The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-10-05


Sneaker Carllsls was FOR The seventh
oImo rcnominated for Congross - Coving-
con. Ky.. the other day. After thanking
NJ constituents for the honor conferred On
hin. u spoke thus about the eject Of the
oariG % wages. The Treasury surplus end
kinirod matters,
N. CHAIRMAN AND 0ExGLEMEx o. I'm
U>oxvsxT1ox: I Scarcely know in what
oerms 70 thank the Democracy Of this de
orlct Tor he action to-day. Twelve yeaEs
80 was nominated for Congress II this
hall. and since then the Democracy Of this
district have chosen me ak times u eoo-
cession TO represent them In the House g
Representative Of the United 4tateA No
man could Be insensiblo Of such devotion
o. the part Of his friends, and assure
you. gentlemen, that feel most profound
yon and the people whom you represent
fChecrsl
1 accept your nomination and shall en-
dcavor % meet q many Of you - possible
between this and the election. although my
duties a. Warrington prevent me from
giving much attention % my own district
j not only accept your nomination, gentle
1ncn. but indorse 70 the fullest extent the
resolutions you have just adopted, except
that part OF them that relates 70 mo per-
,sonally. lApplause.l
The great question before this country Il
The question OF Federal taxation. Il makes
but little difference whether an elected
% Congress OF not. but it u Of ovorwhelm-
ing Importance to the people that the next
House Of Representatives should be Dem
ocratic (applausel. and that tho next Presi-
dent should be Democrat also. lCheerA
Tho two political parties have nominated
their candidates and made formal declara-
tfon Of their principles. and you will b
called upon next November 70 decide BE-
tween them The Republican party has
chosen - it, standard bearer Mr. Harri-
con. : respectable lawyer Of Indianapolis,
for President and for Vice President,
Levi P. Morton. very rich banker in
Wall street The Democratic party has
selected the true and tried. the incorrupt-
fble President who now f1lls the chair. the
man who has brought the Administration
back 70 the ways Of the constitution, and
given 70 this people : clean, conservative
and faithful administration Of the law.
(Cheers.l With him they have associated
Ur. Thurman cheersI. who for many long
years has Seen the best and truost repre-
sentative Of our Western Demo cracy.
But II il not gentlemen, my purpose 20
make speech. Many Of you want 70 return
20 your homes on the afternoon train. and
many Of you are anxious foryour dinner.
! want TO call your attention, though, %
Overwhelming Importance Of the great
question which il now presented for the
decision Of the people; and ! congratulate
you on the fact that at last, after many
long years Of struggle. we have got this
question fairly and squsrely before the
people fCheersl II Is declared IN the
Democratic platform that unnecessary
taxation IL unjust taxation; and BY that
declaration the Democratic party will
stand or fall In this contest When Presi-
dent Cleveland was inaugurated, on the 9Th
Of March, 1855, he found on the statute
books laws passed BY Republican Con-
crosses under which there was being an
nually collected from the people nearly
e1O0OD0.O00 In excess OF the actual
necessities Of the Government He
found . large surplus accumulated
IL the vaults Of the treasury, and that
Ill tho public debt in control Of the Gov
crnment except about <196. O00. 900 Of 3-per-
cent honda. had been paid. What was 70
be donel Year after year some Of ~ havo
struggle in the House Of Representatives
20 secure . reduction Of this enormous
burden on the people. and hare predicted
that the time would surely come when this
money would accumulate In the public
Treasury TO such an extent . TO paralyze
al the business enterprises Of the country
and bring ruin and disaster upon our in
,dustries and al engaged In them
We are not responsible for the cxistonce
o. these laws. but wo felt. - the repre-
aeutatives Of the American people, the re.
eponsibility rested upon us. In some meas
ure a. least. TO see n II could not Be rem
edicd We failed The money went o.
accommodating IL the Treasury q the rat
OF $4,000 600 per month, and y still 90
cumulating Il that rate. The Secretary o.
1ho Treasury told me just before left tn
enue collected during the first fifteen day
or the present month. over and above III
expenses Of the Government wss 81 900,
600. Al the rate Of several hundred thou
sand dolIass every day and night n
money Of TIE people, money which the.
need IN their business, II being poured int
che public Treasury where y y not needed
rs relieve the Treasury Of this snormou
amount and TO prevent disaster 70 the bus!
ness Of the country the Administration
compelled 70 purchase the outstandin
bonds Of the Government q IN enormou
premium. Within the last few month
11.00o00o Of these bonds have been bough
1t premium on the per cents Of some *
20 "a. on the dollar, and on the 4a2s . &c. -
and Sc, 90 that the bondholder y, ~ re;
con Of the unfortunate situation n whic
che revenue laws have been left tal<in
from the people millions and millions
dollars n excess Of the amount which b
obligation calls for, and our friend, "a
Harrison. "a his recent letter o. eccep
ance. says that this process should 50 q
ana the money should continue 70 b pei
% the bondholder. Mr. sherman, the 20
MGR Secretary Of the Treasury takes gu
.atanially the same grounds, and criticis'
tin 4 harnh manner the action Of the pre-
.sut Administration IN depositing part I
this money IN tho National banks - th
a can bc loaned % the pecple and 50 th'
into the channels Of trada The records
a. department viii sustain the statemeI
1hot while Mr.. Sherman was Secretary
che Treasury he he'd q one time IN siI
.Rle National bank more money than q
Xdministraxion has to-day IN al q
National banks q The United State
{Cheers.
nov, the great question you ars %
eide = whether this system Of taxati<
ehnlt b continued indefinitely, or wheth'
49, <~~.~> 49, ill unfupn "a The r,ofh<1a