St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-05


delegate proposed three cheers for Iowa.
and they were given with royal good
will that showed the great mass OF the
convention to be tariff refOrmeTS from
the bottom up.
Shortly alter 2 o'clock Yesterday
afternoon the $50 delegates coill-
posing the alliance convention were
called to Order by PRESIDENT
George w. Spragup, OF Fillmore county.
Secretary ualvOr Z. BOen being absent
at the time, Gen j. Ii. Baker, eX-rallroad
commissioner and all round war horse
of Blue Earth, was chosen secretary
pro TEN. On motion of Hon. K. j. Hall,
of Stevens county, the chair appointed
a committee on credentials. composed
OF three delegates from each con-
gres sional district. The committee APP
pointed is:
First congressional district--O. W. Kings
bury John L. Gibbs ana j. keenan,. Second
congressional disLTiCJ-JOhn Diamond. John
La hrop and Il. c. Randall. hird congress
siuuaI dislrict-N. Nachh9r. John shield ana
George x. Day. Fourth congressional dis
tuct-A. D. harrison. .. II. Bartlett and A. L.
SuOmberg. Fifth cOnlre silnal district
William Lowe. W. j. BOdkin and Thomas G.
uOdgSOn.
a recess vas then taken until 1880 TO
await the report of this committee.
IS hen the committee had r"tired, n.
B. AshbY. lecturer OF the na mai alli-
auce, with headquarters at Des MoInes.
To-. was invited 10 the platform. His
speech, OF, rather, that part OF it called
out bV eager uueStiunPrS in the audi
ence. proved the sensation of the day,
and advanced the cause OF tariff re-
form more i'm 4 short half hour than
the "Eree Trade League of Minnesota"
did during the ten OT Twelve years or its
iU-staVrpd and Straddhng existence.
Ashhy had explained in concise ami
pointed manner the work OF the alli-
ance i'm Iowa. together with its sue
crsStS and its reVrrSeS, touching incl
denally upon the objects to be accom-
plished in the future. lie was about to
retire when Delegate w. f. kelsO, Of
KittsOn county, inquired If the Iowa
alliance had made any utterances
or taken amy position on the tariff ques-
tlun.
LAS an organization it has not" was
the answer; that is, the state organ
iZatiun. has not made any d 'claratIOn
on the subject The tact is that the
tariff QueSLiO is So surrounded by q
century of discussion and prejudice,
and 50 mixed up in party politics, that it
is hard To yet men To FOLLOW where
their interests lead. But there's no mis-
taking the fact that the Iowa farmer is
good deal torn up over the tariff ques-
ton, and that he now leans strongly
toward free trade. Iowa now has
eleven congressman, and only one
is a Democrat, but tile ten hepuD-
lican cUngTeSSmPn are writing letters
saving that they are sick of the tariff.
As Gov. LaTTahee expressed II to Chi
cagu reporter, with corn at IA cents
I,,aIaI tf,.A fa,1Dprs Of ipNVa 9ra DOr faI Il
Ing high tariff to any extent Just to
show the d-uTe this question is cutting
] will cite the case of StaunCh Repnb-
lican organ in a heretofore sOlidly
Republican county. the editor of
which is now seriously thinking of
changing sides on the tariff
question. Heretofore he supported
nothing but the strict high tariff doc
trine and his readers were satisfied, but
a wonderful change has taken place.
During the presidential campaign of
1883 the formers of Iowa were prom
ised. If the Republicans were victorious.
that the price of their produce would he
Increased. They were told that the
Democratic tinkering with the tariff
was soaring away capital. Well, the Re-
pulicans We're successful In the
election, and they came into power
year ago to-day. but the
tendency has all been the other way.
and the farmers products bring less
than ever befOTe-leSS than the cost Of
production. The necessary result of
this was a reaction, and helps to explain
the election OF
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR.
"Ihave been denounced bv the organs
of luWa'S cid ring as mugWump and a
Democrat. ! hardly know where
do stand politically. ! have usually
voted the Republican ticket, but l have
found that no man can bt a good citizen
who wears a party collar. Men and
principles should be voed for rather
than party brands" 10 lterS for Iowa. !
In speaking OF the temperance ques-
tiOn i'm Iowa the speaker declared that
il was generally believed that the old
Republican ring of Iowa, headed by
Allison and the CiarksOns, were trying
tudriVe Iowa into line with the whisky
Republicans of other states i'm Order to
help along Allison IN his candidacy for
the presidency. The farmers of the
state, regardless of party, are
in favor of the present law,
but they vote the party ticket
AT the elections regardless of its intu-
ence on that question" 1t Will not sur
l,ri,e me if the prOhibit0ry law is greatly
mudified at this sessi n, but | can say
this. that it will be woe TO any Repub-
lican who consents to this; for it will
mean the organization OF a prohibition
party that will take away thousands OF
The staunchest Republicans in the
state"
The speaker closed amid a round of
applause. and the following resolution,
presented by Mr.. Kelso, OF kltts0n
county. was unanimously adopted;
Resolved. That vote of thanks be tell
dered the speaker for mis- honest manly ana
Intelligent statement nf the political situa'
tiyn in Iowa, as it affects the Farmers al
lance