St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-12

Wilbur, of New York, as speakers, in
the order named. A band had been en-
gagged, and by o'clock the opera house
was crowded. The speakers were
cheered as they walked upon the stage,
and for over two hours. while the three
gentlemen spoke, every point was ap-
pIauded to the echo. Hon. d. I. Cal
houn presided as chairman, and large
number Of prominent Democrats from
all over the state and district occupied
seats on the stage. Mr.. Pahl's presence
was unexpected, and he spoke only for
few minutes. Mr.. Whiteman made
an excellent impression, and when the
chairman introduced him as the next
congressman from this district the au-
dience responded with cheers. Mr..
He dwelt at length upon the tariff. and
by his mastery discussion of this issue,
against which he ssld the Democratic
party was doing battle, left sentiment
which will be lasting. He addressed tfe
meeting at length, paying particular at
tention to the Mckinley bill, and proved
beyond contradiction its manifest in
iguity,
Senator Whitemanss Speech.
Mr.. President and Gentlemen: 1t gives me
much pleasure to see this large audience
present this evening, for it indicates the in
terest that the people of st. Cloud are tax
ing in the issues which are to be decided at
the polls in November. In country such as
ours, where theoretically the people rule, it
is good sign when they give careful con-
the principles, and policies which are
to control the nation for term
of years. 1t is a fortunate thing
that there is before the people to-day para
mount issue; an issue which overshadows
all other differences of opinion in the pres
ent campaign-the question of taxation. II
you touch mans pocket. you are very apt
fortunate thing that we have an issue, and
one that is so well defined. Old party lines
are obliterated. The Republican party is no
longer the party of Lincoln, Sumner and
are as different as daylight is from
darkn ess. The Democratic party claim that
the theory of protection is wrong. that no
more revenue should be required or obtained
government honestly and economically ad
ministered. They characterize the present
subtle system Of taxation as
A Fraud and a Wrong
on the people. To take from the pockets of
enc class, to put into the pockets of another
class, is nothing imore or less than legalized
robbery. During our great civil war. it be-
came necessary to-levy an unusual ana
heavy tax upon the people to dafray the ex-
penses incurred by that war. The bill which
was passed at that time was looked upon by
the people as oppressive and it demanded an
apology from the senator who introduced it
He promised, when peace was restored,
the bill should be repealed and
that another less burdensome law should
take its place. tax was levied npon in
: on whisky and tobacco and the luxuries OF
life. And when the war was over, and the
necessity no longer existed fer raising this
unusual income, what did the Republican
party then in power do? They repealed the
tax on incomes and on banks, and increased
the tax on the necessities of life-the poor
mans blanket and the workingman's pail.
This method OF taxation was SO subtle that the
people did not realize to what an extent they
were being taxed. Abraham Lincoln many
years ago said that you could fool all the
people ali the time, but that you could not
fool all the people all the time. And so it
has come TO pess that apparently intoxicated
by their own success, they have gone on in
creasing the burdens Of the poor, to put an
additional sum into the pockets of the rich.
The whole system of protection is wrong,
Unjust and Wicked.
Il is the protection of the strong against
the weak, of the rich against the poor. By
this method OF taxation the national debt
has been decreased more than one-half, and,
at its present rate of reduction, it will be en-
Is on the supposition that the goVernmant