The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-06-15
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skill, not of any law. The great bust
ness men of the country, the men that
provided employment for SO many
thousands of their fellow citizens were
the real benefactors, the greatest ben
efactors, of a nation-not the lawyers,
the doctors, the painters or the poets.
Relative to Subsidies
Relative to subsidies, Mr. Grover OBJ
served that seventy years ago American
ships carried 80 per cent of American
products, but last year they carried only
8 per cent. The difficulties were very
great in the way of Americans who would
build ships for foreign trade. The steam
ships Minnesota and Dakota, for example
would be obliged to hire more expensive
seamen than would vessels owned abroad
Cinnamon would be the cheapest en-
ployes at sea, but Cinnamon could not be
hired without violating the American ex-
clusion law. Again, through rates by rail
and steamship could not be made secretly
in this country with view of meeting for
eign competition; the interstate COM
merce law stood in the way. It would be
necessary to publish the new rate by rail
to the seaboard, thus warning the for
eigner and permitting him to underbid
the American vessel owner Finally,
large subsidies were paid by most foreign
nations to their citizens who owned sea
going vessels. In the case of France,
the subsidy was practically large enough
to cover the whole cost of operating the
vessels. Such subsidies would be of great
advantage to the United States, and would
go far towards building up the American
merchant marine.
Success Not Due to Laws
In conclusion, Mr.. Grover said that he
did not believe that the success of Amer
lean business men or Of American cor
porations was due to laws; yet if any deb
egate could think of a law that ought to
be passed or that ought to be repealed. in
order to make conditions more favorable.
the speaker would be only too glad To
consult with that delegate and to fur
Their the adoption or the repeal of the law
indicated
Frank T. Wilson. of saltwater. speak
ing after Mr.. Growers address had fin
ished the formal programme. said that
the attorney had made strong argument
on behalf of freedom from restricting
laws. But Mr.. Wilson thought that equal
ity before the law should not be over
looked His own town of Saltwater as
he believed, had suffered because rner-
chants and manufacturers there could NOT
secure satisfactory railway rates DC
iO lo4 ger ~cllieS IL would be
wise, he thought to build up the small
towns and avoid congesting the large cit
les.
Among the obnoxious laws that shoujd
De repealed. P H. Rahilly. of Lake
City, named the tariff on lumber.
l.. F. hammers. of Heron Lake. said
that the convention had taken up too
many subjects. 1t was called to consider
immigration. Chairman Jaggard agreed
that the convention had wandered.
T.. r. Hunt, Of Mankato, didn't know
what the convention intended to do The
Minnesota legislature, Mr.. Hunt said
ought to do something to encourage i'm
migration. He sympathized with his
friend from Stillwatefs and thought that
railway rates We're not always equitable.
but no doubt the railroads had excellent
reasons Tor liking their schedule of rates
Speaking to motion by John M Dahi-