The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-09-28


Congressman Melbourne Il. Ford a.
1rcsset HE constituents u Grand Rapids,
ich-. tho other night. HE speech. which
4 ono or the test delivered during the
present campaign. was - follows:
Nh cHAiRNAz AND 0Exzrzxrx or I'M
-coSvEx1Iox: thank you TOR no honor you
have done ne through nominating - To- she
escond time - your candidate Cor Represents
t'sc % Cor Eress deeply apprcC .ale the honor
yoa have doae me- and an. sensible q the
h<h compliment paid me N beng nominated
unanimously and b accl.nasion- I accept the
nouu4t1ou< md do - with the utmost conn.
denes and enshussasn. because never before
have 20 been more evcrlasuaciy n sks rixns
npou the great questions q the tay shan Ne
1xc q present We are confRontcd to-day 81
- issue IN nv Judgment - Il may bc
oecldsd b The people. for veal or voc.
20 IN inc4lculablc extent Vita "a orerflou-
isg Treasury: v.th over tloooolo0 On
&aadvhich We know not how 20 dispose OF: with
moncy enough nov N the Treasury 70 pay On the
<oonds that VII come due IL l>el gc are ssill
Icsy17< taxes On the people 70 n extent Of
1ron ssaop.o0 70 tls1oWoO . year. noro
@n>x - can possibly use u not that an out
xase> Why. there = not country N the world
mat would stauc such : thing. There IL no
Vrannixcd pc ople upon this earth that would
submit % n. and yet THAI very thing are we
standing under u shs country to-day why
has this policy Of p:lfns up money In the
Treasury been % long parsuels II Is because
~ protected monopol Us Of the East rave
I'D SUCH control IN Congress that they have
been powerful enough 70 thxart al attempts
- relieve the people. The Governmenf Of the
Initct States q not like N Individual When
- individual has surplus Of money. more
<nan Ne can use. he can Unrest ir IN some busi-
ness: bus VITA the GoverrmenL when Il has .
surplus Of money. Il can DO roshinx but pay on
- debts, and uhea all the deb.s Of the Gov
eminent that are due are paid there n no
oeher way % set the money o=s OF the Treasury
except ~ paying the Obligations tkas are not
yet u1curcd Ihls has been done The fnan-
cial situate, has been 50 critical tha: the Sec
retary Of the Treasury. IN order 20 set the
money out among the people. has actually
Eorc into the market and fo1cht t0nds that
IRE not yet ma1pret. But when The Govern
ment does that ne price Of The bonds advance
{. 5n2A re continue 70 TAI the people 70 buy
bonds - . prcniumy The simple statement
<of scch proposition Il seems 70 me. Is en-
uugk 70 refuse IL Something has got to Be |
oon<- We can not keep locking up money "A |
the Treasury and contracting the circulation |
dressed financial pa1ic that We ever kah- /
What . the remedy Reduce TAXATION rhere /
- no dispute about that proposition But Tie i
question ~ how We say. reduce TAXATION \
where q q the most bur1cnsome: take il OF l
the tariff The Republican party say: LET
49, @@-@@ 4@-4<s &84E ~ Oh L1E internal
revenue. take u on alcoao. take IL OF cigars.
take = oc whisky" Nov, What have We dones L
We have passed the Mills bill 10 the House I
yoted Tor r. II . not . perfect measure u
1ny means AFTER the tariff has been
saossant.ally untouched for twenty
nvs years q Z not possible n one
perfect bill reducing the tariff; but We have
done the best We could Therc Are iotx Of
things that ought 20 Be 10 the blll that are nct
but the Mills bill 10 one step in the ,yht cirec-
ton We have done something. ~ say rate.
~ af are t1sy dcings They are criticising The
his o1il Iney are very much exercised about
wooI going On the free list They want 70 pro-
<cc1 the lamb IN that war. 50 does the wolf
I've uoo1 tar-6 has been the greatest decor the
Eastern manufacturer ever had Il has been ,
heir trump card BY Il they have been en-
n1ec q fool ne farmer for yearS and q 4 no
wonder now that they make great ado about
Iaesc iron and glass manufacturers are I
FRESHLY concerned What abcuts Not about ,
Ne irDn and klnss. but about the wool on my 7
'r.crd< this wool tariff has covered : multi 1
Ende q sirk II never benefited the farmer (
snough % talk about and 10 one knows this 4
ncre sr2n these Eastern manufacturers. Who Z
ROE pose - the farmers frienfs why. even I
4 The veal fariG aid beacdt tie farme- tke re- I
luct>on made n the Mills bill On articles o. | Z
rc1~1rg apparel alone would more than con- I
nn,.sahe farmer for putting WOOL On the free 4
Assw ycsrs go We put hides On ne nee :
IL Oar Republican friends said there wouId-l Il
- De beer creature 10 TIE United states N
he years What has been The result The I
esu1t has been that the product % our leather q
Manufacturing Industries has increased sd | 4
y. 20 a eight yearu. making befssr demand | I
= our own hides End glv.nz employment % .
1ous1n1s Of more men. on1 the business of ,
nising cattle hss lever incfeased % rapidly. 4
XEv.Eay now 70 rus WOOL o. the free ltot would |