St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-05


foreign nations in self-protection to
retaliate upon America and seek else
where their supply of food products.
Hence. it is that the exports of the
United States i'll cattle, corn. wheat
and all other agricultural pro-
auctions have constantly diminished
during the past ten years, while
new and extensive wheat fields have
been placed under culture In Russia,
Egypt and India and the Argentine Re-
public. The best customers for the
wheat of America are the nations whose
products are barred out by our robber
tariff. We exclude the manufactures
which are offered in exchange for the
products Of American agricultural
labor, and then mutely wonder why
wheat declines in price. why cattle are
becoming less and less valuable, and
why distress among all classes of labor
erS finds expression In strikes and lock-.
outs. ,
The excessive tariff under which we
now live has destroyed our once mag
niiicent merchant marine, and has given
to England the commercial lordship OF
the seas. :
We tender to Grover Cleveland. Roger
q. Mills, w. L. Wilson, and Their ASSOC
clateS in the work of honest tariff re-
form, our congratulations upon their
heroic efforts In behalf of reduced
taxation and greater commercial free
dom-etforts which are soon to
be crowned by gratifying success in the
adoption of that measure known as the
"WilsOn bill" repeating the Mckinley
act and substituting for its oppressive
and trade-Stitiing provisions, more just
and liberal rates OF impost.
we demand a progressive Slmpllhca-
tion of the methods of federal taxation,
and continuous gradual reduction OF
Its burdens, until our commercial sys-
tenn shall be completely unfettered and
we shall court and control the exchanges
OF the world upon the basis of free
trade.
Fifth-A sound, elastic and ample
currency is essential to the public well
fare. We demand such legislation by
congress as shall provide and maintain
such currency. We denounce the
decentralization of the silver dollar in
the year 1873 by congress, while under
the control of the Republican party. as
blunder equaling in its disastrous
consequences the worst of political
crimes: and we favor such federal
legislation as shall place the silver
dollar upon all assured parity with the
gold dollar and shall admit both gold
and silver to- free and unlimited coin
age.
Sixth-We denounce all monopolies.
whether called trusts" combines"
or by other designation. The growth
of dangerous alliances between the
wealthy to effect selfish purposes con-
trarY to the public good calls for the
exercise of the highest patriotism on
the part Of the people in uniting TO re-
sist. by determined effort, the advance
OF the money power toward the virtual
enSlavement of the masses.
Seventh-Under system of free gov
eminent the principle 1.-The greatest
good to the greatest number" should
always obtain.
In accordance with that principle,
since the majority of our people are
engaged in manual labor, the rights of
that majority should be seduIously
guarded and firmly maintained.
No aggression upon the rights of labor
is consistent with the dogmas of Jeffer-
son. Such aggression finds no sanction
in the language or the spirit of Ameri-
can constitutions. 1t is treason to the
genius of free government. 1t is in
compatible with loyalty to the banner
OF the republic.
We record, here and now, our solemn
conviction that law and order should
always be maintained. To declare
otherwise is to adopt position incon-
slstent with the underlying principles
of American government.
In this connection we deprecate the
examples of lawlessness shamelessly
exhibited by many wealthy corporal
lions as shown by the daily bOycotts en-
forcedby the sugar trust; the notorious
violations of the Interstate commerce
law by railway companies; the "black
list system of boycotts practiced by
many railway managers, as well as the
unlawful engroSsment of trade by the
Standard Oil company and other SINH
lar leyiathans of corporate greed. b,o
These examples should be abhorred
by the laboring classes, lest an ,imita-
ton thereof, even in their mildest feaL
ture, might enable the privileged
classes who manipulate the federal
government for the purpose Of boycott
ting foreign trade to join with the cor
porate exhibitors of lawlessness in a
chorus OF denunciation tending to bring
odlum upon the cause of labor.
For the purpose of furthering the ad-
vancement OF labor, we favor the en-
actment of laws providing for the
compulsory arbitration of labor disputes
the creation of q department of the
federal government to be known as
the Department of Labor" and the
appointment to the control thereof of q
cabinet minister, equal in rank to those
already existing.
Eighth-We favor an amendment to
our constitution which will provide for
the election of United States senators
directly by the people, and we earnestly
commend the able and brilliant speech
of Congressman McEttrick, of Massa-
chusetts, in congress ON this question.
Ninth-We invite all patriotic citi-
zens of this congressional district, what
ever their previous political associations
and attachments, to join US in the cleo
ton to seat In the federal congress Of
a man committed to the precepts Of
liberty and devoted to the cause OF the
people.
Resolved, by the Democracy of the
Fourth congressional district of the
state of Minnesota, i'll convention as
sembled:
That we commend to the next ensuing
state convention of the Democratic
party of Minnesota, for nomination to
the Office of associate justice of the SUI
preme court, that patriotic American.
learned Jurlst, upright public official.
champion of popular rights, and loyal
Democrat, John w. Willis.