The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-09-26

brings loss, bankruptcy and rum upon
the country. No party, therefore, could
stand before the American people and
claim to retain excessive taxation simply
TO lock up the revenues in the Golfers OF
the government. Taxation had to be re-
duced then, and our friends, the enemy,
had charge of the administration of the
government. They did reduce taxation,
but where did they begin? Did they re-
duce any taxation on your food, on your
clothing, on your implements OF labor
Great friends of the poor; you know what
friends they are to labor.
They found Sl27,000,000 coming an
nually into the Golfers of the government
from internal taxation upon domestic
manufactures, a tax that was paid by the
manufacturer. Notwithstanding the gov
eminent had given him from $40 TO so
for protection on every 500 worth Of his
products, that they had put little tax OF
- or II on him that was to come out OF
his income to help support the govern
ment; notwithstanding that they had
given him 81, 900, 600, 900 in the way of pro-
lection, he came, as soon as the war was
over-they were very poor laborers, you
know-and they said to the government:
"It is very fatiguing, indeed, for us to pay
you have this great national debt that was
left as an inheritance of the war" And
before that debt was paid they demanded
OF congress that that tax, all of it, should
be removed; and il was removed, the bill
was repealed. Yes, my friends, it is a
question of labor, from skin to core and
from core to skin again.
They found that congress had, during
the war, IN order to raise sufficient revenue
20 carry on the war and support the vast
military power, laid tax on income-net
income. 1t was found that there were
400, 10 persons in the United States that
had annual net incomes OVER and above
family expenses-for there was an allow
ance of 81, 900 TO cover tbat-they had an
annual net income of over $500 000, 900,
upon which they were paying little tax
of So, 900, 900 to help carry on the war and
pay the debt. They were all laborers,
you know, they were. laughter They
were poor people. And our republican
friends, the ever watchful, constant and
faithful friends of the laborer, repealed
all that tax. Laughter and applause.
They found our railroad system, running
all over the country, with large amount
OF wealth invested in it, aggregating l50,-
600 miles in extent, dragging $4,000 cars
OF living freight, bringing a gross
income to its stockholders OF 100000, 600 !;
and yet it does not pay one solitary cent
for the support of the government that
protects it In the enjoyment Of its prop
erty. Why? Because our republican
friends were such consistent and devoted
friends OF the laborer that they took all
that tax off the railroad companies.
[ Laughter. Then the express companies,
telegraph companies, banks-all great
labOrers-there was a tax on those, but it
is gone; it las gone where the woodbine
twineth." Laughter.
They say they will repeal the whole in
ternal revenue system before they will re-
duce any part of the protective system.
They would not even reduce sugar little
bit. They want it straight. They don't
want any sugar in theirs. ! always heard
that the republican party was the great
party of the country. / could
not understand it. They used to say
that we democrats drank all the whisky.
Now they went to Chicago, this band often
perance missionaries, TO nominate can
didate for the presidency. ! heard what
a freight agent at Chicago says about
them. Alter they went away he said
there was shipped to Chicago during the
convention 81 $50 extra kegs of beer.
Now, allowing that they were in session
about week-there were 800 delegates
that would be about four kegs a day.
After drinking this they 90 into conven-
ton and pass what our prohibition friends
call "catnip" resolution; that is, the
party declares that the first
duty of the government ia to see that the
and morality Of the people
and the purity of the home are preserved
therefore, they cordially indorse all wise
and well-directed efforts to protect tenn
perance and morality. Now, the question
is, was that wise and well-directed effort
which they Endorsed by drinking up all
the beer in the country and leaving none
for anybody else?
Now, my friends tell you that the
democratic policy, as outlined in the mes
sage of the president, as attempted to be
carried out substantially by the bill which
we have reported in the house, passed in
the house, and sent TO the senate, means
that there shall be a reduction of taxa
ton upon clothing, food and the i'm
plements of labor. 1t means more than
that. 1t means that we shall have the
raw materials of the manufacturer brought
to us without taxation at all. 1t means
that the manufactured goods that we are
into this country, made by for
eign labor, shall be made at home by our
own people.
Now, they say our bill is free trade
bill. Well, my friends, is tariff reduc-
ton from S47.l0 on 500 to S4249 a free
trade measure? Is reduction of S4.61-
an average reducti0n-a free trade meas
ure? II it is, will they please tell US what
protection means? Is a reduction of g. 80
on 500 worth of iron and steel a free
trade measure?
When we come to cotton goods, we
have reduced 90 cents. Out of $l1 zoo, 00O
revenue brought to the government on
cotton goods We take off 227, 000, 900, about
a quarter of million. 1t is a reduction
of 81 cents on 500. Is that free trade?
Mr.. Mills spoke at some length in ex-
PLANTATION of the various features of the
tariff reduction bill passed by the house
and sent to the senate He said the senate
had clamored loudly for the house to do
something that the senate could act upon.
The bill passed by the house had been in
the senate for several months, but they
don't seem to know what to do with it.
II the bill we have sent them is wrong
why don't they show where it is
wrong? They don't say a word
They reminded him of the story OF
an idiot boy. His mother told him to
answer no questions asked him, and then
no one could discover he was fool. A
gentleman came along one day and asked
the boy his name, but the boy was mum
Where he lived? Mum. Who his
father was? Mum. why" says the
man, 'you must be fool l' ooh, man.
ma" said the boy, "a man asked me LOT
of questions, and he's found out | am O
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