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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-06

legislation for nearly thirty years.
From the skin out he could not find a
piece of clothing manufactured in
America on one of these liberal gentle
men. The protected manufacturers
wife would sooner stay in her room
than wear American silk. The sleek
figure of the manufacturer himself is
encased in English cloth and his coupe
is driven by an English horse rubber.
He could not travel without English
handbags and English steameI-boxes-
it is not the proper thing, doncher
know, to call them trunks. Go with
him for a year and you will see him
buy hardly anything American, even
when at home, except beer and -four.
10 him the patronage of home industry
IS onlya high-sounding phrase for send
ing out to farmers and WOrkingmen.
He wants others 10 huzza for the phrase
because it suits his business, but he
sneers at the suggestion that he prac-
tice himself.
Why should we want commerce, or
seek to encourage it, if the present
tariff is perfection? Why should we
not close our ports, sell all our ships of
war, build along our SeacOaSuS an i'm
pregnable wall. and allow no American
to leave the country and no foreigner TO
come in? Even our writer's and paint
ers have caught the protection fever
and want foreign books and pictures
taxed so that the demand for home
made books and pictures may be stimu-
lated. Why not go the whole hog?
Kee p out the books and pictures, the
sugar and coffee. the champagne and
broadcloth. America for Americans!
Hurrah for Jim Blaine! Develop in
ternal trade and let nothing go to nor
come from Europe. Let the merchant
marine go to Halifax and the United
States navy to the bottom of the sea
after McGinty. We Americans have
learned the secret of civilization from
the ChineSei
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SLIPPERY PIERCE.
Unkind Remarks About the Short
Term Senator

Term Senator.
Any man who favors the reelection of
Pierce isn't entitled to the political support
OF the people of Cass county.-Fargo Repub-
hcan.
Pierce is a weak, slippery two-faced man
good tool for the monopoly leaders in the
house of lords at Washington. The men who
gave Pierce his walk away are now the most
determined to down him.-Wahpet Times.
The above little clippings show the
drift of sentiment on the senatorial
question In North Dakota. When Pierce
was elected to the United States senate
last winter at Bismarck there was hardly
dissenting politician in the Re-
publican caucus. and he was
elected by reclamation. He has
accomplished positively nothing for
North Dakota so far, and
there is no reason to believe that he can
or will accomplish anything if sent there
during the rest of his natural life. The
only way in which his administration as
senator has been distinguished is in the
matter of appointment of non-residentS
and his own relatives to fat Offices,
which probably comes very natural to
Pierce-being carpet-bagger himself
but it does not digest we'll with the self
respecting people in North Dakota
And the Republican politicians are par
ticularly hot. They rallied round Pierce
unanimously, and expected the spoils
to be divided among their own num-
bers, and got-snubbed. AS a promi-
nent Republican remarked the other
day: "1t reminds one Of the story of the
tender-hearted man who placed frozen
came thawed out, sava gely stung
him -
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addressed crowded house at the court
house at the conclusion of the Demo-
cratic county convention. His theme
was the tariff, and for two hours he
pounded cold, solid facts into the heads
of his hearers. The convention was the
largest and most enthusiastic ever held
in the county by the Democrats. Every
precinct in the county was repre-
sented except three, thing never
known before. There is much dis
satisfaction expressed at the outcome of
the Republican convention held the day
before. Machine work of the thinest
kind was apparent to everyone, and
there is much talk of general bolt by
the better element of the Republican
party. The party whip will be used
with the utmost vigor. but the general
opinion seems to prevail that the entire
legislative and county Democratic ticket
will be victorious at the polls in Novem-
Dor. Following is the Democratic ticket:
egislative-Senate, Benjamin Porter;
assembly, j. T. Mccarthy and E. j.
Moore. County-Sheriff. Henry russo;
register of deeds. Tormod Wettre; clerk
of court, Frank Aldrich; county judge,
E. p. Perry; auditor, A. o. Olsen; treas
urer, M. w. BOyce; district attorney.
M. j. Sullivan; surveyor, Charles Ack-
lev.
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A MAN OF CLAY.
The Kind of Stuff johnson Is
Made Of


Made Of
Special to the Globe
GRAND FORKS. Oct. 5.-The Grand
Forks Plaindealer of Friday morning
says that personally M. n. Johnson
would be pleased to meet Col. Benton
and discuss the tariff, and he would do
it provided his committee would agree
to it," all of which is perfectly true.
johnson would tackle a buzz saw or
stand in the middle of the track and
try to derail locomotive engine pulling
a freight train with his fist He has
been suffering all his life with abnor-
NAL enlargement of the hat band. His
luXuriant egOtiSm has entirely crowded
out his judgment. Some of his friends
are not satisfied that he knows enough
to go indoors when it rains, and so
the Republican central committee
has been compelled to assume pa
ternal guardianship over him, and
has taken him in out of
the chilly evening air. The fact that
Johnsou's honor as gentleman is at
stake-slnce he agreed with gentlemen
in writing, over his own signature, and
in the public press, to meet Mr.. Benton
III joint debate-cuts no figure with the
Republican committee, who are all
practical politicians, and who see
plainly that to allow johnson to carry
out his agreement to meet Mr.. Benton
in joint debate would be fatal to Repub-
lican success in North Dakota; and
hence they have put a bride on their
frisky colt and shut the barn door. The
fact that their candidates personal
honor is stake in the matter of carry
ing out his agreement cannot be al
lowed to stand in the way of his cleo
ton, and so JohnsOn'S free agency is
swallowed up in party policy.
1t is surprise and also disappoint-
ment to many of JohnsOn'S friends that
he has thus shown himself a man of
clay, to be moulded to any course of &C
ton by the will of others or the auto
cratic dictatlon of a party committee.
After positively promising and making
agreement in writing to carry on JOINT
debate with Mr.. Benton, it was his duty
to come to time at the meetings. as ar
ranged between himself and MI. Ben
ton-the central committee to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
1t will readily occur to the voters of
North Dakota that since johnson thus
allows himself to be so easily switched
from the path of duty and from his
promises in this campaign, if elected to
congress would he not also became an
easy prey to the Hobbies and smooth,
plausible schemers who infest the cor.
ridorS of the capitol at Washington!
| This is a serious matter, and the people
of North Dakota will inquire before the
| close of this campaign whether John.
son or the Republican state central com
mittee is running as candidate fol
| congress.
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Hansbrough Pierce Forces
knitting Each Other Re-
CARELESS of Results.
Pierce Called a Carpet-Bag-
ger in the Richland County
Convention.
Would-Be Congressman John
son Suffering From an En-
largement Of Caput.
The Protection Chinese Wall
Which the Repu blieans
Are Building.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
DEVILS LAKE, n. D., Oct. SIN
the convention which nominated john
son to congress the fine Italian hand of
Carpet-Bagger Pierce was plainly visi-
DIE. He wanted johnson out of his
way, and so he stilettoed Hausbrough.
and now the Republican politicians who
were for Hausbrough have daggers in
their boots for Pierce, and Hausbrough
is a candidate for senator. In the Re-
publican district convention, held in
Richland county recently, an attempt
was made by the Pierce politicians to
secure an Endorsement for Pierce for
United States senator.
A very prominent Republican, who is
one of the ablest public speakers in the
state, arose to speak on the motion to
indorse Pierce. and said: Gentlemen
of the Convention: | am opposed to
this motion. If we want to indoIse a
man for United States senator, there
are plenty of good men, residents and
taxpayers of the state, who live among
us and whose interests are here, whom
we can indorse." The motion to in
dorse died right there.
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to accept the challenge and agree upon
the places, as he did. in writing.
The fact that your committee cannot
allow Mr.. johnson to- continue debates
agreed upon and partly carried out by
Mr.. johnson and Mr.. Benton must GER
tainly be for some other reason than the
one stated in your letter, to wit: ''Ow-
ing to previous arrangements OF the
committee demanding a portion of Mr..
Johnson's time for other purposes" as
no arrangements were made for Inn
prior to the date of your letter, and GER
tainly Mr.. johnson had no arrange
ments made for him prior nor since
that time for last Friday evening at
Grand Forks, yet he did not appear.
Neither has he any engagement for this
(Monday) evening, at which time, 10y his
agreement. he should meet Mr.. Benton
at Fargo.
You say in your letter: Resolved,
That the executive committee of the
Republican party indorse and approve
of such proposed joint debates. and the
action of Hon. NJ. N. johnson in signi-
flying his Willingness to take part in the
same" If you indorse ''such proposed
joint Debates" do pou not mean the
debates as proposed by Mr.. johnson
and Mr.. Benton, and if so, why do you
undertake to modify it by striking out
ten of the towns they agreed upon and
inserting one town not mentioned in
the agreement, and making an entire
change of dates, but in no place do you
consent to his carrying out his agree
ment regarding ''such proposed joint
Debates"
You we'll knew at the time that Mr..
Benton could not accept, while you in
dorSe and approve the action of Mr..
johnson in ''such JOINT debates" The
Democratic state central commit
tee indorse and approve the action
of Mr.. Benton in such proposed joint
debates, and our committee shall insist
upon the carrying out of the agreement
upon his part. We believe your COM
mittee are acting in this matter in good
faith with your party, and wisely. but
in Mr.. JOhnson's written agreement. we
sale business upon retail capital.
We most emphatically deny that "cer
tain preliminary arrangements have
been discussed between the candidates
for joint debates on the tariff question"
but assert that at the first meeting of
Mr.. johnson and Benton on Sept. 16,
absolute agreement was made for the
holding of fourteen meetings. That
one of the meetings was held at Wahpe-
ton on the nth, and Mr.. johnson left
the matter of fixing the dates and con-
ditions of the other thirteen meetings
to Mr.. Benton, and put the same in
writing over his own signature. That
accordingly Mr.. Benton fixed the dates,
submitted the same to Mr.. johnson and
he expressed himself as perfectly salts
fed. Yours respectfully,
d. W. MARATTA,
Chairman Democratic State Central
Cflnn mitfaa
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JOHNSON is A COWARD.
He Is Afraid to Meet His OppO-
nent in Debate.
Y News (Republican).

Nelson County News (Republican).
GRAND Forks, n. D., Sept. pa
joint discussion of the tariff question
had been arranged between M. N. John
son, the Republican nominee for con-
gress, and Col. John d. Benton, the
Democratic nominee for the same office,
to take place in this city tonight. Ar
rangements were made, the county
court house secured, and large audi
ence assembled. Col. Benton was
present. but Mr.. johnson failed to show
up at all. 1t is said his state committee
was afraid to have him meet Benton.
The latter was equal to the emergency
spoke for an hour, giving a mastery,
able and unanswerable address, in
which he assailed the Republican
party's tariff record and showed the
Mckinley scheme up in light which
won many converts from the Republi-
non tu
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-06
IN BED WITH ELECTRICITY.
The Idaho Way of Keeping Warm
on Cold Nights.

New York Times.
eve can give point to New York
people about getting their moneys
worth out of these little movable cleo
trio bulb lights said a visiting Ida
hoan the other day. "Out our way we
take them to bed with us. For keeping
one comfortable on cold night they are
as good as roaring fire in room.
Rubber bags, tin boilers and other de-
vices for holding hot water get cold.
with the thermometer 40 deg. below
zero, as we often have it In Idaho for
long stretches at time, these old-fash-
Toned arrangements would freeze before
morning. But the electric bulbs keep
one snug and warm all the time. When
1 begin to get ready for bed I put the
light between the sheets. By shifting
1t about every little while it takes the
chill from the bed by the time am UNI
dressed. AS slide in push the light
down with my feet, and usually fall
asleep with it there.
sit is proof against any blast of cold
in the night. never knew its warmth
to fail. It doesn't cost me any more to
burn it all night than if / turned it off
at bedtime, and if l burned cord of
wood every month in my bed room and
could keep the fire blazing all night L
could not be made as comfortable as by
this little bulb"
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johnson Is Doomed.

Special to the GLOBE.
FARGO, Oct. "a member of the Re-
publican state central committee stated
confidentially to friend last Friday
that johnson was withdrawn from the
joint debate he had agreed to hold with
Hon. John d. Benton, and which was
partly carried out, because sit would
never do to sacrifice the whole Repub-
lican state ticket for that d-n Johnson"
If johnson is so small caIiber that he
cannot maintain the respect of his own
party committee in a hot campaign,
how can we hope that he will command
respect at Washington; and, if elected,
what kind of representative will he
make for a live, industrious, intelligent
and well-balanced people like the citi-
Zens of North Dakota? Bah! To at
tempt to fill seat in the national con-
gresS with man like johnson would
be like trying to wad Krupp cannon
with doughnut.
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A DANGEROUS MAN.
One Candidate Who Should Not
Be Sent to Congress.

be sent TO congress.
Special to the Globe.
FARGO, N. D., Oct. 5.-Maj. Ed
wards-he of liberal gastronomic cir
cumference, who wears a No. 10 shoe
and No. hat-and runs the
Fargo Argus-says that the Democratic
state central committee inveigled-
which is a good word-Mr. johnson
into the Democratic headquarters at
Grand Forks, locked the door, threw
him down, scared him nearly to death,
and compelled him to sign that agree
ment for joint debate with Benton,
before they would let him out of the
room, which, of course, was very wrong
for the wicked Democrats to do, and
Capt. Dan Marratta ought to know bet
ter, but if it is all true as the corpulent
majah affirms, and johnson is that kind
of man, and is elected to go to con-
greSS, and gets far away from home
again. may not somebody else catch
him. and get him down, and get him to
sign away. not only his own rights, but
the rights and interests of the whole
people of North Dakota? If johnson
can thus easily be caught in Demo
cratic committee mouse trap, what
chance ofescape will he have at Wash
ington, when powerful corporations,
and experienced Hobbies round up the
animals for their private cOrrals?
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ORIGINAL PACKAGES
Suffer at the Hands of the Friends
Johnson.


Special to the Globe.
GRAND FORKS, n. D., Oct. 5.-The
Republican candidate for congress ap-
pears to be travelling rather rocky
road toward Washington. He is. him
self. a wild-eyed Prohibitionist, not
withstanding the fact that the dele
gates to the convention which nomi-
mated him drank UP $1,000 worth of
original packages; and when the Farm
srs's characterization
convention met in Grand Forks last
week they also Endorsed johnson for
congress. Now the Republican central
committee and the other candidates on
The Republican state ticket, who are
lottery men and original package pa
irons, demand that johnson shall
declare himself, and publicly make
known which platform he stands npon,
and of which convention he proposes to
accept the nomination. This places
Mr.. johnson between the devil and
The deep sea. He dare not repudiate
The Republican nomination.. although
he is really more of a Prohibitionist
than Republican; and if he does not
renounce his Prohibition ideas, the lot
terry gang and cork-screw politicians.
who have control of the Republican
central committee, will insert their
knives under his fifth rib with vigor
that will make him jump sideways.
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the Republican legal luminary of Bis
marck, who can address a Sunday
school class much more fiuently and eff
fectively than a jury, and who is much
more familiar with the Berean lesson
leaf than with Blackstone, 1 and says
that the Prohibition law is much better
observed in Grand Forks than any other
city of the state. The reason he gives
why the law is observed in Grand
Forks is not that the people are law
ABIDING ana peace-loving, but exactly
the contrary. He says thst the law is
observed because John M. Cochrane is
district attorney. and intiInateS that
Cochrane so beStrideS this county that
I'VE petty men walk under his huge legs
and peep about to find ourselves hid
ing places from his majestic cinch. If it
is indeed true that the people of Grand
Forks obey the law simply because they
fear Cochrane's cineh, as Goodwin and
the Grand Forks Herald affirm, then
those people are in bad plight. Coch-
rane is the most consummate trimmer
in the state. He has been on both sides
OF every issue which has ever come up
in Grand Forks politics. At the last
election he drove the G. a. k. ram and
the w. G. /. q. nanny goat to the high
license band wagon, and now he is rum
ming around over the county scraping
up watery evidence against divers and
sundry persons in the various villages
where liquor has formerly been
sold. which evidence he will hold
over these people as club until
after the election next month-when the
cases will be dismissed and the county
will foot the bills. He is candidate
for reelection, and he will be badly
beaten. The people of Grand Forks
are law-abiding people. They do not
obey the laws because they fear Coch-
rane's cinch. There are in every COM
munity few people who need the care
of a policeman, but when any man or
any newspaper states that the prohibi-
ton law is observed in Grand Forks be-
cause Cocnrane is an efficient district
Attorney" that man and that newspa-
per are mistaken-or worse. 1t is an
insult to the people and the business
interests of Grand Forks that they
should be represented as obeying the
laws of the state because Cochra ne or
any other giant stands over them with
a Stutfed cllb
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MIGHT INITIATE CHINESE.
An Immense Wall Being Built
Around Our Trade.
SneciaI tn the Glohe


BISMARCK, Oct. 5.-The tendency of
Republican party, is to build up great
wall around the United States which is
gradually shutting US in from the re-
mainder of the world, and fostering IN
our midst an aristocracy of wealth which
will surely lead to the serfdom of the
people, if allowed to continue. For
many centuries the Chinese empire was
Theoretically Chased to the outside
world. No foreign ship disturbed her
harbors; no cargo of foreign goods en-
set foot upon her inhospitable shores.
The solid. impossible Chinese wall,
Oh the inland boundary of the
empire, kept out all intruders
from the continent Cinnamon manu-
featured everything they used,and used
everything they manufactured. They
had good home market. They were
independent of the world, and yet for
hundreds of years China never took one
single step forward in the march of
progress. Her people became divided
into separate, iron-clad castles and
classes. The arlStOcracy became strong
er and richer; the people became poor
er, more ignorant, more degraded, more
miserable, until to-day the lower classes
of that rich and wonderful empire are
the most loathsome and despised
creatures on the face of the globe.
The principle underlying the protect
i've tariff Is essentially selfish one. 1t
is system which cultivateS the belief
that we should have no merchant navy,
no fOreigA trade, no relations, whatso-
ever, with the rest of the world. And
the system has been quite successful in
bringing the country to practicing its
dogmas. The bulk of our people use
very few commodities produced abroad,
and pay home manufacturers any price
asked for the necessaries of life. The
farmers and labOring men are forced to
what protectiOnists call an independence
of foreigners; though, since the farmer
has to depend on the foreigner to take
his surplus products, the independence
does not seem to be perfectly carried
out. 1t is an independence which suits
| only the manufacturer. If the farmer
will watch the newspapers in this coun-
| try. particularly in the Eastern cities,
| he will see that the wealthy classes of
| our Eastern states are by no means so
hostile to foreN2ers as they pretend to
| be. He will see the daughters of rich
manufacturers marrying Frenchmen
and Englishmen, taking the millions
squeezed from the consumers of
America to decorate the petty state
| of questionable titles of aris-
| tocracy. He will see European
| hotels and seaside villas filled with
| Americans who have made money in
the trusts, corners, land steals, and "in-
l FAINT industries" nourished by the class