Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-26

| tne Srauu Olu ueIllOCTttlC party laA-
alton only for public purposes and to
deiray the expenses of the govern
ment and of war; The republican
party fraudulently answers, as it al
ways has done Taxation tor the pro-
protection of American labor and
say to you truly, that fraud of great
err proportions was never attempted
than is in that cry. The first rudi-
ments of a democratic education which
is learped by every school boy that
every dollar he earns by the sweat of
his brow, and that any government
which takes from the citizen more
money from his hard earnings than is
necessary to defray its legitimate ex-
penses is tyranical government.
The republican doctrine is that the
government can take out OF the peck
cts of the people one hundred and
forty millions of dollars annually
than is necessary for its operation.
The democratic party says you shall
not pile up millions of dollars in the
treasury. The republican party says
we will put it in there and afterwards
get rid af it by paying 2S per cent pie
MUM on bonds that did not cost but
50 cents on the dollar.
The question of taxation has always
been the most productive agitation.
Taxation without representation
threw the tea overload in the Boston
harbor, and unsheathed the sword of
the American revolution. Unjust
taxation has dethroned and beheaded
monarchs, and has caused nineteen
twentieths Of all the blood spilled in
revolution. We have man for presi-
dent who might have been reelected
by walk-over if he had treated this
question as other presidents have
done since the war. When he came
into Office he found on the statute
books legislation which poured into
the treasury S11,OOO,oOo per month
more than was needed, and sur
plus Of 500, 900, 900 after all the bonds
had been paid, except those held at
an extraordinarily high rate of inter-
est. He could let that surplus accu-
mulate and have been reelected
easily but he is brave man. and
when congress met last time, in the
face of q presidential election, he
sent message to congress devoted
70 1oN, 70
since the war have talked diplomacy,
and every other question to divert
the attention of the people from this
great evil, and the tariff which ca used
it. He will 60 back to the white
house the greatest man who ever in
habited it," Senator Coke then took
up the Mills bill and carefully and
thoroughly handled it. He said in
reference to Mills: IT am informed
, that some good democrats are OPP
, posing Mills on personal grounds,
/ tell you this Is no time for person
f alities. If Mills were my bitterest
, foe, and he was being opposed politi-
: cally by my own brother, would
J vote for Roger @. Mills. 1t is true
: Mills fought prohibition last year
, but this year he is fighting for your
: wives and little children. He is
fighting for cheap clothing and shell
t ter" He then took up the senate
bill and compared it with the Mills
bill. "Sand by the Mills bill, and tt
l do that you must stand by Mills
8 His defeat would defer tariff reform
l twelve years, and diminution o
his accustomed majority would be {
:. serious blow, for the people of thu
north who know no other ISSUE
than the tariff would say, see, Mills
? own people have gone back on hin
@ for his tariff views For Gods SAX
don't let it go up north that yo'
s have stood up tor the senate bill ant
Q rnd repudiated the Mills bill" HI
i then graphically reviewed the L
II j. Davis administration and com
a pared it with that of Sui Ross, pass
l. ing ON then, he recited the inlquit
t. Gus legislation of the republican pal
r. ty which robbed the masses, and i
8, so short time made millionaires Of
It's few men. He closed his speech wit
ne q terrible denunciation of the Bla
d, bill, stating that in the twel'
H. years he had been In the senate, the
DIS had never been a more iniquito,
he measure introduced into congress
DIS and If it were to pass, it would raj
is very hell in the south by mixing t
at two races, and that it would utter
to destroy the present excellent systt