The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-07-19

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ROSWELL @. HoRA II told you So"
Because warned the people that if they
took the country out of the hands of the
Republican party, which had experience,
and knew how to do things, and turned it
over to the Democratic party, there would
be trouble. prophesied trouble, but did
not expect it SO quickly. I am surprised
that the Democratic party has put the
country in so deplorable q condition so
hurriedly.
President Cleveland had said repeal the
Sherman law, and everything would be
lovely. 1t was repealed, but have not
yet discovered the promised loneliness.
The party in power proposes to run the
country on free trade plans. and so long
as that policy is persisted in, nothing will
be improved.
The Republican party believes in levy
ing duty sufficient to protect home labor
against foreign labor. Since 1870 the Re-
publican party has built up industries all
over the country because protection had
been afforded articles made at home, and
people would have them
Take the tin plate industry have been
in seven tin plate factories in the United
States, and when l see tin made in our
factories, certainly know it is made here,
and it would take any Democrat an hour
to convince me that there are no tin fac
tories in the United States. These factor
les have made over 81, 900, 900 pounds of tin
plate, so far. The largest and finest tin
plate factory on the globe is located in
Brooklyn, employing $50 men, making
1900 boxes of tin plate every week
Can any one prove that low tariff ever
provided days work for any one? High
tariff keeps money at home, low tariff
sends money away. The Republican tariff
enables employers to pay better wages.
Free trade doesn't. Good wages make
business. Low wages prevented people
FROM consuming so much, and that Grip
Piles markets over the entire country
Two years ago the people had been told
that if they would bring the Democratic
party into power they would get good
wages. Vote for Cleveland. and wheat
| would bring $1.25 bushel. They did So,
| and got Cleveland, but nothing else. But
the lesson had been needed. In Ohio, Mr.
Neal, author of the free trade plank in the
| Chicago platform, was put up for COVER
nor against the Mckinley Bill, or rather
Bill Mckinley. The decision of the peo-
pie was distinct. They remembered the
then and the now. They had plenty of
now, and wanted some of then
They had reversed things in Ohio, most
emphatically, and also in Rhode Island.
In Oregon the Democrats were quiet, but
the Populists were busy and noisy The
Populists out there reminded me of the
two coyotes, that sat on the side hill, shak-
ing their heads and barking. You would
think there were 40 coyotes, from the yelp-
ing. But in Oregon, when it came to the
last election, they had counted the coyotes
and not the yelps. And there were not so
many Populists in Oregon as people ex-
pected, not SO many as their noise had in
dicated.
In coming political contests, the fighting
would not be SO strong against the Demo
Gratis as against this new Populist party,
that is infused with the doctrine that ev-
erything was wrong, until few days ago,
when the Populists struck the country.
Their doctrine seems to be that all prosper
thy is crime That any man who has more
than two shillings stole it, anyhow. They
have theory that the government can
pass laws to cure all ills. What mis-
take!
The Populist idea that the government
can issue notes for unlimited amounts, is
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their heads. There is no way for any
man to become prosperous except by hon
est labor.
Money that costs nothing is worth moth.
ing.
The whole idea that we can make money
without some basic value is too big hum.
bug to discuss.
Don't get the idea that the world is to
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believe in the winners. There is more to
nesota needs, and all the West, is men
who are thrifty, having money and brains
to build up this grand country. The first
requisite is to keep the politics of the
country in the hands of safe progressive
party-the Republican party. l predict
that Kansas will go 10000 Republican
next fall, because the Populist disease is
like any other contagious disease. People
have it once, but never again. They have
had it in Kansas and want no more. All
over the country the Republican party is
hopeful, with head erect, because it has
good principles and stands by 'em.
The Republican party has won and
carried the country every time but twice
in 80 years by standing for business sense
and business rules. Let us win again
this fall. But better be defeated by stand.
ing for good government, for progress and
for protection to American labor, than to
be victorious by trucking to any new
theories.
Look to it in Minnesota that you elect a
Republican governor and Republican
legislature. Let every Republican go to
work to keep Minnesota where she always
has been and where she belongs, in the
Republican column.
lam proud of being a Republican. be
cause the best men in all communities
belong to that party. The good, solid
business men of the nation belong to that
party. Be careful to keep it SO. predict
that New York will go strongly Republi
can this fall, also New Jersey sRQ Con
eecticut.