The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-31
. Statesman Talks on National
Topics.
Clear, Brief and Concise.
Tho Wayfarlng Man, though a
Fool, Must Agree.

indianapolis, se.-The campaign
~ bsbalf of the democracy opened
S ~ t,-night by large meeting |
e. ;ob was addressed by Hon.
1 Tn1Un A. Hendricks, democratic
dda [Ct for Vice.President, as
follows;
FeIlo,o CittSs'a$
anpreciate the privilege and the
tonor of addressing you. l re-
c cogn 20 the duty OF speaking frankly
I'd .n5 without concealment or exag-
oe,etion of any material fact, CT
s6Oinion. May l first ask your
Sttentlon to the necessity and im~
rorisDcs OF revenue reform. The
power to levy and collect taxes is
among the highest and most res-
nons6le of the attributes OF govern
ment, It ranks with the right and
faeuIty OF taking private property
for public use, and with the right
and power OF transferring
the citizens from the pursuits
of private life to the duties and
hazards Of war. 1t takes
from g man thst which is
his and appropriates 1t to
Dnbljc use. 1t SEXES upon the earn =
iups of labor as we'll SIS up N the &c
Stimulation of capital. To every
ran the enquiry is of personal con-
reyn and tue answer of public con-
SEQUENCE. How far may govern
meuy 20 in tie exercise Of the
puwer to tax the people freely a1d
cheer ully? Wa all answer That
there shall be no Limitation nor
restraint this side the absolute and
entire main 'enance OF puolic
suthOsity. Whatever the govern
ment ca4 lawfully do, and OF right
should do, the tsXpsvers will fur
nish it t0e means 10 accomplish.
Beyond TINS is the province of pri
vs:e right, to evsde which ia
usurpation. Government economi,
ealiy administered, must DO sup
Dor ed. Are you men, from the
farms, the shops aad the stores,
wiling that any other rule should
he adOpsed? May they tase your
money for uses not authorized by
the Constitution or not for public
welfare? or ithat it may bt
pled up in vaults to temp
the greed of the interruptions
Wren The war came, taxation was {
necessity and rlghtfully increased
Large revenues were needed 90 sup
ply and maintain great armies; bu
with the termination of the war an
expenditures consequent upon il
there passed away tia necessity 70
q war standard Of taxation. WIZ
then, has SUCH 3 standard been con
iinued? The party t. ct has bel
almost unbroken power for Dinetee
wears of peace must respond to tina
enquiry. In his message of Deem
ber 4th, 1882, President Arthur al
monished Congress that, at the prio
session, he had urged upon its at
,entiOn sthe Importance of reliev
ing the industries and enterprise {
unnecessary taxation. In the SAN
message he said that the peopls hay
been, in substantial accord, in th
doctrine that only such taKts orgt
10 be levied as ara necessary for
wise and economical admini-trs
ton of the government. The Pre-.
ident continued: "0i late, ii
public IeveDaes have far ex
ceeded that limit and Jules
checked by appropriate legislatio
such excess Will continue To 10
creass from year to year" For til
fiscal year ended june Both, 1881, III
surplus revenue amounted to 500
cOo.Oo0. For the fiscal year ende
on the Both Of June last, the eurpIu
was more than Sls5,000,0e0. VIVA
say my countrymen? Did thu
saoTing not call for a change in I'll
revenue Law during that Congress
The House WAS made Lo.itlvel
Republican, lsrgely by partisan q,
lon, and not much head was give
ny 1t to the startling etatemer
made by the President of the emo
nous increase in tue revenue. n
modification OF the iuternsI reyenI
tVstem and OF the tariff was mad
On The March following there WI
lett an excess OF $4,000 coo Of :
venue. In bis last annual renor
IN The Cd OF December last, d
Secretary OF the treasury estim ST,
me saTp!ua Tor the current ysar
SS5i0u0 600. and so the cues ion st
presses: Ehat legis lRlion is uece
Ssry 10 relieve the people OF unnece
tary.taXes? Y es,I L. the question
S'o,oO9 00O unnecessary taxes In @,
car. The accumulation is consfur
II speech recently made at Ric
mono, Mr. CGlkins, the candida
for go9etncE, 00asting Of the acniay
menls OF Lis party. made the sta
ment which [ accept witboct e
animation. that "rhe Republic;
pH'y found an empty tressur
now Il has surplus Of SEQ co.
WV That is an enormous SUM
moheY; more, l b=lisys, than h.
tee taper currency of The couut
N 1o,.iu!atlng our population at 50 so
w, II Is So for each mao vom;
1iaa c1iid. That great sum az mon
hs ne t1le In the treasury. If it n
S zen, left with the people il wol
Tec9lna the willing and Active q
, ,S9t Of labor. Ii would etInul,
r na strengthen old and develop II,
M aprises; 1t woald restore 10 /
-. .anI hfn u,