The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-07-06

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S5 years in the shape of bOunties and sub
sides. When we contemplate moment
that we could have annual appropriations OF,
say $2,500,000 for this purpose, It would
not be drop in the bucket out Of the
$1.OO0, 000.O0O appropriations Of the last two
or three congresses. It would give. the
proper encouragement to timid capital to
invest money in this gigantic enterprise that
would give this nation a bulwark of strength
| as national defense. q profitable source Of
investment for the capitalist and a perma-
nent and extensive source of profitable EN-
ployment for the american mechanic and
workman. A source that would broaden
| and extend our foreign markets for the pro-
ducts OF labor, and would establish a COM
I pletfon that would insure better prices for
| our farm products and better wages for our
| wOrkmen.
This question of protection invoices the
necessity OF any safeguards that will
| give fair proportion of the bonus and
subsidies to the American laborer. l do
| not want the kind of protection for the
| American workmantxt that was promised by
by the Republic rsp politicians during the
campaign of President Harrison, by claim
| ing that the Mckinley bill would restore
the wages of athe american workingman
and remove HIM rom the necessity of
o. and labor Of
|
| that was given, 10 the iron industry by the
| increase of thee tariff on steel rails from
! 80 to $11.3O per ton. protection on the out
put OF the Carnegie iron mills should be
put into such practice that it called for
| cut in wages of all departments of that
immense plant. an industry that received
such generous protection from the Repub
| llcan party that it, called forth a reduce
ton OF the wages Of the American work.
man OF 20 per cent in all departments, and
| Vxh fh<.
to accept this reduction he was shot
down like dog for refusing to submit
| to condition different from what he was
promised by the successful political party.
Il do not believe in the intense and friend
ly interest that the Democratic party held
| the American workmen in when they re-
| belled against the injustice of the Pull
mans when Grover Cleveland ordered out
| the federal troops and shot down men like
dogs because they would not tamely sub
init to the injustice and greed of these giant
corporations
II believe that the experience of the
| past has brought wisdom for the future,
| and we find that both old political parties
have abandoned the tariff and free trade
argument to lure voters to their standard,
| ties adopting planks OF the reform parties
| to give them an issue to go before the
people with some sort of policy so that
the politicians will not be out of job.
| EVOLUTION OF POLITICS.
| II am pleased to see that the evolution
of politics indicates one of the best signs
OF the times. In days long since all it was
necessary to do was to appeal to the peo-
| pies prejudices and the contesting parties
had the most loyal support from it's fol-
| lowers. l have seen and heard men say
! that they had never voted anything but a
| straight Republican or Democratic ticket in
| the whole course of their lives Gradually
| nv
| and there has grown up in this country
| large contingent of independent voters that
! will not follow bIndly their partys pic
| tates unless they think they are all right.
| l am pleased to see this victory of intelli-
| gence over prejudice. | am glad to see that
| there are new reform parties branching out
| to such an extent that each party who few
| years ago denounced those as anarchists
| who advocated the control of trusts and
combines, public ownership OF all public
| monopolies, ETC.. and we have the novel
| spectacle of all parties hustling to make
| these policies planks in their national plat
| forms l have great hopes for the future
when we find that large contingent of indie
| pendent voters growing larger and more
| determined each year, and which compels
politicians and political parties to adjust
their policies in accordance with the popu-
lar demands of the people
II have the pleasure to state that I have
| interviewed the leading representatives OF
| the RepuDl1Cdn, DeHlOCIdllC Iopuiiot
parties and have found each one intensely
| interested and in favor of this proposition.
| had the privilege to have a two hour con-
| ference with President Mckinley in Chicago
| on the occasion before him and was sur
| prised to hear him that night in his speech
| in the Auditorium Theater proclaim for the
| Republican party that these measures was
! the policy of that party and that they would
enact into laws these measures If the peo-
| pie had confidence enough to return them to
power again. also had a two day confer
| ence with Hon. Wharton Barker, the nom
| inee of the Populist, party, in st. Louis last
| fall when l was making tour of the Mis-
| sssippi valley states on this subject and he
| gave me most interesting information on the
possibilities of the opening of trade relations
| as he had acquired by reason Of three
years residence ins China as the special
representative of President Harrison and
| under the special protection of Ii Hung
| Chang, and he advocated every measure of
| the subject of this paper and advocated it
| the policy Of the Peoples party.
WHAT BRYAN SAID.
II have recently had some correspond
| ence with Hon. w. ]. Bryan on this sub
| ject and he proclaims for it in the following
| language:
"I am in favor of opening and extend
/ ing our foreign markets by every possible
peaceful means and l am anxious to see
Americas merchant marine restored to the
seas
| THUS we find that each and every poiti-
cal party is in favor of this policy that will
| bring a tower of strength to our nation
| and a means of prosperous investment
to the capitalist and permanent and profit
| able employment to the American mechanic
| and laborer and the means of promoting
| and establishing competition in foreign
markets that will enhance the products of
! the farm. This is as it should be. We
want every workman and farmer to CO.
| operate in Joining in a demand that all
| political parties will pledge themselves to
advocate and work to put into practical
| laws and that will give those measures
which will bring peace and prosperity to
| the American people. Let us all unite in
sending a message to our representatives
| in congress that the resolutions covering
| this subject is the united prayer and re-
quest of the farmers and laboring men as
/ expressed in their national or state conven-
| tons. What is worth having is worth the
| asking"
i Higher Prices for Wool.
| We are informed by the Northwestern