The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-10-06

When political party goes before the
people asking Tor their votes, IL is proper
that something more than mere plat
forms, high-sounding words, or rhetori-
cal flOuriShes be presented for their con-
sideratiou. IL is a right that belongs 10
the people, to demand the principles and
the policy that are ~ govern the party,
should IL be sseeessftil. IL has been too
often the custom Of willy politicians to
go before the people advocating one set
oi principles, aud after getting into pow
er be governed by principles entirely
Opposite. This has been the custom Of
the politicians Of the Radical party, ana
we have Witnessed this sort of dema-
gogurey both in our National and state
governments. Even our own county
eau furnish one or two such examples.
In going before the people this year.
the Democratic party presents record
.of which everv tax-payer IN Indiana
should feel proud. IL presents a record
Ia perfect harmony with tie principles
enunciated in it, platform, and as advo-
Gated by iis press aud it, public speakers.
The platform speaks no uncertain words
in regard TO reform. aud the records of
the Legislatures OF 1871 and ISIS. which
were Democratic. stand out to-day in
bold relief n evidences that the Demo
cratic party l. the only true reform
party in the State that :. likely tO bring
about the reform 20 much needed.
In 1870 the Democratic party went
before the people advocating reform,
showing where and how IL could be
effected. The party was successful and
every pledge was redeemed. In 1872
the Republican party succeeded in get
ting majority in the Legislature. and
what did that party doE 1t repealed
the reform Laws enacted by the Demo
cratic Legislature. and thereby increased
the taxes tor State purposes a. well a.
for county purposes. The fee and
salary bill alone was a saving to the tax
gaayers Of each county of several thOus-
aud dollars. The fees of county officers
by tire enactment of the Fee aud SALARY
ELL of 1873 were greatly increascd-in
many instances over one hundred per
cent. as NAV be seen bv compari son
in another column. IL did not stop at
repeating the reform laws OF the former
Legislature, but passed the most inla-
mOus act IrfDn uur statute, that OF re-
the Stale for political pur-
poses. 1his act was passed 10y the
leaders OF the party. for the purpose Oi
perpetuaiing themselves iu pow that
they might continue TO plunder the
treasury.
Ia ls74 the Democracy went before
the people again upon their reform
RECORD aud were ,uccr>slui. " hat did
the party io in the W1v al RETURN. II
rrts4lrd the fe- aud salary liill of
1873" thereby >avin. the people of each
count, ilIuu,and~ OF dollar iu the wav
of taxation. II did not stop here. II
revised aud reformed every department
of ths ciyii service aud redurel thc ice>
and salarics at nearly all officer II re-
duced the tees of thc state Officers more
thtn S25.t-u per wear u saVcd the State
an average of ss9p per day in legi gi>lative
exponsr~ alone IL ,1vod The Stale more
than sTUsO = year ~ printing the Su-
prcIne out reports ~ saved tlic state
last year more than $4,000 Ia the item
Of public printing it saved the State
more than 10000 ~ the wav OF !rgi--
latiVe expenses IL saved the state more
than s2l $50 in the per diem Ot nItln
hcls. aud reduced the rcr diem fTpul
eight to- i've dollars per day. thereby
saving the handsome sum of sI51 per
day during the coming Legislature
Aud il ~dved the State on legislative eN-
peus.s and specific appropriations one
hundred and fourteen thousand. four
husidred and nineiy-uue dollar, That
being the difference IN the expenditure
of tlle last two Lrsis alures. IL thi- not
Ia proud rsrotd TO present to the tax
pay ere Of Isdiana p (iockport Demo
Icrst