St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-31

full brown, because it had misrepre-
scented him and misquoted portions of
his st. Paul speech.
Castle Was Heard.
The Cecilian anarteite sang again.
and then Senator J. n. Castle took the
platform for few minutes.
Mr.. Castle said that Judge Wilson had
so completely covered the tariff Ques-
ton that there was but little left for
him to say. However. he did want to
call attention 10 some of the excuses
which the Republicans are making for
the Mckinley bill. Senator Davis said
tariff on necessaIies of life instead of on
the luXuries, and asserted that the Nc
kinley bill does not do it. When
the tariff was established the very man
who introduced the tariff bill in the
house of representatives declared that
the tariff was justifiabie only as 4 war
measure. When the war closed all
other taxes were rednced with the eX-
ception of the tariff. The war tariff
was only Il per cent. Under the Nc
kinley bill it is increased 10 ~ per cent.
If the Il per cent tariff was justi-
liable only as a war measure.
how can the 81 per cent tariff be
lustifiable in time Of profound peace.
He exploded the argument that sugar
is on the free list simply because low
grade sugar comes in free As Tor bind
ing Irvine it went up one cent a pound
three days after the Mckinley bill
lassed. Reed Dragged of the number
of articles put upon the free list. Castle
quoted some Of those articles now ad-
mitfed free
Here is what they give you" said
he. Race horses. for the benefit of
Gov. Merriam; skeletons, sponges with
which to rub down the skeletons. man
na. lux yomica; fossils, men who vote
for their party when they know better;
balm of Gilead, good thing to keep
warm with when blankets are so dear
that you can't afford to buy one;
stuffed birds, dragons blood
and dragons teeth, asSafetida.
This is what they give US and call it a
blessing. As matter OF fact, this bill
is al Eastern measure, and its trainers
admit it. During the campaign of 1880
Ger. Hancock Inadvertently said the
tariff is a local issue, and great cry
was made about il. We all believe
that now. The tariff benefits the
manufacturing states. like Pennsyl-
Yania only. 1t does nothing for
the great Northwest, that section
which contains third of the population
Of the country. and all of the bone and
sinew and energy and bravery of the
nation. Not one of these Republican
orators. net even the speaker of the
house, with all his assurance, attempts
to answer these questions The first
care of legislation has always been the
Cultivation of the Soil.
When the savage hordes of Asia. IN
der the great Genghis, swept over the
earth. the savage leader Uttered his
horse in books. RACED cities to the
ground, ruined nations; but one COM
mand was respected. Spare the tiiierS
OF the soil" Even then the Importance
OF agriculture.
Then the speaker discussed the de-
cadence of American shipping interests
since the institution Of the tariff, where
as before the stars and stripes were
seen at the peak OF the merchantmen in
every city on earth. Continuing, he
said:
Tom Reed declares that we want an
American market, we want America
for the Americans. What do they
mean by that? They mean just what
Carey, the father of the tariff,
said he wanted to set the Atlantic
ocean on fire. to put circle Of fire
around the nation, and compel the
Americans to trade among themselves
met one of your merchant princes
the other day, the maker of Pillsbury'S
flour. He told me that now, because of
tariff abroad, his flour had been driven
from every market III Europe except
Holland and Belgium. He further told
ne that if England and Holland
and Belgium would put up such
tariffs as Germany and France
and Italy have, it would ruin
every griSt mill manufacturer in
the United States within tWenty-fOur
hours. That is America for Americans. !"
Reciprocity was exploded. Blaine
has proposed reciprocity with the Latin
states, but they haven't accepted. Yet
Canada, naturally tributary to the
United States. and large part Of it
tributary to Minneapolis, is neglected.
''lf you send Inc down to congress"
said Castle, after explaining the
possibilities of the great North
west. you'll send a man down
there who will work for reciprocity
with this great country TO the north of
US. If it is good thing to have reel
proc'ty with these fellows down South
who'll stick knife in you behind your
back, it is a good thing with men of our
own kindred"
Although it was II o'clock when Mr..
Castle ceased. not a haif-dozen persons
had left the hall. nor would they GO
until z. B. Winston had spoken a few
words.