Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-30
HARK, THE BOOM!
Republicans Fire the Open
ing Gun Of the Cam
paign.
Senator G. K. Davis and
Others Speak at Ar
mory Hall.
MIR. Davis Explains the
Provisions Of the Nc
Kinley Bill.
A Mastery Argument For
the Doctrine of Pro-
lection.
Senator Davis was received with great ap-

Senator Davis was received with great ap-
plause. He spoke as follows:
f. This is indeed an inspiring occasion. The in
telligence of Minneapolis has convened in this
spacious hall to deliberate upon the affairs OF
the state and nation and after elaboration to
decide at the next election into whose hands
the sword of power shall be given. Nowhere on
earth, except in this free country, can be seen
an exhibition like this, where the people in
their primary capacity meet to act directly up
on the functions of government, to make and
unmake rulers. TO bald np or tear down poll
cies. IN absolute monarchy convocation
like this would be a conspiracy, and in the free
est monarchy on earth convocaton like this
world be merely an occasion for the exhibition
Of the right of petition.
Ny fellow citizens ! appear before You to
night with fee ings of peculiar pleasure. The
second political speech / ever made in this
state was made in Minneapolis. 1t was in what
was then known as Harrison Hall which vas then
night i have thought how marvelously You
have expanded ard grown since then, until in
all respects as constitutes trade. commerce and
manufactures this city has become Of the
marvels OF modern times. lApplause.J
81. take part ocular pleasure also in calling to
memory the fact that in times of great exigency
the City of Minneapolis and the County OF
Hennepin have always been true to Republican
principles; that whatever other sections may
have been misled, with what alterations and
perturbations political affairs may have dis
turbed other portions of this state the heart of
here in this city, and therefore shall address
myself to this audience with feelings Of pecu-
liar confidence. lApplause.] shall say.
ing something An attack has been
made upon the Republican governor of
this this state. gentleman who has filled tlsst
with great acceptance; and it is a remarkable
fact, my fellow citizens, that in all that is said
against him not one charge that | have heard
do tfis-tn tyfit h0
has done or left undone tApplause.J That the
affairs of this state have been administered
the execution of the laws in his hand has been
Just and manly, no one controyerts 1t stands
recorded that by the exercise OF business sense
and business ability he saved this state 100000
of taxes, proposed to be appropriated at the
Las, session Of the legislature. And wherever
you look over his administrat ION and in what
ever way you scan and criticise it, it bears COM
parison with the administra lions of any OF the
most popular of his predecessor Applause
Concerning his opponent, l have nothing IN
kind to say. He is a gentleman of high char
acter and lawyer of eminent and conceded
ability; but his public acts
SUBJECTS OF LEGITIMATE CRIrICIsM,
and of those beg to call attention to two.
While he was member OF the Fiftieth Con-
gres J, the senate passed and there came before
the house of representatives, of which he was
member, a bill which refunded to the loyal
states their portion of the $4,000 90 direct
tax which was levied in the early days of the
Rebellion against all the states of the Union. The
loyal states paid that tax. The Southern states.
being in rebellion and in arms against the gov
dS aser the Of so
many years to exact the tax OF them and &C
cordingly il was deemed best to reimburse the
states Of the North, which had paid their tax,
their proportionate share. OF this the share of
Minnesota was $10S,0O OF Il che received an al
LAWNS OF of through the
strumentalities Of the United States taxa,
tion, it was $4,000. That bill, l
house of representatives, and Judge Thomas
Wilson for no reason, no sufficient reason that
could ever discover, spoke and recorded ms
vote against it. He may be able to explain it;
the opportunity is given him but It Is to be re-
marked that every r. preventative from Mime
s soev fer the rsfandns Of this tax And
the fact is my fellow citizens, that the defeat OF
that measure was a party dictation OF the Dem
ans steadily refused to attach to the same
measure the refunding Of the cotton tax upon
the South. which had yielded this government
e5s 600 COO after the war. lApplause.l
Again. my fellow citizens, you remember that
some two years ago there was great question,
dispute upon our Eastern coast. 1t was a con-
troversy which concerned Minnesota very little.
and except so far as natl1aal honor was IN tn.
country and Great Britain exceedingly
strained. President Cleveland. in his message,
c i; Immediate iesisiative action confer
ring upon the executive the power to suspend
by proclamation the operation of all laws and
wares and merchandise in bond across the
territory of the United States to from
Canada" In 1887, Congress had
passed law authorizing the president
In his discretion, either to forbid tho entry of
fishing vessels of Canada into the ports of the
United States. to deny. in his discretion,
ecsry into the ports of the United States of
any of the products Ct Canada. and the ques-
tion was, il retaliation was to be exacted, to
what extent it should go; whether it should be
limited to reprisals and oscillations upon the
Eastern coast at the scene of the difficulty, or
whether the hand of retaliation should be laid
upon intercourse with Canada all over the
United States at every point of contact
Ny fellow citizens. Judge Wilson, on the 9Th
Of September, lSSS, page Al9 of the Congress
sional Record, spoke as follows:"We having the
right therefore, to enact these statutes q I'D it
being necessary to confer upon the president the
power asked in order to make retaliation elect
I've, the other question arises. shall he be al
lowed to exercise that powerf l think he
Ahould."
Nov. what does that mean. gentlemen, Is ap