The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-07
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS.
A Banquet at Brooklyn in the Interest of
the Morrison Bill.

Cife MOfrlSOn BILL.
New YORK, April 5.-The assembly rooms of
the Academy of Music Brooklyn, were ablaze
with lights tonight, the occasion being dinner
given by the Young Mems Democratic Club of
that city. Nearly every Democrat of local note
was present. Among those from distance
were United States Senator Pendleton, who sat
at the right of the chairman, while on his left
was United States Senator Bayard With these
at the main table were United States Senator
elect Blackburn; Congressman Hurd and
Slocum, and Andrew Mclean, editor of the
Brooklyn Eagle, and few other gentlemen of
the city. Letters were received from many dis
tinguished Democrats, regretting their inability
to attend. Congressman Morrison writes:
eve are trying here to make the burdens of
the people of the great State of New York little
lighter and her commerce little freer. If we
fail it will be because her chosen Democratic
representatives, forgetful of Democratic princi-
Piles, shall unite with Republican protectionists
in voting to maintain war-tariff taxes"
Speaker Carlisle in his letter, writes:
''lf it were possible for me to do so, it would
afford me great pleasure to meet the Democrats
of Brooklyn especially at this time, when the
whole country is looking to our party for some re-
lief from the excessive taxation imposed by the
general government. You can safely assure our
Democratic friends that a great majority of their
representatives in Congress are determined to
make an earnest and honest effort during the
present session, TO naugurate the policy of tariff
reform to which we have been so long committed
as q political party. The time for resolutions
and declarations has passed, and time for
action has come. We may not at this time be
able to accomplish all that ought to be done, but
we can do something to give an assurance to the
country that we have been sincere in our profes-
sion, and that it is our fixed purpose to reduce
and equalize the burden of taxation as rapidly as
circumstances will permit"
Elk Governor English, of Connecticut, writes:
81 am in full sympathy with the object of your
meeting"
Horatio Seymour sends wishes of success
Joseph Pulitzer, and others, sent letters of re-
greet
The menu exhausted Chairman Shepard in
vited the attention of the company. He said:
1--WE are here to learn whether Democratic
House will pass a Democratic bill, or rather, we
are here to learn whether the House of Repre-
sentatives be a Democratic or a Republican
House" After further remarks he introduced
Senator Bayard.
Mr. Bayard responded to the sentiment, 1.-THE
Supreme Law of the Land" The Senator began
with an earnest plea for obedience to the COnsti-
tuition, maintaining that only by such obedience
could liberty be maintained and prosperity Sc
cured. He then said;
Gentlemen, a of unbrdled power in the ma
iority is illustrated almost every day The power of
taxation, the most sovereign that be given into
the hands of any ruler, matter what may be the
form of government--the power of taxation is now
openly proclaimed he used only for purposes of
the public to provide necessary to maintain
this government bur IL 90 further, and ought to
go further, should The viii = the majority decree it,
and cover the entire field Of ta%ation and with the
agencies of the federal COVE nent raise all the money
that the States may need for their local purposes.
But it docsl stop here such system is a gross in
vasion q conclusion of IDEAS overthrow of every
intent OF this supreme law of the land. But it goes
further 1t declares whether the federal government