New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-10-22
THE TWO-FAgED POLITICIAN.
The jim Baker Of two years ago,
and the Jim Baker of to-day.
If he "lied to the people" then, can
he be trusted now?

Below we give an article from the
Jasper Journal in which that paper tells
the people in his own words what
Baker, the Alliance candidate for con.
gress, really is. Here is what it says:
I If this man Baker had received the
appointment of railroad commissioner
under Merriam that he was seeking, no
one would question the statement that
he would be in the republican ranks to-
day and making high protective tariff
speeches. He confesses to-day that s'he
lied to the people two years ago. If
he lied two years ago, can we believe
him now2 Are we not justified in call
ing him the cheapest demagogue i'll
Minnesota We give below extracts
from his speech delivered at Pipestone
Oct. 30th, 1888, and extracts delivered
at the same place September Goth, 1890
less than two years apart:
Jim Baker, 1851 am glad to stand
before you tonight to champion the
principles of protection. which in every
instance is in the interests of the wage
Garner and laborer.
Jim Baker, 199O-The tariff is great
robber and impoverishes the people.
Jim Baker, 1S8S-The tariff Oh tin
plate should be advanced so that the
| bns;poeo of MANN fo.tur,no that or+;oIo
could be increased in the United States
and have the effect of opening the vast
| tin mines that now lie dormant in the
Black Hills. If these mines should be
developed as they could be under an
increase of tariff. it would give employ
ment to vast amount of laboring men
in our midst untrammeled bY the cheap
pauper labor of Europe.
Jim Baker, l89O-The Mckinley bill
provides for an increase of the tariff on
tin plate from the present duty of one
cent per pound to 2 2-10 cents per
pound, which increase would rob every
housewife in the land, for there is not a
single tin mine in the United States.
| Jim Baker, 1888 Under the system
of protective tariff every article that we
use has been reduced in price, until the
cost of many articles in United States is
but little more than the import duty i'm
posed upon it-take for example this
gold watch l hold in my hand. Zen
years ago l paid $130 for this watch
which l can now purchase new for
about Ss45, and during all that time and
at the present time there is high pro
tective tariff placed on this class of
goods. Also take for an example, cali
co, an article that every housewife buys.
The tariff on calico is six cents per yard
and YOU can buy calico in any store in
the land at an average cost of five cents
per yard-one cent less than the tariff
dutv-and yet Democrats tell you that
the tariff robs the people,
Jim Baker, 1S90-To illustrate how
the tariff robs the people, we will say
that a lady enters a dry goods store and
purchases 800 worth of dry goods.
She pays her bill and starts out, the
store keeper calls her back and asks her
to pay SIG more. "What is that for, =
asks the lady; ''that is what the govern
ment demands of you as a tariff duty. !"
Jim Baker, 1851 am unalterably
committed to the principles of protec-
ton for believe in protecting Americ.
an industry and American labor, and if
necessary for such protection, l believe
in raising the tariff on all classes of
manufactured goods SO that it will shut
out entirely the articles manufactured
by the cheap labor Of Europe.
Jim Baker, 18e0-For six years /
have been advocating reduction OF
the tariff. made tariff speeches dur
ing the last campaign but must confess
that | lied to the people.
| The above comparison needs no COM
ment. The Intelligent mind can read
lily see the gross Inconsistencies of the
man. Farmers. laborers, business men,
is this the kind OF a man you wish to
send to congress to represent your in
terests? Can you trust him to carry
out any honest principles
Consistency, thou art Jim dandy!
| The fanacy of such statements as are