The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-10-11

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while they were engaged in revising the
tariff, the people were employed in reyis-
ing their views, and they are only await
ing an opportunity TO express those re-
vised views in constitutional way at a
national election. The people or the coun-
try were never so anxious in all their his
tory TO vote as they are at this hour. And
l have been looking for some one who
would move the previous question, and
stop all debate, 50 that vote might be
taken at once.
Those who voted the present admins
fration into power, and those who, were
opposed TO its taking control of the gov
eminent. are equally regretful and I'M
happy. There probably never has been Ia
the political history of this country, a
greater revolution in public sentiment
than that which has taken place within
the past two years. Every state of the
North that has had an opportunity to vote,
has voted condemnation Of the present
administration, and an approval OF Re,
publican policies and principles.
The South Is Dissatisfied Too.
Not only. my fellow citizens, has this re.
vuision of public sentiment taken place in
the North. but there are the same evil
lana. less than two weeks ago, the great
sugar planters of that state met in con-
vention-men who had all their lives been
Democrats, by tradition and by practice,
publicly proclaimed their allegiance to the
principles of the national Republican
party. Great applause.
What, my friends, has been the cause of
this mighty revulsion of public sentiment?
1t is answered In a single sentence. The
Democratic party has been running the
government for nearly 10 months, and
during that time little else has been rum
ming Every industry in this country has
been disturbed, every investment has been
imperiled Men have found little employ
ment in their accustomed places, and
when they have been employed it has been
at greatly reduced wages,
Congress has trified with the sacred
trusts of the people, imperiled their invest
ments, disturbed their occupations; they
have quarreled and compromised. And at
length we get tariff law, which nobody
approves, certainly nobody who lives be-
meath our flag; tariff law which the
president of the United States refused to
sign. A tariff law which he characterized
before its enactment as an act of party
perfidy and party dishonor. A law which
the chairman of the committee on ways
and means of the house declared to be the
product of a most gigantic trust, which
held the congress of the United States by
the throat. A law which has some protec-
ton and some free trade. It has some
protection for the southern section Of the
country; it has a good deal OF free trade
for the northern section of the country. It
makes wool free, and puts tariff on
sugar. Wool is Northern product, sugar
is Southern product.
That law was made, not in answer TO
any demand from the American people,
not in response to any public sentiment,
not after hearing the representatives of
the vast interests of this country; but it
was made by. three senators-one from Ar
kansas. one from Missouri and the other
from Tennessee. Thirty-seyen Democratic
senators in caucus agreed to vote for any
bill that that committee might prepare.
Tariff Laws of 80 and '04.
All, but they say, bad as the bill is it is
better than the law Of 1890" Better for
what. Better in what particular? Bet
ter for whom? Better for any American
citizen? If it served any American inter
rst at all it was the sugar trust and the
whisky trust. Applause Has it opened
up any new factories? Has it opened up
any new industries Has it lighted o
single fire in furnace2 Has 1t given an
additional days work to the workingmen
of the United States? Has 1t increased
their wages? How many men. who were
employed in 1892, are idle today? How
many men are receiving the wages today
tbev received in 1892? Workingmen or St.
Paul, answer me. Workingmen OF MID
nesota, bow many of you who were en-
ployed at rernuDerative wages, are Idle TO-
day? A voice. Two thirds. AN
other voice: more than that."l And.
my fellow countrymen, whether II be one
third or whether it be two-thlrds, leu me
submit another question: How many Oh
you who have employment arc getting as
good wages today as you got in .si'@g
Many voices: "None"l ] venture to
say, not 10 per cent of the workingmen OF
Minnesota, or of the cities of st. Paul or
Minneapolis, are getting as good wages
in 1894 as they got in 1892. Voices:
YOU'RE right."l
Better than the law of 1890? Why,
under the operation of that law every in
dustry in this country was working to its
fullest capacity. Not only was every IN
dustry working at it's fullest capacity, but
every man i'm this country who wanted
work could get work at remunerative
wages. New Industries were builded up
under that law, and they were built up In
the United States.
Under the stimulus of the law Of 1894, If
the representative of the Commercial club
of London, that banqueted Mr.. Wilson,
can be relied upon, the law of 1894 has
stimulated English Industries.
The Dinner Pail Incident.
While on this stand a workingman
t,rnpebt rna this tin pail-this bucket. He