The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-11-26

handed to Grover Cleveland and Thomas A.
Hendricks, and they said: This is the
banner; carry it out before the people, aud
stand or fall by the banner" lCheers.
That banner has been carried before the in
domitable Democrats of Indiana. In tri-
umph it waves to-day; in triumph it asserts
to the American people everywhere that
taxation shall only be for public
purposes, and only to the extent of
The needs OF the Government 1t shall
be organized 50 as not TO hurt
labor or harm capital. 1t shall be heaviest
on articles of luxury and lightest on articles
of necessity. They say the tariff is very
difficult thing to understand. i think it is
difficult for these who wish to make it diff
cult and TO impose somewhat upon the coDn-
try. To me it is very plain, for it is written
in those four sentences; it shall be for the
needs Of the Government, 1t shall be adj
justed so as not to hurt capital nor harm
labor and it shall be heaviest upon articles OF
luxury andlightest upon articles ofnecessity;
and new, my countrymen, If there be Re-
publican here tbatsays nay to that sentiment
OF Democracy, let him rise up and say 1t.
Now is the time to say it, or, as they say at
church, forever thereafter hold your peace.
Let me repeat it, and then you make your
objection, If you choose, each sentence By
itself; pronouncing again the four sentences
relative to taxation and pausing for reply
at the end of each sentence.
Is it possible, he continued, that q con.
yention of the people, consisting of so many
delegates, has been able to pass upon that
difficult question OF tariff so as to express
itself so that every man, woman and child
in so large and intelligent an audience
ss this is compelled 70 say. "rhats
rightP' It is on uncommon indorsement
OF con n7ention, and after this you won't
blame me much for being Bhole-souled
Democrat, will You? If party is so clearly
right upon the subject of taxation, one OF
the highest powers of the Govern
ment, it can not be wrong upon
mans home sndktakss for public use that
which was his is his no longer, like the law
OF eminent domain, that takes private prop
perty for public use. Like the law of the
Government, that says to the young man IN
the bosom of his family, ''War has come and
you must serve IN the army" this power
of taxation is one Of the most tremendous
that the Government compasses or exercises;
and now when have submitted, sentence
by sentence, and in detail, to this great
audience, the sentiment is that for
once, Democracy may be trusted. So
neSs spring. II G6reEpor Cleysland shall
call Congress together, the machinery will
commence, not to destroy, but to remove
objections Did you know the Republican
Chicago platform on the tariff subject
pledged Itself TO reform In the tariff, 50
as to remove its iHeouali ties and reform its
excess7 They pledged themselves to reform
their oGn work. Since the war
there has been no Democratic Sec
retary of the Treasury. all being
in the control Of the Republicans,
and now at the end of twenty years they
say to their countrymen: "O1r legislation
taxing you ie not equal. It produces excess
Of revenue, and we pledge you to reform
it," It is too late now, and the time for
repentance is not passed, bat time for good
work ia now passed. How is il that on the
subject of taxation the Republican party
has dared TO come before the great elements
Of power in this country. New York
City, Brooklyn City, and admit that taxa.
tion is unequal? The language OF their
platform admits IL is heavier On one man
than another, on one class and interest than
another. viii you be good enough
apolitical party in power can perpetrate than
the making Of an unequal tax law2 As well
might the Government in time of wsr ask
your son to serve two years, and your neigh
boris SOD four years; as well might
government demand your private property
pensstion to your neighbor for property
taken under like circumstances. Bat no,
we must have equality of taxation, and
the man Is going in that's going
to have 1t that way. The Republican party
demand that the navy shall be restored.
request for party to make of itself? Sem
ator Bsysrd [CheerH] was speaking
in New York at meeting
not long since he stated that from 1865 to
1880 the construction and the repairing
of the navy cost the people of
the United States over four hundred mil
lion of dollars. Yet, If we believe the
New York Tribune, We have no navy. But
as it only costs about one million to build a
man.oi-war, we ought to have 400 ships at
that rate. But three or four weeks ego
We We bad @6,,.Ioo.d navy; It was called called
q very poor one, for it could not fight
and it could not run away. II was
s5oTss sSSs With PSavy for p R'AaIs sbsse,ss sipS
that department. Wei, on one Of these
excursions this navy of ours came in coils
ion with a sailing chip and went down to the
bottom OF the sea. Some parties were
30 very uDkird as to say It was pity that
the Secretary was not then on board; but 1
am not one that indorses that sentiment.
But l want to tell yOQ another asSr
place In the Har6or of smyrna
IN 1854. Martin Kosts, who had been
Hungarian rebel, took refuge on board an
American ship in the harbor of Smyrna to
escape from the pursuit OF his Austrian pur-
suers. He had intended to become citizsn
OF Lne OnlteQ OtatoS, anu 10 maze L0lS
country his home, the captain Of an Aus
trisn man-ofwar, however, to Martin
Kosta a prisoner with the intention
of handing him over to be tried as o
rebel. As Ii was great day for
the American navy when the man-of-war
st. Louis commanded by the gallant Com
mander Ingram, sailed into that har-
Dor, and when Martin Kosts claimed
the protection of the flag from under
which he had been taken, Captain Ingram
sent word il Kosta was not Immediately put
on board the st. Louis he would blow the
Austrisn5 out of the water, and although
he had to live for lapse of
time in Franco according to the stipu-
lations pending the action of the American
Government, he was thankful to the great
and untiring efforts Of William L. Marcy,
New York's great son, who was then Secre-
tsry of State under Franklin Pierce's ed.
ministra.ion, 70 enable him 10 return aud
live in the United States instead Of passing
the remainder of his life in an Austrian
dungeon, and / will tell you, my fellow-cit-
izens, that whoever Is chosen sf.
ter March next TO fill the
position of Secretary of the Navy will see
that every dollar will be we'll spent toward
once more building up our navy.
Contrast that picture with the sdministra.
ton which Mr.. Lowell represents abroad.
Well, believe Mr.. Lowell is not coming
back, but when President Garfield was lying
nv, his duin0 had Iauaa q R1aiua Sao-