St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-06
All THERE, SNYDER!
Do You Want to Air Your Tariff
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Hon. S. P. Snider, Minneapolis,
Mipn.-Dear Sir: see that the Re-
publicans of the Fourth district, in the
nominating convention at Anoka, cor
daily approved of the Mckinley bill in
the platform there adopted. AS you are
/. the candidate unanimously nominated
toistand upon that platform, doubtless
it was dictated by you: at least it met
your views.
L am told that large part of your
very considerable fortune was made by
dealing i'll a certain class of property,
the price of which is largely increased
by, the present tariff. Doubtless, if such
/ be the fact, it may account for your per-
sollal interest Ill the present tariff and
IN the increase proposed by the McKin-
ley bill, and | certainly should be the
last one to find fault with you for con-
suiting your personal interest i'll this
Squabble of selfish interest.
However, there is another side to this
question. You are public officer and
paid for your services out of the ma
tioual treasury. People who do not
share your belief constitute, according
to the votes cast at the last presidential
election, at least Oue-half of the voting
population Of this country. and there
fore, in your public and official capacity
you ought to treat these questions
fairly and independent of your personal
interest.
You have had large opportunities to
Investigate this subject in the two years
you have spent in Washington. The
public records belonging to the United
States bearing upon this subject have
been open to Inspection; the reports of
the industrial and farming interests of
every state in the Union, believe, are
in the public library at Washington.
You have listened to the ableSt men in
congress discussing this question; you
have sat at the feet of the great McKin-
ley, and doubtless absorbed much of
his wisdom.
The farmers of Minnesota as taxpay-
ers have helped to pay your tuition.
In addition to that large number of
them feel that in the increased cost of
articles which they consume they have
helped to build up your private fortune
and that of thousands of other people
situate like yourself at great cost, and
in many instances to their embarrasS-
ment and ruin. l see also that the
newspapers announce that upon the
question of immediate appropriations
for Western waterways you made an
able and some say, brilliant speech in
congress. -
Knowing your ability to speak and to
defend your course in the premises, and
feeling that the farmers in the state of
Minnesota may rightfully ask of you
statement of the reasons that induced
you to vote for the Mckinley bill, and
that said statements should be made
under such circumstances that they may
be criticised and questions be asked
that may. if possible, expose the fallacy
Of your reasons, l challenge you to
meet me either one OF two even
lngs in debate upon the subject
of the Mckinley bill and the
farmers; this debate to take place in
the opera house i'll the city of Still
water. at such time as you may desig-
nate between now and election day. In
case you deem it best to accept this
challenge, please send some one to me
to represent you and l will select
friend to represent me and all details
/ shall be arranged; all expenses i'll ref
erence to the opera house and attend
ants to be borne by myself and such
friends as choose to assist me. am,
very res pectfully yours,
D FAYETTE MARSH.
Aillwatey. Mimi, Sept. 8.