The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-21
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But / must pass OF. Another one Of the de
captions OF these tariff orators. or high protes
ton orators is TO say that the consumer does moi
pay the tax. have 81 WI you how he did pay
IT In the price that be gives for his articles bui
want to ask any man who tells me or tells you
that the consumer don't pay the tar
II he don't pay it, in Gode name whe
doesi Who does pay i'll How comes
it that the goods that cost but $40 before there
price OF $40 and the tax added. and the mer-
chants profit upon that If that ia not ultimately
paid by the consumer But. my friends. that 10
not all man who stands far in your COM
MIN as preacher oi the gospel, just
upon his looks such man will get mp
before. HE ;oiiow-si.szsns and tell them
that high tariff lessons instead Of increases
the price OF commodities. Why, my friends. IL
that is the case, If high tariff reduces prices,
please tell me why it is that AL the msnufact-
urers are In favor of high tariff Do they
want TO reduce the price of their own
goodsf Do they want to make less money!
Why do they work SO hard to increase the tariff
II 10 increase it would reduce the price on the
goods That is another one >f the absurdites
of these men, who going around trying to
persuade the people of the country that high
tariff is for the benefit of the people.
'Now. my friends. there is another thing
these people say. They come before you and
they draw q glowing picture of the wealth and
prosperity of our country. That is all very well,
indeed, although it would be little fairer il
and show how the agricultural in
terests and the value of agricultural
property has so wonderfully decreased
since they had this high tariff ia
operation. But let that pass. want you TO
ask any one of them who talks to You about the
country being made rich by high protective
tariff, by what kind of hocus-pocus is 1t; by
what kind Of operation unknown to science, IN
known to reason, unknown TO experience. that
country can be made rich by this government
the government has for taxatonf How
you can be made rich by Uncle
Sam thrustipg his hands in your pockets
and taking from you far more than is necessary
for the support Of the government But has it
done sol Why. my friends. let me tell you one
simple fact According to rhe very last
counts that / have sees Of the state OF the
Treasury of the United States. there are now
S1l5. 000. 900 locked up in that Treasury of sur
plus revenue, as 1t is called; that IL,
money tfat the government has taken from the
pockets Of the people beyond the amount that
the government needed for its expenditures;
sl150o0,0o0 lying perfectly idle. doing no hu-
man being one particle OF good, when,
If 1t were in the pockets OF the people. where
it belongs, it could be used by them Ia
their business and for other necessities which
would make thousands and tens OF thousands
couiortaole Wuo are now In ueetltuIlon and
want Applause. But il is tine for me to
stop. am to be followed by gentleman whom
commend to your earnest and careful s.teu-
tion, gentleman who represents the
Columbus district in the Congress of the United
States. and who. from the first day that he set
foot in the House of Representatives TO this
day, has grown in influence. grown in
reputation. and grown more and more
deserving Of the kind regard and support OF
his felow-men. The gentleman whom have
%ha x,ia 80 T1s~ II
Cultivate. of Columbus. lApplause. And
now, gentlemen, I thank you for your kind at
tention. am glad of the opportunity to meet
with you, and am truly grateful for your kindly
manifestations toward me-" fGrest applause
At the conclusion OF Judge Tnurmsn's speech
Congressman Outhwaite aud Hon. Boston G..
Young spoke on topics Of the campaign. the
crowd remaining till late hour