St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-08
Hon. j. N. Castle Sounds the
Tariff Key Note in the
Ninth Ward.
Eloquent Addresses by Messrs.
Benedict, McCaff erty and
LAWYER.
Democratic Ammunition Ex-
ploded at Several Other
Ward Meetings.

NQlo OpCDCu tl1C campaign WIFI SuSlO
and eclat last night with a meeting at
the corner of Sycamore street and
Park avenue. 7. j. Brady presided,
and the hall was filled to standing room.
Hon. j. n. Castle, who happened to be
in the city attending court. was unex-
pectedly present at the meeting. After
speeches by Judge McCafferty and
ID. w. LAWYER, Mr.. Castle was intro
duced and delivered short but incisive
speech that was received with enthu-
siasm and applause. He said, as to
local politics, he would only say that st.
Paul under Democratic rule had been
tie best-governed city in the country,
and that was good reason why Ram
Sey county should be intruSted to that
party. He then proceeded to the dis
cuSson of national issues in novel
and interesting manner. He said that
the Republican candidates for president
and congress made promises two years
ago. and the people would be curious to
know what account they would give
of their stewardship. AS a matter of
fact they are now unwilling to discuss
the issues that are OF interest to the
people. Congressman Lind had made
speech in which he referred to the
long session of congress, and that the
house had passed the force bill, and
great many bills had become laws,
but he did not say a word
about the Mckinley bill, which
is the one of greatest interest
to the people. He did not speak of the
questions they discussed when running
for Office. Mr.. Castle characterized the
recent session OF congress as an Oligar-
chy that registered the DEGREES of few
men. and had not attended to the bust
nf fhn nnnnIn q I,n
senators from Minnesota, and said as to
others they were either block-headed
milli0naires or the hireiings of rich
corporations. He asserted that the tar
iff tax, as imposed by the Republi-
can party, was similar to the tax
| levied in France a century ago. The
rich man did not pay it. And it was in
tended to enrich a class and put the
burden of taxation on people who would
pay 1t and not know that they alone
would be taxed. The Republican party
had taken the tax off of the output of
factories, off corporations, manufact-
cries and incomes. When Democrat
in congress opposed the taking of the
tax off the rich and
Leaving 1t on the Poor Man,
the Republicans did not defend their
action but called the Democratic copper
elimination he said the tariff on the
higher grades of wooden goods was very
low while the tariff ON cloth worth less
than 90 cents yard is fixed at-f20 per
cent. The tax on cut glass tunblers or
wine glasses is only 20 per cent; on
window glass it is 100 per cent, and the
profits on the latter are CORRESPONDENCE
| large because OF the greater sale of
window glass.
The taking of the tariff off the lower
grade of sugar and mOlasseS is directly
in the interest of the importers, because
| it enabled them to get clear of paying
| the S55.000,000 of tariff, and because
| they have the best refining machinery
| in the world, and can bring those arti-
| cleS here free, refine them, ship them
back to Cuba, and sell them at a net
profit of $60,000,000 year. Other in
| stances of discrimination were spoken
| Of. Mr.. Castle concluded his address
by referring to the great contest now at
hand. He expressed a willingness to do
| all he can to rectify the wrong that has
| been heaped on the people Of this dis
| trict, and said, if elected to congress,
he would be as faithful to his constitu-
epts as he was to his district when in
| the legislature. When in the legiS-
latufe he had seen that every bill was
passed that his people asked for, and
had defeated every one they requested
him to defeat. And no man could say
he did not know the men when they
came to st. Paul that he knew at home.
Judge McCafferty, who delivered the
first speech of the evening, was never
more eioquent.and he frequently brought
the house down with applause. He ar
raigned the Republican party in mas
terly manner. He referred to Freaney
as merely the catspaw of Gebhardt
Willrich, and not the able chairman of
the Republican committee that his
friend on an evening paper would have
the people to believe. He referred to
r. L. o'Connor as ciean-cut business
man who has kept his office in
splendid shape, and defled any
man to show public act that
was not honestly done. In speaking of
C. ii. Benedict and his candidacy for
the senate, he said the Ninth ward
would see that he had fair play. Mr..
Benedict was president of the first anti
protective league formed in the state
seven years ago. and he is an able and
conscientious man. He knew that the
Democrats of the Ninth ward would
gladly
Take Off Their Coats
and work for his election. His refer
eences to Mr.. Benendict were re-
peatedly applauded. He paid a trib-
ute to Richard A. Walsh, of whom
he said many good things. He spoke
| of M. F. Kahn as being a modest
| dicted his reelection. lie olso spoke of
| A. n. Nelson's qualifications for office,
| and discussed the several other candi-
| dates for office, including Mr.. McMartin.
He referred to the beneficial effects of
! the Australian system of voting, and
urged the Importance of voting the
| county ticket with cross mark oppo-
site the name of r. T. O'Connor. ID.
| w. LAWYER declined to speak at
length, owing to the presence of Capt.
| Castle and several other speakers He
said the party had put In nomination
| grand ticket. He spoke of the ability
| of Capt. Castle, G.. III. Benedict and E.
| A. Walsh, and urged their election. He
| referred to the crusade in favor of sus-
tanning religion in the fourth century.
| The cross was raised them. and t res
| cued the world from barbarism. He
applied the Illustration to the present
| time, and said the cross would be the
| salvation of the Democratic party. He
| cratic ticket with cross opposite the
| first Democratic name on the ticket.
| Z. FL. Benedict was called upon and
made a most telling speech. He was
making the fight for the senate in the
interest of the people, and had refused
to take the advice of Republican
friend who told him he would lose Re-
| publican votes by discussing tariff. He
| referred to the record of his opponent,
II. F. Stevens. IN the legislature in
manner that did not show Mr..
! Stevens up in good light. He
| declared that in the tariff-protected
states of the East, wages are not as high
as in the Western states that have no
protection. "Supply and demand, and
| not the tariff, regulate the wages of
| this country" said he.
r. A. Walsh. candidate for the house
| of representatives, made a telling
eech of few minutes duration.
A. n. Nelson was called upon, and
responded by asking the people to vote