Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-18
HERDkIURs' SPEECIf.
The Wrongs OF Collecting an EnOr-
NOUS surplus-War Taxes In
Times OF Peace-NAtlouaItttea


TOLEDO, Sept. ll.--Last night Gov
Hendricks spoke to q Democratic mas
meeting In the Fifth ward, an immens,
audience, numbering fully 5000, beins
present. In the course Of his remarks
| he said
Ought there to be change In national
affairs, or In other words, ought we as q
nation to go on frem year to year ss we
have been going on in the past sub.
NIT to you that there are certain changes
we ought to feel important and proper.
First-There should be reform In the
revenue system Of the country. shall
not undertake to discuss this at length,
l say there ought to be change, mo6i-
hoation Of the revenue system Of the
country. What did the President OF
the United States say to Congress
two years agoH He said that
the taxation Of the people
was beyond the demands Of government
economically administered, and he urged
upon Congress that immediate reform in
that important particular ought to take
place. He told the Congress that
annually there was being collected a
hundred millions more from the pockets
and honest administration OF the
government required. he told them that
the next year 1t would be $l45, 900, 900.
At the next session Of Congress, after the
Republicans had somewhat amended the
revenue laws, the Secretary of the
Treasury called the attention Of Congress
again to the subject Of revenue reform,
He said that under the law as modified
the excess collected from the people was
1856, 600, ,O0O-$S5, 100000 collected from
tho people OF this country every year
beyond the demands OF an economical
administration Of the government. Ny
feilow citizens, the candidate for governor
OF the state OF Indiana in speeoh
not long since boosted Of
the fact that when the Republican party
came into power 1t found an empty
treasury, but that II now has an excess
In the treasury Of $400. .000, 900. This
statement Ia true that when this speech
was made there was s4OO, ,OOO, 900 |
lying idle and unemployed In
the treasury at the end OF the year. There |
will be added to that In new vaults an
other 300, 900, 900, and II will stand |
at 10000, 600, wrung from the |
people beyond the demands OF |
the government. Have you stopped |
to think hoU much that ia Z. II Ia more |
than half the paper currency Of the |
United States and when It comes 10 be |
$500, 900, 600 as It will be at the close OF |
the year and bsftre Congress can aot, IL |
The population Of the country Is
estimated at 80, coo, 900, there
will be looked up In the
treasury and the vaults dug down deep
beneath, $40 for every man, woman and |
,hild in the country. What forP l am
irRning the question, ought there to be q
'hsnge. The Democrats say in their
at Chicago that the revenue
must be reduced to the re-
lnirements OF the government
economically administered. What do
Tou say to that my fellow oitizensf Are
'ou Republican, are you Granger or
N independent Whst stever may be your
'arty relations, what do you say to that
,roposition Of the Chicago convention
hat the revenue shall be
educed to the needs OF the
overnment economically administered
Applause]. II you do not like that
ont vote for the Democrats; for when
he Democracy comes into power, ]
Undertake to say that the machinery will
10 turned for a while-baokward did l
ay No; forward in favor of reform /;
0 favor of reducing taxation to the wants
the government econmieRlly adminis-
sred. What are you going to collect any
lore for. Voioe-stealing Have you
topped to think that that money which
} now locked up ia a part OF our cur
sncy; that it has an Office to per-
'rm and that II the government
oes not need IL, the people do. Zap.
lause.1 Whatever the government does
OF need belongs to the people. II you
We IL to the government, pay it; II you
not owe 1t to the government for the ,
urpose Of carrying on its offices,
economically administered, don't ,
ay 1t. Just stop to think how
luch that $400, 600, 900 or $500, ,O00, 900, !
ould do for you and yours. don't ,
now how much II would do. / know ,
lat In Indiana. with soil OF wonderful !
chnese, with many Of the institutions ,
lat make wealth for the people j
establishments--I know |,
lat there is many 8 man that can't find i
nployment. There ia many a family !
lat are haid pressed because enterprise
80 HNSfRSNi bouauno bhbNC ID hU duDlOY- /
ent for labor. Ought that 10 be with
HUI, ,0OO,O OOO locked up In the treasury ,
he Democracy say "Reduos taxation /
ntil the amount shall be inst what the !
'vernment needs"
WAR TAXES IN TIME Or PRAcg. {
The war closed niuetsen ysnrs aSo. and l
| nineteen years this country should Z
ave been administered upon principles
lat govern In times OF peace. Why
lould we have extraordinary taxation t.
Fenty years after We have passed :
way from the condition of war Z q
ny Shall it beP When we reduce tax.
lou npon these principles until there
lall bs no more collected than the gov
nment needs, what will be the effect !
hat money which ia now looked up IN :
ID treasury will commence to
'w outward. 1t will come back
ZOE more into the pockets :
t'ls people and into the ohsn-
'is OF trade, where commerce and trade =
w stagnate and languish. There will !,
prosperity and activity again Where
ere is now Do employment for labor, 1t
III be found everywhere.
THE GERMANS AND IRISH. 4
The Republican party under the 1
adership OF the ohieitains who are at It's o
'ad have no@ abandoned substantially
cir old friends, the Germans, and v
ey are laying hold Of my L
iah friends with zeal thai a
absolutely beautiful. GCheers. What v
Ia the German done that he should be y
by the Repu blicsn party ii
usf.Bow Ia itthat noAddress to him and o
8 patriotic devotion is made and 1t Il
only made TO my Irish
lends. Why is this The only fault
know Of the German is that he saws I
hen he lived In Germany, beside the =
aine, he thought he had the right
decide for himself what he b
ould eat and drink, and where
thai he should be clothed.
le Republicans say that will not do, and
is only day before yesterd ay in the state +
Maine that they would pot trust this 4
lestion any longer to legislation tut a
Aoed 1t In the irrevocAble pro. a
sion Of their constitution thst
'aoeforth and forever NO man should I
ink his beer in the state OF Maine and j
70 candidate for Preside mt OF the United 1
stes did think It was proper thing for '
m to say that he did not q
'te on that question at all. What say !
N my German friendsH Ia @
right or wrong 7 TVoioe. a