St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-29

hcan party the country owes all the
prosperity it has enjoyed during the
last thirty-six years. We insist upon
the passage of such legislation as will
nance OF this policy without qualifca-
tlon or abatement. We charge the
Democrat1c party, under Mr.. Cleve,
lands leadership, with the precipita-
ton upon the country, in the early
part of 1893 of the most disastrous in
dustrlal and financial panic in our
history, which was caused by the open
threat of Mr.. Cleveland to destroy the
protective policy, and by the fear that
other radical and destructive legisla-
tive changes would be attempted I'M
der the same leadership.
RED-HOT PROTECTIONISTS
'The country has had an object les-
son in destructive craftsmanship which
1t Will not soon forget. We rejoice
that the scheme of President Cleveland
and ether trade leaders to infiict upon
the country the Infamous Wilson tariff
DILL as passed by the house of repre-
sentatlves, was defeated by the United
States senate. One year ago a tariff
bill which embodied substantially, al
though not complete, concessions to
the protective policy, became a law
without the presidents signature. Such
a measure of prosperity as the coun-
try enjoys today is due to the radical
changes made by the United States
senate in the Wilson bill, and 20 the
subsequent election of a new con gross
pledged to resist the Cleveland free
trade policy We thank the Republic
can members of the house from Penn
sylvania for their activity in exposing
the destructive character of the VIII
son tariff bill as passed by the house
OF representatives, and we thank the
Republican senators from Pennsyl-
wanna for their efficient help in secur-
ing its defeat. Especially do we thank
Senator Quay for his heroic resistance
to the bill throughout many weary
months, leading the Republican opposi-
ton to It's enactment and finally COM
pelling the Democratic majority in the
senate to agree to the substitution Of
many protective duties for it's freq
trade provisions.
eve charge upon the Democratic
party the present condition of the fed
eral treasury, which presents a con-
stantly growing deficit in receipts as
compared with expenditures, compel
ling the borrowing of money in large
amounts at premiums in times of
peace to maintain the credit of the
government. For two years the Demo-
cratic party has had complete control
OF both branches of the Legislature of
the national government vet it has
tailed utterly to provide sufficient rev.
enue to meet the ordinary wants of the
government. For this failure it's re-
spons1bility is absolute, and it has eX-
hibited to the world such inability and
fatthlessness in the discharge of the
high trust committed to it's care that
its history continues to excite the con-
tempt and distrust of all thoughtful
citizens.
STATE ISSUES
eve favor the adoption of a fixed and
well considered policy for the perma-
nent betterment of the highways of the
state, so that the means of commune
cation by private conveyance between
the farms of the state and the neigh
boring markets be improved, and en-
couragement be given TO the enlarged
use of the highways by our citizens.
We continue to demand the enactment
of such legislation as will prevent the
migration of paupers, criminals and
persons Incapable, either physically or
mentally, Of self-support, and we in
dorse the bill that passed the house of
representatives, prepared and intro
duced by our distinguished congress-
man, Hon. William A. Stone.
We commend the splendid admins
tration of Gov. Hastings, which has
fully justified the confidence in him Of
the votes of the commonwealth, as ex-
pressed in the enormous majority given
him last fall
The final plank was the resolution Of
fered by Senator Quay regarding civil
service. The convention passed a rego-
luton of thanks to Chairman GiIkeson
and adjourned sine die at 2:4S p. m.