The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-27

principle of protection as opposed to
the doctrine of tariff for revenue
only" which he defined as free trade.
He predicted that reciprocity would
become the most considered question
of all public questions within the next
quarter of century.
Argues for Protection.
The governors speech contained the
following:
"I have heard it said, sometimes by
Republicans, that protection is practi-
cally sound but theoretically unsound.
/ make no such concession. / deny and
repudiate the sentiment whether 1t
comes from friend or foe. Protection is
as sound theoretically as 1t is efficient
practically. Tariff laws, founded upon
the policy of protecting home markets.
are not only of the highest efficiency,
but of the strictest national morality,
and l have little patience with the
theOrist who bases his objection to
such laws upon the proposition that
they contraVene natural right.
Personally, have no hesitation in
avowing that there are duties which
should be lowered to bring them to
the point of protection, and the little
that 1 can do to influence legislation
In that direction will be done. There
are others, undoubtedly, who believe
that the duties as whole are as fairly
adjusted as they can be, and 1 assume
that they act on that belief 1t Is not
to be expected that direct modification
will be made during the next session
of congress.
I'VE differ respecting the details of
application, but when the policy itself
is threatened, it becomes every man
who approves it, whether he be Repub-
ncan or Democrat, whether he is for re-
vision or against revision, to lift his
voice in It's defense and cast his vote
for its safety.
1.-The Democratic candidate for gov
ernor seems to concede that all classes
OF American business life, save two,
are benefited by the protective sys-
tenn. These are the laboring men and
the farmers; and he appeals to them in
: the most imprisoned terms to over
throw a system which has reduced
them to poverty and slavery.
Benefits Workingmen.
Suppose the barriers erected at ev-
cry port were swept away and that our
markets were inundated with the man.
ufactures of foreign lands, what would
the millions who have been working in
protected industries do for a living
Where would they turn for employ
ment? Who would pay them high
The profits made by some Of our manu-
facturers are too great, but would like
the exponent Of free trade to explain
to the workingman how reduction of
these profits would tend to an increase
in wages. From the standpoint of a
workingman it is hard enough to get
fair wages when the profits are large,
and l want the advocate of O change
to explain how the struggle would be-
come easier If the profits were lessened
or should wholly disappear.
"The true analysis of the whole sub
ject is that the workingman is in
terested, first, in charging as much as
possible the work to be done in this
country, so that the demand for labor
will overrun the supply 1t is under
these conditions that the wage workers
win their enduring victories In the
second place, 1t is for the interest OF
the wage-workers that the profits OF
industry be great, for in such times the
employer most readily yields the en-
ploye his fair share. Before the free
trader can establish his title as the
friend Of the wage worker, he must
show, first, that under free trade there