Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-11-27

standard should be the needs of the Govern.
ment economicaily administered. But Sec
Rotary Folger, in his last report to Con-
gress, said the question now presses on us,
What legislation will relieve the people OF
| 1t is a burden, and it presses hard when it is
| Sso,e00,G00 year. How much would that
$4,000 900 do for the country if taxation were
reduced wisely and judiciously so as to leave
In the pockets of the people and in the chan
nels of trade the Ss5,eJo000 every year? How
niue would it contribute to the enterprise
How much would it bless LABOR and stimulates
capital?
the entrance door and grew SO loud that Mr..
Hendricks paused and asked for somebody's
interference in the interest of silence. The
! remark produced instant silence.
DEMOCRATIC THEORY OF TAXATION.
1 Continuing his address, he said:
OThe question is, what is the position of the
Democratic party upon the subject of taxa
ton? know no standard of taxation ex-
!, cept that taxes shall not exceed the needs
OF the Government economically admins
tered. If you know of any better and safer
/ standard of taxation what is it? At the Con-
| vention in Chicago the will OF the Democracy
OF this great nation was expressed in few
! sentences. resolution on taxation was
adopted. OF course, that resolution related
mainly to the tariff law. And now. if you
| please to give me your attention, will state
what the Democratic party at that Conven-
ton declared. 1t is expressed in four propo-
4 sitions.
L. Taxation shall not exceed the needs of
/ the Government economically administered.
| That is borrowed from Mr.. Arthur.
2. Taxation shall only be for public pur-
poses, and not for private gain and specula-
| ton.
8. In the adjustment of the taxes care shall
be taken not to hurt labor, not to harm cap
ital
| 1. Taxation shall be heaviest upon articles
of luxury and lightest upon articles of ne
| cessity.
| These four propositions my countrymen,
| express the entire Democratic doctrine on
the subject of taxation; and when that great
convention at Chicago adopted that plat
form it wrote it in letters of silver brightness
on its banner, and that bSnner it handed to
! Grover Cleveland and Thomas a. Hendricks,
and they said: This is the banner; carry it
out before the people, and stand or fall by
! been carried before the indomitabIe Democ-
lacy of Indiana. In triumph il waves to day.
It the onR o
public purposes and only to the extent of the
| needs of Government. 1t shall be organized
shall be heaviest articles of luxury and
Hghtest on articles OF necessity.
THE TARIFF.
They say the tariff is a very difficult thing
to understand. think it is difficult for those
who wish to make it difficult and to impose
somewhat upon the country. To me it is very
plain for it is written in those four sentences,
1t shall only be for the needs of the Govern
ment, it shall be adjusted SO as not to hurt
capital, not harm labor, and it shall be heav-
lest upon articles ofluxury and lightest upon
articles of necessity, [Cheersl. And now,
here that says nay to that sentiment of De-
mocracy let him rise up and say it. Now is
forever thereafter hold your peace" Let me
repeat it, and then you make your objection If
you choose each sentence by itself (pronounc-
ing again the four sentences relative to taxa
ton and pauSing for reply at the end OF each
sentencel. Is it possible that a Convention of
the people, consisting OF so many delegates,
has been able to pass upon that difficultques-
ton of the tariff, and so as to express itself
so that every man, woman and child in SO
large and intelligent an audience as this is
compelled to say, 'ThatS right?". 1t is an
uncommon Endorsement of Convention,
Il
being a whole souIed Democrat, Will you?
If party is so clearly right upon the subject
ernment-it can not be much wrong upon any
thing else. Taxation comes to mans home
was his is his no longer. 1t is like the law of
eminent domain that takes private property
for public use; like the law of the Govern
ment that says to the young man in the
bosom of the family. War has come, and |
you must serve in the army This
nendous that Government compasses
oreXercises, and now, when IL have submitted
sentence by sentence, and in detail, to this
great audience, the sentiment is that for
once, anyhow, the Democracy may be
trusted So next ., spring dng if G os1h9n
the machinery will somewhat slowly COM |
mence, not to destroy, but to remove OBJ |
jecfionS.
THE REPUBLICAN TARIFF PLANK.
Did you know the Republican party's !,
Chicago platform on the tariff subject |
to remove its inequalities and reform its |
excess? They pledged themselves to re-
form their own work. Since the war there |
Treasury, all being in the control of |
the Republicans, and now at the end
trymen: .sOur legislative taxing of you |
is not equal; it produces an excess |
f H9 TnVeh it It an is too late eo now The
time for repentance is not passed, but the
is now passed How is it 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 the taxation is unequal? |
The language of their platform admits |
1t is heavier upon one man than another;
upon one class and interest than another.
W i'll you be good enough to tell me what I
perpetrate than the making of an unequal
tax law? AS well might the Government in
time of war ask your son to serve two years
and your neighbours son four years; as well |
might the Government demand your pri-
waite property without just compensation
Dor for property taken under like cir
cumstances. But no, we must have equal
it that way. The Republican party demand
that the navy shall be restored. Well, don't
party to make on itself? When Senator Bay
ard icheerSl was speaking in New York at
1865 to 1888 the construction and repairing of |
the navy cost the people of the United States
over 500 100000.
THE TRIBUNE AND THE TALLAPoosA.
If we believe the New York Tribune, we
have navy. But as it only costs about
81 900, 900 to build man of war, we ought to
have 400 ships mt that rate. But three or four
weeks ago we had navy. 1t was called
the Tallapoosa. 1t was no doubt a
very poor one. for it could not fight
and it could not run away. It was
merely navy for pleasure, sailing around
with some of the heads of that department..
Well, on one of these excursions this navy of
ours came in collision with a sailing ship and
went down TO the bottom of the sea. Some
parties were very unkind as to say 1t was
a pity that the secretary was not then on
board, but 1 am not one that indorseS that
sentiment.
But want to tell you another story about
our navy that took place in the harbor or
Smyrna in 1854. Martin Kosta who had been
American ship in the harbor of Smyrna to
escape from the pursuit of this Austrian pur-
suers. He had intended to become
to make this country his home
The Captain of an Austrian manor
war, however, took Martin kosta prisoner,
with the intention of handing him over to pc
tried rebel. 1t was great DAY 1or tine
American navy, when the man of war
st. LOUIS, commanded by the gallant cap.
tain Ingram, sailed into that harbor, ana
the flag from under which he had been taken,
Captain Ingram sent word that If kosta was
not immediately put on board the ST. LOUIS
he would blow the Austrians out or the wa
ter, and although he had to live for lapse
of time in France, according to the stlpnit-
tions, pending the action of the American
Government, he was thankful to the great
and untirng efforts OF VIM. l.. Marcy, New
tary of State under Franklin Pierce admin
lstration, enabled to return and live IN the
United States, instead of passing the res L
matnder of his life in an Austrian dungeon
whoever is chosen after March next 70 MI
the position of Secretary OF the Navy Will sec