St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-14
CHICAGO'S VALENTINE.

taxation, and that they will some time
have to be paid, land that the only means
of paying them is through taxation.
They seem to regard it quite as business
like and statesmanlike to pay the
current expenses of the government
by bonding the government, as
by raising the money by taxation.
But what else could you expect?
They are pledged to reduce the tariff,
and must do it, even if it interrupts the
prosperity Of the country and involves
an increase in the public debt. That
the receipts OF the government are fall
ing short of the needs of the govern
ment does not stop them in their
career of tariff reform. Indeed, this con-
ditlon is free trade sequence, and has
always, in our history, followed
the Inauguration of free trade OF a
tarlff-for-revenue-only policy. Again,
while they are reducing the revenues
of the government, they are reducing
the incomes of the people, and govern
ment and people are getting poorer at
the same time and from the same cause.
Their proposed free trade measure IS
tions and wages of the peo-
pie, but 1t is diminishing the
value of the peoples investments.
Every variety of property has shrunk
in value since the party of tariff reform
entered upon its possession of the gov
ernment. Every manufacturing plant,
every stock and bond, from a govern
ment to municipal bond. has felt the
depreciating influence Of the
THREATENED FREE TRADE.
They have diminished everything but
the peoples debts.-.These, go on.
The people want change, and they
yTynv t,ad NEaxy
they ever dreamed they would want il,
and they never wanted to vote SO badly
IN all their history as they do today
They are tired of their contract before
the period OF its legal termination. They
/ are tired OF this tarlff-tlnkerlng, bond
issuing. deDt-lncreaSing, treaSury-de-
pletlng, business -paralyZing, wage-re-
duclng, queen restoring adminiStra-
ton.
The country will not, however, have
long to wait-too long, l fear, for many
terests-until 1t can commence the
work of oustng. In November next
the people will have a chance to deal
with the house of representatives and,
remembering what the people have
done III their majesty, beginning last
November in Iowa, Massachusetts, New
York, New Jersey. Kansas, Illinois
and Ohio, and in Chicago in De-
cember, and in New York city in
January, we cannot be mistaken as to
what they will do next November. The
Democratic house will be changed into
Republican house. Free trade domi-
nation will give way to protection
majority. British policy will be de-
throned and genuine Americanlsm Ell
throned: and the final work will be
completed in November, 81, in the re-
storation of the Republican party,
which, through pique and passion and
prejudice, was hurled from power in
1892.
The true American sentiment cannot
be trampled upon with impunity, and
when so trampled upon the national
spirit swiftly asserts its mastery. The
people, of the United States have not
lost love for their own country; and
having for thirty years enjoyed the ben
fits and blessings resulting from gem
uine American policy, and having had
less than years experience with the
otherand nn-American policy practiced
by the present administration, they
will, as speedily as constitutional oppor-
tunity offers. displace the one and rein
state the other.