The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-29


rank corruption of the other. And am led to in
fer that these are times when politics means
thing than machinery and wiiepulling; some
thing more than defeat and ashes for party and
victory and corruption for another There are times
thank God. when it means to of moral prin-
clple and the peoples Such timG is the pres
ent and that IS the reason OF attendance here and
OF my occupying your attention for short tune Tor
desire Ono to increase your faith in the omnpotence
third party movement is generally based upon princi-
Plies looking to the largest welfare of the people,
principles not to be found at least in the practical
workings of the old parties whatever their platforms
may express. And because the movement IS the
little party the courageous party, the party that
stfHiggleis unf d against odds we may
advance upon the other parties as repre-
sen6ng true progress and we may nationally
trust the sincerity of its purposes For third party
so long as 1t Is third party, has relatively speaking
no axes to grand 1t is always the heroic party be-
cause it labors persevering without the prospect of
tat oflces And say TO YOU feliow-citizens, that
little third party, born of of injustice in the
hearts of the people has been whipped out in
this republic That is the advance principle which it
expresses takes root No matter what the butfetngs
and jeers it thrves apace proceeds slowly perhaps
but surely to success Because in a republic, which
means government by the people for the people that
principle is going to ultimately succeed which repre-
sents the largest good to the people and IS pio,
foundly reasonable to suppose that the little third
party, whenever it does appear, does stand for a
broader and more definite exponent of what consti-
tutes human justice and human rights. Because as
said it has neither fat offices nor enoluments it has
from the old parties that possess all these
good things for love and devotion to principle
that it prizes more than money or position.
And this setting of just principle in political
action, above all considerations Of ease, wealth
position, is always return to the grand American
idea in which the republic based return to the
political standpoint of its founders which, you all will
concede, the standpoint of principle pure and
simple He the true citizen and lover of this repub
lie who keeps his eye open his out his heart
ceptive to tho new light which gives rise a thi I'd
party movement know that the members of new
party generally called insane by their opponents,
hut Of kuatv IN
their new platform of principles that they carried
along under party dictation. Often they called
knaves and FOOLS but whatever the material may be
which composes the party, either of brains or
heart 1t is material in the old party ranks and
material which each of the old parties make lively
struggle to retain win back
One political party. at least demonstrated the truth
OF what have been saying in reference to the final
SUCCESS of political movements looking to the larger
Abolition party and its results Its members few in
numbers, stood for moral principle not expressed in
the old party platforms and practically denied in all
their operations; the principle that life liberty and
the pursuit of happiness is not the subject of class
race monopoly. You all know how this principle took
form and root in the body polite giving rise to the
Freesoil party finally einbodying itself in the Repub-
lean party which took vctoriously the holm of state
This illustrates what stated in the beginning of the
ture of movement which gives rise to party and
how may reasonably regard it. For it is superb
cal feeling skin-deep conviction that leads to
leave their old party convictions and volunteer
forlorn hope in movement; and the good and
wise citizen or statesman who loves the progress of
the people more than partsanshp will not greet such
movements with the vituperation and eer that gener
ally characterize the speeches and editorials of the
dominant patry mol He will at least think twice
before he makes such record of his ignorance OF the
law OF political progress among the people. These
conclusions have reached from unbiased and an
partisan standpoint; for woman, having been with
held from political action has at least been able to
observe political movements with moral perception
and judgment not blinded by any prospect Of the
spoils of Office. Now, what are the principles look
ing to the large welfare of the people
ence to represent rather what principles
in Republican system have become perverted and
subverted, against which this National party stands
as protest. have diligently sought for knowl-
edge of the basic principles of a peoples government
In the quiet of my fireside from all social
and political influence have studied the pages of
social philosophers and economic writer's; and from
my studies of Comte Spencer, Godn and Henry c.
Carey deduce this brief summary of conclusion and
opinion. That there two forces principles in
nature-eentripetal and centrifugal-which operating
proportionately according TO and distance have
established the movement and equilibrium of globes
and spheresthat is, the order and progress of the
planetary system This is the law Of equity bal
ance written in the heavens above This Is the
justice and the music of the stars.
Herbert Spencer demonstrates that all organisms
systems as they advance to perfection approximate
THE condition of moving equilibrium and Henry @.
Carey shows how these principles in nature coming up
into national life, take the form of Capitalization and
decentralization and that it is republican form of
government against monarchical institutions which
furnishes to people those conditions of reciprocity
and interdependence which tend to balance and per
which is so beautiful and comprehensive in theory,
shall be practically wrought out, is the problem which
continually confronts the citizens of republic. How,
among all the activities which develop civilization,
shall balance be secured and firmly held by even
handed justce 1t is to at least practical
answers to these questions that the National party
has come into being. and it directly involves
questions under which the national wealth
is produced, accumulated and distributed;
for if these social activities effected
upon that principle of proportionalty and inter
dependence which marks the economy of nature, we
should find not only material progress, but social
harmony as the result But glance shows that
have attained material progress greatly at the expense
Of social harmony Henry George fairly states the
problem in these questions: "Why does the tramp
come with the locomotive, and why prisons and
amshouses surely the marks of material progress
are costly dwellings, rich warehouses and magni6-
cent churchesl Why it that the increase
in productive power which marks the present century
and is still going with acceerating ratio, has
tendency to extrpae poverty or tighten the burdens
of those condemned to toll! Why is it that it simply
wdcns the gulf between Dives and Lazarus and makes
the struggle for existence more intense2"
Evidently, as people, we have practically departed
from those political economists theories which are
based in nature and which only be realized under
perfectly republican system of government. Evil
IDENTIFY greatly out of balance and in place of
the equal guaranty and opportunity which peoples
government was designed TO establish for all classes,
rich and poor, we not unfrequenty find inequalities
and special privileges 1t is TO find out the and
remedy for all this that the National party has come
into being It has already discovered and made evil
dent the want of proper balance between the pro-
has made evident that nonproducve capital has been
operating for some time by methods which utterly
subserve the basic principles of peoples govern
ment. For example: 1t is estimated by va
rious economic writer's that the annual in
crease of wealth in this country from
productive industry is on an average from 8 TO /
per cent. Others estimate it as high OF even
per cent. Yet non-productive capital whose mission
is to labor by taking the wealth it produces and
transferring and distributing it amog the people and
for which service it should receive just proportion
of the wealth produced is estimated that it receives
average Of ten per cont. for its wages Granting
margin or exaggeration on this estimate, still
the want Of proportion between the wages of pro-
ductive and non reproductive capital is indsputable.
And out of what reservoir friend does non'produe.
tive capital absorb to itself its undue rates of wages
interests profits you may choose to call l Evi.
IDENTIFY out Of the s. T. 3 or per cent productive in
crease of the country. There is other reservoir
What must be tho RESULT The annual in.
crease is absorbed later and
still the bill is not filed. Mortgages