The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-09

prise Is tetteied, ana bound down 10 nome
markets, capital is discouraged with doubt
and unequal, unjust laws cen neither bt
properly amended or repealed.
The democratic party will continue, with
all the power conilded 10 II, the struggle tt
reform these laws In accordance with the
pledges of its last platform, Endorsed AZ the
ballot box 10y the SURFACES OF the people
OF all the industrious lreemen OF our land
the immense majority, including every
tiller of the soil, gain no advantage from
excessive tax laws but the price OF nearly
everything they buy Is increased by the
! fayoritsm Of an unequal system OF tax
| legislation.
All unnecessary taxation Is unjust TAXA
alton. IL is Repayment 10 the creed OF
democracy that by such taxation the cost
| Of the necessaries of life should be unjust
! fiabiy increased to MI our people. Judged
! by democratic principles, the Interest OF
the people are betrayed when, 10y unneces
sary taxation, trusts and combinations are
permitted 10 exist, while unduly enriChiug
the few that combine, rob the body Of our
citizens by depriying them of the benefit
of natural competition. Every rule OF
governmental action is violated when
through unnecessary taxation a vast sum OF
money far beyond the needs Of an eConom.
ical administration is drawn from the
people, the channels Of trade, and accumu.
lated as a demOraliZing surplus in the
national treasury,
The money now lying idle in the federal
treasury resulting from surperilous taxa
tiOn amounts 10 more than 1928 100000, and
the surplus collected Is reaching the sum
OF more than SGOOOOUOO annually De
bauChed by the immense temptation, tho
remedy Of the republican party Is to meet
and exhaust by eXtravagant appropriations
and expenses, whether constitutional or not,
the Accommodations of eXtrayagant taxation,
The democratic policy Is 20 enforce iru-
gality ia public expense and abolish un.
necessary taxation.
Our established domestic industries and
enterprises should not and need not be
endangered by the reduction and Correc
ton of the burdens of taxation. On the
contrary, a fair and careful revision of our
tax laws, with due allowance for the
difference between the wages of American
and foreign labor, must promote and
encourage every branch of such industries
and enterprises by giving them assurance
of an extended market and steady and
continuous operations In the interests OF
American labor which should In no event
be neglected, the revision OF our tax laws
contemplated by the democratic party
should promote the advantages OF such
labor by cheapening the cost of necessaries
of life In the home of every working man
and at the same time securing him steady
and remuneratlve employment.
Upon this question of tariff reform, so
closely concerning every phase of our ma
tional life, and upon every question
involved In the problem of good govern
ment, the democratic party submits Its
principles and professions TO the
intelligent suffrages Of the American
people,
The republicans of the house on Satur
day, by leaving the hall, defeated the effort
TO set apart certain days and evenings for
the consideration of important legislation,
such as the Pacific railroad, public lands
and commerce bills now ready to be acted
upon. The republican scheme Is to first
force the consideration Of pension bills
which, as framed, call for the appropriation
of five hundred million of dollers The
republicans are not 80 furiously anxious on
behalf of the soldier or his heirs, as they
are to empty the treasury and then make
the present. outrageously high tariff tax "a
necessity for the future To obtain revenue to
pay these gigantic appropriations. These
special pension bills are the last defence
behind which tue protectionists have
scram bled for shelter
Gen. Boulanger and Bro Blaine can now
console each other Their booms have
resounded To the last echo, which, too, has
ceased Its reverbretions. BOulanger on
Saturday made his first motion, to consider
proposition to reform the constitution,
following 1t up with characteristic
lingo" speech. The motion, after short
debate, was defeated 10y 377 10 1856 This
slap" was repeated when the chamber
ordered FlOquets speech In reply tol
Boulanger printed and circulated through.
out France.
The judicial elections In this State on
Monday resulted In the choice for Supreme
Court Judges of Joseph M. Bailey, of
Freeport, to succeed Justice Sheldon, of |
Rockford; Benjamin d. Magruder, of
Chicago to be his own successor; Jacob w. |
Wilkin, of Danville. TO succeed Justice
Scott: John NJ. Schofeld to be his own
successor, and David j, Baker, of Cairo, to
succeed Justice Mulkey. OF these Judges
Bailey, Magruder. Wilkin and Baker are
republicans and Schoiield IS democrat,
but there was no partizan contest excepting
In the Cairo district.
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