St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-10

OF facing world where people have
to hustle for living and are denied
the privilege OF slipping their fingers
into the pocketbooks of other people.
These fellows have heard somewhere
that the house isn't boss; that its de-
crees are not final, and that the bill has
to go to the finest gentleman's club in
the world to be passed on by lis mem
bers. who, they hope, will be more con-
siderate of the rights and privileges of
the gentlemen of the stage, and to whom
they will carry their appeal for some
consideration.
AT least, we infer this from circular
sent us by leading firm of implement
makers in Wisconsin, written by the
editor of the trade organ. the Farm I'm
plement News, in which he says that
prominent manufacturers Of imple-
ments. who have been giving the matter
their attention, are just i'll receipt or
information from Washington which
leads them to believe if strong and
general protest is made to the senate
against the free admission of Canadian
implements as long as Canada maintains
duty upon our implements, that the
Wilson bill may be modified to meet the
just requirements OF the trade" He
concludes with notice of meeting to
be held i'll Chicago on the 18th, to make
''strong and general protest." and
urges the firm addressed to send rep
reSentative.
The firm has had its own experience
with tariffs. home and Canadian, which
has not served to increase its respect
for tariffs. and has taught it that the
Canadian pays the tax on its goods
which he buys. The secretary of the
company evidently does not sympathize
with the object of the proposed meeting,
for he has written across the face of the
circular he sends us, i'll twenty-pica line
letters. the rather inelegant but very
expressive word Rats"
The word fits the case with the close
ness of paper TO the wall. If the Cana
dian makers of farm implements can
cajole or badger their government into
making farm Implements dearer for the
Canadian farmers who use them, that is
their lookout; if the Canadian farmer
is such fool as to submit to it. that is
his lookout. Everything indicates that
the farmers over there are getting very
tired of it, and may quit haying some
day long enough TO go down to Ottawa
and stop it; but whether they do or not
is no affair of ours, Ouly possibly to this
extent, that as the cost increases the
capacity to buy diminishes. and we can
sell them less of our goods. But if they
want the pOOds and ara willing I'm nav
the charge their government puts on
them we needn't kick, even if kicking
would do any good, which it wouidn It.
1t will not be soberlY contended by
these fellows that they can't compete
with the Canadians. With our tables of
annual exports showing that our manu-
facturerS are sending out their goods to
every country in the world where the
farmers are Intelligent enough to make
use of these tools which minimize their
labor, amounting into the millions,
meeting in those markets the makers of
similar tools and beating them, any
statement that competition with Canada
is impossible only eXcites derisive
laughter. Their movement will only
invite again the exposure of their prac-
tice of selling their goods to the for
eigner at lower prices than they eXacted,
with the aid of McKinleyism, from their
home customers, and which gave such
powerful aid 10 the Harters in untaxing
implements, and which doubtless in
spires the application of the contemptu-
Gus term rats" to this puerile and silly
effort