St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-16

wealth. VINO seldom laiR. nave louilu
it difficult to find something to say Oh
the sentiment to which l am called
upon to respond. 1t is a good
to demonstrate that two times two are
four. We have been told time and
again that free trade is something that
sounds nice in theory. but can never be-
put into practice. We have been told
that il we. expect our employs
ers to pay fair wages we must
cut off foreign competition,
The history of agriculture in this counr.
try disproves this. Farm hands have
received better wages ill this country
than they have in any country in the
world, and yet the farmer has al
ways been compelled to sell his.
produce in FREQ trade market,
Our present governor, when ne,
Was i'll congress, once gave
expression to the fundamental adverse
effect of protection. The farmers and
farm hands have not been prosperous
because of protection, but in spite OF ii
Their prosperity has been due to the;
themselves and have not had
to compete with each other for
the wages employers would be forced to
pay. 1t has been stated here tonight
that the pupils in the Democratic party
are in advance of the teachers. Let the
Democratic party inScribe on its banner
free trade, and 1T will not be long be-
fore the farmers respond i'll great num-
bers." Applause
Ycumans Wins Eneofmiu nv.
In responding to the toast, Free
Trade and the Manufacturers. Hon. q.
S. Youmans, who is himself large
lumber manufacturer, SAID:
The first Republican congress
showed that the Republican party was
almost free trade party. 1t passed the
tariff bill of 1857, which was considered a
free trade tariff. If your committee had
desired to get protectionlSt manu-
facturer TO address you, one could
readily be found-a gentleman of cul-
ture-to address you in words that
would amuSe you more than mine. But
when it comes 10 getting manuTac-
turer who is free trader, he is rara
avis. In order to put my ideas Ill shape,
| have reduced them to writing, and II
il becomes too tedious Tor you. will
have TO mOVe-aS is so often QOne IN
congress-for leave to print"
Mr.. HOumanS then read paper that,
while too long to print i'll full In this
issue of the GLOBE, merits the careful
study of every voter i'll the state. The
GLOBE will, however, publish it iii full
in Il few days. Mr.. O'Brien said,
with reference to it, that if the Mime
sofa Democratic association had never
done anything more than to be lnstru4
mental in giving TO the public such an
argument, from the source from which
it came. II would have fulfilled great
mission.
1t was voted to have the paper printed
in pamphlet form for free distribution
throughout the state.
o. L. Erickson responded to the toast
Free Trade and the Wage Garner.
Mr.. Erickson said:
mo class of people ought to be more
interested in free trade than the wage
earners. 1t is always the case that the
representatives OF the manufacturers
appear before the ways and means COM
mittee in congress and present their ar
guments in favor of protection,
but we never hear OF the
wage earnerS going and presenting
their side of the case. Pr0tectionlstS
claimthat the tariff should be equal to-
the difference i'll wages i'll this country
and foreign countries. With wages
varying from so to 100 per cent in varl-
Gus parts of our country,lt is not easy to
conceive how this can be done. Our
government must have revenue from
some source. By
An Indirect System OF Taxation s
it is impossible to collect from those
who should pay. Consequently those
who should not pay are compelled to DO
so. Free trade will give us direct taxa
ton. 1t will also abolish that robbers
roost, the custom house. There is no
greater question today before the Amer
lean people than free trade and direct
taxation" Applause. st s.
Capt. Smalley said, in responding to
the toast Free Trade and Taxation"
In whatever other senses it may not
be true that men are children OF
an older growth. 1 think we
will all agree that it is true
with reference to men il pol
ltics. For years the Republican party
has held its hold upon the country by
different bugaboos. Now we are met
with the bugaboo of direct taxation.
But this bugaboo will soon pass away
when Democrats come to realize that
direct taxation is honest taxation"
Capt. Smalley then presented some
figures showing how little Industrial
anu COtDlneTClal QlSluiuaHC0 10 oSSs'-
stoned by the collection of state and
local tax from four to six times as great
per capita as the tariff, the recent adj
justment of which paralyzed the indus.
tries OF the country.
Mr.. O'Brien proposed toast to
Grover Cleveland, and called on J. NJ.
Markham to respond to it. Mr.. Mark
ham said that it was encouraging to see
SO many young men standing true to
their colors in the party. He felt
that President Cleveland is the beau
ideal of Democracy, and he believed
that any Democrat who has stood be-
lieved him on principle will never have
hind to repent it. Republicans have
their fights and then go arm in arm to
the polls and vote together. but Demo
Gratis will not do it. Had Democracy
followed Cleveland on principle the