The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-08-15
ALEXANDER n. STEPHENS.
synspsis ~ ~. Recent speech M Allan
-, Gs--Ths Political Issaes now Before
ths Country.

Synopsis of Hts Recent Speech M Allan
-, Gs--Ths Political lssues nov Before
she Country.
ATLANTA, GA. July 2s-There was a great
ovation 20 Alexander stephens here to-day.
By request. he al fressed the Legislature IL
noon on the great issues ~ the oay. Proba-
biythere never was sucn acrowd "a the Capt
No representative governments. he said. was
safe when the people did not understand its
principles. Jefferson expressed the whole
truth In three words when he said that the
safety OF the Republic Was In the intelligence.
virtue. and patriotism Of the people. lie
spoke OF the extra session and its work. lie
was In favor OF making the appropriations
At nrst only a few Democrats made threats
about Withholding them, but the right 70 ap-
proprlate money carried the right 90 desig.
NOT be used. m. House had : clear right 20
declare that not one cent shoul- go to sustain
troops &C the polls. This President vetoed
this provision. but, persistenfly iaboring. the
House AZ last secured his signature 10 a law
substantially the same.
We made An appropriation for the Mar
shais." said the speaker, .piving them the
means 20 carry on their Offices ~ the law d.
reefs. but declaring that neither they nor
their Deputies should use one cent OF II az
elections. The President vetoed that. and
on this issue we stand before the country to-
day. willtake this issue and go before the
people in any part Of this country 70 justify
ourselves There are two great questions
alton. As 70 taxation, Unjust say we are
poorer than we have been for 50 years, and
there are good reasons for IT, The present
What caused that crash The demonetiza-
tfon Of silver. Germany did IL first, then the
Latin States and then other countries of Eu-
rope. We fell into the error. too; nobody
money of the world amounted to $780,
$1,000; q this' 5000 na ware os sll
DEFINITE relations TO each other ever
since civilization began. but here. at one
blow, their relation WAS changed and over
one.half the worlds wealth put under the
er day that shrinkage of values In this coun
try. alter that fatal act. was more than the
whole expense OF our WAL That fatility was
now. except in re establishing the value Of
silver, and It's free coinage. We want $780,
900 in circulation. at least. We have now
only sls per capita. including all the boarded
gold and silver We want At least SIS per
capita or as much as we had before the crash
OF 1873. People fear the silver Hood would
let Il come from all the minesof AL the world
until We have thousand millions in circula-
tion. We did much 81 the extra session 70 re-
lieve the pressure. The Warner silver bill
was passed IL was almost exactly the bill
which offered the session before, and could
not get through As soon "a this bill passed,
the Prussian Government ordered It's Treas
ury 10 sell no more silver. This great ques-
tion will agitate the public mind during the
next two years as no question ever did since
II see that Mr. Secretary sherman. in his
recent speech at Portland. tried 20 raise a
new issue He says there Is another seces-
sion brewing Strange that he should have
said this with Ohio before his eyes-Onio,
err and hi his compeer' Rice, did ali they could
20 crush the other secession There y no
such issue Mr.. sherman says Mr.. sher.
man speaks Of revival Of prosperity. but
They are groanfng under financial distress
and cruel taxation worse than war.
"On the subject OF taxation he said thatthe
burdens were borne by the poor-the labor
Ing classes. Many poor man who lives from
hand TO mouth pays more tax than many 4
bondholder who Il worth half a million
They even tax the farmers corn he can not
make il into medicine for his family without
tax he can not sit down az night 20 smoke
his pipe without tax Virginia has paid
her debt 81 o ~ overs $4,000. the iarInel
can not make a little whisky for his own US
without an oppressive tax"
Mr.. stephens then argued that the onl,
hope of safety was In perfect RECOMMENDATION
of silver and Increased currency am not
in favor of carrying money around IN carts
i want a paper currency, based, dollar fol
dollar, on gold and silver. and it Will be goot
wht rever the n NJ waves. The people are op
pressed. and the cause that labor fOr-th<
cause that am willing 20 die fn-is the cass<
Of the people. But there Is hope that within
the next two years We anal ind relief. II ~
are true TO ourselves. We have the best Gov
eminent ever devised. Brougham said 4
was the greatest that ever existed. anu ~ -
been the wonder and admiration OF mankino
conture you. choose as your standard
bearer the man who will always stanI
firm on the principles OF the JenersoniaI
Democracy. There i no sectionalisn now
We love the Government, and under u ~
shall vet prosper more than ever In the past
That glorious nag Of our fathers shall wave
not over separated states, but over grans
confederated Republic A. President Haye
said In your city. Let IL wave over citizens
not over subjects with q true republican
fsm-a true democratic republicanism-w'
can maintain this as the most glorious GOV
eminent ever known to man."
Two thousand people heard the speech
Mr. stevens was frequently cheered. Afte
the speech crowds Of ladies pressed aroun'
TO speak 70 him.