The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-10-03


Notwithstanding the steady. drixxling
rain nearly all day on Friday last. The
pitdseye meeting WAS hiriy we'll Al
tended II was held ia ine lower room
OF tho Masonic building. There was no
beating 81 drums. brass bands. or other
incentives 10 enthusiasm. and Il was EVIL
den, The sturdy yeoinanfy gathered there
were intent only ca hearing fair dis
cnssion OF the political issues involved
in the present canvass. and right well
were they repaid Tor their discomfort ia
getting there through the rain and mud
The meeting was called TO order b.
Chairman w. l.. Cox. who Ia few we'll
chosen words introduced Hon. Claude
Mathews. Democratic candidate for Sec-
rotary OF State. Mr. Mathews thanked
tie people tor coming out on such an
unpleasant day. and Then addressed
them on Stale issues. aud ,he tsrin ques-
ton. - affecting Ihc business 81 iartning,
i'm which ne i engaged. Most Of his
speech ws- directed 10 the farmers pre-
sent. sho wing them clearly the course he
thought should br pursued 10 relieve
the present depression 81 agriculture.
aud place il once more in The prosperous
condition il once occupied. aud which il
yet merits. As the principal industry,
both ~ "a mum bars engaged ~ h. and the
value 81 iis products. which just gov
ernh.ent should seek to promote and en-
courage. iie showed the fsiiacy Of the
"h0me market theory Tor farmers.
which had Increased their Indebtedness
for Twenty-Five years IN which il had
been tried. and dcmsnded that they
should not be restricted iu entering The
markets Of the world on as good u foot
ing rs their foreign compe1i.urs. lie
was greeted with generous applause aud
well received by his brother farmers.
Chairman Cox also introduced Hon.
y. &. Shanklin, OF Evansville, who told
the people be Was not there ne . candi-
date tor any Office. hut simply as ~
American citizen. 10 discnss with his fell
low-cilizens the effects Of national legis-
lati0n upon the interests ot the people
generally. and he invited ANY one pre-
sent 81 any time during his remarks to
ask anv question OF him bearing upon
the subject no was talking about. lie
then discussed tie tariff question. a. en-
brsced ia the Mckinley tariff. Ia most
masteriuI and eloquent msnner. show
ing how il restricted the market for all
A merican products. and would result IN
great injury 10 both manufacturing snd
agricultural interests. fieiook the broad
ground that the people ~ the United
states 10 be truly free, aud prosper as
tod had provided they might, must
have free trade with all the wosld--beipg
Able to sell every thing produced, IN
shop. factory, msne Or farin. North.
Souh, East or Wet, wherever hey cou d
obtain ia the oroas' world the best price
for ii. aud 10 be- ab G 20 buy whatever
,ney desired, and could pay for, wnere-
ever tuev could bus il cheapest. wiinont
being lined bv their Government for
exercising this God-given right OF free
men. lie eioqnently argued that the in
teiiigcnt people 3f the world were march
ing toward. this common goal, and
" hen II was generally adopted the
brotherhood III man. 20 mucf. desired,
would be nearer attained. snl poverty.
greed AMI avaiice would be superseded
bv comfort, charity, intelligence and
Christian generosity.
The close Of his speech was nagni-
ficent apnsfrophe to the American flag.
and = forcuIc and eloquent appeal %
American patriotism. Mr. Sslnslin Il
81 orator with but few eqns's. aud re-
ceived the enthusiastic applause of his
audience. Those who failed TO hear him
missed an intellectual treat. and an op.
porinniiy to broaden their minds be-
you'd the selfish vision Of = single class.