Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-17
CHAS. ". FELKER ARRAIGNS Ills
PARTY.
The Democratic Platform F2espons-
ibte for the Greatest Panic cf
the Century.

an interview with Chas. " t'elker, Oh
Oshkosh, one Of the best known demo
Gratis in this state, which we wish we
could reproduce in full but lack OF
space will only permit US to give few
extracts.
Among other things Mr. Felker says;
II 'sThe business of the country had no
sooner adapted itself TO the Mckinley
law, when along came Professor VIII
son, who says that protection should
be shaded. But he is careful with his
shading TO keep the tariff on South
Carolina rice and stii1e It OF Wisconsin
barley. That is but q sample Of the
discrimination in the Wilson bill"
srno financial panic Of last year. the
severest in my time, did not come FROM
the money question, the Sherman act,
OF. any other such Legislation, but from
that uncertainty OF business men on
the tariff question. Just as soon as
that wiid.eged Irishman, Larry Neal
who, thank God. was buried under So
eco majority by Governor Mckinley
fiang that 1irebrand into the Democrat
ic convention OF 1892, and the Demo.
cratic party fathered it, business began
to fiuctuaten
one thing the people Of the United
States must remember is that the first
and best market in the world is chat Of
the people OF the United States They
use more OF the products and luNuries
Of the world than any other people on
the globe. They must look TO these
people for their market. No farmers
are better clothed than the farmers of
the United STATES. They buy more Of
the fabrics OF the manufacturer than
any other farmers anywhere else in the
world. The lab0ring men Of the United
States are better fed AMI better clothed
than are the lab0rers OF any other
country. When by Legislation you
take this market from our own people
and give it TO others, you close the best
market in the world TO the American
manufacturers.
| think it would have been wise
policy for the Democratic leaders Ia
Crongress to have said to the country
when they saw the unrest consequent
upon their victory on a platform de-
claring d tariff unconstitutional and
robbery that they would make no
changes in the tariff laws. The bust
less men CT the country would have |
been grateful to the Democratic party
for such q pie dye"
There is another thing regarding |
the tariff. 1t has seemed to me that
among southern members OF Congress
there is ;tn attempt to iniure the North |
the same old jealousy that exists
now and will exist until the South en-
cages in manufacturing. The Southern |
are Jealous CT the pros |
Derity Of the North and they are trying
20 excite jealousy throughout all the
south ana West. Having failed to beat
The Northern mudsills with the bayo-
net they are now trying to beat them |
by legislation. Whether they will
snccoed or not cannot be 0ret0ld 1t I
will depend on the docility OF the
Northern Democrats in bowling the |
will OF the Southern bulldOaaro.
But there is one thing for the man
who works. 1t is his business to look |
and study and learn which is the best |
scheme for him, for his family, and that
is protection or free trade. If prOtec-
lion gives him better wages, more I
food and clothing, better education for |
his children, he is wise if be will vote
with the party OF protection. It he be-
ieyes it is his duty to cnt down his /
own wages TO benefit the men Gu the /
continent, then let him vote for free /
trade, ] am not q free trader. be- /
ieYo in the government protecting the
people and doing that which adminis- /
tiers to their best wants; gives the labor I
ng men the best homes. the most lux /
ries That question is one that the /
aboring men must determine for them I
selves.
Mr. Felker was aled if he thought
5he Democrats would try to revive the
Bennett law agitation in Wisconsin I
He replied
81 don know what the Democratic
party is going to revive unless it is
Lazarus. 1t was going to revive the
business OF the country. and look at IL. /
don't know OF anything the Democrats
oan revive under the leadership OF !
trover Cleveland. But, answering
your question, [ think the school ques- |
ion is now out OF politics. Ihe al /
lance Of the Catholics and Lutherans |
is ended. It was an unnatural alliance. !
}nd could not exist. You might as
we'll try to assimiiale fire and water"
When asked about the roster scandal
be said:
"With regard to the roster business
let me say thai I have known Geo. w. |
Peck for thirty-fye years and believe
him to be plain, honest man, but
have nothing but words of contempt
for the cold-blooded scoundrels VINO
led him into making that contract. I
think they alone are to blame. lie re-
lied upon their judgement and he was
nlisled and belied by men who claimed
TO be lawyers"
i. E. Robinson, OF West Bend,
Las been engaged to take charge of the
Democrat. of this place, and began his
Labors Monday morning We under
stand that Mr.. Robinson is a brilliant
writer ard has been engaged to try and
galyanize some life into the weakling
across the way.) He is not practical
printer and Mr.. Carpenter will continue
TO have charge OF the mechanical part
FOR the present. This is the fourth