St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-24
TO MAKE MILL1oNAIREs.

1t was stated in one of the many petit
tious from New England in opposition
to the passage of the MCKINLEY bill,
that the petitioners were all Repub-
licans, but could not support the bill,
''as its object seems to be to make mill
ionaires III the very shortest time of
manufacturers" They must have queer
conceptions of the Republican policies
and their logical purport. The manu-
facture of millionaires has been re-
markedly prolific industry since the Re
publican party came into power, and
more particularly after it had made it
its special mission to foster infant in
dustries. An incident is recalled that
marks something of this prodigious de-
velopment. In the early period of the
Republican party, in a Western
village school, the word Million
aire came up in one of the
classes, and the teacher explained that
the word meant person possessing
million dollars. She stated that there
was but one then in the country, and
his name was Aston, living in New
York. The teacher added that she had
resided in that city, and more than once
seen this wonderful person. He was
described as resembling other men in
exterior appearance, with no special
distinction in dress, often walking on
the pavements. but always an object of
great popular curiosity. The curious
do not have to go to New York now to
see millonaireS. Under Republican
management for quarter of century,
there Is nothing for which larger re-
suits of protective systems can be
shown than in the MULTIPLICATION
of the obese gentlemen who revel
in their millions. After generous allow
anceS for other causes, the swelling cur
rents melted by high tariffs must be
given largest room. These New Eng
land Republican demonstrators have
seen the fruitage of the partial policies
even among their sterile hills. But
they have perhaps been the farmers
who have seen the values and products
of lands fall away until there is abso-
Iutely no chance to grow a millionaire
on the largest and most fertile, even if
environed and besieged by home mar
ketS. 1t is suspected from the phrase
oIogy they use that they are not friendly
to the production of millionaires. They
may have an impression that these fat
tening processes of certain classes of
manufacturers are largely at their ex-
pense. They are not looking ahead
to the bounties to be diffused to
them by the protection of farmers
products. MCKINLEY and the other
architects of Republican platforms can
see that they are ingrates. Their hay.
oats, eggs and cabbages have the pro
tecting shield prepared for them. They
ought to be docile and happy. They
should plod on. gather in their millions.
and go on voting the straight ticket in
order to build up millionaires. Prob
ably most of them will. They NAV
squirm, protest and kick a little, but
they will go on obeying the behests of
the party leaders. If they do realize
their own interests, they may serve their
party as their grandfathers did the tea.
The farming interest has little of the
sectional about it. There is substan-
TALLY the same relation to the protect
i've policy in all portions. The prOduc-
ton Of millionaires on the farm is not
frequent even in the West, and farmers
are getting very tired of helping to
make them in other spheres.