The Irish standard., 1900-03-31

Denunciatory of high tariff laws like
the Mckinley law, as breeder Of
trusts and monopolies.
Demand for the use of the remain
ing constitutional power to provide for
legislation so that the burdens of taxa
ton may be equally and impartially laid,
since the supreme court has made the
income tax invalid.
Protection of American farmers and
artisans from foreign pauper labor.
Arbitration of differences between
employers and employees in interstate
commerce.
Condemnatory of the formation of
trusts and pools, and control of the
same by the federal government.
Condemnatory of profigate waste by
billion dollar Republican congresses.
Denunciatory of interference by fed
eral authorities in local affairs as in
violation OF the Constitution, and for
trials by jury in cases of contempt.
Against discrimination by the govern
ment in favor of any of its debtors, re-
ferring to the Pacific railroad funding
I bill.
Just claims for pensions to deserving
Union soldiers; denunciatory of ar
bitrarily dropping soldiers from the
pension rolls.
Early admission of all territories into
statehood when qualified for same by
population and resources and home rule
for same.
Sympathy with the people OF Cuba in
their struggle for liberty and inde-
pendence.
Appointments based on merit with
fixed terms OF office, and equal opportu-
mites of all citizens of ascertained fit
ness in the Civil service.
No third term of the presidential Of
fee.
Improvement of great waterways for
the interior states, and cheap transport
alton to the water.
Such were the chief planks for the
support of which the 100000 who
voted for the matchless Bryan, were
denounced as anarchists and revolu-
tionists!
With five of the Minnesota delega-
ton standing for tariff, the balance
for free trade backed by the two SELL
ators, what better illustration of the
party inconsistency, than the old story
Of the hunters dog, that ran upon
barb wire and was cut clean in half
from end to end, exactly in the middle.
The hunter clapped the parts together
and the dog got well, but he got the
parts turned the wrong way, so that
there was head and tail at either
end. Thus when the dog was going
forward he was also going backward,
and when backing up was going for
ward. Applied to the Republican posi-
ton, both free trade and tariff are
barked from each end of the party dog.
Speaking of political stories, the Con-
gressional Record has one told by a
Virginia congressman, as to how mean
a man felt in his district, who had for
the first and only time voted the G. O.
P. ticket. He voted early, and feeling
very badly took to the woods to hunt
possums. A big rain came on, and the
man crept into hollow log for shelter.
The log becoming soaked commenced
to swell and pretty soon he found him
self so tightly squeezed that he was not
able to move backward or forward.
The squeeze frightened, and he con-
cluded he was going to be killed and
commenced to pray. Thinking over all
the mean things he had done he sud
denly betfought him of his vote in the
morning and he instantly felt so small
that he slipped from the log as if he
had been creased.
Testimony to the high character of
Minnesota wheat grading, from an I'M
expected source, is given in Mime
apolis Times symposium, mostly from
Minneapolis chamber of commerce cir
cles. The proposition distinctly stated
that Minnesota and Dakota grain was
never valued SO high in the worlds
markets. as shown in current and
continued quotations, was sustained by
numerous chamber of commerce men,
among them Colonel George D. Rogers,
secretary of the chamber, who cx-
ploded in wrath, when informed of the
systematic efforts of enemies of the
present administration to discredit Min
nesota grades and grain. Another tes-
tifying was Mr.. F. H. Peavey, the ell
evator king, who expressed himself as
strongly as man could, in approval of
existing conditions Others were ]. Q.
Adams, the grain exporter, L. Christian
& Co., the Northern Grain company,
and Mr. F. L. Greanleaf, the latter be-
ing in position to know, as chairman of
the new grain appeal boards. The lat
ter board and its working is commend
ed on all sides. Like testimony was
also given by ex-Inspectors Tunnel
and Gibbs, former state inspectors I'M
der Chief Clausen.
G. S. C.
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