Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-01-07

upon the delivery OF MS Boston
speech by Senator Quarles The Demo-
crat made the statement that no man
so welded to the harmful doctrine OF
commercial restriction ought to repre-
sent the great state OF Wisconsin In
the United States senate. 1t seems
that We are not alone In that opinion.
The Millers association at Milwaukee.
lastweek, adopted resolutions strongly
disappearing Of the sentiments ex-
pressed by Mr.. Quarles. They know
too we'll the dangers OF tax retaliation
as proposed by Mr.. Chamberlain to
look with complacency upon policy
OF standing pat.
And now comes Ellis b. Usher, and
In correspondence TO the Milwaukee
Journal adds his testimony as fol-
lows
"The millers OF Milwaukee, In Civ
Ing Senator Quarles notice that they
don't like the bourbon protection
doctrine Of his Boston speech, have
put into frank and public utterance
the sentiments ] have heard expressed
in private by dozens OF business men
and manufacturers OF the most ortho-
dox republican type, not only In Mil
waukee, but from all over Wisconsin.
Neither Senator Spooner nor Senator
Quarles nor Governor Larolette Is
abreast OF the business sentiment OF
Wisconsin upon this question. 1t Is n
case where tho leaders OF the party are
travelling by way freight and stopping
at every small station TO unload or
take on stuff that will delay progress.
"a brief extract from Mr.. Chamber
lain's address at Cardiff will give his
position frankly. He said: My pro-
prsals are simple and Ineligible. |
propose to pay our American kinsmon
and foreign competitors the greatest
compliment In my power. ! propose
to initiate them. ! propose TO say TO
them, you shut out our goods; we are
going To shut out yours. II you change
your opinion we are going TO change
ours. We are tired OF this one-slded
arrangement. Our great imperial
principle Is TO treat each other better
than We are treated by anyone else.
"Thero you have IL, DO the Amer.
lean millers and manufacturers want
any palmer notice than thaty They
are familiar with that argument. II
only needs to be put into the mouth OF
n Clay, u Blaine or n Mckinley, to be
our own American idea, with the
home market fanfaronade, How
cfllcaoious Is that sort OF an appeal to
selnshnoss, along with the 'Old Flag
OF our own protoctionlsts, or the I'M
ion Jack of Mr.. Chamberlain, to
rouse the spirit Of patriotism, no one
knows better than the Americans who
have prontted by the ludicious mixture
Of politics with their business "
Here Is what A. II. Warden says In
the Waukesha Dispatch,
" Senator Quarles' Boston speech
seems to have awakened II good deal
Of disgust among tho -four producers
In his home city. The junior Wiscon-
sin senator gave evidence In his speech
OF being conversant with wonderful
amount OF ignorance respecting tho
disastrous effect the adoption OF the
Chamberlain tariff would enforce upon
American grain aud flour producers,
which Is OF direct concern In Wiscon-
sin. Quarles' friends should advise
him against anymore oratorical stunts
on economic subjects without previ-
ously submitting his post-prandial
speeches to the intelligent censorship
OF someone who will nd just his reason
Ing to existing conditions"