Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-10-23
STEVENSON PETERSON.
Enthusiastic Gathering of Republicans
Listens to Eminent Speakers.

Enthusiastic Gathering of Republicans
Listens to Eminent Speakers.
The opera house would not seat all
the crowd that turned out Tuesday
night to hear Halvor Steenerson, candi-
date for congress from this district, and
). A. Peterson, one Of the leading mem
bers OF the Legislature from Minneapo-
lis expound Republican doctrine. A
male quartet sang number of cam
paign melodies and the local band fur
nlshed instrumental music. Senator
Grindeland presided.
Mr.. Peterson was the first speaker.
lie dwelt at some length upon the his
tory and achievements of the Repub-
lican party, showing how the policies it
has pursued have always redounded to
the glory Of the nation and to the well
being and happiness of it's people. He
briefly sketched the rise Of the protec-
tlon policy in this country, Protection,
ne showed, does not mean that tariff
duties must be high, nor does it mean
that they must be low, but it does mean
that they shall be protective to Ameri-
can Industries and to American labor
The difference between a protective
tariff and a revenue, or free trade, tariff
lies not in the size Of the duties but in
the manner of their imposition. Under
protection, duties are levied on imports
that come into competition with Ameri-
can products; under free trade. we
would impose duties mostly, if not
wholly, upon articles not grown or man
ufactured in this country. Protection
is good thing for the American; free
trade for the other fellow. Reciprocity
was referred to as the natural compile
ment and aid of protection. The speak
er called attention to the great record
made by the administrations of McKin-
ley and Roosevelt in the Philippines and
in China, and to the fact that under
their guidance the nation has become
the leading force in world politics. On
the trust question, he said, the Repub-
icans favored putting down the trusts,
but by the use Of means that would not
injuriously affect the country and the
people at large. He contrasted Roose-
velt's efforts to settle the coal strike by
arbitration with Cleveland's attempt to
settle the Chicago strike by sending
there a large force Of U. S. troops. The
Republican party, by the passage Of the
Panama BIZ, has taken the first effective
step toward the construction of the 18TH
mian canal, which, when completed and
in operation, will greatly benefit the
whole country by the reduction it will
cause in transportation rates from the
Atlantic to the Pacific seaboard Re-
ferring to state issues Mr. Peterson de-
clared that the best interests of the
state demand the reelection of Van
SAINT, and he vigorously defended his
action in calling the special session to
consider the proposed tax code, whose
failure of enactment into law was large
ly due to the opposition Of the tax
uOuSluS CoipOI6GlOuS
Mr.. Steenerson devoted most of his
address to discussion Of the means
available or that may be made available
for prosecuting and Furnishing trusts
that fleece the people. Without enter
ing into discussion of the tariff he
clearly showed how preposterous is the
1oi, hot 4l,o 10,
mother of all the trusts, the beef trust
and the Standard Oil Co. included
Congressional and other investigations
have shown that the strength Of these
and many other trusts lies chiefly in
their combination with the railroad and
steamship companies whereby they Sc
cure exceptional facilities and lower
rates for transportation of their pro-
ducts than are given their rivals. He
believed many of the trusts could be
broken up by compelling the railroads
to give equal privileges and advantages
to all their customers and to cease rate
discrimination in favor Of the trusts.
He believed, also, that the power of tax
alton possessed by the general govern
ment could be invoked in aid of settle
ment of the trust question, mentioning
in this connection the oleomargarine
law, the act that put an end to the issu-
ance of wild cat" money, and our in
ternal revenue tax system. Mr.. Steen-
erson also spoke in behalf Of Gov Van
SAINT and the legislative ticket in this
district.
A Business Change.
Shaw's livery, familiar these many