Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-22

MS luhuehVe 70 fenoNe IL, and Lhe party
will be more secure for his election to
that high place. The gentleman who has
been named TO represent the interests Of
this state at Dover is with az tonight
and will speak to you in addressing him
self to those issues.
will not detain You by going over
the ticket. l will consume the brief
time by addressing myself to the issues
to be decided here in this state and all
over this broad land of ours on the fourth
day of next November.
My. friends, keep your government In
your own hands. Watch jealoualy every
demand that is made to argue before you
that there are those in your midst who
are entitled to any favor or any privilege
under the government that ought to be
honored under equal laws. This is
to be in the trite phrase govern
ment of the people, for the people, and
by the people. 1t may always be so. but
It can only be SO as long as you say.
Keep your eve upon those who are your
public servants and call them to strict
account for their ste hardship. No
injustice can come as long as you keep
this government in your own hands aad
no laws Of inequality can be passed by
your representative and those Of all the
people over this great country Of ours
So long as there Is such a government
there will be no such favored classes
to claim that they are to reap the special
and peculiar privilege that is not to be
shared by you or me. We should expect
it, No one will dispute IT, Why not
one Of the gentlemen here but will say,
Certainly we believe that. They be-
lieve that, certainly they do. We be
lieye that during the long summer days
We have just passed we find the repre-.
sentatiyes of the Republican party in
the city Of Washington laboring indus
triously-for what? TO give to us every
means by which we can make more easy
the struggle for existence in which we
must all engage. Mo- But you find
them engaged in using that great law.
making power you have committed to
them in filling the pockets of the privi-
legged few in whose interest that great
taxation power Of ours Is to be exercised.
Now, they will tell you, my friends, that
they do not mean any of these things.
They will tell you that they want men to
promote American industry and protect
American labor. OF course they will
tell.you that. You don't suppose they will
go down there and say they are going to
Iou bir ptuplt u tHb United 6LditS.
you don't suppose they will proclaim
from the top of the capital and say rob
the many TO pay the few. Among the
people of this proud land of ours they
have made themselves believe that this
country can only be successful in the
highest measure, by turning to the rich
to take care of the poor We do not
send our representatives there for any
such purpose as that. We send them
there to care for the good interests of
all and that no class of men can be
favored to the detriment of any other
interest or class. Let me tell YOU
briefly what l mean by making this
charge. This government must be sup
ported by taxes, and taxes must be
gotten from the pockets of the people
who labor from day to day for the
bread they eat and the clothes
they wear. There is no other
source from which all these millions into
the business except from the pockets of
the SIXTY millions Of people OF ours.
Because you do not SEQ the tax collector
come around and say: Here, have got
! on my list your name for $40" How
does this money get into the treasury?
1t is not put there by anybody who wants
to relieve American people from tax
alton II don't fall down from the sky
to relieve the expenses of legislation,
and God knows these expenses are large
enough; but you will not cavil if any
more is taken than is necessary. 1t has
been discovered by capable citizens Of
this land Of ours that this great tax
alton power can be used for something
else, aud this money may be many times
increased and the large proportion OF 1t
may find its way into the pockets OF
many who are shrewd enough to get It,
and the legislators make laws that these
men may turn the golden stream into
their own Golfers and ] will show how
they do it.
We raise the money not by taxes, but
/ largely, except what comes from internal
revenue. on the goods that are imported
into this country from abroad. Let me
show you. II it were necessary 60 raise
again the sum to pay the $3.50, 900, 600
which has been so extrsvagantly ex
pended it could be made upon an import
duty upon goods. In the Democratic
administration Is per cent. Of the value
of things was taken as toll to go into the
| Treasury. That was sufficient and no
industry was injured. All kinds of labo
was increased. No man was imposed
upon by an unjust taskmastsr. But
DOW it has been found that this taking
Of toll can be taken not only for public,
but FOR private interests During the
war, when everything was in tumult we
| did not obi sct to take any amount out OF
our pockets to carry on q struggle OF
blood that vas to preserve the integrity
and unity of the states and bring them
back under the old flag. But when,
after the struggle had been over a
reasonable time We expected the burden
to be lifted from the backs Of the people
and that we should get back again to
normal peace conditions But it was not
to be so. Burn IL into your mind. Tariff
taxes piled up to meet this dreadful
draw are all there yet. They are not only
al there yet, but the promoters or the
Mckinley bill have piled on the taxes a
load God save the mark . OF protection
20 American industry. l want TO ask
you IL you are willing ~ rest content. II
is true oar little state cannot rectify it,
but each one can do his part and over
turn this load upon the backs Of the
people, and resist from the robbers
powers 70 put their arms up to the elbow
into the pockets Of the laboring masses.
What plea cen be offered that increases
war between tax twenty-five years
after the last ball was sbot2 Are we
wrong in protesting against that. What
would YOU say Of q representative who
would sit down and not enter a protest?
Shame on that representative who would
lot enter his protest and DO all in his
power TO arrest such sn outrage. They
nave done 1t when there were 500 600