St. Paul daily globe., 1894-09-20

conferred with many of his friends In
person and by wire, and before he left
had scattered his announcement in all
parts of the district. His friends will
probably be at Chaska today to enter
from the Heatwole men If the latter
decide To throw up the sponge, other.
wise the fight will be vigorously waged
up to the day of the election.
Hon. Frank Hurd. of Toledo. was
introduced as temporary chairman and
J. J.. McNally, of Youngstown. as tem-
porary secretary. MIR. Hurd was re-
ceived with an Outburst uf applause.
His remarks on the new tariff law were
loudly cheered ,and his denunciations of
the \. PA. were also loudly applauded.
He spoke in substance as follows:
My Fellow Democrats: | congratu-
late you upon assembling in state con-
vention III the first tiushes of the dawn
of new day of prosperity to the United
States.
Through red seas the business men
of this country have passed, until hope
had began to fail and despair had
seized the managers of nearly every
enterprise in the land.
For more than twenty years tariff
reformerS had predicted that such II
condition must inevitably result from
protection. Restriction of the market
resulted in over-production of domestic
goods. Nor for this condition was the
Democratic party in any respect respOn-
slble. Whatever distul bance comes
through reforms must be chargt I'd
against the wrongs which make reforms
necessary, and not against the reforms
themselves.
Tne promise Of business revival has
come partly because the element of
uncertainty as to what the tariff rates
would be has been removed. The new
law Is not likely to be modified for some
time by general revision. But chiefly
this result has been produced because
the new law Is cheapening the expenses
of living. 1t proclaims the doom of
protection in the United States.
Local interests represented by con-.
gressmen who desire popularity with
their constituents often interposes to
prevent necessary changes. to prolong
system which bestows local favOrs.
The considerations all appeal to the
practical legislator and make necessary
at the beginning of great reforms Il
slowneSs of movement eX asperating to
reasons the new law may not have gone
as far as many have wished, but it goes
long ways III the
REDEEM ptiOn of Democratic Pledges
and reforming our tariff system. 1t re-
duceS on an average the rates of the
Nc kinley law so per cent. But the
chief merit, he said, was to be found
in the free list. The people will be
saved nearly 5000 900 per year. The
addition or wool to the free list makes
the law one of the most important stat
utes enacted since the war. He pre-.
dicted higher prices for domestic wool
TO the farmer. and cheaper goods to the
consumer. In this way free wool is
destined to be the great educator of the
people on the tariff question; very soon
they will demand that other articles of
foreign trade, SO far as il is practicable,
shall be brought in free.
Coming to the division in the party on
the tariff question, Mr.. Hurd said:
First and foremost, | give credit to
Grover Cleveland and John G. Carlisle.
Free wool is worth more than all other
provisions of the law put together. To
their credit be it said. the Ohio Demo-
cratic members In the house stood firm,
every one voting for free wool. When
by one word he could have defeated
free wool, more credit is due Senator
Brlce than to any other influence. or to
all other Influences combined.