The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-10-17

not right. Democrats say that it is right
enough to pay taxes TO the government TO the
amount that the government needs TO
carry on the affairs of government,
but il is monstrous 10 tax the people
to the amount of S100,000000 or more,
in order that that money may be withdrawn
from circulation, withdrawn from business,
and locked up in the vaults of the treasury.
Here Mr.. Thurman was interrupted byanother
tit of coughing. A voice: Save yourself;
We VIII vote for you, anyway" You are q
democrat. IApplause.l But it is time for me
TO stop. My friends, our opponents say that
this tariff is for the benefit of laboring men; as
If it could possibly be for the benefit of a labor
ing man to tax him on all he wears, on all his
wife and children wear on all of the tools and
implements of his trade, and when he dies,
carry him in a taxed coffin to his gase No,
that is simply an absurdity; nothing more,
nothing less than absurdity. The idea that
nation can be made rich by heavily taxing its
people far beyond what the necessities OF the
government requlre-the idea that O man can
be bettered by taxing him on all the necessaries
OF life-is nothing short OF an absurdity. APP
plause.
But republicans state that democrats pro-
pose to break down all the manufacturers in
the country. Ny friends they will do no such
thing. They mean to give the manufacturers a
fair chance for an honest living, and when they
do that they do all that an honest man can ask.
That is all. They talk about our depressing or
being enemies of the labOring man. Why, in
the name of all that is true, of what manner of
men is the democratic party composed? L
hove belonged to il since j was knee high TO a
duck as we boys used TO say. Applause
and laughter.l | have watched 1t, been
of il, worked with il, and seen it under many
and many an administration and always have
seen that ninety-nine one-hundredths of the
men who belonged to the democratic party are
laboring menl Applause. Cries OF That's
right" A voice: "Not for a dollar a day,
either."l Not if they get more. APP
plause.
Well, now, my friends believe that, consid-
ering the inclepency of the weather. and con-
sidering how many there are to come after me,
/ will, after thanking you kindly for the pa
thence with which you have listened to my
broken efforts, ask you TO allow me to retire
and bid you good-by with this admonition,
shall continue to have honest, good
democratic government in the United
States, or whether we shall be
oppressed by a course and policy that treads
the people under foot and benefits nobody but
mOnopolists and extortioners
Ny friends, thank you for your attention
and l now bid you goodbye. [Great APP
plause.l
Two or three times during his speech
Judge Thurman pulled from his pocket
his famous bandana, and its appearance
was each time the signal for an outburst
of applause. When he concluded, he
made pleasant reference to Gov. Gray,
and the applause which followed made it
impossible for the governor to be heard
for some moments. Then Mr.. Thurman
took his seat and listened attentively.
Gov. Gray followed Judge Thurman
and held the crowd for three-quarters of
an hour longer, after which the party
were driven to the depot and, after some
little delay, went on to indianapolis,
where the Judge will remain over night.