The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-01-25
Tsse Financial kso:icy cg ;:ac Gov

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The Hon. I. X. YoorEse5. Of Eud.ana.
in his spcccl, delivered in the House Of
Representatives on the 9th inst. all4ies to
the financial policy OF the govctnmen. IL
the following language:
Second only in importance to the i2h;y
question Of Union and constitutional
government is the financial policy which.
through the approaching generations cl
swest, toll aqd pain. Shall govern tbe tax
PAYERS of this deeply indebted aat!9n.-
Our public debt has assumed proportions
so vast and threatening that thinking men
siludder in It's contemplation. There would
be no profit now in inquirin~ whether ii
might have been less anl ycs the Union.
preserved. IS a fixed reality. and Fa.~
tened upon Us beyond the power at lest
Of present rescue. have decided opinions
which apply to Tie past, and which have
expressed. and which | shall never recall.
now approach the future in connection
with results over which had ID c3a.roI.
but which none the less impose da.ies In
cident to the position wkich holi. These
duties | shall discharge with not one par
tisan or selfish motiye, III the interest Of
every tax payer and every son of lsbor IL
the whole land
Sir. how long caa the inelual;tie, cf the
present revenue system be born? How long
will the poor and the lsborious pay tribute
to ;be rich and the idle? We haze two
grea! interests in this country, one Of which
has prostratcl the other. The past iour
years Of suffering and war hes been lhc
oaportuae harvest for the manufacturer.
The looms and machine shops O! .NcT -n--
Land. and the iron furnaces of pcnnsy,ya-
MA. have been morc prolific Of wealth. +
their owners than the most dazzling gold
mines OF the earth. ] nigh; here stop and
dwell on statistics and figures, hut the
public mind is already familiar with their
startling import They are the result CT
class legislation. Of monopoly Of tra !e
established. by law It may be said that
they indicate prosperity. Most cer;anly
;hcy do; bu- it i. the prosperity oi' one
who obtains The property of his neighhor
without any equivalent in return. The
present law Of tariff is being rapidly ua-
derstool. Ii is no longer deception. hu
rather well dcinedand clearly rccognzel
outrage. The agricultural labor Of the
land is driven u the counter; Gttha II 1T
gigantic monopoly ever before sanc:ioac /
by law. From is exhoraitant demands
there is no escape. The European mann
iac;urerS arc forbidden cur ports of trade
fer fear he might sell his goods at cheaper
tra;es and ihGS relieve the burdens OF the
consumer We have declarea bY law that
there is but one market ia,o which our
citizens shall 60 to make their purchases
and we haze left it 10 the owners of ,he
market to fix t.lsir own prices. The bare
statement oi such principe forcsha3ows
a! once the consequences which a5w from
it. Onc class Of citizens and by FAR TIE
largest an! most useful is placed At the
mercy for the nccessar:cs as vel n iuxu-
ries Of liie. Of the fostered. favored. AMI
protected class. 10 whose all the whole
power Of the Government IS gwen. Wiil
not such privilege be abused Can ava
ritious human nature Withstand such
temptation Is it amy wondcr or mystery
that the l:,riner and ths mechanic =,
rayins more than fouri5. the sc,ull value
OF every article which supplies their daily
wants an'i necessities.
Bat il Is claimed tha. tbs sYsism Is r
means Of revenue to assist in th- paying o.
the public debt ,vca if this be trde lis
iniguity wonl Be Infinitely agsr~s@tcd.- -
weu.d rather lie directly rDblol than
forced to assume. in the name Of justice
AMI right the burdens and obligations u
others more able 70 meet tlseiA ;han | am.
Must the western people, beaaG7c they are
CONSTRUCTS and nanuflc;urcrs. b. compe!l-
ed by indrection to meet a large proper
ton OF the dc5:s Of their fellow citizens ii
other sections? Sir. this question must he
met. It is in the minds anl months of
all The laboring classes in the west; and
they viii hail with general joy tic iael
that the President has declared IN Their
favor and against thc policy Of their bloat
ed and plcthoric oppressogs.