The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-05-11

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Cleveland ana orey y > mveriee ticket
With greas many Democrats 10 Con.
sress. ana q THE Time i looks very much
Lee q the same tckes might % the choice
Iof me y. Louis Convention. New YORK
and Indiana have aIwaye made win
ming cemolnalt0n Tor the Democrats.
kiioen ana Hendricks IN 1870. Cleveland
and Henuricks IN 1854 and Why not
|CleveiAhd and Gray 10 1857
Secretary whitney. Of the Navy De-
|partment. - noted Tor bic iibcrAlity. He
never docs anything on small scale.
On SATURDAY iAst ne chartered q HE
own rxrense Two special trains and car
s'eu soV omci>ls and news
paper men over 20 fhliadeiphiA 10 wit
ness the isuncnsuy q the ufsi two ves-
seis ior the new Navy, the Yorktown
Anu the dynamite cruiser.
The tar'u u the absorbing theme IN
the House OF Representatives. where II
Will mold the right OF way for the nex'l
fortnight 30 hr revenue reformers
nave 10 reason 70 90 ashamed Of the
ngures made oy their champions 10 the
night, y every voter In the countr,
could read the debate on both sides up
20 the present time and clearly under
stand me question q issue, there II moi
much doubt - 70 what the issue would
be- Representative Ford, Of Michigan,
made some telling points In his speech
on Ihursdsy. For instance, he said: "A
tsriu which gives comparatively small
number OF men The right and oppor,uni-
Ivy TO tax millions OF our citizens Al per
cent more shsn their goods will sell for
IN open market can not fail 10 have the
result o. puilulng up ana maintaining
vast monopoiies aud trusts, whose enor-
nous pronts are swelled and increased
10y tne trioute which the tariff author
zee them 10 levy upon the pockets Of
me people. Congress has no right 10
take the part Of few manufacturers
against the great body OF consumers.
But that is just what has been done.
Our war tariff declares for high prices
TOT the producer OF iron; low prices for
the producer q corn high prices for the
producer Of glass; low prices for thu
producer Of wheat The present tariff
aims to secure 70 2 few manufacturers "
disposal ofiheir goods II large profit
On Friday Ar, Tarnsey, OF Michigan,
who has been claimed by the Republic
cans to be opposed 10 the Mills bill on
account o. is putting lumber and salt on
the free list, made speech placing him.
sell ~ line with the President. lie said !:
I'll belong to that school OF politics which
believes Ia collecting from the pockets
oi the American people so much money
ss is necessary for tie proper aud eco
nomical administration OF the Govern
ment, and not S. beyond. Neither my
self nor the gentlemen on my side oil
the House are free traders; We are
fair traders. We are not seeking to
pull down the custom houses Of the
country. We propose to continue
custom house taxation, bnt we will re-
wise existing laws so a. To bring taxes
down 10 the bare line OF necessary reve-
nue.; and In 90 revising The Il We place
the duty highest on The luxaries OF life
and lowest on iife's necessities y
On Decoration day President cIeve-
land will review the Grand Army Of the
Republic parade ia Brooklyn.
Gen. Joseph E. johnston. our present
Commissioners Of Railroads., and the
highest In rank Of living officers Of the
Confederate army. has been. Il his own
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