St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-13
BUDD A REvIvALIST.
His Mission to Reclaim the
Politically Erring in
Dakota.
His Illustrations Of What Pro-
lection Does for the
Farmer, j
Which Are Carrying Convie-
ton to the Hearts of Many
of Them.
Reeve Discourses Further for
the Benefit Of the
People.

| Special to the Globe.
BUXTON, \. D., Jan. 12.-In the howl
that has gone up about suffering Da-
kotans and other things, my mite has
added to the din and CHATTER without
any thought of becoming contributor
on matters of economy or reform.
But Notwithstanding the off hand way
in which anti-protection ideas were
fired right and left in the face of be-
levers and unbelievers alike, regard
| less of consequences. letters of congrat-
ulati0n have come i'll, and, like Oliver
| Twist, they ask for more"
| Several things have passed through
! my head during lifetime, but l never
| contemplated becoming an anti-protec-
| ton revivalist.
But who can tell what he or she may
| do in this world before they are through
with it? Some believe it is foreordained
what we shall do, and that a certain
path is mapped out and course designed
| for us to travel before we are born, and
that whatever we do is only fulfill
ment of a guiding power. This belief
of some, founded upon Scripture, is,
that words are put in the speakers
mouth, without any thought or heed on
his part as to what he shall say. Under
inspiration, any thing that flows out is
the right thing, and the one who does
the talking is only an instrument
through which the spirit moves-and
the fellow himself is III no way reSpOn
Sible for the success or failure of what
takes place, ANY more than as though he
were not around.
As only the public can decide as to the
inSpirational conditions. if it should be
determined that inspiration or anything
approaching that nature exists, the pub.
| lie is cordially invited to step up and
| participate in its benefits freely. 1t is
for its use. But, if judged other
wise. / trust the weaknesses and de-
formities of human nature will be
passed over as lightly as possible. l
| have made no effort, and never thought
OF becoming inspired, and don't say that
| am now; but if the muse of inSpira-
| ton wishes to get acquainted with me,
1t can have the opportunity to linger
around; and if we take to each other, it
can find dwelling place in my soul.
! There will be no kicking on my part to
| drive it away.
This letter will be made up principally
of extracts from correspondence received
from brother grangers who are now
seeking light, with such comments
thereon as | may be inspired to make.
| An old resident of Minnesota, man
well and favorably known throughout
| the Northwest, writes as follows: AL
low me to praise and congratulate you,
| for the articles you have furnished the
farmers. [ can never be Democrat
because of their connection with South
erners--but | hope the Republican party
will profit by your Hlks." Here is a
man who recognizes and acknowledges
! that | speak the truth. This is man
of intelligence, wide acquaintance and
| good business standing. | feel doubly'
cOmplimented because he says he is a
| Republican. Any Republican Who
wishes to lay his head on my shoulder
| and weep for his past sins will be re-
| ceived with the most profound eandOr
| and sincerity. That is what | am here
| for-to receive their confessions and en-
courage their footsteps in the right di-
rection. No brother who is on the polit-
| zeal anxious seat will be ridiculed or
| cast out uncontrolled. The canopy of
| the cosmopolitan anti-protection BROTH
erhood iS-large enough for every man to
| stand under and be out OF the wet.
This Republican who writes his con-
| CALCULATIONS is really
A DEMOCRAT AT HEART.
and in principle, but he is the victim of
OOLlG tilCIl are NIclltllS OI III
! temperance, but this brother is victim
| OF prejudice, and let me say right here
| that prejudice is one OF the worst dis
eases that could possibly take a firm
| hold of any one. 1t will hang on harder
and longer than anything known, with
| out it is poverty. No one understands
this weakness of human nature and has
! studied 1t any more critically than the
| protectionist. We are told that some
birds can be caught by chaff, but the
| protectionst has not been obliged to
waste even chaff to catch the farmer.
| He has done it by appealing to his
prejudices, and not his intellect.
If L am correctly inspired to size up
| the brother above. l should say, while
he recognizes the truth and correctness
of Democratic principles, and sees that
| the protectiOniSt has grounded the
| ship, at the same time he is going to
wait for his beloved Republican
| party to hand him the desired and
much-wished-fOr change. Otherwise,
| he is going to vote to continue, not only
! himself but.his pooroppressed neighbors
in bondage; because of some view he
| enteatainS of SOutherners and Jeff
| Davis, who is now dead and gone, the
protectionist has studied this man and
all others like him, and has had them
yokeh up for the past ten years draw
ing great monstrouS loads.
They knew and could see this man,
| and tens of thousands more, sweating
away, turning their labor into the God
| of protection; and when they saw them.
weary and likely to change their minds
and give up a poor and profitless lob,
! they stimulated them and touched them
up, the same as a man would start
| horse up by whip. They said ''boody
shirt - .sOid sOlIiarc G.So,,tbo,
federacy," jeff Davis" or some other
equally stimulating remark. and the
prejudiced granger Immediately put
| his shoulder against the protection yoke
and pulled like a good fellow. This
brother is weak and weary aud tired
now; but you can see what is on his
mind. He wants relief, but he don't
| want to accept it from Democrats.
Poor fellow! If he should faint away
entirely, then what9 Suppose he should
come to and find a Democrat over
| you suppose he would 90 right
off into another Swoon and refuse to
breathe if a Republican did not come
| to relieve him. Prejudice, like anything
else, will either wear itself out or wear
| the man out who sticks to it. Both can't
live eternally-one or the other must
| die. A quarter of a century has passed
| ana gone. and mere Is q man acknoWl-
edging the truth of certain principles, =
! but is prjudiced against the party who
| wants to raise him uD instead of casting
him down. He is voting against his
honest convictions and living in bond
age to serve a prejudice. This is a kind
of political la grippe that has been
prevalent all over the country; but hard
times and starvation seems to be good
remedies for it. Nature seems to step
| i'll and furnish her own cure after the
patied has been reduced low enough.
| ain willing to attend to my own cor
respondence, but when the neighbors
| pOmn in with fhpirS fnr mn RI anS,yar I