Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1892-09-22
THE WOMENy KNOW.
Protective Tarii; Blessings Are Fully
Understood in Minnesota
Zones.
Our Women Enow tho Meaning Of Free
Trade or Tariff :ut s;tlea,iuis,s
Cu,y.

An interesting, il not entirely novel,
feature Of the present campaign is tie
large attendance of WOMEN lit tie poiit-
Stai gatherings which thus far have
been held throughout the state Outside
of the large cities Mr.. Nelson and the
opposing Candidates for the governorship
as we'll have generally had the pleasure
OF addressing audiences containing a
large Representation OF women, who evil
IDENTITY were not attracted by mere Gu, i
osity, but by a sincere desire to inform
themselves about the questions at issue
between the contendins parties. Old
campaigners have been fcfci5ly, IA well
As agresably, Impressed by this evidence
OF spontaneous awakening of an active
interest III politics among the women Of
the state.
There are good and substantial reasons
for this political uprising among the
gentlef se:s The great contrJ-
versy Of the campaign, the tariff
issue, is pre- eminen,ly question of
the home and the Kitchen It is
a question that concerns the women OF
the land even more than this men, be-
cause tle suiIerings entailed by IL bad
tariff system as we'll as the blessings
conferred, Ivy good tariff law are felt
most keenly by them. They are, more.
over, better equipped mentally than are
the lnen for passing Judgment on a
practical question like that of the tariff
as submitted in the present campaign
for the decision of the people. A glib
orator may .i4islead even sensible man
by plausible theories. ins.nuating logic
and bold assertions. He cannot fool q
woman. Any good. sensible housewife
in Minnesota knows ten times more
about the Mckinley law than all the
Democratic orators ''doiny" the state
put together. She may not be able tc
discuss its underlying principles with as
much tiuen.y as they. but her knowledge
of its practical results is more thorough
and reliable. She is the treasurer OF
home She-that is to say, most of the
house wives of the state-held this posi-
ton before the Mckinley law was
enacted, and she has held it ever since
She knows with absolute certainty
"ucIlicI IAAGcS nave IlScIA VI loCIettSSu
No Democratic speaker, be he ever &C
convincing, can persuade her that the
Mckinley law has adGed to the burdens
Of the people, because she knows that il
has made living cheaper. 1t did moi
take her long to find out that putting
sugar on the free list had the effect ol
lessening her household expenses by al
least five dollars a year, and her infor.
nation is just as accurate AMI 5pecifc
In regard to scores OF other articles com
monty used i'll every American home.
Nor can she be deceived rs to the true
meaning of free trade or !;
tariff for revenue only. Experience
has taught her. especially hel
recent experience Wit. the price of
sugar, that a revenue tariff inevitably
increases the cost.of living, while pro
tective tariff makes living cheaper. The
assertion that the duty is added to thu
cost Of the article she knows to be true
ola, revenue tariff, but not Of tariff
Tor protection.
Tie political interest manifested b,
the women Of the State is i. most en-
coaraSlng sign ct the tines. 1T shows
that la, strong. IT generally silent, force.
ity ny ihesr cis.ess ASSAULT ~ the htp,i
ness Ut our i.o.,iss,. Ine Republican,
cause Is III safe keeping Ill tue hands Of
the mother, wives and sisters OF The
commonwealth