The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-08-04
MOTIONS SPEECH.


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oe Produ ced in the United states were 10 COM
q IN free, or that the tariff upon them sI,opid n.
70 ho po.ns so low as not to afford protection
70 nome production as against the i'm ,orted ar
lcle IL was insisted that If the tariff "a re pro
tS Sc'ion 10 home production it would diminish
the importation and thereby diminish the .sye
nue. 70 the government.
NV 1t was SO obvious that tariff levied uron
tuese principles would be exclusively for Ihe
Denent OF foreign and against home indnstsv
Ihat mus line OF argument has been mainlS
abandoned: Justice, common sen s<s and nafrin<-
ism alike dictated that, as a tariff was n neces
SHY IL should be levied not in he tntereSf ~
and 5eas =, ne d0nop9ly but so as 10 ford iar
| foreign industries, relying upon corspefffion IN
oripg soout reduction OF prices to the people
anu II y upon this pri Aeiple that the publican
party mas attempted tc-regulaJe the tsT1x.
THE JARGoN oF FREE TRADE.
no" utterly senseless is this .sargop OF free
trade when advertised to the peopIeiivip- in, The
Mississippi valley. far away from me sea enesf
Here we are in Indiana, 80 miles from thu. near
est sea port However greas aud CHEAP the
facilities for transportation NAV become for ss,r
products 20 the sea board, this distance eon
a nTveI De diminished and transportation most
aiMsSs oe great oostscle and expense in our
approach 10 foreign markets, and a q Iaroel5- to
ine 1ost oi All we import there thisgreat val
| icy we nave soil OF unsurpassed fertlIitv tina
Der, coal, ores, mineral resources OF every eha,-
acIer, anu an the mea IS for sust aiming a vast
PoPuitlon ana almost every variety OF Industry
ana production. And with these Immense nd va,s-
t9ges In our possession, how unwise il is 10 Gull
upon foreign, distant and costly markeis for
our productions, and To import from other
States and countries those articles whict, GO
can better produce OF selves Now whersne
| time has come Tor the development of the N :
| sources and industries of The West and for tta
establishment of our prosperity unon SIRE fanr
datiOns, and 10 obtain that comrnerciaI snnerj.
orty winch our natural advantages give us, if
We Will Dus improve them, we are met with the
Insane cry OF Tree trade, and advised TO throw
down every protection TO home industry. To mt
and dignity with the pauper labor OF E,,rone
and to continue our dependence upon the East
ana the payment OF tribute to foreign countries
The States OF the Northwest have ceas III To he
regarded as mere outlying vegetable garden and
truck patches TO furnish the marketings OF the
oder and richer communities of the East, and
nave become opulenI, powerful and Intelligent
communities. capable of forming their own po-
their resources OF the most fndependenf and
prosperous among the States
LET THE PEOPLE VOTE FOR PRESIDENT d.
RECT.
Another question of paramount Importance
rising high above ordinary political considera-
ton, is the proposition to amend the constitu-
ton so as to elect the president and vice rresi-
dent by the direct vote of the people. The dan
gers and imperfections of the present system
are well understood, and may plunge the nation
into civil war at any time.
The theory and reasons for the establishment
OF the electoral colleges have all Jailed and
the colleges are but useless machinery, potent |
only for mischief; Electors being chosen by |
may determine the Whole vote of q State and |
this has often been controlled by the fraudulent
vote 10 large city, which was the case in New
York in 1865. There is no provision in any
state for contesting the election of president al
electors, however notorious the fraud OF vio-
lence by which they may have been chosen. If |
no capdidate receive. The vote of a majority Of
the whole number OF electors, then the election |
OF presld MT Is TO be made by the House of |
Representatives, in which each State has one |
vote; Nevada, with 1900 poop e, having the |
election of president is anti-republican grs ssly
lnequltable, presents the grandest opportunities
for CORFU ptiOu and intrigue. and is frauoht wit
imminent danger to the republic.
In I'D Mr.. Adams, who had received less than |
one-third OF the popular vote, was elected pres.
Gen. jackson, who had received a large plurality
ofthe popular and electoral vote. In this cleo |
uon Mr.. Clay, as member of the House east
his vote and influence for Mr.. Adams, after |
ward became his secretary of state, and never |
recovered LON the charges of bargain and sale. |
In the only other election OF president By the |
House of Representatives in 1901, Mr.. Jefferson /
was chosen after q protracted struggle runnino
through many days, and 1T il now n well estab-
lished historical fact that three States finally
changed their vote TO Mr.. Jefferson, giving him |
the election upon an understanding In regard TO |
measures and the retention of certain persons i'm
office, which would now be regarded as corruDt |
The path of duty is the pain of safety. We |
should brush away the ELECTORAL machinery and |
the election by the House of Representatives.andl
direct vote OF the people, giving the election 10
the candidate who has the highest number of /
votes.
CONTROL OF RAILROADS.
stitution "to regulate commerce among the sew |
eral States" and whatever is necessary TO exc |
cute the power must be included in IT, II |
commerce can not be success suIIy regulated \
without regulating the means OF transportation |
the instruments bywhich il is conducted, then /
the power 10 regulate these must be included /
only to commerce among the several STATES ana
not TO apply to that which is exclusively con-
fined TO the interior o. one State. Rail-
roads have become the instruments
by which the greater part of commerce /
Is carried OIL among the several States and
have, 10 great extent, superseded not only riv-
erS and canals, but also stages, wagons and |
horses There are few lines of railroad now
that in Their connections and consultations
have not become parts OF lines engaged in CON-
merce among the several States. Although |
railroad companies, like steamboat companies
are chartered by the States, yet, in most cases,
they are authorized TO form consultations and
running arrangements with lines of railroad in
other states and to take leases of roads in other
states. Most Of these corporations own and
control lines of road summing into or across ad
Joining states, and several either own or have
leased thousands of miles of DAD, stretching far
north and south, and half way across the conii-I
neat. These great lines of railway, thus rami-
flying the Union and affecting the interests and
prosperity OF the States, under the control
OF small boards of directors in Philadelphia,
New York or Baltimore, and chiefly ruled by a
few leading minds that really exert more power
over the nation than governors or presidents.
REGULATIONS SHOULD BE UNIFORM.
Whether we consider the interests of the rail-
roads or of the several States through which
they pass it seems equally important that they
should be subject to uniform regulations which |
can only be secured bxnational control. IF the
through lines from the Atlantic 10 the Missis-
sippi may be regualated In one way by Ohio, an
other by ndia "a, and still another by Illinois,
they may become the victims of unfritndly leg
islation, and be greatly crippled and hindered
in their operation. and each State acting its
own interests, may not consider those OF other
Stetes, and may regulate against them. t
each State may regulate within its own
territory those roads employed in inter
State commerce, we may have reproduced some
OF tbo.e disorders and conflicts which exist
ed between the States before the constitution
70 med. True, the railroad com panies de
rive their power from The state charters, bat !
they must accept their franchises upon the con I
dItion that If they engage in commerce among
the several states, they will he subject To the
power of regulation which was vested IN Con-
gresS by the constitution, long before any rail-
road charter was granted. Ii is hardly too much /