St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-20
THE TARIFF AND PRICES.
Nonsensical Republican Views
Chopped to Pieces.

Chopped to Pieces.
To the Editor of the Globe.
For Sale-One secondhand high tar
if prohibition speech compiled with
great care from tariff tracts sent out by
Eastern manufacturers through the
medium ST the Republican national
committee. It is somewhat threadbare
in places. but otherwise Just as good as
to the high tariff idea will find it very
convenient. The usual references to
Golden club gold and other slurs
against the British lion are made. 1t
proves cOnclusively that high tariff
raises wages, and at the same time re-
duceS prices, or, in other words, that
the seller gets more, while the buyer
pays less.
Authority, Republican organs. 1t also
proves that the foreigner pays the taxes.
[See William McKinley's Speech The
climax, however, is reached when it APP
pealS for tariff for the benefit of Mr..
Carnegie and other infants. brand
Grover Cleveland as the special enemy
OF the Union soldier. But l forget to
mention the displacement of Union
soldier postmaster at Des Moines. To-,
appointed by Cleveland and the subSti-
tuition by President Harrison of civil
ian. When properly delivered it is very
effective. 1t has been known to empty
a fair-sized school house within thirty
minutes. The writer has no further use
of it. To be candid, OF apropos with
this, l might say that Judge Gresham
and myself are not with Mr.. Harrison
this year, az it were. We are traitors,
renegades, ingrateS or anything else
that's mean. We used to be nice men,
but we are not in it now. wish to remark
right here that IT any of my Republic
al friends believe that | am indebted to
the Republican party, they will have to
cancel the debt. After putting in con-
siderable time and energy for sixteen
years in advocating the principles of
the Republican party in general and
prohibition in particular, the obliga-
ton. ii not fully discharged, will have
to go to profit and loss. For years one
of my favorite expressions was: "High
license is delusion and snare" 1
am now compelled to admit that pro-
hibition as temperance measure is a
failure, or at least so much so that |
believe high license and local option
law, as introduced in the last Iowa leg
islature, would prove a better temper
ance measure than the present pro-
hibitory law. l say this, not in ex-
ultation, but with much regret,
after having travelled in nearly every
county in Iowa, and observing the work
ings Of the law. For years l tried to
make myself believe that prohibition
would prove a success. All honor to
the Bakers, the Hamiltons, the Har-
veys and the Lanes who, at great per-
| sonal sacrifice, ara battling for the
cause of prohibition. AS for the men
and women who talk prohibition at $40
| per night, or who close saloons and
| mammoth distilleries for the rake-Off, l
have nothing to say. ST. Peter will at
| tend to them later on. So much for
] prohibition.
| In regard to the tariff, the first thing
| which caused me to open my eyes was
visit to the iron Industries of Alabama
| i'll company with several gentlemen. l
| climbed to the top Of one of those i'm
| menSe smokestacks in Sheffield. The
manager of the works grew eloquent
| over the resources of the country and
| the advantages enjoyed by their plant.
| He stated that coal, lime for f1uxing and
! hematite ore could be obtained within a
few miles of their furnaces. That the
ore, being near the surface, could be
much more cheaply mined than the iron
| ore of England or Wales, which lay
hundreds of feet below the susface of
| the ground. why" said he, 1--WE can
| place in the world. We have an abun-
dance of labor, which we obtain for 80
| cents per day." said to him, "Where
do your workmen live?" He point
| ed to several long rows of
little shanties, so small and iil-venti-
| lated that Northern farmer would not
use one for wlntering good COW. /
( said: "Can those men raise their fami-
! lies decently and live in such houses,
ana upon such wages? This must be
| one of the benefits of high tariff. Where
| do your prOprietors live?" He pointed
| to some baroEial castles on the hill. |
said to myself, those infants are very
we'll protected.
The next instance which occurred
| still further filed my mind with doubt
| 1t was a strike which occurred in an
/ Eastern foundry, the product of which
| | was selling OH the road. l had still
| chung to the idea that the labOring men
| in the East were certainly greatly bene-
fitted by this high tariff. The mOulders
| of this particular foundry struck, not
for higher wages, but against the reduc-
ton of wages. They are still out
been filed with Italian IabOrers.
! This, thought l. is protection of Amer
| lean wOrkingmen with vengeance.
| However, having been told by Brother
Mckinley that the foreigner pays the
taxes, l still tried to cling to my high
tariff notions, but even in this l was
| doomed to disappointment.
| A few days ago l called upon Mr..
| Swanson, merchant tailor. Aly wife
| tor at least two years had been telling
me that | needed IL new sill; nj CLOTHES,
/ priced IL ;,i,ee of imported : axis. Fh.-
| pattern will cost $3a. the ,nasiiig ami
| Ih.. trimmings will ,,,t .,ttsl,i.-T S1a- Iu..
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