St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-08
GOVERNOR WILSON TALKS.
&c Delivers Short but Admirable Ad-
dress On the Tariff in Minneapolis.
A SERENADE BY THE CLUBS.
Fhe Algonquins Pay Their Respects to
the Next Governor and Hear
Speech.

in return a ringing speech that strikes
the keynote of the present campaign,
now fully opened. The weather was
inauspicious, and at 1880, the hour
set for the start, the rain
was falling in torrents. But
the unterrified Democracy gave little
heed to this, and the line was formed.
The Algonquin club healed, and the
Young Mems club of the Sixth ward
and the Young Mems Democratic club
fell in behind. Two bands and drum
corps were distributed through the line,
and, as the rainfall had ceased, the
march began. The bad weather
had decimated the crowd, but
1t was still fine turnout
and included nearly 1000 men. Most
of them wore high white hats, with red
bandanaS twisted about them. To the
martial music the line marched up Mic
ollet avenue to Tenth, thence by Henne-
pin to Thirteenth, and across to MIR.
Wilson's residence at the corner of Thir-
teenth street. The spacious ground was
handsomely illuminated with Japanese
lanterns. and the house fairly blaZed
with light. The clubs formed before
the entrance, and at the conclusion of
the serenade Mr.. Wilson appeared. j.
w. Lawrence, president of the
Algonquin club, met and intro
duced him to the clubs as 1.-The next
governor of the commonwealth OF
Minnesota" The cheering was ire
mendOus and repeated and it was sew
eral minutes before the next governor
could speak. His address was an eX-
ceedingly happy one and was greeted
with applause at every pause. lie Sald:
MIR. WILSON'S ADDRESS.
Accept my thanks for the compliment
of this call. Not so much as candi-
date for governor, but as Democrat,
am gratitied to see this enthusiasm in
common cause in which we are all en-
barked. We are Democrats because we
believe the principles of that party are
the best for the interests of the whole
country, and particularly for the inter-
ests of our state. We are Democrats
because the principles and prac-
tees of the party are the fair
est between man and man, and
the only ones, which maintain the
rights OF the poor as welt as the rich.
Applause. We are Democrats because
that party has, as its name indicates,
ever been the party of the people, trust
lug their intelligence, honesty and
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oppression or corruption at home and
the best bulWark against attack from
abroad. And we are now Democrats
more than ever when the great question
between parties iS-Whether unneceS-
sary and unjust taxation shall be
maintained or reduced; whether a
system shall be continued, which in
the language of Judge Miller-is none
the less robbery because carried on
under the guise of law. [Applause.l
The state Republican convention yes
Terday finished its labOrs and has gone
home. Many of the delegations will
not be received with a brass band.
They adopted platform curious in its
ingredients and more wonderful in its
compound. They point with pride to
the pure, clean and able admins
tratiOn of Gov. a. r. MeGill,"
and then proceed to kick him out of
= denomination. Applause and laugh
ter. He was entitled to it in all fair
ness, if such man. Git would seem that
pure and clear administration is not
what is wanted; that one term of that
character is sufficient to satisfy the
pride of the party. [Laughter.l The
platform, III one spot, lis uncOmprO-
niSingly in favor Of the American syS-
TEN of protection" That is the Chi
cagO platform. In another spot
it favOrs placing on the free list
enter into the ordinary consumption of
the people," This is the st. Louis
platform and the Mills bill. Salt and
lumber are purely prime necessities.
The Democracy propose placing them
on the free list, and yet every Republic
can stump orator in the land is raising
his hands in holy horror at the PROPOSE
ton. But perhaps the cOnven-
ton here. too, would harmon
ize with the Chicago platform by
considering the only articles of prime
necessity to tie tobacco and whisky,
and this thought might bear some prob
ability. When the Farmers alliance
platform was kicked out of the Republic
convention it contained these words:
I'VE are opposed TO free whisky and
tobacco while we are compelled to pay
high taxes on sugar and lumber" And
this, with the rest, was rejected. APP
plause.
This is not the sentiment of the peo-
pie of Minnesota. TwO-thiTds of the
Republicans of the state are
in favor of the same tariff re-
ductiOn and tariff reform that the
Democrats favor. But they are ham
strung by the Chicago platform. and
since that national convention Mime
sofa Republicans go limping around,
not knowing where to stop or stand.
The taritf-prOtected trusts and mOnopO-
lies of the East have them by the thIoat.
and they dare not speak their senti-
ments above their breath for fear
of breaking up the party. [Applause.]
The political issue is not protection and
free trade. Ii is whether a war tariff
shall be redured when the war has been
over nearly a quarter of a century. 1t
is whether taxes producing from sixty
TO Seventy-tive millions more than the
government needs shall continue to be
Wrung from the pockets of the poor,
merely TO continue system of inOTdin-
ate protection in order to maintain in
ordinate profits for few manufacture
ers and few giant trusts. [Applause.l
Ne are told that this high tariff is
necessary to maintain the price of
labor. This is not true. No reduction
proposed by the Democracy would af-
feet the wages of any laborer. The
present tariff goes beyond the whole
labor cost of most articles of manufact-
ure. In many leading articles the
tariff is four and five times as
great as the labor cost. Now
when tariff tax is greater
than the mere difference of the
cost OF production IN this country
and Europe, all excess above this differ
ence is but for the profit of the manu-
facturer. 1t but makes every consumer
a taxpayer to the great manufacturing
trusts. Is this great profit divided with
the laborer? Oh. no. There is free
trade in Labor [Cheers:l The very
men who cry Give us protection against
the pauper labor of Europe" are i'm
porting that very pauper labor TO
crowd out the faithful work
men, who are but asking fair COM
pensatiOn. They are forming great
trusts to limit production, limit the de-
mand for labor. They thus put down
the price of labor and put up the prices
of the necesSarleS of life. And vet that
great apostle of high tariff, James G.
Blaine, says trusts are private matter
that neither President Cleveland or any
citizen has any right to interfere with
q short time since Mr.. Blaine came home
from his long pleasure trip in Eu-