St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-29

of over S1C0, 600 600 into propaDle denclt
of $50, ,OOo.O 900 by recklessly squanderlng the
public money! while increasing the burden
of taxation under which the nation staggers.
Resolved, That we demand the Mckinney
bill. the principle Of which is to oDstruct I'M
ports by increased duties, thus 1nv1ung the
manufacturer to add to the cost OF MS proc,
ucts to his own advantage at the consumers
cost and at the expense of the revenue TO tne
government policy hitherto unknown IN
the history of our government
We denounce the measure now before con-
gress known as the force bill as an effort to
perpetuate the Republican party in power,
and to thwart the will of the people as eX-
pressed at the polls, under the preteXt OF Sc
curing the purity of elections
Resolved. That we denounce the actions OF
the majority in congress in unseaung Will In
out cause Democratic members elected py
overwhelming majority and seacng theIr
own adherents for no other reason tnan en-
abling them to impose upon the people ar
bitrary aud partisan measures.
We call the earnest attention OF those ne
publicans of the district who remained true
to their party two years ago on the express
understanding that their party would reduce
the tariff to the fact that the pending Dill
neutralizes the benefits of the removal Oh tne
sugar tax by an increase OF taxes on tne otner
schedules embracing most OF the common
necessaries of life, and amounting TO over
forty million dollars.
We do not deem it either right or sound
public policy to establish the precedent that
the private financial losses of congressman
may be made good out OF the pupnc Treas
ury. .
We do not believe that the present cond1-
ttion of depression in the district among the
farmers is a fit time TO increase the general
expenses by the employment and payment
out of the treasury of secretary for each
representative IN CONGRESS.
We are pleased to recognize the 1ndorse-
ment the Fifty first congress has given the
Fiftieth. and especially to Hon. Thomas Will
son. our representative in it, for the defeat
of the direct tax refunding bill, in the refusal
to pass that uni ust measure at this session. ,
We regret the emergency, whether personal
or political, which compelled the present
representative of this district in congress to
reverse within few hours his position from
opposition to the increase of the tax on TN
plate to its support, especially when ms SIN
gle VOTE had he remained true TO his declaTa-
tions, would have defeated the increase.
Nominations for candidate for mem
Der of congress were then declared In
order, and E. Dorival, of Houston,
placed Capt w. 81. Harris in nomlna-
tion as the choice of Houston county.
Winona county, named Mayor Q. 4:
Buck. j. Barnett, of Olmsted, named
W. l.. Breckenridge as the choice OF
Olmsted. Amos Coggswell was pre-
sented by Emil Weimer, and George
Sutton, of M over, presented DR.. 4. w..
Gibson as the choice of his county. Wa
basha county, through j. w. Steele,
named AdOlph Bierman as sure Win
ner, and an informal ballot was taken,
resulting as follows:
Harries ........ 29ICoggswell. ...... III
Buck ........ 3 Gibson ...".....,. 6
BRECKENRIDGE. ..... 8 Bierman ... ...... ID
The first formal ballot was then pro-
ceeded with, resulting as follows:
Harres 80. .......3 SO Gibson. ........ 3
Bierman :. ....... IA Breckenridge. .... 10
BUCK ....."t.....--
Total, 65; necessary to a choice, 33.
Capt. Harries having received Sc votes
was declared the nominee of the party
for congre So. The nomination OF Capt.
Harries was made unanimous amid con-
considerable enthusiasm.
Capt. W. II. Harries. the nominee of
the First district Democrats for con-
gress, was a member of Wisconsin's
volunteer soldiery. and served from the
outbreak to the close of the late war,
having been member of the famous
Iron brigade. He is slightly over fifty
years of age, and was born and raised
at La Crosse, Wis. Al the close OF the
war he entered the law Office of Cam
eron & LoSey. of La Crosse, and began
the study of law. On his admission
to the bar. he removed to Houston
county, in this state, where he has ever
since practiced his profession. For four
terms he filled the office of prosecuting
attorney of his county. Up to 1872 he
was a Republican, but in that year he
drifted off ON the Greeley wave, and has
since been a staunch Democrat. He is
an eloquent speaker. gentleman OF
fine presence, and capable of making a
splendid campaign.