The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-03-08
TARIFF CONVENTION.
r.rsn Reformers Meet "a Discuss tho re-
<iuction Of rnxAtinn-s speeches ny Men
Prominently Identified with tho
Movement Resolutions Adopted.


The recent conference Of IN. American
Tariff Reform League az Chicago was wei
attended. J. Sterling Morton. Ex-Governor |
~ Nebraska. was elected permanent chair |
man MIR. Morton. in taking the chair, spoke
~ the honor OF presiding over meeting
called. not to name man for an once, put
- nroclaim "a true principle ~ human
Government. the essence OF liberty it>en
They we're there as abolitionists 70 make
commerce As free AS America had mace
Thought. speech and the free press
Among the letters OF encouragement was
-, anfo~raph letter from President Cleve-
I.aa which was read and received with
.rrc,t enthusiasm After indorsing the pur-
ms, 81 the league a. set forth IN IL circular,
he SAYS:
Thc danger which we have 70 guard against
Is the misleading q our cnuntrymen ~ ~.
s,~n. theories cunningly conirivci ana iaisey
..0,r nr 10 the people relicf from personal
burdens and the ier innate expenses necessary
"a secure the benefits 81 nenchcent rule unaef
IN, sanction o. free institutions.
The declared purpose ~ your league VIII ho'
~ attained nstii an those instructed ~ me
ocouomic question which Is now pressed upon
,netr attention are freed from all soph>tricsanu
.lou,llnr failaces and until The subject 81 iarN
reform is presented to them a. iopc 'nvoiFhR
rne relief OF tho PLAIN people ~ 'hcr MONIES
from useless ana unjust expense.
The following well-known gentlemen
r.,p elected officers OF the conference;
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES W. Deer ng. III
80 Horace hite, New York Henry A. ROD
snson Mich gan: Enoch Harpole, kansas -
~ Judd Massachusetts: > W. Williams. IT
.ltana. Jesse Mrtcalf. Rhode Island. n -
* rkland. Wisconsin, Governor Slmon -
rs.ckuer Kentucky X. q. iiarger Iowa; r
III.
parnsy.vania: J. Lawrence Durham. COZ
nccticui Harbcrt Boggs. New Jersey anu .
o. Sun III. Ohio
etartes-Aretas W. Thomas. Texas
water IL. Page. Massachusetts; :. Lawrence
fnnham. Connecticut and John Y. White ana
W. L. Thome. Illinois.
LARGE number Of resolutions were pre-
ssrte,, and referred G q McDougal, 81
llandforth III. representing the farmers 81
.he convention. offered = resolution when
reads thus;
.-we believe. with our facilities for trans
,.rtaf on and exchange which enable Us 70
produce upon our land the crop that yletls ing
largest returns with our long hours OF iaOof'
aud above all with our uneaua9ed sou anu 81
n. Ate. that We are able-in fact a'ways nave
,.,en end always viii be able-to CON pete 70
she markets OF the world IL the sale OF ayr
cultural products.
The first speaker was Charles n lAdd, OF
Illinois He began bv observing that con
WI, u-,s going on between the laborine
,nanv and the crafty few. The issues to-day
,x.r., the same as the issues OF ~. ihs
masses we're contending against none,
a,1stocracy For the last twenty-five year
the country had been nothing but sfea
innk shop. full Of slave chains broken nay
opets and polished brass buttons Nheh
~ bill ives presented for payment the poll
~. ftAnf,la and
..pidnt we save the country Diun IN
xx,r cost something" The battered voter
xonid swell up with consciousness of nav
SUI Saved the country and give their vote
to snstain the schcmers The speaker sal
M country adjoining the town IN vine
ne lived was a. beautiful and fertile a. hii
IN tie world
the peopie were honest and thrifty, an
x.t during the last winter more auctlp
-alcs and extensions OF interest hau Zee
made than any previous scar me ueh
Tor which the sales had been made were Gu
men who twenty i've years ago were NJ
worth dollar and who had grown rich 2
M extras Of protective tariff me
chant III Canada had told him that ne "a
odd American axes for twenty yeafs
4arnpefitiun with Canadian axes, Iithoup
Nc had been obliged TO pay duty nps
them II two dollars a dozen. anu yet Y
tartftites said that a duty must be levied
s,rirr that Americans might be able 70 maj
axee AZ all In conclusion. Mr.. ladd "a
~ convention should be named the Ema
,.is,,t,on convention rather than Iari
Reform convention
Governor Buckner OF Kentucky. said W
!. President had lust been elected
fra,,dglcut votes and that he was about
- 70 Washington 20 inaugurate an admi
lsfration whose chief purpose was 70 "
s,et,sa.e an odious system Of taxation for
hgr.st af u class. He believed howey'
thnt free trade had on.y received che
80 that the movement would gather ~
momentum within -four years a. would ~
victory In -.
ybo,nas J Shearman Of BROOKLYN. y
smoke on protection. the Enemy ~ inu
try He began ia droll way, puttihe
,manicctionist argument IA shape y 9
vuise his audience lie eninfged his II
iect and made protection ont 70 bc the -
mon enemy Of humanity GrowinH seri
~ tel; 20 q-oring dates ana statistics
.buv that protection In the United sta
haa proved itself Tie enemy 81 agrlcults
IN labor and even Of it, rets. the ma
f...,lrers Ne laid the blame for the
porta.ion 81 foreign puuper laborers on
protection tariff and attributed 70 y
rnin Of the iron and steel trade IN the Y
while the West. where protection wa
moet ncutralized by reduced railroad ra
haA reached a production of iron and Y
manufactures eleven times as large az
tccn wears AFRO
Clinton Furbish Of Illinois. Ike
Grover Cleveland 70 stephen a. Dou'
AID proceeded 70 attack the OLD pom
parties and IN fierce vein q mingled
ire and invective rebuked CONGRESS LOT
suSinc 70 obey the dictates 81 the poop
reduce the tariff He said:
we tried 10 yet a reduction from -.
cent. tarifr aud we we're told we had
rontent with d reduction OF , per cent.
cause Il was al we could get from Con
J. rrted by Democrats The Republican
nave iey.ed on the people tax when ply
,DmAun1 ~ white men nto slavery
.aud tines worse tran the slavery from
rhcv rescued aooooOlO % bIacx men ~
Inc same when you have run the ramut
s,nmblscan party from Biaiac - Wnnam
10 matter whether you run from bsaine
1r INC hrr warl
] o smith NJ Clio read paper ~
N,lls f,illr and The Senate Substll
The Mills bill was not perfect Mr'