Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-09-11
THE NORTHWEST
GOV HENDRICKS KEYNOTE.
a MASTERLY ARRAICNMENT OF
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
The Need of Governmental Reform
Achange ofParty theonlyRemedy
-ourRottingMerchant Marine
Contrast Between Marcy
and Blaine.

INDIANAPOLIS, September 1.-The
campaign i'm this State was formally
opened by both parties Saturday and a
hundred speeches were delivered in the
cities and towns i'm various parts of
Indiana. In this city the Republicans
did not hold meeting. The Demo-
Gratis had large street demonstration,
many uniformed clubs, carrying torches
and transparencies, participating. EX-
Governor Hendricks addressed an audi
ence numbering several thousand per-
sons.
SPEECH OF MIR. HENDRICKS.
Mr. Hendricks proceeded at once to
discuss the necessity and Importance of
revenue reform. He contended that
while the government has the right and
power to levy and collect sufficient
revenue for its economical administra-
ton it became usurpation when it took
money for uses not authorized by the
Constitution, or not for the public well
fare, or that it may be piled in vaults to
tempt the greed of the unscrupulous.
He admitted that when the war came
increased taxation was right, just and
necessary, but with the war and the ex-
penditures consequent upon it there
passed away the necessity for war
standard of taxation. Why, then, has
such standard continued? The party
that has held almost unbroken power
for nineteen years of peace must re-
Spond to that inquiry. President
Arthur had repeatedly called the atten-
ton of Congress to the desirabiltv of
reducing taxation, yet the surplus of
this year, according to the estimate of
the Secretary of the Treasury, will be
$S5, 100000, exclusive of the $400, ,00O,O
already accumulated, or more than half
the total paper currency of the country,
in the country.
He would solve this question by re-
ducing the taxes, and thus leaving the
money not needed by the government
in the pockets of the people and in the
channels of trade and commerce. The
party in power will not give us this re-
form. 1t must come from other quar-
ters. The Democratic party stands
pledged in its platform "tO revise the
tariffin spirit of fairness to all inter-
ests," and that "any change of law must
be at every step regardful' of the labor
and capital employed in the industries
of the country and Custom House taxes
shall bear "heaviest on articles ofluXury
and lightest on articles of necessity,n
and that 'the necessary reduction in
taxation can and must be effected with
out depriving American labor of the
ability to compete successfully with
foreign labor"
These principles of the platform are
plainly written and easily understood.
They present the conservative purpose
of the Democracy touching revenue re-
form. When expressed in the laws
their beneficent influence will become
active and universal. Lower taxes will
signify lighter burdens upon the peo-
pie; money returning to the channels
OF trade; enterprise restored and stimu-
lated ; renewed demand for the product
of industry and the consequent increas-
ed demand for labor and universal pros
perity. If the four hundred millions
now locked up in the Treasury were re-
stored to the channels of trade and
commerce who can doubt that labor
would find employment and the man
ufacturer market for his fabricso
OUR NAVY AND MERCHANT MARINE.
Mr.. Hendricks then referred to our
ocean commerce, and said: "The obit-
uary to our merchant navy is written
in our tariff and shipping laws. Its
spirit of enterprise and daring that once
brought wealth to our shores and pride
to our people and that furnished con-
genial employment to thousands of our
brave and hardy sons is now buried in
the Treasury vaults under those four
hundred millions.
He spoke of the lamentable condition
of our war navy and coast defenses,
which are inferior to some of the South
American states and asked what party
held the reins of political power while
the navy was rotting down and the
coast Notifications passing into dilapi-
datiOn. Democracy looks with shame
and humiliation upon our present mis-
cradle navy, and regards with anxiety
our unprotected seaboard. 1t would
have war vessels of sufficient number
and strength to withstand any naval
power on earth, and to make its flag
respected upon every sea and in every
port in the world.
FOREIGN POLICIES COMPARED.
Much is said about the probable for
eign policy of the presidential candi-
dates, and for Mr.. Blaine that he will
be more American and dashing. His
South American interference was neith-
er. OF course we know what vote this
claim is intended to reach. | think it
will fail. The vote is too intelligent.
The platforms do not differ materially.
Let their merits be decided upon the
comparison and contrast of two cases,
one under Democratic administration,
and the other under Mr.. Blaine as Sec
retary Of State. In 1S49 Martin Kosza-
ia was engaged in the Hungarian revolt
against Austria. Upon the suppression
of the revolt he became a refugee and
sought an asylum and home in the
United States. He declared his inten-
ton to become citizens of this coun-
fry In 1891 without having m Tnnletnd