by
the house would be leSSened. The un-
derstandIng is that the bills having
special arrangements, which have lost
their day by the deadlock will not re-
cover their position. There NAV be one
or two that will get time after the tariff
bill is disposed of, but the general pur-
pose appears to be to let them drop.
Tomorrow will be private bill day,
and it is not certain but there will be
session Saturday. Monday is commit
the suspension day, and Tuesday the
tariff bill is to be called up. The last
named, it is supposed, will be the regu-
lar order until disposed of, although de-
bate may give way at some period to let
an appropriation bill slip through.
There is some talk among the Repub-
licans of filibustering against the tariff
bill, but it is not general.