St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-20

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affair. inasmucli as it comprised an ag-
gregatfOn of states whose interest,
were as one, yet separate aud sover-
eign. When the colonies of the
now United States were the colonies
OF Great Britain, they were in the same
position that Australia and Canada are
today. Before the Revolution and prior
to the establishment of the United
States, each colony was in reality /
nation. II they had not deemed it tile
wisest and best move they never would |
have formed themsel yes into this UDicn.
In fact, not all of the thirteen states
agreed to it tor some time that it would
be advisable to form SO great nation.
Each state" continued the speaker, |
has constitution, but that constitu-
ton does not confer upon the citizen |
any rights at all. Your righ's are in
herent in yourselves. When you frame |
your constitution you merely limit your
selves Ill the exercising of your rights. |
The constitution is merely statute of |
limitation: When a number OF states |
get together and form nation. that
nation is creature Of these states.
That nation did not exist until the |
states made it. Every right enjoyed by
the nation is granted by the states.
You, as a citizen of Minnesota, look in
the constitution of your state not to see
II yOu are granted such or such right,
but to see if you are prohibited from the
exercise of such and such right. 1t is
| not SO with the constitution Of the
United States. You look there to see if
such or such right has been granted
1t, and ii it isn't there, why, it doesn't
| exist. that is all.''
| The judge stated that he did not
| place the allegiance OF the state over
the allegiance of the nation, but the
right to exercise the rights of an indi-
Vldnal was domestic and state right.
lie then explained the laws governing
and the Jurisdiction of the state, county
and town. He said that when any one
| spoke OF the cOpperheadS and their attl-
tude toward state rights, it might be put
down to ignorance or knavery. The
system of government is SO perfect that
Canada. Mexico or the Hawaiian islands
might be taken in or annexed without
| Jury to that system. One of the fun
damental principles of Democracy is
education and to spread out and let the
power of rule and law permeate
throughout the nation There was
no danger to the liberties of the
people. There was an encroachment
on the liberties of the people, however,
that he had in mind. That occurred i'll
the action of congress in passing law,
an equivalent to the force law to inter
fere with home elections. That legisla-
ton was passed and went OH the statute
books. One of the things the Democrats
agreed TO do when its platform was
formulated. and one of the things it did
do, was to remove that blot Off the
statute books.
Cant we take care of our own cleo
tions?" said the speaker. Don't we
know who we want to send to congress?
| | tell you that one of the principles of
Democracy is: Mind your own bust
ness
In referring to the manufacturing in
terests OF the country and the tariff i'm
posed by the present protection law,
the speaker said that when the tariff
was originally placed on GOODS manu-
| featured it was done to stimulate the
growth of the industry and create much
needed revenue. 1t was agreed that
when the infant industry had attained
| Its adult size to remove the high tariff;
| its usefulness would then have passed.
The advancement and progress of the
manufacturing industry in this country
had been marvellous, and there was
| nothing manufactured III any part of
the world that could not be manufact-
ured here. But it was time to
take that terrible burden and
| tax off the people, there being
/ no necessity now for such high
| tariff. The Democrats objected seri-
! ouSlY to system that took from one
/ class and gave to another. The tariff
| law had been added to and added to
| until it had acquired gigantic proper
tions. When the Mckinley bill was in
committee every manufacturer in the
| country was sent for and asked what
he wanted, and how a tariff should
be placed on his special line
of goods. Then as much as was
| dared was added TO the already high
tariff. The result was that All artificial
| stimulation was created. ami an over
p production of all kinds of manufactured
goods followed close in its wake. What
was needed was system Of govern
ment that did not allow for the t1uctua-
| tons which kept the people in such
undecided conditions. but which would
keep things moving along i'll the even
] tenor of their ways.
Judge Fiandrau paid his compliments
| to the Popu,iStS. and In q manner they
would not have liked to hear. He said
the party was made up of discounted
people, sOreheads, ign0ramuSes and
m0uthing women. 1t was sad COM
mentary on the advancement OF the times
when such a condition of affairs as eX-
lists in three states where the PopulistS
have power should exist. Colorado was
i'll a state of revolution. and bloodshed
was liable to occur, and all because
there was a jackass i'll the governors
chair. 1t was certainly pretty state of
affairs when Il man could call out q
whole Amy 10 enforce the removal of a
simple police commissioner. All this
! the speaker Said was the result of iy-
norance and it would behoove the
| Democrats to guard against any OF the
| fallaciouS doctrines which could allow
| for such condition, also teach their
children to guard against them.
| The chairman Of the meeting an
nounced that the league was in receipt
of letter from z. b. Winston, from
Washington, and kilograms from Ed
| Durant, of Saltwater, and James Il.
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