The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-06-15

or all tie Industrious FREE men of our land
On immense majority. Including every tlier o.
the soil. gan no advantage from czcessire tax
laws: but II price % nearly every thing they
consume i Increased ~ the favoritism Of an
unusual system Of tar Legislation All IN
necessary taxation = unjust taxafico- II l. re-
pugnanf Il. she creed o. Democracy that by
such taxation me cost ~ the necc>sarre< 81 life
should be u1psstiy Increased 20 oil OR people.
Judged by Democratic principles. tbs interests
Of tha peopl > ARE betrayed when. by unneccs-
sary faxatio1. trusts and combinations arr
Dermffted a.f fosterei shich win uniuiy
enrich the few that combine 20 rob the
oody OF our citizens By Gepriviug
them Of the peneEt az natural competition
Every Democratic rule OF governmental &C
son - violated when. through unn<cessary
taxation. q Sass sum ~ money, far beyond the
needs OF economical administration n drawn
from the peopls aDd the channels OF TRACE and
accumulated - demorailxinr surplus IN the
National Treasury Tue money nov iying idle
In the Federal Treasury. from -upcrftuco> taxa
tion. am Yunsx 20 more than and
the surpluE- ooslectcd u reaching TIE sum
Of more th.1scaOn.0p annraliy. Debauchec
~ this immense temptation. the remedy
Of the R~ep.blican party was 20 meet and en-
hsust Il bs sx~trsvngsnt appropriations The
Democrafnrrm-d n 10 enforce ~frnxAiitv In
public expendft1e< snd abolish urn>eeSsary
taxation. Cur established domestic industries
and enterprises xhould not. and need
not be andanxered by . edurion and
| corrccsiora q sariens OF taxas1sn- On
the corSr1ry- . fair and careful revision
o. our nU las. Nth due allowanne for the
difference DstSsen she wages Of American and
fore On labor uD~t permit and encourage
every >sAaoh - <uch industry and cnterpris .
BY giving tAem assurance OF an extende1
market and steaAv asd continuous operation.
| In the interest - American labor. uhich shou ~
l In no sScnt - seRleesed. the recession Of OR
tax ANs,. ssnsemplssed BY the Democratic
I part sapl - promote the advantage Of strh
| iabrs. BY c1Sopening The cost Of The ncce-ea'
| rfes0f liz D sbe home OF every workinrnAn.
anciat tho 1910 time securing % him stendy
ana rcmnerssive employment
xpon cis esestion Of ssrifl reorm. 20 clsseiy
csncernine every phase Of our National IFS and
upar evsrv question involved - the problem OF
good ssernmen she Democratic party sub.
mts ~ pnncipies and profes sicns 70 the intel
igent snersges OF the American people.
wAen yse reading Of the platform vas "a
ishsA Colonel WatterSon began . speech ID
favor q 10 adoption. he safd: ~Fetiow Dem
oounss. We bnnu YOU . platform upon which
Dsnocr1ts can stand without think ing they ars
away from home.
-Genslemen. Mr. waiser~on nnishcd. .twe
cd Democrats can nevsS understand each o;he,
thoroughly until they have mes Hnd had some
fun together"
the convention checred ana yelled md shs
delegates caught We aIlnSion 70 senator Cor
man Before the applause and ianshssr had
subsidized watterson turned around 20 Govman
vigorously. 70 him. The cheers Increased IN
might a. his idea vas conprehcnded.
German rose. and W attcrson, taking his hand
led him % the front and introiuccd him. both
xmfling. Then wattcrson. with another bow
left hin fscins the Convention. and there VA