St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-03
A HIGH PROTECTIVE TARIFF

10 IITOW OIL UIl0 COIlulIlO0.
A HIGH PROTECTIVE TARIFF
And Corruption Are the Besetting
Sin and Weakness of the COun-
try To-Day.
These are the rats, snakes and skunks
under the barn, cycling mothers goose.
The seductive high tariff man and willy
protectionist have gained such control
over majority Of the people that they
seem to be completely mesmerized.
Their will power seems to be gone, and
the sedueer and charmer seem to have
absorbed and taken away all their
senses.
The old serpent of protection, COW
cred with wealth and power. steps out
before community of staring people,
whose wealth he has stolen, and he I'M
rolls bundle of figures and says, "See
what have done.
''See the wealth I have added to the
world. Even without coats ON your
backs. see the blessings have brought
you, and how thankful you ought to be
to me, whether you have anything to
keep soul and body together or not.
And now. my dear hearers, just pause
here and think what an awful calamity
you would bring down on yourselves
and the country if you should get up
agitations, and intimidate my capital
and weaken my confidence in my in
vestmentS, and [ should be obliged to
stop SHINING you. Did you ever stop
to think what would happen then? You
would be ruined, and general stagnation
would reign all over the country. Be
very careful about making me shaky
about my business. For if [ should get
frightened, what would become of you?
s'You would be lost.''
After hearing this powerful and all
convincing argument, the people APP
pear pOwerless to resist. and follow
wherever the subtle protectionist di-
reefs; even to digging and tumbling
into their graves.
With this serpent clear round them.
with its coils growing tighter and
tighter, how is it to be thrown off?
Every one believes in higher or super
natural power.
George Washington kept constantly
referring to destiny, and the guiding
hand of Providence. The more | study
and learn of Washington, the clearer it
is, that he thought just as l do on these
subjects.
believe in Great Author and Di-
rector.
Why was a rich and fertile prairie
made in the cold Northwest? 1t was
certainly not matter of chance. 1t
was made for the great and wise pur-
pose of Matching out the truth, advanc-
ing the interests and knowledge of man.
II the divine object for which the
PRAIRIES OF NORTH DAKOTA
were created should be left out of sight,
this might be regarded as a desolate,
bleak country. But from the inspira-
tional standpoint it is the most beauti-
full and fascinating land outside of Par
adiSe. Let us look at it from the stand
point of nest made by God, and the
egg of truth that is Matching.
Divine law, on which all human law
is based and written, calls for justice,
honesty and fair dealing all round. The
Divine Teacher says" Let the sun shine
and the rain fall on all alike" The self
iSh. grasping prOtectIonist says: "Let
me flourish if it sacrifices half of man
| kind to do it. Let my head pop up
above the rest, if it takes pile of bones
as big as mountain for me to stand on"
1t seems beyond comprehension that
farmers, knowing the full text of the
doctrine. should walk right in to fur
nish the bones for the protectionist to
| elevate his head above the balance of
mankind. But they do it without get
| ting for themselves the price of COM
mon fertIliZing material.
| At this point God steps in and SAYS:
81 did not create man in my own image
| for this purpose. 1 made him to adj
vance in life, and reflect my wisdom
| and glory"
But man has been subjugated and Sc
duced. Through conflicts and oppression
| he has fallen into the hands of other
hnI1 acIo Il r.
| know enough to free himself and get
away. Here the Great Author of all
things comes to equaliZe and adjust the
running of the machinery. We read in
the Bible that there was time when
| the people would not believe Moses and
the prophets. They wanted sign. or
sonic one to come from the dead. Here
| are old Democrats chuck full of wisdom
and running over, who have been
preaching and pounding and working at
| the people, to warn them of their con-
dition. and what was going to over
take them. But the farmer has plodded
pots of Egypt-could not be turned or
walked up. A condition has oyertaken
him now where he stands face to face
with God and the eternal principles of
truth. Let us see if he can be walked
| up now. In the middle of the earth, on
an open plain, where every one can see,
God has chosen North Dakota
TO MEET MONOPOLY
| to see who is ruler. Brother farmers.
| you have all felt and know the power
of monopoly; but in a contest with
God, there is no doubt as to the result.
| Where one generation after another has
inherited the great grandfatner's house
and bank account, monopoly and pro-
lection seem to have been supported.
| But in new and virgin soil, in the open
| field of truth, it must fall. There is put
in every horsepower what is called an
| equalizer. This is an arrangement put