St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-11

tons" The first battle was lost as
much through the revival of section al
ism as the money and combinations of
the proteetionsts: but the party came
out OF the defeat with higher
courage. with greater determination
than ever to push the fight hard on the
same line. The tariff so far from being
settled for a generation" as Mr.
Blaine prophesied would be the result
Of his party's success in IS, was more
yIrile question than before. The con-
tests OF 80 gave the first fruits: those of
30 an increased yield. ''In all this Sc
ries OF notable victories following i'm
Inediateiy on It's defeat in 1855, the
Democratic party had won ON the sim
pie condition OF being true 10 ITSELF" IL
drew TO it the conscience element OF
tile country, that element which made
the strength Of the Republican party In
its youth, which every minority party
must win il il would become a majority
party. IL drew the young men 10 ii, a
class always quick 10 respond TO appeals
10 right conduct of public affairs. Its
only chance for future success is in adj
herring to the course which il has taken.
Tariff reform is, therefore, not only
a cardinal Democratic issue" 1t in
wolves and carries with il all other
y.
one discovers who looks with clear
eyes at it. that protection. the use OF the
taxing power for the benefit OF classes.
is the prolific mother OF numberlesS
social aud political evils deriving their
existence and sustenance from her. and
which will die with her. "A reform OF
the tariff must precede any genuine
and lasting ballot reform. We may
adopt tine Australian ballot system SyS-
TEN, just as IN days past We adopted
the secret ballot. and for a while battle
the briber and inIiTbidatOr: but greed
and ingenuity will soon learn the COM
bination II great plumber is 10 be had by
riding the safe" Protection breeds the
lobby By Offering rich prizes 10 those
who can get her favor in the halls OF
legislation. Civil service reform will be
Impossible as long as protection dom
mates our trade policy. Il he principle
al the basis or the protective and the
spells systems is idenlieal-the claim 10
use the power and patronage OF govern
ment FOR private faYorltism." Pr0tec-
ton was 1.-THE hand behind the force
bill in the last congress the
strong and driving force behind the
whole scheme was the great and ylgilant
combination OF our taritf-Supported i'll
part under false mask, 10 get control
of the power of government in per
petuity, without the constantly reeur-
ring hazard OF submitting their boun-
ties 10 popular elections" 1t Is this
which makes ID so Imperative that the
Democratic party make the coming
Campaign for a principle and
thai one of opposition TO a
tariff for protection. The rank and
file of the party are in advance of the
leaders. They would welcome a fight
whose objective is the utter demolition
of protection But Mr.. Wilson insists
that success in this campaign waits on
two things: First. the adoption OF a
clear and unambiguous tariff reform
platform alone. with the exclusion Of
issues OH which the party is split and
the country undoubtedly against IT,;
secondly. the nomination of candidates
whose names and characters shall give
the people the unmsiakable guaranty
that they represent in person all that
the platform sets forth in words" This
does not pitch the campaign oil single
issue, because, as he shows, 1t embraces
all the issues.
If any one retains from his readings
the methods Used in the capture by the
Democrats of the New York senate, he
will find iii the article OF Matthew Hale,
How the New York Senate Was Cap
tured," all account, clear. concise, ulI-
impassioned, which, ii he still retain
sufficient interest in these rushing
times in past incident in politics. it
will be worth his while to read. Ii the
reader is Il Democrat lie will not feel
his pulses quicken at the narrative. nor
will he feel his partisan pride stirred,
but he will lay down the article with q
feeling that il was only after all a case
of. merited, If severe, Tetribution. II
can only be defended on the ground OF
retaliation; the doctrine OF IAN eye for
an eye and tooth for a tooth" lie
may not approve, but he will not re-
prove.
Poultney Bigelow's article on "The
Free Trade Tendency OF William H."
calls attention TO the evidences which
have accumulated rapidly since the
downfall of Bismarck OF the reyulsion
in Europe. and especially in Germany,
from the extreme policy Of protection
which had prevailed since 1879. The
recent treaties removing the trade bar
rierS which Bismatek 5 example erected
between the nations of Europe indicate
that the heresy has had short life there,
and that the tendency is NOW towards
free trade. The logic when makes il
good fer two or three nations will not be
satisfied until it extends TO all. Mr..
Bigelow is of the opinion that the
same necessity which compelled this
country to insist OH the control OF the
Mississippi will ultimately extend the
influence of Germany. either CONNER
cially or terrtorialIy, to the control OF
the Danube from the Black Forest to
the Black sea. This, he thinks, will
solve the hitherto insolube Eastern
question. But, ''wlIateyer may be the
result. let us at least be grateful TO
William Ii. for being the first to reject
the medieval doctrines that nations
prosper in proportion to the harm they
lnfct upon their neighbors." P.J. 5.