The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-09-26

dumping OF milohS ~ dolAf> 81 Inc
Peoples money into the New York
banks. illustrates. with great force, The
criminal folly of Protection.
Ii first makes money scarce by taking
II out OF the pockets OF he People where
II belongs. and when the New York
Banks aud Wall street Brokers are Ia
distress. Il nn!ucks ihe Treasury and
tells then, ~ h-l,, themselves our of The
Ansplus unnecc-.arily taken from The
People.
The oppression and crime which re-
suit from unnecessary taxation are here
msdc manifest.
Because OF tho unnecessary taxation.
r.oney that ought I" he ~ the hand. 81
The People. since the, have earned u
aud il belongs 10 them. i irainc: from
the channels OF trade aud boarded in the
Treasury.
The time to move the crops Is here
aud this money j. not available. for.
while under Just system Of taxation u
would now he IN The hands OF those who
earned 1.-THE leopie-under the I'M
necessary taxes imposed by The war isr-
i'll. il now belongs Ia the Government
and il held by The Government under
lock and KEY until mighty vail OF dis
tress comes W from Wall street.
What happens then Does the Gov
prnment say TO Tie Wall Street Bankers
and Brokers. As it does TO the farmers
when they are compelled TO burn their
corn, o.. TO Labor when it is out OF en-
ployment though anxious and willing To
work: I'VE are sorry for you, but you
must get along a. hest you can; We can :
not help your Does the Government
give such cold comfort as that 70 Wall
street when il cries aloud for assistance
Not 81 all. The Secretary ofthe Treas
ury takes the first and the fastest train
10 New York. lie hurries to Wall
street. lie calls "conlrienre % Bank :
ers.r They talk over the matter few
hours and the Secretary teleyraphs 7"
President Harrison W no is OIL enjoying
himself in the mountains OF Pcnnsyl-
vania, that something must be done or y
panic, cannot be averted Harrison tele-
graphs back to 10 any thing a" prevent a
panic and the Secretary At once notifies
the bondnolders that he will purchase
$l6, 0O0,0 900 Of government ~touds al
handsome premium and vance u years
interest on q certain series.
The press dispatches tell ns that The
Standard Oil Company aud the Wander
bits were among those " no unloAded
yesterday 'st q slight advance on present
prices" and that the relief will be- sufii-
cient, III is hoped" 10 tide over the
etringency until the money now 'mov
ing the crops moves back agsin 20
Wall street with irs accumulated profits.
But what business has the Secretary
Of the Treasury with millions Of noarded
money in his possessioa?
How does il happen That il is locked
up ia the Treasury vaults insteal OF be
earned IL and TO whom it rightfuily be-
longs?
Why i the golden tide flowing from
the pockets OF The People into the
Treasury al the rate OF more than a mil
lion dollars q days
Does not everybody know that II IL
because of unjust taxation? Because
more money il being taken from The
People than IL necessary to maintain
their government, even i'm It's present
condition Of spIendor and luxury?
Whose interest Il III asks the Chi
cago Herald. "thst taxes shall BE- main
tanned at this ISurious figure? T. II the
interest Of the farmers. the mechanic.
the lahorer. the merchant or the clerk 2
Or IL II the interest OF the men who have
monopolies 10 protect. bonds to sell and
interest 70 be prepaid n
The action or the Secretary OF the
Treasury and OF President Harrison In
pouring out The Peoples money 10 save
Wall street spectators from ruin afford
the answer. These hsrpies have only "a
call up0n the President and the Secre-
tary for help. and the boarded millions,
fiIchcd from The People BY unnecessary
taxation. Is poured into their ont
stretched hands. But who hears the CIV
OF the Farmer. the Merchant and "a
borer in their honr OF distrcssy Whai
Il the answer the President and the Sec
rotary make 10 their plants 7
They shy to the Farmer: "You raise
too much produce. Cut down yonr
crops. Make things scsrce.r That Is
the cornerstone Of Protection.
To the Lahorer they cay: "work
harder. Put more hours into your day.
Sleep less Learn 20 live and save
money on one dollar q day."
Thz is the administration that Re-
publican conventions. composed largely
Of Farmers and E.aboring men. are
'shrarily endorsing and. supremest
folly Of all, they are everywhere APPROX
ing the MckinIy bill. that j. 10 search
out every consumer that ha- escaped The
ravishng hand of Protection and lay lie
mandate Of plumber upon him.
"All that - worn,- SAYS the Herald.
"all that Is eaten, all that il used. the
medicine OF the sick. the tools of the
trade. the shelter from the Storm. The
dish In which poverty cooks IL scants
meals. the fuel, the bed. even the starry
fag whose glory has at length been tar
nished by injustice hereafter every
thing will pay tribute TO error and
greed
But In al time Of adyersity. no mater
who else may suffer and despair, the
Bondholders and Brokers Of Wall street
will be taken care Of. The money illched
from The People bv unnecessary taxa
ton will always to 1t their disposal
when they Vet into tight places aud are
threatened with financial ruin.