The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-25
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"Our Jim" seems to be in trouble
again. Few dispatches from Washing
ton are sent out to Republican news
papers in the Northwest without ample
reference to the views, acts and for
tunes of the Hon. James A Tawney.
He knows the value of keeping himself
in the public eye. He has been groom
ed carefully as a candidate for high
political honors. He has many times
been ''mentiOned' in connection with
the senatorship. 1t is said that in his
own blissfuI dreams he even whispers
the word presidency" to himself. In
word, the gentleman who affirms that
Mr.. Tawney has large political ambi-
tiOns and keeps himself in line for their
fulfllment does him no injustice
Enter now the Times Herald, of Chi
cage, as a factor. This enterprising
newspaper and this enterprising poll
tician come into conjunction in the
shape of a news article that exhausts
the vocabulary of laudation upon the
Minnesota congressman. We do not
know what connection, if any. there
was between the gentleman in question
and the article. 1t has happened in
history that such articles were prepar-
ed not without knowledge of the sub
ject. However that may be, and who
ever was the author of the huge Duff
that puts Mr. Tawney right at the head
of the political boom procession. 1t con-
tains the statement that the Minnesota
member was the author of the now
famous, or Infamous, section % of the
DIngley act, over whose INTERPRETATION
and effect there is so much discussion.
Inc Times-Herald claims for Mr. Taw-
ney the honor. or dishonor. of framing
this section and getting it through
when older heads were busy with other
jobs; and it thinks that this should be
quite feather in his cap.
Not so, however, the people of Min
nesota; and. if it should be found the
fact that Mr.. Tawney was in anv CON
siderable degree responsible for section
y. we imagine that his boom would he
changed into a boomerang. and his NO.
~ P4N"P0Nto VANISH IN ABOUT the
shortest space ever known even
in the quick mutations of poll
tics. This is the section that
was struggled INTO the Ding
ley bill by somebody, in the interest of
the Chicago trunk railway lines and to
the great injury of New England and
the Northwest. 1t provides for a DUTY
OF III per cent on goods brought in by
rail from contiguous countries un1ess
they are the actual product of sucb
countries. This means the taxing of a
great railway traffic that is carried IN
with these sections through Canada.
a blow at the business Of the 500 road
that has done so much to helm thesa
cities break the combination of ROAD.
against US in the interest Of Chicaeo.
and such an injury to our business in
terests, as we'll as our TRANSFORMATION
facilities, that a universal protest
against 1t has been lodged at Washinp-
ton. And just at the inopportune noo
ment, when our people are full of wrath
at the trick that was played on them
by some person unknown, a friend op
Mr.. Tawney arises to claim for him the
doubtful distinction.
We do not know what part Mr. Taw-
ney had in the insertion of this section
attempting to accomplish what the
trunk lines have been unsuccessfully
working at for years, and aimed at the
prosperity and business Of Minnesota
an particular. We know only what one
who writes Of him in fulsome adula-
ton says about it. And we know
too, that he at least voted for this
section along with the other iniolrities
CT that abomination among tariffs and
that he prides himself upon the fact
So much he has said in an interview
since the rumor got about that he is
the author of section o. If. however
Its authorship belongs to him, Mr.. Taw-
eney will probably find his political fin
tire clouded and some other place of
residence more healthful than This
SLATE. So terrible betrayal of orr
peoples interests would not be forgot