St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-24
SAINT PAUL.
CORRIDOR CHATS.

"The country is fairly ablaZe on the
tariff question:" said well-informed
travelling man at the Merchants yester-
day. 81 have heard the strongest Re-
publicans denounce the attitude of their
party leaders on this question, and UNI
less some radical changes in the way or
tariff reduction are made at the present
session of congress a political reV0lu-
ton will take place in the Northwest at
the coming biennial elections. Business
men see that the present restrictions
are crushing the life out OF
trade, and they are emphat-
lcally demanding reform. The farm
ers are at last ready to cast aside preJu-
dices and passion and vote for their IN
terests. They want thorough reform
In the tariff. and can't be bought OFT by
q tariff on each dozen eggs or buShei OF
potatoes imported into the country.
Congressman Hansbr0ugh, OF North
Dakota, would place duty on potatoes
and never say word against placing
duty of pa cents on tin plate and Sl7.5O
q ton on the steel rails on which the
productions of his state must be trans
ported to market. The time for pulling
the wool over the eyes of the farmers OF
this country has passed, and the war
tariff must co."
One of the shrewdest observers OF
current events and conditions III THIS
state is Senator Buchanan, the farmer
lumberman who is slated for the office
of surveyor general. The senator spent
q few weeks at his old home in Penn
sylvania year ago, and made the fol-
lowing interesting comment on the con-
dition of farming in the fertile farming
country surrounding the Quaker City:
1.-The value of farm land" said he, "In
Bucks county, Pennsylvania, within
twenty miles of Philadelphia, has de-
preciated more than halt in the last
fiftee years. This, too, in spite OF the
fact that two or three railroads nave
been built into the county, giving rapid
and frequent communication with the
CITY, Before came West | remember
a fine farm of 200 acres Tor which the
owners refused an offer of 1925 per acre.
Last year was offered the same farm
for $4,000. What is the cause of this
decline? If farming pays anywhere 1t
should pay in a country so near home
market. No one can say it's because
the land is poor, for there's no better
anywhere. Just think of it. When the
farmers were obliged to haul everything
twenty or thirty miles to market TINS
farm was worth over $4,000: to-day,
with a railroad at the door, it's only
worth $50 an acre."
The senator, philosopher and econo-
mist, as he is at times, didn't attempt TO
analyZe the causes of the agricultural
depression further or he might have
made severe arraignment OF the gov
erDmental policy which permits one
man to reap the products OF anothers
industry.
"It's generally believed in North Da-
kota," said one of the most prominent
Republicans of that new state, that
the Republican national committee is
in way pledged to find home for the
Louisiana lottery company-at least the
main guys of that committee, like
Quay and Fassett. The Louisiana con-
trihuted handsomely to the Republican
campaign fund of 1888, and NJ. A.
Dauphip and his crowd never
do anything without an object
in view. OF course, part OF this debt
was paid by the appointment OF GOV.
Yarmouth to the collectorShlp or the
port of New Orleans, but by no meaus
all of it. North Dakota was looked
upon as the weakest brother, and so
the MANAGERS tried to fulfill their con-
tract by saddling that iniquity upon
the new commonwealth. The people
of North Dakota will take a hand in
the matter next year, and l believe
that there will be anew deal politically
all around"
Maj. A. w. Edwards and Judge New
man, of Fargo, were both in st. Paul
yesterday, but they didn't register at
the same hotel. The major registered
at the Merchants and the judge at the
Ryan, and neither spent any time look
ing the other up during the day. Mr..
Newman was the Republican candidate
for Judge in the Fargo district last year,
but Mai. Edwards wasn't at all stuck
on him, and came out boldly in the
Argus for the Democrat nominee.
Judge Mcconnell, who was elected.
Editor A. c. Buck, of the Henderson
Independent. is quartered at the Wind
sor. Mr.. Buck is one of the bold, fear
less and aggressive sort of editors, and
his paper is one of the best in the state.
William G. Bronson, the Saltwater
lumberman, placed his autograph on
the Windsor register yesterday and
spent the day chatting with Old-time
friends and acqualntances.
Hon. w. F. Ball, a prominent attor-
ney of Fargo, spent yesterday at the
Merchants. MIR. Ball was prominent
candidate for United States district
judge in North Dakota, but in the in
terests of harmony. etc, withdrew in
favor of Judge Thomas, of the same
city, who was Immediately thereafter
appointed by President Harrison.
DR.. J. L. Camp, of Brainerd, is spend
Ing a few days in this city, and is regis
tered at the Merchants.
f. II. BelYea and w. Fl. La Due, of
Minot, were prominent North DakOtanS