The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-07

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bonds? Are there no conditions de-
manding any changes in any of the Sched-
ules of the present law. when dozens OF
highly protected steel and iron products.
including rails. locomotives. barbed wire
and agricultural implements of American
make are being sold daily in competition
with the so-called pauper labor of the
world in the home of this same paupel
labor?
More than that, when they are being
carried right by the south door Of Great
Britain on through the Strait of Gibraltar
and through the Suez canal to Briton' S
own colony of South Africa and sold there,
and when even more than that, they are
sold. after freight has been paid and a profit
obtained at a less price than the same
goods are sold to Americans In Amer
lean markets five miles from the factory.
terest'' has already ..demanded some al
terations in the tariff? The trouble is,
and will be as long as the Republicans are
in power. that private interests won't
The curious thing about a man who is
obtaining benefit by special legislation IS
that he insists upon playing two antago-
nistie roles. One day he Is an industrial
baron, boasting of having conquered the
markets Of the world. = and of being able
to keep them. because his goods are
knocking at the doors OF the committee
rooms of the national legislature, begging
continuance of protection against the
pauper labor of tffe- very market in which
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of condition. is it that will Justify public
interest in demanding an alteration?
Suppose the following plank had been
presented to the Republican convention,
does any one believe it would--haye been
adopted: Demanding a reduction of
tariff taxation upon trust-produced ar
ticleS to the point where foreign competi-
ton may enter the American market.
whenever trusts and combines seeking a
monopoly had raised their prices to the
American consumer above just and rea-
Low
shelter to protect them in extortion upon
the American people while they charge
| them prices higher than those charged for
elgrers for identical articles? p"
Suppose that an actual condition of
that sort had been shown as 1T has been.
would anybody advocating anything l
that condition. obtained any hearing from
that convention? fe,=sfis ~:
Mr.. Williams then gave an extended
review of the tariff question.
As to Reciprocity
The speaker said:a
How ridiculous the boast is. too. in
connection with the fat-footed refusd
OF the Republican, party in the senate to
approve the reciprocity treaties instituted
and completed by Mr.. Mckinley and sent
to that body by him for approval, espe-
ciafly the highly beneficial reciprocity
treaty with France; and in the teeth of
the refusal Of the Republican, administra-
!
toward the reconyening Of the joint high
commission for the purpose of establish
Ing reciprocal trade relations between
our northern ..neighbors Canada. and
our children there, and ourselves. Could
complalSant and reckless effrontery have
gone farther than it has gone in making
this statement? There is a succeeding
statement, however, which will vie with
1t. 1t is where the platform fayors COM
mercial reciprocity wherever reciprocal
arrangements can be effected without in
American cOy-icuIfIIra 1prioo an
labor or any American industry The
word any Is good in that connection.
What a stopcog it is to the turning Of the
wheel of commercial reciprocity.
Think of its full import. Injury is
good in that connection, too. tit all de-
Ponds upon what is meant by the word.
myself I will read Whatssan zinterview
contained on that subject: "If the
phrase means ANYTHING it means this:
to a secure e Eenesa PARE Is not Wll fag
the products Of our farms, mines, for
eStS or even manufactures broad, if in
admit into eempetit ion- with even the
least of our Industries any articles of
! foreign growth or production = fF
The record of the state department
was criticised severely MFR. Williams
continued:
Another. Representation
The Republican, platform. to sum it all
| up, urges the people TO stand pat in
| every respect except one. and that is a
respect in which well enough might have
been left alone. That is the plank III
which this language is used:
I'VE favor such congressional action as
shall determine whether by special dis
pensation the elective franchise in any
state has been unconstitutionally limited. -
followed by the promise made in that
event, to reduce Southern representation
in the houses of representatives and in
the electoral college. The pledge is to re-
duce representation If it is found the
Suffrage has been unconstitutionally linn
tied. The only unconstitutional limita-
ton would be in violation of the fifteenth
amendment because of race, color or
previous condition of servitude.
Unconstitutionaily limited The adj
verb unconstitutionally is useless and
| fools nobody. especially when one re-
members that the author of the phrase.
! or at least the voice that read it, was
| the author of the old Force bill Whether
| or not the suffrage has been 'unconstitu
tlOnal1y limited is a matter for the courts;
to determine. and a report of a Republic
! an committee on elections in the last
congress so confeSseS it.
If man be unconstitutionally denied the
suffrage, then after d determination TO
that effect he can vote. the remedy and
| the right remedy Having voted of
course. there could be no reduction of
representation on this account. But all
this deceiyes nobody, as | said. The
| real object of the Republican party in so
far as that plank is concerned, however.
| clothed, is to reduce Southern representa-
| ton without reducing that of Massa :
/ chusetts, Connecticut and other states
| wherever in the South negroes are dis
| franchised, not as such, but because of
! ignorance by an educational qualification
or because of any right reason in any
other constitutional way
/ Disfranehisement of a negro in MiSsis-
| sippi for ignorance is a horrible, thing;
| acknowledgements of white man for
! ignorance in Massachusetts or Connecti-
cut is part of New England higher
education.
Let not the business interests of the
| country deceive itself let those control
ling il prepare, if Roosevelt is elected on
! this platform. for another period of ur-
| certainty first, business disturbance and
race war in the Southern states instead
! of that peace and prosperity which both
races now enjoy and which has been con-
! sidered possible only by home rule and
| by white supremacy. Let the South not
| deceive itself either.
Democratic Position
! But enough about the other party. Some
| things about ourselves. One thing this
country can rely upon the Democracy win
nominate untrammeled man who viii not
reckleSSiy violate international usages
who will not keep people guessing about
what he is going to do or what he is not
going to do Or say, but will nominate
HIM upon a platform ignoring dead issues
and dealing with every present live. issue
IN tones certain and unaSSailable fayoring