The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-12-28
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PARTY - tAs Country

Ihe Great uuey
The political canvass Of 1883 y end
"A with the election, and the canvass
II 1850 and Of 1892 Is begun and will
b. prosecuted BY the Democracy viii
vigor from the past election until the
next In 1880. and the next thereafter
In 1892. II win be IN educational car
vass. To educate the voters 81 the
country should be the mission Of the
party unremittingly from this time for
ward. With no election pending. no
candidates in the field. party political
strife and asperities cooled "a. voters
will dispassionately read and think
They win be ready 70 hear reason and
facts. and give thcm fair consideration
There Is no high pressure which. not
unlike a coat OF mail. shuts out delib-
crate thought Let the discussion OF
tariff reform. therefore. proceed and
their reputable logic Of facts and hg-
ures be presented 70 the voters con-
tinually as they are developed ~ nc
tnal transactions. II Is not extrava-
giant 70 say that many thousands o.
voters -laborers--were scared into
voting the Republican ticket by the
cry that tariff reform. the Mills bill.
the Presidents message. meant aoso-
lu,eIv free trade. and the pauperiza-
,;on az American labor They were
told. and made TO believe that manu-
facturers could not pay operative Amer
lean wages. should the Democrats doc
trinc oftariff reform be carried out And
MI such like false clamors were sounded
In their ears. and thereby their votes
carried for the monopoly party The
Democracy had not the time. nor was
the voter in any good mood TO hsar
true facts and arguments forwarded
against the questions involved And
during the late canvass. il was upon
the Republican policy Of deception
and falsehood toward the voters on
the tariff question that every propc-
sition looking 70 joint discussion wa.
summarily refused. Now that ths
election is passed. and the shouts q
Republican victory (such as il Isl
have scarcely died away. the falsity O
their clamor Is already becoming ap
parent From every quarter comes
the information that manufacturer
are cutting down the wages Of theil
laborers. A registry Of all such case
should be made and kept before tn
wage-earners Surely no other fac
would be so convincing TO them a
such a showing And already ia
utteranoes OF leading Republican
show that their cry 10 the voters. .
alarm them and get their votes. wa
shaneiuIly false. and known TO be .
BY them. Now. that no election i
Immediately impending. the truth vii
come forth As IN illustration. mo-;
this ufterance Of Gath on the 18th Q
the present month. Speaking u ii
late canvass. this distinguished X
publican. writing in a prefendc
Democratic paper, says: i The X
publicans were engineered by bot
sagacity and sacrifice. The issue b
ing made against the manufacturer
they put their hands in their pocke'
for self-deliverance. Provided wit
funds. Mr.. QUAY and his associate
studied the ground and made their n
engagements accordingly"
There Il Is plainly stated The ma,
ulacturer shelled out a part OF hl
profits; made ..self sacrifice" ful
nished the corruption funds. debauchs
the voters for rs own bcnoti. 10 say
the monopolies- Per contra the vi
tim the wage-worker j. told that \
must vote the ticket & his America
wages can not ~ paid. that he will
pauperized. and then when the ml
nopoly succeeds in the election IN
boss at once tells him that his war.
are too high and must be cut dow
thirty per cent And he has the plea
ing Information vouchsafed him III.
nc must submit to this or quit
quits. and this same manufacture
puts In his place his Italian or Polanl
err. who will work in this country Il
pauper wages. upon which the Amer
can can not live. and thereby the maj
ufacturer secures the greater profit Z
his goods. He. the manufacturer.
ready TO have the fiat fried out
him. 10 preserve tbs monopoly. Al
the party under IL has and win CO
tinue % grow and wax fat And |
the aid ~ this Republican party n
vsctim--the laborer-is made 20 b
Eeve q lie and thus aid the monopo
party 70 power and 20 accompli.
his own slavery to the manufacfu
e and monopolist Before the ele
ticn the laborcr i told that 70 secul
good wages he must vote our tickle
90 that We may be able 10 pay sue
wages On this false ciamor his vo
= secured A soon n his vote Il ca
be q then advised that he must subm
70 : reduction Of thirty per cent .
quit; and II he quits. this delud<
voter secs bis place filed with dc in
ported pauper laborer. He Il furfhs
informed BY Republicans thai fhel
the manufacturers. put their hand
In their pockets for self-deliverznce.
and that the Republican National Con
miffac b<.ino ss~>~ovfIo1 18th fund