The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-13
THEY'RE NOT DEFEATED.
TARIFF REFoRMERs STILL HOPEFUL.
While a Protectionist Has Been Chosen
President They Feel That the Cause Must
Yet Triumph-Preliminary Meeting
OF the Conference Last Night
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lied in their full fruitiOn, when the enormous
system of taxation that now oppresses people
and robs one class for the benefit of another
will be overthrown. "Organize, agitate, edu-
cate" is the motto which, if followed, will
bring glorious success. 1t was fitting that the
meeting should have been called for yesterday,
when the man elected by the nonopolists and
moneyed men was induoted into the chief
magistraey of the nation. II gives n rebuke to
the friends of tariff reform who think the cause
has received fatal blow in the election of
Benjamin Harrison.
About three hundred earnest advocates of
tariff reform were in attendance at the delibera-
tion last night. The proceedings were marked
by deep earnestness and determination.
Mr. Edgar A. Brown called the meeting TO
order and introduced the temporary chairman
In the following words
On behalf OF the committee of arrangements and
the friends Of tariff reform of Indianapolis well
come you. tariff refOrmers from all the great
state Of Indiana. 10 city.
1t is fitting for meet this day in eonven-
ton assembled for the purpose OF associstng our
selves together league.
To-day an executive who preferred to be right than
to be president has gone back to private life His
courageous message TO congress made his defeat
poss bic by inciting against him the organized COM
munism OF wealth, but that document has placed
him high among the statesmen OF time. 1t put
politics upon higher plane, and sodifed over one
half OF our people about a principle which must
prevail in the near future. He goes out OF office
honOred and respected by the best people In all par
ties and recognized by the great masses of the peO
pie as the leader of their cause.
The condition which confronted the country when
that message was written cOnfronts us to-day. The
millions OF money unnecessarily taken annually
from the channels OF trade, still continues 10 be
boarded IN the treasury Our business interests VIII
suffer unless relief is granted. Shall this boarded
surplus get back to tho people through jobs which
smell with corruption, shall that money aud
the government. ccOD0ulCallN
ministered, be allowed 10 remain with the people IN
the first instance2 In addition 10 the surplus, shall
that vast amount OF money collected OF the consum-
ers tariff tax at the rate of billion, more,
dollars year, for the benefit Of trusts and ponOpO
lies not dollar of which goes pay the expenses
ot the government be continued OF shall we all stand
equal in fact in theory before the law These
questions which will come before the present admin
istration for Its action.
If the platform of the Chicago convention Is 10 be
carried out by our new president and, If remember
rightly he expressed himself as being heartily in
sympathy with IL, the people need expect no
relief.
The purpose Of this proposed league aud of other
kindred leagues which are being formed all this
nation is to educate the people 10 the doctrine that
they do not grow rich or prosperous by taxing them
selves heavily for the exclusive benefit of favored
few. Ii looks though no effort were necessary 10
prOmulgate a truth so self-evdent. but when party
politics run high and the heat and glare OF cam
p1ign are on, reason is temporarily dethrOned.
We begin on the first cay OF a high protective
tariff administration 20 lay the foundation Of
superstructure in which the keystone shall be "Jn
necessary taxation Is unjust taxation, from which
superstrlcture shall be taught the simple truth that
gradual return TO free trade shall be our gradual
emancipation from commercial slavery.
now have the pleasure of introducing 20 you
as your temporary chairman, student Of markets
as well as Of maxims, 5. ". Foster Of Fort Wayne.
Mr.. Foster made a neat but brief address
He said that they had probably heard that the
student of maxims went out of the white house
and the student of markets went in-"yes,
student of markets" he said. "a student to
learn the markets, to control them and to manip-
uate them for selfish interests and against the
people"
The call for the meeting was then read, and
the convention was then called to a cOnsidera-
tion of the work of organization. The suC-
gestiOn of the chair that credentials commit
tee be appointed, was met by the motion that
all the tariff reformers present who would join
the league should be permitted to take part in
the deliberations of the convention. This was
carried.
A committee on permanent organization
5. NJ. RalstOn of Lebanon, 4. z. Foster of Terre
IIaute, p. w. Bartholomew, Prof. w J. HoWk
and Dr. Wall-was then appointed. While it
was preparing its report sort of love feast was
held. Speeches were made by Representatives
Zoercher and Foster, Judge Scott, the Hon.
George w. Cooper, Representative BeasIey and
Senator Howard. Mr.. Foster spoke
very clearly and TO the point.
He said that organization was necessary
and necessary now lt seemed, he said, that IN
the days OF Jefferson 1t was possible TO strike
a popular cnOrus tnaI thlS Is not true To-Day IS
because of intrenched capital. 4 local illus
tration was at hand. As popular a reform as
was the schOol-book bill introduced in the leg
islature, it a hard fight TO pass il. Not
until THE SENTINEL lapplausel had ripped
the schOOl-bOOk trusts hide from head TO foot
and stinging blows were dealt by the Indiana
press did the lobby of the sehool-book trust
yield. This is only by the way" he said, "but
il illustrates the strength and tenacity of the
trust and high tariff advocates. As ! walked
Inrr tno cfra farf4a hp dn1
sun came out in all its beauty and thought,
this is the last day of our great presidents
administration When ] awoke this morning
the heavens seemed TO wear q scOwl. 1t was to
be the Inauguration of the advocate of high
tariff
The Hon. George w. Cooper, congressman
from the Fifth district madea rather passionate
address urging that tariff reform should not
compromise but take bold stand.
The committee on permanent organiza-
tion made the following report, which was
adopted:
Permanent chairman, the Hon. a. T. Wright Of
Marion.
Vice presidents. Richard Gregg. Aurora; Nicholas
Robert Geddins, Terre Haute; Hugh d. McNIuIlen,
Dearborn county; I. J. Robinson, Winchester; G.
VI. Reeve, Plymouth; +. 7. Loltin. Frankfort; !.
T. Scott Ierre Hante; J. ID. Kinney RadgetowH;
Henry Ranie, AndersOni ID. B. Sweltzer, Marion,
and j. NJ. Jarrett Fort Wayne.
Secretaries, T. j. Hudson, indianapolis; Kelley
Cushman, Madison; w c. Buell.. indianapolis;
George W. Upton, Parke county.
Committee on Northumberland Z. M0rss, In
dianapOlis: l. n. Pierce, Terre Haute; ". A. PckenS
Spencer; George w. Cooper, Columbus, and Edgar
a. Brown, indianapolis
The committee on constitution and bylaws
will be named to-day by the committee on per-
manent organization.
The permanent chairman then made the fol-
lowing address that was interrupted again and
again with applause:
GESTLENES OF THE oSVEETIoS-Acoept my
sincere thanks for this manifestation OF your conf
dence aud regard. ! assure you that you have made
mistake. least in the respect of having called
preside over your deliberations who IS in fun
sympathy with the object for which you have come
togeiher-the organization OF state league for the
dissem nation of knowledge of the tariff question.
/ know that IL has been trumpeted 20 the four
winds by our opponents that the question OF the
tariff has been settled for a generation 10 But
warn the hightaxers now and here that the recent
contest was only q skirmish compared with what
they have got meet in the future. They have
fought and won their first battle OF Bull Run. They
have yet TO meet US at Gettysburg. On the 9th OF
last November, under leader who preferred 10 be
right rather than be reelected Ia the presidency
citadel of high protection and preached them. But
by dastardly maneuver, then unknown TO political
warfare in this republic, they quickly filled the
breach made with "blocks of fve," led on by the
"trusted" men with the necessary funds" and we
were forced 70 retire, but not In disorder. Our
great leader unhorsed, but van
quished There rout no demoralizs-
ton, and there have been no desertions
since SO far from the question Of tariff reform be-
protection is to-day In state of siege. For we are
c.fnnad on the httfle-fcld and our Watch-frps ara