The Saint Paul globe., 1900-03-28

is nearing when new faces Will oe Sc II
in congressional halls
In his answer to the sixth quest on, Mr..
Eddy says in effect that the Republican
congressman changed front on the Prop
osition to give free trade to Puerto Rico,
and decided to levy tariff In order to
relieve the immediate necessities
of the people OF Puerto Rico.
and their plan of relief was
TO collect customs duties from them with
one hand and hand 1t back with the 9TH
er hand. Truly a wise plan, and one on
which the Puerto Rieans viii wax ex-
ceeding fat
In his answers to the seventh, eighth aud
ninth questions on which not only the
G O b e, but the whole people Of Mime
sofa hoped for some light, and to Which
it was trusted NIr. Eddy wou'd give plain
and unequivocal answers, he makes sew
eral lame, unsatisfactory and centradic
tory statements He says:
''ro the best of my knowledge ii (the
change of heart from free trade to tariff
WAS due to an honest investigation Of all
the circumstances
Is The G o b e to infer from this that
Mr.. Eddy did not investigate the eircum
stances for himself but took some other
persons say-so? He further says he
knows of no solicitation which produced
the change of heart, but he Immediately
contradicts himself by saying that 'the
sugar cane producers of the South, the
beet sugar producers of the interior. the
people of the Pacific coast and the cigar
makers unions protested against the pass
age of free trade bill"
Perhaps the confusion apparent in these
answers is not deliberate on. the part OF
Mr. Eddy, but if 1t is not, then Mr.. Eddy
is exceedingly careless in a matter vl,ally
affecting his own interests. He does not
answer the questions asked of him. and
his reasons for not doing so are oper, to
any construction his constituents like to
place upon them.
In answer to the fourteenth question
Mr.. Eddy Tetterates the charge that his
constituents do not understand the Puer-
to Rican tariff bill. or its effects, and
enjoy general lack of knowledge of the
conditions prevailing in Puerto Rico; but
he trusts that when his constituents have
been educated q little (by Mr. Eddy) they
Will be almost as wise as he is, and agree
! that black is white, and that two wrongs
make one right.
Such a high opinion has Mr. Eddy of
low an opinion does he hold of tho com
mon sense and love of right and justica
of his constituents. that he asks tho
Clio e to hire hall and let him ad-
dress them for just ninety minutes, in
which short time he Will convince therl
that a nations honor and a ration's
pledge count FOR nothing against the m
terests of few wealthy sugar and tobec-
co dealers.
Mr.. Eddy. in conclusion. very truly re-
marks that when the Seventh district
wants a representative to vote with tho
Democrats they will elect a Democrat
It can be also said that when they want
a representative to vote as it his plain
duty" to VOTE they will elect some 9Th
er than Frank NJ Eddy
Mr.. Eddy is not in possession OF all the
knowledge all the wisdom and all the in
telligence in the Republican party, There
are few men, two of whom occupy seats
in the United States senate, who do not
agree with Mr. Eddy that he knows 1t
ALL Senator Davis and Senator Nelson
come much nearer to representing the
opinions, wishes and sentiments Of the
people of the Seventh district and OF tho
whole of Minnesota than does Mr.. Eddy.
Ex-senator Washburn and many other
leading citizens of Minnesota WHO are
of the same political party as Mr.. Eddy
is supposed to be believe that it would
| be grievous wrong to impose a tariff Oh
Puerto Rican trade, and they do not agree
with Mr.. Eddy in mis- views on the CUES
tion Perhaps the sacredness Of party
| considerations and of party principles
has not the weight with these gentle
men that 1t has with Mr.. Eddy Per-
haps while ''the schoolmaster is still
abroad" Mr. Eddy could Induce him to
undertake the education of these Mime
! sofa senators and ex-senators until they
/ shall see eye-to-eye with the distinguish
! ed statesman from the Seventh congress
| -toooJ dISfrict