St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-30
THE NEXT CONGRESSMAN

Receives a Splendid Ovation and
Delivers a Masterful Address.
The applause which greeted the close
of Judge Wilson's great effort was long
continued and fairly deafening, but it
was eQualed, If not surpassed. by that
which greeted Hon. James N. Castle,
the next congressman from this district,
when he was introduced to the audience
by Gen. Johnson. Time and time again
did the vast audience manifest it's ad-
miration for him in volley after volley
of cheers. The Introductory speech of
the distinguished and popular chair
man was brief, but il was to the point
and caught the crowd.
''We are going to send to the next congress
from this district member of the Demo-
cratic majority of thirty which will be there ~
said Gen. Johnson. 'our friend Castle. We
shall then turn out sixty Republicans and
make Democratic majority of ninety We
want man there who can get US that $3.50,
600 appropriation for public building in
this city, which the present member has
failed to do"
"He didn't want to get It," cried out
man In the back part of the hall, and
again the applause became deafening.
Senator Castle stepped forward and
began his speech with an eloquent ac-
count of the custom which prevails in
the ancient Swiss states of requiring
the public men to meet their cOnstitu-
ents once each year and give an account
ing of themselves. If this Is satisfacto-
ry to the people, these officers are re-
elected, and if they have abused or
failed to carry out the trust repvsed in
them they are
Sent to the Rear.
''The Republicans, said the speaker,
shave held power for the last two wears.
They have had the house, the senate aud the
president. and now they come before the
people Of this country and ask for an in
dorsement. What do they lay before us2
They say to us taxpayers Of America two
surplus of S20O.O0 ZOO accumulated by the
economy of Democratic administration We
have disposed of all this without tightening
the burdens of the people. ameliorating their
condition or cutting down their taxation
True they have passed the Mckinley bill, but
what does that mean? They first started out
to convey the idea that the passage Of this
bill Gid not raise prices. Mckinley and Reed
James G. Blaine, who declared that the
passage of this bill would not enable the
farmer to dispose of an additional bushel
of wheat or barrel OF purk, and now the paid
people that the raising of prices is good
thing for the people. Why. only the other
day Maj. Mckinley told the voters of his dis
trict that there was such a thing as having
things too cheap. Jay Gould, on being in
terviewed, epitomiZed the effects when he
said that the Mckinley bill was all right.
The tariff on iron was still retained
and was high enough to keep out COM
petition, and he went through long
list of protected articles, reaching the
same conclusion in ALL 1t was true. he
said, that it did raise the prices of the
necesSaries of life, but this amounted
to nothing. People who were accus-
toned to wear two suits of clothes could
get along with one.
Here Mr.. Castle took mp the
Subject of Protection
AS matter of public policy. and said
that there would always be a certain
amount of protection owing to the fact
that a large revenue must be collected
to carry on the expenses of the govern
ment.
But on whom shall this taxation restY'
inquired the orator. Is there man in this
audience who is benefited by protective
tariff? Is there such man in the state of
Minnesota? Not one is benefited a penny.
Go east of the Aileghanies along the brooks
of New England or the waters of the SusA,e-
hanna i'll Pennsylvania. and you will ind
tnat nearly every man there is benefited by
1t and at our expense. Edward Atkinson
ment that The ten Northwes ern states north
| of the Ohio river, have paid tribute Of
! $500. .S0u,U00 in the last ten years Wrung