The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-09-10

! day, in . masterly argument In favor
democracy. The .C0urier's space W
n permit OF the publication or only : DO
tion Of his remarks upon State Issue
: In reviewing the platform adopted
the Republican State Convention
said:
The Republican platform on the liou<
ffrafIic is meaningless thing. II says n
''attempted domination Of political pa
ties and legislation BY the Liquor Leagu
must be met and defeated but the Ola
6 form proposes no measures for that pus
pose. The platform says s'the traffic /
Intoxicating liquor has always been uu
der legislative restraint" but il does no
attempt 70 say in what manner IL sboul'
be restrained The platform says tha
i-the evils resulting from the liquor tral
&c should be rigidly repressed,r but sug
.Rests no particular legislative action 70
ne suppression. The platform also says
1--WE favcr such laws a. will permit th
people in their several localities 70 in
woke such measures Of restriction q the,
may deem wise" but does not say wha
measures Of restriction the Republican
party Is in favor OF.
is it prohibition? The platform does
mot say.
Is il local option 1t does not say.
ls II high license? IL does not say.
Is Il low license? IL does not say.
Is Il no license 1t all? II does not say
Their temperance plank IL . jugglery
|of words. II favors restriction. To re-
strict is defined by Webster 70 mean ato
hold or keep within definite or specific
bounds; TO limit; TO restrain What
bounds will they permit the people to
make! Greater or less, or the same We
now have? No one can construe the
platform 10 mean local option. Loca.
option is localized prohibition, and to re-
strict can not mean to prohibit. The
trainers OF the platform did not desire 70
assume any position. They sought to
avoid Q manly, straightforward declars-
tion- To say that the Committee on
Platform had 40 opinion on the liquor
traffic would be to deny their inselli-
gence, or II they had no opinion at all
10 relation to the liquor traffic, : wise
course would have been TO have said
nothing. II the Committee on Resolu-
tons knew or believed that the people
Of the State were demanding 10 be-
clothed with the aushority OF law to re-
strict the liquor traffic, il must have had
some opinion as TO the nature Of the law
the people wanted.
The committee was composed Of q
member from each Congressional Dis
trict and there were delegates from ev-
cry township in the Stste. and thew
ought 10 have known something In rela-,
ton 70 the feeling " the people on theI
question The platform on the IiQuor|
traffic was drawn to deceive and to|
boodwink the Prohibitionisfs. 1t Is sn|
insult to the intelligence Of every citizen|
md measures the intelligence OF the peo-|
pie BY very low standard
We shall see when the election comesI
whether the Republican party has placed
he proper estimate upon the inteIIigencej
u the people After having declared. /
throughout the State. 80 vebe emeutly
lgainst the traffic Of intoxjo eating liquors. |
md declared that the only way to pro-
'ure legislation against II was through
he Republican party. yet, when ASSEM-
lied In convention. II has not tie courageI
Q assume : positive position on the sub |
ect.
STATE AFFAIRS.
The Democratic party OF Indiana hasI
'cen true to It's pledges made TO the pec-I 4
'le- The Republican Legislature of
68l passed an act which allowed aliens /
. acquire and hold real estate in In
lana, thereby making Il possible forI
lrge landed interests to be held by for
ign capitalists. and system or foreignI
sndlordism to be inaugurated in the
tate. l.
The lsst Democratic Legislature passed
q act repeating said alien land law; Il
Il also passed an act prohibiting the|
Importation Of foreigners under contract (,
: agreement to perform labor within
be State;
Also an act prohibiting the employ
lent Of children under twelve years of
Re IN certain manufacturing, and inls
hose In which they are allowed 20 bels
mpIoyed from keeping them at work.,
lore than eight hours per day: Il
An act providing the means for secur-Is
e the health and safety u persons en- II
loyed ID coal mines; |.
An act securing the payment OF labcr-I.
q men and mechanics, and making.g
lem first creditors until they are paid /
J full:
An oct reducing telephone charges and,
rohibiting determination between pat
,ns; |.
An oct compelling companies, corpor-
ion and associations, doing business 10 Il
ne State TO pay their employees month
ys Il
An oct giving laborers and Material.
len engaged in the construction OF rail- y
,ads lien on the same; Is
An act guaranteeing and enforcing civ \
rights Of al persons; Il
An act providing for the education off
auper children ID all the counties or the y
tate, and Il
An act providing for The enrolment or
i tho soldiers Of the State: |,
An act 10 prohibit forced contributionsc \
money or property from employees byI,
orporations Or their officers. |,
The Democratic party Il to-day. a. itt
yer hes been. the friend Of the laboring
asses, and every law In the statutes or
~ Rpnu hlfc and ovspv n - a.. a. - II