St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-29
THEY CANNOT DODGE.
There Can Be No Campaign on
State Issues, Says MUIR
dock.
j. o. Barrett Pulls OFF, the
Prohibition State q BIZ
Ticket. nuso o.
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He Decided He Could Not
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Democrats Will Have No All
lance Endorsement This 5 Il
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'Such thing as a campaign on state
issues is impossible in Minnesota this
year." =
So spoke one of the best-known- Re-
publicanS in the state at the Merchants
yesterday afternoon. This gentleman,
while Republican, is an enthusiastic,
tariff reductionist, and does not hesitate
to speak his mind OH this subject. Ex-
Railroad Commissioner S. S. Murdoch.
for that is his name, has long made a
careful study of the tariff question, es-
pecially as to it's effect on the farmers
of the West, and believes that the neces-
Sity for a thorough reform and reduction
of the present war tariff is imperative in
the interests of all classes of people,and
especially is this SO in the case of the
farmers. *
II think the comparison of the tariff
plank adopted by the late Republican
state convention to all Ivory soap adj
vertisement is good one," said Mr..
Murdoch to a GLOBE man yesterday.
lit certainly does attempt to look five
directions at once and read as many
different things. AS a straddle it is
lamentable failure and a misfortune to
the party that Endorsed it. There ought
to be no question to-day about the posi-.
ton of the people of this state upon the
tariff question. We are all tariff re-.
ductionists. Go where You will through
out the length and breadth of this state.
and everywhere you will find all we'll
informed men advocating and argu-
ing for a reduction of the tar
if. The Mckinley bill is de-.
nounced everywhere save at the meet
ings of the Republican congressional
conventions, and believe. that the peo-
pie will pass Oh the nominees OF these
conventions in way that will make
even those bodies wish they had spoken
out in dennnciation of that Infamous
measure. tell you the country is alive
on this question"
..What do you think will be the effect
of the attempt of the late Republican
convention to- make this campaign on
state issues?" asked the reporter. - ~
II think it will react and utterly fail
to accomplish it's purpose" was the
reply. "Ihinking men know the issues
that are really i'll this campaign, and
they will regard this attempt to dodge
as species of legerdemaln-as by
the way. it was so intended by the
author of that platform. The tariff WIFI
be the leading issue in all the western
states this year. The Mckinley bill has
aroused the farmers as they were never
aroused before. /. can see no state
issues to make the campaign on. Il The
live issues were raised by the present.
congress by their action on the Mekin-H
ley bill and the silver bill, and these
will be the subjects discussed every,
where in the coming campaign Any
attempt to dodge these questions wilt
damage the Republican party with both
protectionists and tariff reducttonists. n
Joel P. Heatwoie. the next state chair
man of the Republican state committee
came up from Mortified yesterday. and
took aswhirI around the city, returning
homeAgain in the evening. Joel looked
particularly .'Smooth" yesterday all
though he was aunable to assume the
very-Nwise" look of that astute man
ager, ex-Chairmaf' Stanford Newell.
Mr.. Heatwoie is great on posing. how
ever, greater than even the great Newell,
and he may make up in this respect In
some way for what he may lack of thai
great leaders, ability in other lines. The
new committee has not been given out
vet. according to Mr.. Heatwole, and
will not be named for several days yet.
Democrats generally do not take
kindly to the idea advocated by several
political free lanceS of lndOrSlng the
Alliance nominee, and it may safely be
taken for granted that Mr.. Owens name
will never be preached in the Demo
cratic state convention when it meets.
why" said veteran Democrat yes
terday, 'ssuch thing is absurd. The
Democratic party is right on all the
issues of the day, and # it is not
successful this year the fault will lie
solely with those people who prefer to
vote against their own interests to yot-
ing the Democratic ticket. Our con-
vention should, and | know it will, meet
and give the people ringing platform,
calling for tariff revision, free silver
coinage, and denouncing the Mckinley
bill, the present hypocritic administra-
ton, and calling for a thorough
investigation and reform in our state IN
stitutions. l am inclined to think that
we can make mighty warm campaign
for our Republican brethren even on
state issues. 1 believe there exist to-
day grave abuses in number OF our
public institutions, and l should like to
have thorough investigation and ex-
posture made. This is all on the slde,s
however; what wanted to say is that
the Democracy of Minnesota will fuse
with no party this year."
There is strong effort being made to
induce Senator Duran, of Saltwater, to
accept the Democratic nomination for
congress in this district. His friends
insist that he can put Congressman Snl-
der to sleep under the pressure OF from
5000 to 5000 majority, and they insist
that he ought to consent to run. Mr.
Durant, however, is inclined to shrink
from the task. 'sIn my opinion" he
said to GLOBE reporter. this is the
most important district in the United
States, and if man attempts to do his
full duty he has an immense job on his
hands. / do not care to undertake 1t,
as feel that it will be too much for me
to undertake. 1t did, 1 should sit
right down there and endeavor to- at
ten d to the duties of the position to the
full extent Of my ability. should en-
deavor to see that the wants of the dis
trict were attended to first before IgaFe'
any attention TO anything else"
..That's just what we want man to
do in the next congress-" remarked a
st. Paul merchant who had been listen,
ing to the conversation. ut is just
what our present congressman is not
doing. too.' said the latter gentleman ia
WV 3or soI
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The Third district Democratic CON
gressional convention will be held at,
Shakopee about Sept. l. Hon. Q. M
Hall will, in all probability, be nomI7,
mated by reclamation, and then be will
give that district such campaign
as will arouse the people from the Mis-
sissippi to the Dakota line-that is the
exact extent of Minnesota's ''shoe-
stringn district. The citizens of Shak-
opee have promised to lay themselves
out on the occasion, and they always
keep their promises. There is. in fact,