The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-09-21

Gov. Hendricks at Council Bluns
AZ the invitation or the Iowa Stat
Democratio Committee, Hon. r. A
Hendricks addressed tho people Of sha
State, on 10 political issues. severa
timas last week, and was enfhusIn~tical
~ received. We make few exusct
from biz Council Bluff speech, ant
commend them % Tho careful though
of the people:
4 nEvRSUe AND TARlEy.
/ When the revenues shall bo reduces
70 the standard Of an economical admin
Iistration, extrevagant and corrupt appro
'priations will cease. A. Il once was I
will Ike sgain.
4 Reduction Of revenue and tariff 70
form must come hand IN hand. III
',conptry expected much Of tho tariff com
'Imission, aud had right to expect much
Under tho circumstances any disap
ipoiniment was gficvous. The selcc
'fion of the commissioners was aufhoriz
- with view TO fair consideration o
|a!l the important intcrcsts or the country
and the necessities OF the treasury
They stood forbidden 20 carry into thelI
consultations tho spirit or the partisan
The adjustment of tariff, Justly ana wise
Ilv, 20 = 20 sAtisfy tho country, would
have given quiet and confidence 10 bus.
|inces, and promoted the prosperity of aI
|its branches. To that work The commls.
|sion seems not 20 have beon adequate
and congress, IA tho measure which Il
afterwards adopted, fell below The
|sraDdsr1 Of the comuission. Much ol
the work of tariG roform remains yet %
|bo done
A tariff viii not b abandoned during
the continuance Of The public debt, md
will probably continue mcoDo Of ordi-
nary revenue, along with tho tax upon
|vh!sky, beer and tobocco. IT. proper
adjustment a Of the greatest importance
10 the people IL all their Interosis. Your
convontion declared - favor OF tariG
for revenue only, by the conservative
means Of "gradual end pcrsislent 70
|ductjon 81 protcct;ve dntics.7 The de-
|mocracy ef Ohio recently declared I'm
favor Of tariff fer revenue limited "a
tho necessities Of govcrpDeul economi.
|cslly sdmihistercd, and % adjusted 81
~ application ~ 70 prevent unequal bur-
'c~7s M -~~rn<-> cgc1 1ucfIve Industries
|1t home, Afford lust compcnsofion q
labor. bot no< e create = foster nonopo-
lee
ktiz Asgus< coaveusloo Or lass yea
the deDocracy Or Indiana declared u
favor of arevis1on Of tho apresent un)usl
tariff" and that sthe consultation Or shs
Upi;rd 6:a.os confscs upon congress tie
power 70 establish : tariff for revenue,
End = jost sEd proper exercise of thAl
power wo hvor such q ndjuslment 81
its provislona within the revenue stand
ard. = viii promote tho Industrioe d
he countFy and tho inlereste q labor,
without creating monOpolIco.'
u that connection Tho convention d.
clarcd that federal taxes shOud ~ q
reduced % tho lowest point conGislen(
with The wants cf The goveFnmcnt under
an homes: ard economical adminlotFa-
tion Of Ito 1lhIre. and that snch tnxoe Be
20 adjusted = % socuro equity q their
REPUBLICAN MORALITY AZ KxENPx1yIxp
m DonEEY.
Upon questions Or public virtue and
political morality, fhc republican leaders
have claimed : special excellence o.
opinion, and purity Of conduct, and that
therefore they arc entitled - tho votes
and c1iccs of the people. Nay ask your
attention % Z brief examination of lhc|
validity of that cIaimf For more than
twenty years that party has been in]
power, distributing ofloos. oontrolline|
patronage and the expondlturo Of money
II has boon able - give tho strongest e.
unrancc cf catificaticn % the omblfioue|
md the vo1al. TO them, \ he bold oul|
Ire sIluring pr0epects OF o6ic1al h0uors|
ana gain. such influences = fhese hsvs|
crowded the ranks q that party with
tho clssscs ! have mentioned, n dispro-|
postionatc nunbcrs, and stimulated their
party 1cal and activity, even 70 he detri-|
ment or the public welfare.
F1ud and force have reached and
polluted thv ballot box corruption has|
Interrupted and perverted TIE execution
Of tho rcvonne laws. and written tho|
Of high officials N the rocor1s|
o. the pcnitcntiaries; the United STATED
malls have boon made 20 carry Jobs and
schemes Of plcndor, and when tho poo-|
pie Invoked tho aathority of lho law for|
The punishmont of tho offending portIoo,l
Il turned ont that tho oEloIAIs, who had
been unable % preserve . pure adminis-|
tration o. the lawn, were equally inef-
0cisnt II vindic0eIng The caueo Of v6lIc|
jusiioo, and The manner Of tho prosocu-
licas, and tho attendant sconee and incl
dents became only less oGonsive than the|
crimes prosecuted.
Who of I'll that hear mo to-day would
hcsitato % champion their country's
cause n the protection and defenso of
the elective franchise, whom aosaiIod "
Gets Of violence, or The corruptIng in-
fucnce Or money! A. he riok % lie
and prooortv Won wou1d tnrn IA hlow