St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-23
MINNEAPOLIS.
DAVIS IS ANSWERED.
minneapolis People See His
Arguments Punetured
Like Gas Bags.
Cyrus Wellington, Of st. Paul,
Went After "CuSh" With
a Sharp Stick.
There Must Have Been Some
Mistake About That Six
teen Dollar Suit.
FalIacies in the Arguments
Made for Protection Were
Fully Exposed.

Armory hall in Minneapolis was filed
last night to its greatest capacity.
Cyrus Wellington had been announced
10 reply TO Senator Davis OH the tariff.
He did reply, and when he got through
Senator Davis arguments looked as if
they had been through sausage grind
er. Mr.. Wellington used nothing but
the arguments set forth i'll Senator
Davis speech and in the Republican
press, but used them effectively. He
commended upon the Donaldson "ad,"
published last evening, and took ND
Senator Davis famous suit of clothes.
The best of it was that there were sew
eral practical tailOrS present, and they
personally corrobOrated the facts and
figures adduced by wellington.
c. NJ. FoOte called the meeting to
order and introduced Mayor Winston,
who presided. 1t is needless to say that
Mr.. Winston was enthusiastically
greeted. Before the meeting began the
Cecilian quartette rendered couple of
songs which were wildly cheered. The
tariff and Republican candidates figured
prominently in them. Mr.. Winston
then introduced Cyrus Wellington.
In the beginning MIR. Wellington out
lined the tariff question. as received by
10th parties, pronouncing it the most
important question which had gone be-
fore the people since slavery was abOl-
shed. MIR. Wellington stated that he
had nothing to say about candidates per-
Sonally, or about parties; he simply
wanted to present to the audience. as
American citizens, some facts on the
subject, although he could not hope to
vie with Senator Davis in eloquence.
'"There are two theories" said MIR.
WELLINGTON. son this tariff question. /
affirm that when this tariff was esuab-
liShed it was not to foster industries.
No one ever said it was. 1t was to raise
money for government expenditures.
This is called tariff for revenue only"
The other theory is that the tariff is put
upon imports in order to protect home
industries. This Is called protective
tariff. In this discussion l will not be
bound by any comparisons between tie
Mckinley bill and the tariff of 1883 or
1884, because that tariff or 1SS3-S4 was
just as unjust as is the Mckinley BILL"
Stock Arguments Eiddled.
Then he took up the fundamental ar
gument for protect:on-the wealth of
the country has increased under the
protective tariff, therefore it must be
due TO the protective tariff. He likened
that argument to the theory formulated
once by ancient peOple-the cock would
always crow before the sun rose, there
fore the sun rose before the cock did
crow. Then the rooster became Il sacred
fowl. A logical argument followed.
proving that the increase in wealth is
all due to the opening up of the West
ern country ard to immigration.
Labor said he, lis the basis of all
wealth. You cannot dig one grain of
gold from the earth, you cannot pro-
duce one kernel of wheat, you cannot
make one yard of cloth without labor.
You cannot create one particle of
wealth by statutes"
Mr.. Wellington eulogized G. K. Davis
as noble man, Shrewd politician. a
finished scholar, the Goliath of pro-.
lection, adding: But | remember
that, great as was Goliath. he was
struck down by much smaller man,
David"
Senator Davis" he pursued, "told
you that the great increase in wealth is
due to the tariff. He stated u great
truth and great falsehood. 1t was
like the statement of Mahomet, There
is but one God and Monomet is his
prophet
n IcNlcW VI lilc lHuuStTldl SITUATION
followed, the speaker paying attention
To the Great Spirit of Unrest
which is abroad, the strikes, the con-
tests between capital and labor, and
continued:
IF the tariff is doing the country in
calculable good, if everybody is con-
tented and happy, why these strikes?
We don't deny that the country has in
creased in wealth. Maybe some of this
increase is due TO the tariff. But if it is.
who has got the wealth? You haven't
got it. When, as now, $500 men con-
troll one-fifth of the wealth of the coun-
try, there is something rotten in Dem
mark"
Two reservoirs. connected by an open
pipe, were used as an illustration. AS
is we'll known, the water will stard at
the same level. So with Europe and
America. Immigration between the
continents is open. Laboring men will
yet be OH the same level. despite the
tariff. MIR. Wellington continued:
Il Will now deal with facts, not gen.
eralities. Senator Davis made some
statements which concede. (l1ere he
introduced some figures relative to the
amount of American manufactures, in
Guiding S4G7, 100000 worth of exports. J
Ii We produce SO much more iron and
steel than does Great Britain. and If we
export S407. 100000 worth of goods, why
do we need protection for our indus
tries? Those manufactures are sent
into England and there brought into
competition with English products.
Why do they need protection?''
A price list of all agricultural imple-
ment firm was produced. 1t showed
that the North American farmer pays
just about
Twice as Mucg
for his farming tools as does the South
American. Senator Davis was also
taken to task for saying that the New
England farmer is being crowded out
by the Western farmer. Figures were
adduced to prove that New England
not only exports manufactures to Eu.
rope, but raises enough from
pie. How will the American
farmer got market there? Figures
from Senator Davis speech and from
the Minneapolis Tribune were com.
mented upon. Davis and the Tribune
say that the tariff on lead has not beer
increased. But galena, a compound
lead ore, is not allowed to come in a,
all from Mexico, and the lead trust has
put up the price. The tariff on tir
plate was discussed. The Republican.
say it will foster tin plate manufacture
ers and boom the Black Hills tin mines
AS matter of fact, Black Hills orc
doesn't pay for the mining, and Petit
grew, of South Dakota, wouldn't swat
low the tin plate schedule and voted no
Davis said there is no tariff on necessa
ries OF life. for, of course, tin, wool
glass, linen, and cotton are not necessa
ries.
That famous suit of clothes which thu
senator wore in Minneapolis was takel
up. Davis said the cloth was made il
South Dakota aud cost S6.4O. The tailo
was paid $40 for making it, and til,
whole suit, a Prince Albert, by the way