St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-30
assumed that the tariff was on the luxnr,es
Question of Wages.

He showed that Mr.. Reed was wrong
in his declaration that the tariff equal
lied the difference between wages in
this country and foreign countries. Mr..
Reed had said, after little while we
would have cheaper goods, and Judge
Wilson proceeded
You know the Republican party say they
passed this Mckinley bill for the benefit of
the wages of the working people, because
you get cheaper goods how are you to get
higher wages? These people go right on the
hypothesis from beginning to end the
masses of the people are pretty stupid and
are pretty easily eulled.
There had been a tariff on wool 1O1
years. The tariff had gone:up and up
since then, the people had been taxed
for century to enable the manufact-
urers to build up "this infant industry"
and. really, if the tariff cheapened
goods. how much longer we're we going
to pay eXtOrti0nate prices for WOODEN
goods. Mr.. Reed must be wrong when
he said the tariff cheapened goods. be-
cause if it did WOODEN wear should be
cheap. Judge Wilson incidentally
brought this shot at the money power
1t is not wholesome to have few men
made many times mlllionaires The man
with one or two million dollars, he is a dan
gerous monster i'll republic.
He touched upon the tariff necessi-
tated by the war, and had nothing to
say against it. 1t was absolutely neces-
sary then. At that time incomes, bank
capital, bank deposits were taxed. After
the war, when it was found that the
revenue of the country was away be-
yOnd its needs, what did the Republi-
can party do? They removed the tax
Oft incomes, bank deposits, bank capt.
tai, and to-day we were fighting to have
the tax taken off the poor mans blan-
ket, coat and hat. Instead of that
they had put it higher than any tax be-
fore, and at the same time insisted they
were putting the tax Oh the luxurieS of
life and taking it off the necessaries.
Republicans attributed the prosperity of
this country. He denied this. There
were other reasons for the prosperity of
this country. We were not burdened
with the armies which the countries Of
Europe were burdened with. This was
also new country, and it was not fair
to compare the condition of this country
with those of Europe. He argued that
inventions had cheapened the products
of this country, not the protective tariff,
as claimed by the Republicans. He be-
lieved that the further development of
this inventive genius would ultimately
solve
The Eight-HOur Problem,
Upon which he continued
| thank God we have come to that. I have
often thought. and think now, that God
never intended that any of His creatures
should SO constantly be engaged in labor
without any improvements to the mind,
morally or mentally. There is no creature
on earth, man or brute. that If you take him
year in and year out, works and has so hard
time as the poor man, unless IL is the poor
mans wife: ana, as l say, l thank God that
the time is coming that he will have more
time for mental and moral Improvement
1t was said we could not compete
with the pauper labor of Europe. We
had demonstrated we could do this.
How? Because our people were better
fed, more intelligent and knew better
how to the fine machinery. He be-
lieved if this Internal tariff was re-
moved and the people Of this country
given fair chance, we could compete
with every nation on earth. The judge
made the following reference to the
state campaign:
You just take the money out Of this cam
paign, and let the poor man and the rich
man vote according to his own interest," and
you would fiud the grand old party would
have year to rest and say its prayers and
get ready TO be better.
Judge Wilson resumed his seat amid
loud and prolonged cheering.