St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-12

said he; Jim, if you will give me your
s)c9 toe. This reminds me of a
story: sat the election of 1888, a GER
his office an influential lrishman, who had
been in his employ for long time, and re-
quested him to use his influence with the
other men for the election of Blaine and the
Republican candidate for congress. He
stated to the Irishman, who was very intel
lgent fellow, that it was necessary for his
interests to have Republican congress and
Republican president, that the system Of
protection might be maintained.
AS a CIincher
to his other statements, he told the Irishman
that if the Mills bill should pass he would
have to reduce the wages of all his employees.
"Bejabers, if that was true" said the Irish
man, you would vote for it Yourself" 1t
is not unlikely that you may have heard that
/ am candidate for member of congress in
this district and it is natural that you
should desire some reason, and that
the suffrages of this large constituency.
The candidate on the Republican ticket is
gentleman whom we know well-an honest,
, able man. could not say one word against
Mr.. Comstock if | would. and l would not if
could. He sat next to me in the senate the
first session was there, and we have always
been personal friends would not insult
any mans intelligence by insinuating that
the present issue is question of meas
ures. and not of men. ALI the crazy quilt
platforms that could be drafted should not
count with the people as against his voice
and vote for the Mckinley bill Mr.. Com
stocks organ in Duluth says: Mr. Com
stock believes in the protection of home in
dustries. He has no bend in his knees on
the question of protection. and no apology
to make for his vote Tor the new tariff. He
is straight forward and right and pluck will
count far more for him than lodging around
the stump" There was once candidate for
the Legislature in a certain district which was
Very Much Divided
on bridge question. The feeling was in
tense, and about half the people were in
favor of the bridge and the other half were
opposed to it. While he was speaking one
evening he was interrupted from the back
seat by some one in the audience, 6ho
wanted to know how he stood on the bridge
question. In hoping to avoid an answer, he
said he would get to that later on; bnt, wait
ing fifteen or twenty minutes. he was again
interrupted by the query Of how he stood on
the bridge question. Not wishing to an
tagonize any one, and desiring votes OF
all, he spoke as follows: Il tell you how
stand on that bridge question. There seems
to be considerable difference of opinion on
that question, and have cone to the con-
cluslon that, if that bridge is good thing, I
am tor it; but. if it amt q good thing, l am
a'gin it, So it is with the Wessern congress-
men on the present tariff bill. but they all
seem ready to lean to the side of the Eastern
manufacturer by voting in its favor. Now,
one word
About the Alliance,
and am speaking more particularly to Dem
ocrats. The Democratic party has been for
years fighting for the very things that the
Alliance apparently desires. The Republi-
can party has been in power in this state for
many year, SO 1t is not possible for the farm
ers to have any grievance against them. The
last Democratic congress made an effort to
reduce the tariff. and to relieve the farmer and
the workingman from this great burden of in
direct taxation. The Republican party would
take the tariff off the silks and diamonds Of
the rich and increase the duty on the blanket
and the shawl and the tin pail. There is no
occasion for q Democrat to join forces with
the Alliance. and wish to say to this audi
ence that the present general revolt of the
farmer and the mechanic is not against
the Democratic party and its policy,
but against the Republican party and
its methods