The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-07-18
PUBLISHERS PENCIL POINTS,
"who Own and Form The TRUSTS. .

ldence. and last week. in reply 70 ~
article under The above caption IN the
COUBiEn, las come out fcaslessiy ~ al
ladyorate % The KrpubIican doctrine Of
l"rrvle ction." True. hc quntcs from
lsolue other paper sosncthipg about jvin-
ing nh nl.iaimr- no organization 81
which exists IN this county - thereby
showing II j. copied FROM some paper
where the alliance eNista. lie rn,r the
trusts. com Lines. &c. ARE formed, opcrx-
ted and managed. ~ wealthy c"rp"ra-
tons Irrespective Of party. This we
liicny. Ture. you tind In theIu ouce ia
~ white 4 deiu0ciaiic stQckhuider. but
they sre MI. ss Seuatur Pay ne says Of the
Standard t,il Trust, three i"urtb- Re-
publican. aud the few Democrats, who
took stock ~ them As q Apeculatl"u, have
mo authority Ia their management.
Where one democrat Il connected with
any Trus, there will be found four Re-
public us in II to out vote him. Tor Re-
pmblic@n legislation enabled them 10 be
lurmrh aud Republican policy will fs-
vur them, IS loug ~ the fiat" can be
fied out of them 10 aid Republican
casnpaigu funds. lie speaks OF . ring
operating the county convention OF Du-
pvis county, AID says we are dumb in
regard 10 IL There never was : more
palpabic faisehood uttered by dissati- fed
Republican oqice-seekers, who hope 10
public position uy deceiving the
people, than that any ring or clique con-
|lrolled the action Of the Dubois County
Deiuocralic Convention. The call for
the convention was uiade and published
IA. ~ IN
|ciuct conventions were held, and the
lcnunty convention was held the next
|hay after the precinct conventions. The
lcall Tor the precinct conventions left II
i.vt each precinct 10 determine how It's
delegates should he Instructed. Conse-
iquenily some were instructed BY resQlu-
itlons, some by count oi the preferences
lof those present, and most of the pre-
lcncts adopted irregular primary electioil
10 delcrmlue who their votes should be
east for. IL ljainhridgc township the
| latter was The case, and 3ia votes we're
polIed, each candidate announced receiv-
ing some, but as is usually the case the
msjority ruling. AT each precinct there
was fair turn out Uf d. mccratic voters,
and Il would have been utterly impos-
siblc for any ring 70 lave controlled
leo mspy preciucts, holding conventions
Iat the same tliuc, aud regulated by such
rules ne each seen fit 10 adopt Tor itseli
The COURIER Lss not taken the pains q
SHOW the tallacy Of this accusation be.
fore, because no intelligent Republican
Ieven has permitted his party bias C
overcosne his good sense sufficiently te
iather 80 silly and easily exposed an o.
-er,iol. and .DuIeusiach, now coming on
I-quarely as . Republican. is tho fret q
lutter il. The votes Of . majority of tts
democrats of the county, fairly cas-
land honestly counted, free from sIl rins
Tor outside influences, or propositions Il
l.siamd OIL" a. Uufendsch would call tn,
selling or trading Of votes, tor one cAndi
date tor another. nominated the Demo
cratic ticket, sud will also triumphant, ,
ELECT II. from Secretary Of State, whes
Nominated, 70 Coroner, in November
the Independents feeble Republican
buglc, the bastard Republican ticket
whose father. the Republican snauxgcr'
lin dubois county, are ashamed 10 own
land the secret inachinatiuns and in
trigues Of secret society Of politicians
bound together by secret oaths, " III
contrary Notwithstanding.
| The independent says the CopHIER !:
lfor . tariff tor revenue only. Correct
Iyou are there, and only revenue enough
Ito carry 0u the government ccon0ms'
lically. Indeed, the COURIER believes
there should be no tariff, but that equa
taxes on the wealth, only. Ofthe country
should provide the money for neccssary y
lexpenscs. There never was mOre nm;
lust tax than . tariff tax, because IL taxes
ia person on what he consumes, and not
on his wealth aud ability 70 pay, thereby }
the poor tenant or farmer
with q family Oi tcns 10 psy i've iim0s
family 10 provide for but himself and
wiie-f for, other things Be ing equal, each
member Of family CONSUMES about the
same amount Of tariff taxed articles The
doctrine OF Equal justice 70 all !; special
privilege 20 uone," would. IL carried
out. abolish all tariff tsxation, which il u
best but . relic Of inonsrchicsl institu.
ltions, Inherited from the kingly sys-
tens Of Europe.
True, the Democracy cannot expect
under the rotten borough system Of sd-
Uniting new States, 10 control tho next
Senate, but IL most assurediy will the
next House 0f Representatives, and there.
|by prevent. ~ did the last Congress, =
corrupt sauandering Of tho peoples
money, aud with enlightenment and
progressing ~ fast o II has in
the past two years, ,-cyen capturing the
present State Secretary, blaine, for free
trade between American countries, lin
1892 the Democracy can choose the
President and : ma ajority Of both Houses
OF Congress. and once moro bring happi-
ness and contentment to the American
laborer, farmer, sailor and mechanic.
The magnificent achievements OF tho
Democratic party s-c part of the his-
tory Of the country, from tho Declaration
OF Independence. through the war Of
1872, the acquisition Of the Louisiana
the settlement of the Virginia
grant, the acquisition Of Texas, the Mex
lean war, the establishment OF liberty in
California. Oregon and Washington on
'ho Pacific coast, tie prosperity aud