J. (John) S. Tripp, Northfield, Merchant – Protection is ostensibly for the protection of the wage workers of the land. The only way the laborers can be protected is by prohibiting immigration, thereby removing competition. This, however, is not desired. The workers in the protected industries are the poorest paid of any labor in this country. Therefore there is no valid excuse for longer upholding this iniquitous system on these grounds. Free trade is not demanded at this time. While it should ultimately be adopted by this country, it must come by degrees. A tariff for revenue only is what is now demanded. The tariff should be reduced so as to bring only enough revenue to cover expenses of the government. Tobacco and whisky should be heavily taxed. (The Saint Paul Daily Globe, Saturday Morning, March 17, 1888, Volume X, Number 77, Page 1)
Boards of Trade Union. Special to the Globe. Faribault, May 29. The annual meeting of the Boards of Trade union, for Owatonna, Faribault, Dundas, Northfield and Farmington was held here today. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: …J. S. Tripp, Northfield… (The Saint Paul Daily Globe, Wednesday Morning, May 30, 1888, Volume X, Number 15, Page 1)