The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-07-18

magnitude of the outrage that the republican
party committed upon the people of this coun-
try by those revenue laws Applause and cries
OF That's the talk."J It is admitted now on
all hands that this revenue ought to be cut
down. The republican party admits it. The
democratic party has been labOring for it ever
since they got possession of the house of repre-
sentatiyeS and an executive in the chair, but
there are two ways by which that can be done.
Our revenues are drawn mainly from two
sources, customs duties, as they are termed, by
which, according to last years revenue, there
was received into the treasury of the peoples
money $2i9O00,O00 The other is the internal
revenue system, levied mainly upon whisky,
malt liquor and tobacco. by which there was
raised last year S124,O00000. Now, fellow
citizens, You would suppose that persons
who admitted that there should be a
reduction of revenue would propose to reduce
the burdens of the people, reducing taxation as
well. That is the proposition which the demo-
cratic party are endeavorlng TO make out and
which they have embraced in their platform.
Following the wise recommendations of Presi-
dent CleveianA made TO the present congress,
the democratic party proposes to make this re-
duction chiefly by cutting down customs du-
ties by first placing upon the free list the
prime articles OF necessity and raw material;
such articles wood, iron ore wool and other ar
ticles of that kind, and then to reduce the diff
ferent schedules by bringing down the tariff
on wooden fabrics, 40 per cent. on cotton fab
rics, from % 10 30 per cent. on iron and steel
and their manufactures, from % to 80 per
cent; on sugar, 20 per cent, and so on; and
then in order to aid still further the reduction
the democratic party proposes to take off the
tax upon unmanufactured tobacco and to leave
II upon cigars and cigarettes. The purpose,
therefore, you see, of this reform is TO tighten
the burden of taxation whils you at the same
time reduce the revenue. On the other hand,
what is the republican plan? / will state it
fairly and candidly as il is drawn from their
own platform. They propose in the
first place TO repeal not only the tax on to-
bacco, including cigars and cigarettes-these
young men that belong to the republican party
want to get cheap cigarettes to smoke around
the corners OF our streets, Laughter and ap-
plause. but to put whisky, used as they say
for mechanical purposes and in the
arts, on the free list also; and then
they propose TO increase the tariff
upon articles produced in this country for the
avOwed purpose as stated in their platform of
cutting of importations and consequently rails
ing the price of the article by excluding foreign
competition. Applause and cries of That's
their old doctrine And they say if the reve-
nue. is still not sufficiently reduced they pro-
pose to repeal the tax upon whisky and malt
liquor and give us free whisky, and as Gov.
Gray said, dear blankets and dear clothing.
That is their proposition. Now, fellow-citizens,
do you suppose that any party in n country of
intelligent people can hope to succeed on such
platform as that? Cries OF never" They
can not do it."
They say il is protecting American labor. I
say TO you that it protects American capital at
the expense OF American labor. IGreat APP
plause The system that we propose is 10
bring into this country any articles
and all articles to which labor can add value
free OF any tax or burden whatever, and there
by give labor something to DO. Increase the
sphere OF labor. Increase the fields into which
its product wifi 60 Get il outside of this pow
er Of monopoly. They propose, they say, to
look to the home market i want TO cover the
foreign market as well as the home market
[Cries of Hear, Heart They propose
10 manufacture for 6O,O00.000 OF people. We
propose TO manufacture for 900 of peo-
pie. Applause. But they say that it gives
protection TO labor. Fellow-citiZens, will tell
you when labor in this country is protected un-
der what we call q protective system; when
they have glutted the market and cannot send
their products abroad because they cost too
much under their system 10 be sent into other
markets and they have to shut down and turn
their laborers out, and then they are protected
by Pinkerton's detectives. [Great applause
But, fellow-citizens, shall not talk longer
upon those questions tonight. want to say a
few words To you about our candidates-frst
our candidates, and afterwards theirs -Four
years ago Grover Cleveland was nominated at
Chicago as an experiment, and he has turned
out 10 be one Of the best experiments we have
ever made. Cheers. lie went into the presi-
dental office an unmarried man, but lac felt the
responsibilities OF that high trust, and when he
stood up before the American people on the
east steps of the capitol and said 81 take this
Office as a sacred trust" | felt that there
was confidence 10 be reposed in
him. He has devoted himself TO that Office in
a manner that has established the fact that no
wiser, no ADLER, no stronger executive has been
in that chair within the present generatian Jap
plausel. lie has some Of the qualities OF Jack
son Tumultuoas applausel. He is able 10 say
"No" and he has profound respect for the
people because he knows that he Is expressing
their sentiInents and when republican leaders
have tried to HOUND him down because he has
stood between them and the treas
ury, for the people, and pro-
tected il against robbery "A voice-"Great
God, wasn't that right he has felt MI the
time that he could rely with confidence on the
people. When they bring 10 him pension acts
passed that were based proper service,
where the evidence shows that there has been
fraud end all that sort Of thing and he was
constrained to veto it, he said what ought 10 be
remembered by every soldier in this country
and cherished by him, that the pen
sion roll ought TO be regarded asa roll OF honor
rGreat applause and cries of That il trae."l
end ought TO be protected against dishonest
claims; chat upon ii should be inscribed every
honest one that any one was fairly and honest
~ entitled to. Fellow citizens, there was nomi-
mated with him Allen q. Thurman of Ohio,
and these two men combine the strength and
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