The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-13


trenched privilege and greed like an Arctic Ant
arctic wave, and penetrating to the innermoSt
stronghold 81 the roooer barons pull down its high
walls, leaving not one stone upon another
In the lull preceding the next great conflict, and
while the drums throb longer and the battle
flags are furled, there is work for do. We
strengthen our battalions. We must make converts
70 views. We can't depend on the fOater He
belongs 10 the other side-at least they will have
him when the time His present need of
monopoiistic fat in his fryingpan win outweigh s
considerations OF the public good The thinker. the
honest thinker is our man, and II we can get him
our side victory will be ours. Each one Of us
should qualify and convert himself into =
bureau OF Information on the tariff. We were beaten
al the polls IN November with British hags and
Doodle, and with windy lies in rhyme At the in
stance OF Manufacture Paul, who insisted that be
must oe paid bounty in order 10 continue his bust
ness aud to contribute literally 70 the campaign
fund, they proceeded 70 pull the wool the eyes
of Farmer Peter, and make him believe that he
would enrich himself by consenting 70 be robbed In
order To pay Paul. and when Peter pointed 70 the
mortgage on his farm as the result OF twentv-fre
years Of high protection they told him the mortgage
was sign of life and health. Poor Peteri Another
four years OF contributing to the support Of the To-
iantile Paul. and Of the protection afforded him
against the pauper labor OF Europe will, fear,
duce him 10 the point OF allowing the mortgage 70 be
toreclosed and of filling his belly with the husks that
his swine feed upon But j have faith 70 believe
Peter will things differently the next election
and will stand with his friends We must iaaugurats
an educational tariff campaign. In this way We
smust win. We win in no other way.
Let as not delude ourselves with vain ancipations
Of an easy victory, but prepare 70 fight We should
remember that we war against privilege and tnat II
tS no mean adversary. OF all the disturbers Of the
domestic peace nations Of all the enemies of civil
liberty; Of all the obstacles that have stood in the
way OF human progress and development; Of all tbs
expressions with which the spirit Of evil has afflicted
mankind, privilege is the greatest II has been tho
colossal thief and robber OF every age and cline
You cannot reason With it, for IL is the personica-
Ion Oh seinshneSs ana greed II never does the
square thing, and II hates fair play; it takes all il
get, and cries for more; II lets loose till
choked loose. Brilliant in mind, it Is bankrupt
in morals. IL prdes itself on its superior cunning
and shrewdness. II prefers darkness 10 light in
which to do its dirty work prefers the stiletto the
broadsword, assassination TO the open held- Bux
when driven from cover and pressed u the wall it
fights like tiger and in disregard of all rules
OF civilized warfare Only recently one Of its lieu
tenants confessed 70 carrying dynamite in his
pockets. But the most effective and dangerous
weapon and the we have most 70 fear Is money.
We ell do know how for thirty pieces OF the vile stuff
poor Judas was led TO betray his Master. and from
that day 10 this bribery has been favorte method
OF privilege to accomplish its ends. Depend upon it,
II our people have so far retrograded In virtue and
intelligence that money will buy the necessary votes
to uphold the present niquitous system Of national
tavatOn. the Quays and Wanam akers will be found
10 furnish IL. When another citizen OF this republic
becomes covet0us of high official station that he
would buy il for price and opes his rascal counters
his friends for such ignoble purpose, be ready,
gods with your thunderbOlts. Dash him to piecesi
IL is great mistake 10 underrate the power %
money In elections and 10 undertake TO belittle
the vile purpose and alarming extent 10 which il is
used declare TO you that through the corrupt use
OF money the body pOitic is fast becoming
rotten from skin to core. At the door Of privilege
lay the serious charge that the election t
bought its way into power; that 1t debauched the
public conscience before in the history OF
this republic and that it keep il up rather
than surrender any portion Of the protective system
If we could wage the contest in which We are en-
gagged under the favorable conditions which Oh
tained in this country forty years ago. when Dudley
methods were unheard Of and when moor men
soorned sell their votes should feel that We had
walk-over. But money has become actor Of trs-
mendOus power in politics aud vast sumo Of it VIII.
no doubt, be thrown into the scales against uS I
confess that should be discouraged AZ the outlook
ii did not have abiding faith in the intelligence
FTue and patriotism OF the great OF the Amer
can people. But believe that when led to see the
right they will DO IL; that their strong of JUS
tce will not allow them 10 uphold system which
enriches one man at the expense Of another; which
grants to the few legislative favors which are denied
to the many, which hightens the apex OF our pyrs-
mid OF liberty at the expense of the base believe
that they viii settle the question Of class legislation
rightly and against the high takers and trade
srictionsts as they have rightly settled the yexed
questions Of the past. Therefore bid you he Of
good cheer and gird up your loius Tor the coming
c5nlict Ii wrong, grieyiously shall We repent it.
But are not wrong. We are right and the gates
OF hell shall not prevail against
That misfOrtunes never come slngiy seems 20 -
verified in our national history. Years ago We had
the misfortune 10 become involved IN terrible civil
Under of ail-pervading spi IL OF patriot
ism which brooked no delay for the sober second
thought scOlded al conservative suggestion ana de-
manded the most lavish sacrifice 70 uphold and de-
lend the flag of the Union. privilege stealthilv
wound its way into the nations capitol For TWENTY
eight years its seTpentine presence there has been
known by its h0rTid odoT, and az every effort OF the
honest representative Of the people 10 dsodge IT, 10
Gus tongue We preserved the Union Of the states,
and preserved with il system of taxation 10
which il is not in the nature Of freemen long 70 sub
nit. Because they were taxed and denied repre-
scntatiOn, and because among other things King
George had cut OF their trade with other nations,
our revolutionary fathers threw OF the British
yoke and established the oriOus institutions OF
civil liberty which We now enjoy Aud 50 to-day
the question OF tari reform question Of taxation
and trade restriction Our mission Is settle this
question rightly and peaccahy At the ballOt-bOK.
Tariff reform means vastly more than the simple
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destruction OF class legislation this country and
the perpetuatOn OF our system OF government. Civil
liberty and love OF country are inseparable. One
cannot i've without the otner- Nhen fatrloJlsh
dies, liberty not long survives Nothing viii
quickly and surely undermine the patriotism Of a
free people as the building up ol privileged class
among them. 1t begets discomfort, envy, jealousy
and hate, and in the end there = open disregard Of
governmental authority, revolution, and bloodshed
AS long the stalwart Of Uncle Sam
believe that he loves all Of his children
alike and knows no fav0rites, long they will love
and obey him. and fght for him 20 the death As
long people believe that their government %
Washington is free from favoritisms aud means 10
be fair and impartial with all classes, long they
will respect and uphold il. But when they shall
come 70 believe that that government is purchase
Of a class, that il is standing in with favored fev
and promoting their interests by legislative eDsct-
ment TO the detriment Of the interests OF other
less deserving failing remedy the evil
at the hallot-box, they are ready for revolution
Our republican government can endure on no other
ground than equal and exact justice To- every citizen
Class legislation has got 70 There has got 70 bs
an end to governmental partnership with individual
citizens ia their private business. II we would pre-
serve this glorious self-goyernment Of the people
which our fathers so wisely established and be-
queathed TO us, and which has been strengthened
and preserved by the blood Of our own feloW-citi-
zens and neghbOrs, should shun class legislation
: would pestilence-
BY the repeal Of class legislation shall rid
selves Of another dangerous political condition Ehica
obtains in this republic 10 an alarming degree-the
separation aud upbuilding OF our citizens into q
small class very rich and a large class of very poor
peonle. When went there by time since the great
flood when any nation made miionaires as fast ss
we have done in the years that high protection has
held councils Of the nation. and when in
all the history Of this republic, did the milliOnars
have so many tramDs 70 keep him company? Fools
that we have been 20 allow this monster privilege to
live for a single day. Under its baleful influence We
have the rich ow richer, more arrogant and
corrupt and the poor grow poorer less patriotic aud
sef-respecting We have seen the high-taIers and
monOpolists in their mad chase after wealth re-
mOrselessy trample the poor underfOOt We
have seen the children OF these poor growing up in
poverty and ignorance 10 become the slaves OF avs
rice and the servile tools Of unscrupuOus politi-
clans. We have heard their complainings In our
streets We have seen them 20 the measure Of
striking In order 70 right their greyOus wrongs Oh.
shame that in a country like ours, with all its
boasted institutions civil freedom, its free speech
its free press its mitess resources and its bound
less wealth OF acres and OF mines, already we have
had tie next thing TO bread-riOts among peOple
1t must be apparent TO every one that enough OK
wealth Is dug aud grown out OF the ground each
wear 70 provide all of people with the neceSssres
and comforts OF life But the trouble is under the
10 hog this wealth 81 the expense and 70
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