St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-22

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AS WAS expected the Republican plat
form was draped with the bloody shirt,
but the garment shows signs of fearful
wear.
CALIFORNIA may have nominating
speech i'll reserve that will wither the
blossoms of even Orator DAVIS elo-
quence.
FREE whisky and taxed necessaries.
That is the issue made by the Republi-
can convention. How do the people
like it?
Ii LIE law uuolutSS SllOulu tNGT
slacken and politicians prove unkind,
Attorney DAVIS might open a school OF
Oratory.
IT is well that the Republicans should
favor the re-establishment of the Ameri-
can merchant marine, since they them
selves destroyed it.
CARNEGIE says BLAINE would &C
cept, and for the last two weeks CAR
NEGIE has been closer to JAMES G.
than STEVE ELKINS.
THE Republican platform will bear
the careful peruSal of every intelligent
person. The more it is considered the
more ridiculous it seems.
TIE Republican platform declared its
hostility to trusts. AS the managers of
the convention are all trust monopolists
this is very humorous, indeed.
ABOUT the only thing the Republicans
do not claim in their wonderful plat
form is that they elected the present.
president of the United States.
The Republican convention, con-
trolled by mOnOpolists, ''invites the
support of the wOrkingmen." This is
cheek that reaches the sublime.
TAXED blankets and free tobacco is
the essence of the Republican platform
dictated by the mOnOp0liSts. Will the
people be deceived by such bosh?
The Republican convention denOunceS
the MILLS bill and tax reduction. North
western Republicans, who have been
seeking relief from the burdens of taxa
ton, will do we'll to make a note of this,
ATTORNEY Davis really excellent
speech seconding GRESHAM received
the most vociferous applause in the
convention. Minnesotians generally
make their mark when they get the OPP
pOrtunity.
QVocFERIoUs applause followed
every mention of Mr.. BLAINE's name
in the convention yesterday. The del
egates may not know who they will
nominate, but they know very well who
they would like to name.
WE ARE surprised that Delegate
LANGDON did not rival his colleague
DAVIS effort, and nominate Brother-in-
law ALGER in fiery eloquence. He
missed splendid opportunity of head
ing off ''the young blood"
The Republicans declared in favor of
the admission of South Dakota, DESPITE
the fact that the people of Dakota have
themselves declared against division.
We fear that Judge, and would-be Sena-
tor MOODY, had possession of the plat
form committees ear.
OUR Republican friends deny that
the Democratic party ever restored one
acre of land to the public domain, but
that Republicans and Democrats Jointly
restored 50,000,0O0 acres. We fancy
ANDREW JACKSON SPARKS will laugh
loud and Scornfully when he reads this.
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
The mountain has labored and brought
forth mouse. The Republican plat
form adopted yesterday by the conven-
ton is about as chaotic as the party
itself. 1t is eminently campaign doc
ument. All the old stereotyped and oft
exploded assertions and charges are re-
iterated.
The campaign drum is beaten with
resounding blows, and, as in the actual
drum, wind is the foundation of the
noise. Let the wind out of either drum
or platform and either would be but a
poor, collapsed affair indeed. For the
time being, the various provisions of
this platform, fearfully and wonder
fully made, may be passed over
in order that attention NAV
be given to one portion in
which the Northwest feels especial
interest-the tariff plank. 1t is here that
the sophistry, the faulty and blind ODE
dience to monopolistic dictatiGn shine
forth most cOnSpicuouSly.
Let us put the result of the Repub.
iican deliberations in the most compact
form possible. 1t is that the high tariff
must be maintained intact, and that il
relief is needed it must come from the
abolition of the taxes OH whisky
and tobacco. This is the entire CUES
ton in nutshell. Clotle the dcclara
ton in whatever language you will. that
is the nnalterable sum and substance of
1t. Taxed blankets, taxed tea, coffee
sugar and all necessaries, but free whisky
and tobacco. Blaineism pure and simple
Almost the exact words contained in
the Paris letter of the Maine statesman
What need of his presence when he car
so surely rule his party though nearly
1000 miles away?
The issue is indeed clearly defined