The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-09-12

NrThe Independent says there art
1900 farmer and labor votes IN tho "a
Congressional districs. and therefore
there i chance for Cox for Congress
Yea therc are about 36.nOO votes ia thi'
, district, and fully 25 .OUU of them are
; farmers and laborers. and Of these Brct5
" III get at least 10000. because Il l. gen.
erAlly recognized that In Congress he
would make more efficient represents
tive Of the tsrmers and laborers inter
. csts than his isopponcnt. Mr.. Cox. who, hy
, receiving the bulk OF his support from
, the Republican party. would he handi-
capped. and would be Obliged, IL Indeed
. he mot already specifically pledged 10
; consort with tho Republican minority,
: which ie solely responsible for the evils
! 90 justly co'nrlsined OF by the a-ricu-
, tural and laboring classes On the other
hand. Mr.. I:refz would be ia cousulta-
tipn AMI full sympsfhv with the Demo-
crstic majority IN tho lower Honsc. and
thereby would he cmnbled IN exercise A.,
Influence for good which Cox could not.
The House. Of itself. cannot enact laws.
but Il can prevent the passage of evil
ones originating In Republican Senate.
and IN 1891, when there ia every pros
lpcct that Democratic Senate and Presi-
ldent'will both be elected, the reforms
demanded alike BY the Democrats. farm
ers, ah0rera. manufacturers and com
mercisl clAsses. will bc accomplished.
with "eqnsl justice 10 oil and special
privileges 10 uOne.'
/ In this connection e is we'll 10 nOtice
that the platforms adopted by the con-
,yentions which nominated Nessrs. ysrctz
Imu r. hou ~n ~
great issues dividing them aud The Ise-
pubIicans-each demanding the free
cOinage Of silver, In c0ntradistinction 10
the present decentralization law. so cor
dtally approved BY tho Independent and
ite Republican allies: each IL In favor of
an income tax each against gambling
I'm futures Of agricultural necessities !:
each against alien ownership Of land 4
each in favor Of service pension forl
honorsble veterana. while the Demo-
cratIc platform goes further and de-
msnds just reduction Of tariff tsxation|
IL favor Of the the articles OF necessity
used by farmers and laborers. This
last was probably left out OF The Cox
platform & The demand or the Republi-
csne. wboss support hc expects, and Il ~
: most important ilem for the farmers.
too.
i When Sampson Cox q serving II con-
;Igrefs. the Speaker viii not have 70 eend
IN Usher over the city Ct any time Ia
;l6nd him IN order 10 give The house .
,lquorum. m.--Inderendent.
4 No one ever heard OF an usher being
Isont ont after sbacnt members Of leg
|islatIve body. Dufendach should studv
English little, and become convcrsanf
\ With the uaages Of bodies he writes
|ab0nt, instead Of making . laughing
stock OF himself by snch bluuders. lie
knows enough 20 '~sand-onr' his vote
\ - hen lie Is promisea his rsice for Il. sni
that's about All, aud yet be would pose
as reformcr!
/ Ata meeting Of farmers we see no
imam seeking office, but the Office seeking
tho man, rs in the early days OF the Re-
public. independent.
| From the above We are forced TO con-
lciude that DufenAach does not believe
the Washington meefing which nomina-
ted Cox. Was "a mccsing Of farmers.r
Otherwise II would have put forward
some Que who was not seeking the Of
Office We arc credifabiv informed
that Mr.. Cox. while In Orange and Mar
tin counties trying to get rp congress-
lional convention, informed parties there
that he wanted the nomination. ana that
liz nominated nc could even carry Demo
lcra'ic Dubois. Not seeking the Office III
leh Fudge he's always been an Office
lseckcr, from wav hack but never a suc.
lccssful one outside Of his church. lIc|
lought not 70 sail under false pretcnsos.
1The Independent tries 10 bniiftIel
tho effect of Dr. Glezens vote, IL heI
ehouId be elected Representative. a. tol
United States Senator. That election Il.
lin fact. more important to the farmersI
and laborers Of indiana than all theI
other measures together which will come
before the next Legislature. because iisl
reach out for six years ii,
4 controlling branch OF the Nationall
Legislature, and at : most important
period, too, while ifthe next Legislature
totally fails 10 pass single Ia ", The peo-
pie could get along very we'll for twol
years, until another Legislature will as
somble, under the present laws.
IL there had been . Democratic ma
jority in tho United States senate IN
1888, instead Of Republican one. tho
Mills tariff bill would have become al.
law, and IN consequence thereof large
additional markets would havo been
opened for the grain aud meat ~ Amcri-
can farmers, and prices would have been
better. now, IN cons equencc Of our,
tariff, France and Gcrmsny totally rx-ls
cludc our meat products, and each places
duties on our flour and mcsl. while
Mexico and Cuba each exact $3.50 al,
barrel duty on United States made
6our, and other articles IL proportion --l
thus virtually closing their markets
against our products. because We c,nsc
our markets against theirs. NJ. Blaiuc
recognizes this conditions IN his appeal
for reciprocity with countries south oil
a.. and Mr.. John sherman recognizes itl
n his appeal for reciprocity with Can |
ada. "A
with Democratic II. s. Senafo 'nlr