Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-01
ELoQuENTLY OPENED.
The Democratic Campaign In In
diana lnaugurated,
DEATH IN A RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Another Arctic Expedition Proposed---The
Postal Congress POstponed---TwO
Postoffices Robbed.
THE CREAM OF SUNDAYS NEWS,

INDIANA POLLS, August 3l.-The campaign
in this State was formally opened BY both
parties yesterday, and hundred speeches
were delivered in the cities and towns in
various parts of Indiana. In this city, how.
eveb the Republicans did not hold q meet
ing. The Democrats had a large street
demonstration, many uniformed clubs carry
ing torches and transparencies participating.
The speaking took place from stand in the
Circle, where Ex-Governor Hendricks ad-
dressed an audience numbering several
thousand persons. His speech was very ex-
haustive and complete. Speaking of the
necessity for revenue reform Mr.. Hendricks
said:
The power to- levy and collect taxes is
among the highest and most responsible of
the attributes of Government
When the war came taxation was neces-
sarily and rightfully increased, Large
revenues were needed to supply and main
tain great armies. But with the war, and
the expenditures consequent upon it there
passed away the necessity for a war stand.
ard Of taxation. Why, then, has such
standard been continued? The party that
has held TTv., unbroken power ior nine
Teen years Of peace must respond to that
| inquiry. For the fiscal year ended June
| 30, 1881, the surplus revenue amounted 10
SlOO,OO0,O0O. For the fiscal year ended the
3Oth of June last the surplus was more than
! l45,OO0,OOO."
What say you, my couhtrymdn, did that
showing not call for revenue reform? Dur
ing that Congress the House was mR4e pos
itively Republican, largely by partiSs.f' &C
ton. Not much heed was gwen to it by
the startling statement made by the Presi
dent of the enormous excess in the revenue.
The modification of the internal revenue
system and of the tariff made on the March
following left an excess Of SS5 ,000 900 OF
revenue. In his last annual report (3d o.
december last the Secretary Of the Treas.
ury estimates the surplus for the current
YEAR at s5,O00,0OO, and adds: $50 the
question still presses What legislation is
necessary to relieve the people of unneces.
sary taxesY' Yes, it is the question Of SS5,-
000, 900 unnecessary taxes in one
year. The accumulation is constant
Estimating our population at fifty
millions, il is 81 for each man,
woman and child. That great sum of
money lies idle in the Treasury In the
language Of the Secretary of the Treasury
"1he question still presses, what legislation
is necessary to relieve the people Of unnec-
essary taxes?' 1t is the question of rev.
enue reform. Solve this question, my
countrymen by reducing 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. As the years have rolled by, with
them in power, the machinery Of law mex
orable in its action has gone on collecting
from the taxpayers in excess; boarding and
accommodating.
The Democratic Plan.
May ask your attention 70 the plan and
principles Of revenue reform to which the
Democracy are pledged by the Chicago |
platform Federal taxation shall not ex- |
ceed the needs Of the Government ecoAomi-
cally adIninisted " DO you approve tbatS |
If not, wosld you have the Government |
wastefully or corrSptly administered TO make |
room and pretext for higher taxes2 Fed |
eral taxation shall be exclusively for public |
purposes. Would you have it otherwise |
If taxation can have for its object other |
than public purposes, then what parposes2
May the object and purpose be individual
and private gain2 do not question that |
it may be and often is an incident that one
man receives greater benefit or carries a
greater burden than another because Of
prescribed tax. IL buy au imported ar
ticle with duty upon II, bear the burden |
of the duty lfyou manufacture like ar
ticle and sell il at an advance Of price equal
TO the duty then to that extent you are ben
Gifted. But the individual benefit or bur.
den is not the object or purpose OF the laS;
il is out the necessary incident.
The Plaif,rn.
These principlesof the platform are plain
IL written and easily understood. They
present the conservative purpose Of the De
mocrscy touching revenae reform. When
expressed in the laws their bene6cent inHu-
ence nal become active and universal Low
er taxes will signify lighter burdens upOn
the people; money returning 10 the chan
nels of trade; enterprise restored and stimn.
lated; renewed demand for the products Of
industry, and the consequent increased de-
mand for labor, and universal prosperity. If
the S400, 900 600 now locked up in the
Treasury were restored to, the channels Of
trade and commerce who can doubt that
labor would find employment and the man.
uiactursr market for bis fabricsf
The Foreign PoISey.
Ref.ring to Blaines- prospective foreign
policy, il elected, Mr.. Hendricks continued:
May ask your attention to one other
subject? Much it said about the probable
foreign policy Of the Presidential candidate
and as Mr.. Blaine it is claimed that he will
be more American and dashing. His
South American interference was neither
fsourse we know what vote this claim is
irssnded to reach. think it will fail The
vD.e is too intelligent
Martin Kozta-
Let the merit Of this claim be decided
npon the comparison and contrast Of two
cases, one under Democratic adminiStra-
ton and the other under Mr. Blaine as Sec
retary of State. In lS49 Martin Koszfa
vas engaged in the Hungarian revolt against
Austria. Upon the suppression Of the re-
volt he became . refugee and sought an
asylum and home in the United States
He declared his intention to become 9 oiti-
zen of this coGsiry. In 1854. without
having completed his naturalization. he re-
turned to Europe. AT smyrna he was
seized by the enissaries Of Austria and car
RED ON board an Austrian vessel OF war,
His release was demanded By The American |
officials and refused. At once Captain |
Inerahsn. Of our navy, prepared his
sloop of war. the ST. Louis, for action and |
would have destroyed the Austrian vessel |
had not terms been agreed TO whereby
Koszta vas placed in the charge of the