The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-10
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sense, and it is conceded that the. senate
will bass some bill to which the presl-
dent can give his approval.
Approaching the force of the speech
made by Representative Rainey, the re,
publican s~tandpatters have engaged
Representative Hepburn to reply TO IT,
Hepburn being from the middle West
and representing an agricultural dis
trict, it is figured, can make a more
effective reply than any of the repre-
sentatives from the manufacturing cen
tiers of the east. And besides. Hep
burn is a logical and a convincing
talker.
Just what line of reply Mr.. Hepburn
is to take has not been definitely dis
closed, but it is understood that he is
to take the position that the watch deal
er in New York, who was used by Mr..
Rainey to prove his position, has jug
gled the situation so as to bring bust
ness to his door. 1t is charged that he
will not sell a movement unless he sells
a case to go with it, and that he makes
enough profit on the case to give a fair
profit on the whole transaction. In
short, it is claimed that the New York
dealer 8 proposition is not fair, and will
not stand the test of analysis.
Cites Minneapolis Mills.
After bringing out this point, it Is
said to be the purpose of Mr.. Hepburn
to point out that any cutting down of
prices in this country must be accom-
panied by a corresponding cutting
down of wages. The surplus Of Ameri-
can factories of all kinds, goes abroad
every year. and is sold at prices consid-
erably lower than the prices for the
same class Of goods at home. But this
arrangement, it is pointed out, permits
the American manufacturer to keep his
4 foofor1r r,,npinr oil tho Wow
I am told by standpat gentlemen
! that there is not an industry in the
/ United States, having wide trade, do
nestle or foreign, or both, that does
; not do in effect what the watch manu-
facturers are accused of doing, and the
big Minneapolis Touring mills were
cited to me as offering a concrete Illus
t~ration. Flour, it is said, is no cheaper
at retail in Minneapolis than in other
parts Of the country, or abroad.
Were it not for this large outside
business, which is necessarily done at a
very small profit on account of the cost
Of transportation, the Minneapolis mills
would cater only to the people immedi7
ately in their vicinity, and Minneapolis
would lose its prestige as a milling cen
ter. At the same time, labor would be
tremendously affected.
McCleary Drank It In.
This illustration is cited here with.
out any opinion as to whether or not it
is a fair answer to the watch argument
of Mr.. Rainey. [ quote it to show the
way the %standpat people, or some OF
them, are talking and as a suggestion
OF n Of the turns which the Hepburn
reply to Rainey may possibly take.
While Mr.. Rainey was making hi!
1 watch speech, Nh. McCleary of Mime
sofa sat a couple of seats away from
him and did not take his eyes off him
cor lose a word he said. This same de
gree of interest was taken by othel
prominent %standpat members Of thu
house. all of which is an evidence O.
the significance the standpatters fea,
the speech may have before the coun
try. ~.
In the opinion Of some of his friends
AMIR: McCleary should have made hi
IItarif speech several weeks ago. It is al
hready and only waits the Mankat,
oman 8 pleasure. He is now being urget
ito deliver it within the next two weeks
2perhaps this week, and when delivered
lit will be expected to include a .forma
lreply to Mr.. Rainey, unless that gentle
imam should prove to be sufficiently an
sswered by "Unele Pete' Hepburn. !