Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-04-05
The Register Breaks Out.

Like some skin diseases that gen
orally break out in the spring the
Register last week had it's periodical
eruption. AS usual it's mud batteries
are turned against the WARREN
SHEAF. Among other things it at
1empts to turn the deadly parallel
against us in what we have said
about the Puerto Rican tariff mat
ter, and the denomination of con-
gresham Eddy. But any fair mind
ed person will readily see that there
is no parallel or Inconsistency about
it. When the question was before
the house the SHEAF expressed it's
views and what it considered should
be the course OF congress in dealing
with this matter. When legislation
was in a formative state we had a
perfect right to do 80. But to Go
this and at the same time urge the
denomination of congressman Eddy
is no inconsistency. Because men,
Der OF congress does not vote on
every question as we would like is
no good reason for opposing him,
and especially on a question like this
that has so little direct effect upon
the interests OF the people OF the
Seventh Congressional District.
Both branches OF congress have now
passed the tariff law, which, when
signed by the president, becomes the
law of the land, and also an index OF
the Republican program in dealing
with our new possessions. The Reg
lister would have more reason now
to turn the deadly parallel against
President Mckinley and other Re-
publican leaders. Though this law
is not in harmony with the SHEAF's
views, nevertheless the SHEAF bows
to the superior wisdom Of Congress.
It is possible that this Porto Rican
tariff question has been unduly mag
nified. The house bill which levied
the small tariff OF Is per cent OF the
Dinyley rates cannot be considered a
protective measure, but a revenue
producing device for the benefit OF
the people on the islands. All duties
collected on imports to Porto Rico
and from Porto Rico into this coun-
try will 60 to the islanders. Further
more, the bill is only a temporary
measure to continue for only two
years, and can be terminated sooner,
if the Porto Ricans, when they have
established local government, shall
so desire.
Behind this tariff question there
are greater and more iar-reaching
questions looming up, that greatly
affect the welfare of this country,
among them being whether or not
the constitution extends to our new
possessions without an act OF con-
gress making it SO, the question OF
citizenship, political rights, tariff
and internal revenue taxation, etc.
The cOnstitutiOn makes all tariff and
revenue laws uniform throughout
the United States, and we can easily
see how tariff laws that would be
beneticient to the IS states might be
very injurious when applied to dis
tant colonies with entirely different
interests. That congress has done
what it considered to be for the best
interests Of the people OF Porto Rico
we believe, and time generally proves
Republican measures to be correct
In voting for a bill which was unpop
ular at the time, congressman Eddy
has shown that hepossesses the cour
age Of his convictions, and also keer
Judgment to foresee the outcome.
Next Charlie devotes some of hi.
valuable space to untruthful insinu
atiOns about US as an office holder
The fact OF the matter is that sine
we came to Warren in 1882 tn
county superintendent Office is tn
only salaried office we have held un
til we became Postmaster, with tn
exception Of alderman one year a
the munificent salary OF $50. Blu
then we make no apologies to tn
Register for holding any public O
flee. But Charlie is not hankerin
after Office. No, no. This remind
us OF the story that Nathan tol
David about that wee eve lamb tina
the rich man took from the poe
man, and in the words ofthe prophe