St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-21
cultural implements were opposed to
duty on binder twine.

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duty on binder Irvine.
HAD NO INFLUENCE.
By request went before Mai. McKfn-
ley. when he was framing his bill, and
asked that no duty be put upon binder
Irvine. and explained to him the reasons
why It would be against the interests of
the Republican party and the people to
put duty upon it, but the duty went
on. The binder trust was manufacture.
ing sisal Irvine. which cost four cents a
pound manufactured, and it was being
sold to the farmer at IA. Is and 16 cents,
300 or 400 per cent above its cost. The
trust. with perhaps $4,000. 900 or 81, 00t.-
600 Invested. mas been paying dividends
on capital of over 10000. 600. Now.
there is not a farmer in the United
States, if he understands his interests,
who will vote for any bill which per-
petTates such an injustice upon him.
There Is not merchant, business man
or man nfacthrer outside Of the trust in
the United States who is interested in
perpetrating such an injustice. Our
THREADS (the enemy turned this matter
against US in the last campaign.
AGaln,l am interested in manufacture
Ing In different lines. In looking over
the pay rolls we find the wages paid in
the agricultural business. giving en-
ployment to great army Of people,
average S2.25 for skilled labor. We pick
up the pay rolls in another Industry and
fluid in that line the Mckinley bill has
raised the duty until it stands at $50 per
cent. The wages for skilled labor on
that roll average five times what they
are in the other. Now, l know of in
stances where skilled labor averages
from $40 to SIS and $50 per day. This is
un-American. 1t the laboring man in
the agricultural business wants to build
house he must pay for the material
that comes from the other labor upon
basis five or six times higher than he
Is getting for his labor. and | am op-
posed to the kind OF protection that dis
eliminates in this way, and that is what
the Mckinley bill does.
There are scores of wrongs and incon-
sisteacies in the bill. and it is all wrong
for Gov. Mckinley and his friends tie
commit the Republican party to
proposition that will lead to sure de-
feat in 1896. 1t is not crime for Re-
pu6licans to differ upon these PROPOSE
lions, and SEINE one in our state should
speak out for the Republican party.
Personally, l stand upon the tariff
question where the Republican national
convention left it in 1888, for revision
downward" We have now popula-
ton of $4,000, 600. and we shall soon
have population of 100000, 900. The
people of this country do not propose to
see silver knocked out, and we want
tariff reduction as fast as the safety of
the business interests will warrant. We
want that kind of protection that will
deal justly and fairly will all classes OF
American labor.
DO NOT WANT TO FOSTER TRUSTS.
We do not want protection that will
foster trusts. We want the Mckinley
bill revised upon the lines mapped out
by James q. Blaine; such a policy as
will give as line of American steam
ships from American ports to every
country in the world; such a pretec-
ton as will start the wheels of every
mine and manufacturing establishment
throughout the country. At present
there Is something radically wrong when
100000 miners are out, and business is
at standstill. 1t is now time for US to
look to the future. At present the Re-
publican party is out. and the Demo.
Gratis are in. They have threatened 10
give US free trade. We want to get
back into power, and we want to get In
upon line of policy that will continue
us In success when we do get in. 1t is
not question of VINO shall hold the
Offices, but of craftsmanship.
The committee now visiting Washing
ton ia behalf of different industries all
concede reductions from the Mckinley
bill. We must now commence to build
for the future. The manufacturers,
farmers and laboring men. when they
get to the facts and underlying princi.
pies. will Iaver revision OF the Mckin.
ley bill We must not forget that the
laws under which we are living TODAY
were passed mainly by the Republican
party. Whether are not these laws are
responsible for the present situation, it
Is quite likely that the recent panic
woAld have come. even though Presi-
dent Harrison had been reelected. But
from this time forward we should take
counsel together, and our platform
in 1896 should be fer protection to
American labor and American indus
tries. and upon line that will do no
Injustice to any one.
In other words. our experience of the
past should be our guide for the future.
What we want at this time is open, free
and fair discussions upon these QueS-
tons. l think Gov. McKinley's friends
have made a great mistake in pushing
his candidacy at this time and forcing
the Mckinley bill as an issue at this
early day. 1t is an embarrassment to
our friends i'll congress, and it will be
an embarrassment 10 every MEMBER or
congress who runs upon the ticket in
our state this fall.
am not candidate for any Office.
This is year when a man with any
business interests has got to keep his
eye or them all the time. think most
manufacturers will agree with me that
we can't run our business this year and
political campaign at the same time.
l have no political aspirations, except
to see the party that l have followed
and fought for SO long get off the mar
row gauge into the broad gauge track.