St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-29
One More Republican Finds
Himself Out Of Sympathy
With His Party.
Hon. r. R. OdelI Cannot Re.
main With the Tariff Rob-
bers Any Longer.
A Clean Cut Letter on the Tar.
iff Addressed to Daniel
w. LaWler.
Mr.. OdelI Announces His Read
mess to Speak in Democ-
racy's Interest.

Hon. R. R. Odell, of Minneapolis, Is
another one of that large number of
men who have deserted the Republican
party because of its position on tue tar
If question. Mr.. Odell. for many years
previous to this campaign, was one of
the prominent Republicans of Minneap-
oils, and was tireless and enthusiastic
worker for that party. During the past
two years he has made special study
OF the tariff question, taking a trip to
Europe and viewing the situation
in the light of what he saw
and investigated. AS result
of this study he became convinced
that the Democratic party is right on
this great issue, and he has had the
courage to say so. Yesterday he wrote
personal letter to Hon. Dan w. Law
Ter, announcing his position, in which
he said:
II believe the poor man can get mora
favols and better wages under the Dem
ocratic idea of government than under
any other, and that the ills and wrongs
OF the people can be quicker adjus ted
by the Democratic party"
Mr.. OdelPs letter is so plain and con-
ylnclng an argument that it deserves to
be read by every voter in the state. II
follows:
The Letter.
MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI, Sept %, 1892
Hon. Daniel w. Lawler, st. Paul
Minn.-My Dear Sir: During the latter
part of August you were in the .,.ding
where | have Offices. | wanted to tell
wit
l wish to say that if your state central
committee want my services it can have
tn EN-.
l have spent four months of the past
twelve in Europe, and have made the
subject of tariff Il study, and have come
to the conclusion that the Republican
party IS building up a greater ariStoc-
racy than the Southern slave owner
ever dreamed Of, and it may take more
than two billions of money and greater
number of lives than the civil war to
wipe it ont.
If a share of the subsidy which the
government, gives manufacturers only
went to the lab0rer, then 1t would not
be so giaring an outrage. Then, again,
the government could better afford to
give a subsidy to the shipbuilder, so
our flag could float over our own bot
toms instead OF over those of foreign ma
tions.
It's a lie to attribute the material
prosperity, owing to the rapid growth
OF new country. TO the fraud of an
excessive tariff. Place 3O,OOO.OO0 of peo-
pie on spot of ground the size of Min
nesota, and there would be less demand
for labor, and it would be as correspond
ingly low as is the case OF England.
The English-speaking people are des-
tined TO revolutionize the world and
to make republics in all the earth; and
when we build wall or place barrier
between the two great Engiish-speaking
countries then Progress gently folds her
wings and turns aside to weep.
1t is not sufficient that few laborers
receive higher wages than do the same
class in Europe, but the object to be
aimed at aud the question of the most
vital Importance is that all labor
be employed, the farmer as we'll
as the skilled artisan, the day
laborer as we'll as the mechanic. This
was so from 1865 to 1878, and the coun.
try took leap forward such as was
never before witnessed, and the 60. p.
ascribed it all to tariff. Then the tramp
era began. and we have been nation
noted for our ''anti-labor tourists"
would like to inquire of some honest
Republican what benefit is the tariff to
the carpenter, the bricklayer. the far M
er. the butcher. the baker, or the candle
stick maker. or the day laborer.
One of the most amusing things I
ever saw was a button which had in
scribed upon it ''Protection to Ameri-
can Labor" worn In the coat of law
yer worth at least million of dollars,
and 1 would like to see an American la
borer borrow so cents from him.
| believe the poor man can get more
faVOrS and better wages under the
Democratic idea of government than
any other. and that the ills and wrongs
of the people can be quicker adjusted
by the Democratic party. Hence | am
a Democrat. Yours very truly,
R. K. ODELL.