St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-30
REPUBLICAN NAILS FOR RE-
PUBLICAN LIES.

Some fellow securely disguised under
the name of SMITH is roaming over the
prairies of Todd county, so "a CORE
spondent writes, in the pay of the Re-
publican state committee, making
speeches and conducting a strictly edu-
cationai campaign from a truly and
legitimately Republican standpoint.
Among the other educational matter
with which this untaught teacher is en-
tightening the people is the statement,
now somewhat threadbare from long
and vigorous wear, that all the pros
perity of this country is due to the pro-
tective method of getting rich by taxing
yourself. This old bit of fiction has be-
come too seedy and disreputable in ap-
pearance to be exhibited before any au-
dlence save one so far towards the
frontier that the speaker feels that he is
safe in relying on the ignorance of his
audience to accept it as all wool and of
full yard in width.
The GLOBE woul1 be glad to save
KNUTE NELSON'S feelings from the
pain of making use of one of his good
nails, made before he was led away
from his honest convictions by the lure
Of gubernatoriai nomination, with
which to fasten this SMITH and his lie
to the pillory; but Republican nail
when it can be found is so well fitted to
nail Republican lie that the GLOBE
must insist OH using this one in spite of
lis really sincere wish to avoid embar-
RAISING Mr.. NELSON. On March 80.
1888, Mr.. NELSON, unable to wait until
Mr.. MILLS had introduced his tariff bill
to tile house, i'll the eagerness TO give to
the world his views of freer trade, said:
ut has been the fashion of certain
economists to ascribe the marvellous
growth of this country for the past
twenty-five years wholly to cur tariff
laws. Statistics of growth in all con-
ceivable forms have been paraded, ae-
companied by the exclamation, Behold
the tariff This is. all pure exaggera-
ton. The tariff, with Il multitude of
other causes, have, all combined, pro-
duced this magnificent result. The
chief factors, however, have been our
abundant supply of the most fertile
lands of the world, which we have
freely given away Under our homestead
laws, together with the immense tide of
immigration, with all its capital of
money and muscle. This has produced
our great home market. Our oceans of
land, as free as water, aud the develop
ment of the same, have covered a multi
tude of sins, and, not least of all, some
of the sins which lurked there Turk in
our tariff laws"
Then there is that General SHERI-
DAN, who spoke from the same stage
with Mr.. NELSON at Minneapolis the
other evening, and who had much to
say about wages here and abroad, and
how the higher wages here were
under" and hence due to protective
tariff. This is another old. threadbare
lie, long since exploded, but one which
fingers with singular pertlnacity in
the minds of many poor. deluded
Garner OF daily wage. 1t has been dinned
into him SO long and SO pertinaciously
that, though he can not see ITS truth
clearly. he cannot break away from it.
Again the GLOBE feels panied to have
to take another of Mr.. NELSON'S nails
to fasten this lie where even he who
runs may read its falsity. In this same
speech MI NELSON very truthfullv
said: 'sThe price of labor is primarily
governed by the law of supply and de-
mand. The protected producer does
not measure the wages he pays by the
amount OF the protection he gets, but
by the ease or difficulty with which he
can procure labor. or by the fact
whether labor is scarce OF plenty"
AS the campaign progresses, the
GLOBE will find occasion frequently to
borrow nails from Mr.. NELSON'S keg
with which to nail the lies which will
come troopjng forth with the feeundity
Of bacilli- 1t only trusts that the ex-
igencies. of his campaign will not lead
Mr.. NELSON into statements which the
GLOBE will have to transfix with his
oWn good pe''s-