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

NJ Hon. Jos. =. Mcdonald addressed
. small audience a lie city hell IN Hun.
Tin 2burg on Saturday last. The Fair
hsing IN progress was bigger dfawin
card than political speech. II WAS I
mistake 10 send him there Fair week,
lnniess Arrangements were made for the
speaking 20 take place on the Fair
grounds. Then il womb have helped
ihe Fair treasury some. but would have
been harder on 'he speaker. But hs
would pr.'hshly have PIT up with that
for the -sse of the larger audience. A.
u YEAS The largest rsIt Of his audience
w. farmers. who saved their quarter.
lov listening ioa splendid speech, Instead
oi going 40 The Fair.
l'ne meeting WAS called 20 order bv
Chairman WE Cox " no male hsn.i.
some Introductory address. and then in
produced Mr. Albert Gan. Democratic
candidate for 4, essurer VI State, who
spoke briefly, Snl gave WY 10 ex-Seus.
tor Mcdonald.
Mr.. Mcdonald began HE address by re-
lierring IL the present condition Of the
country financially. which was 50 dam
gerous that II was thought necessary by
the Administration for its Secretary Of
|ine Tses-nry 70 60 10 New York CITY
and hoii conferences. week after week.
with tho bankers and specnI stors ON
Wall street. IS 10 The host means 10 take
70 avoid financial panic. like an old
sheep comforting ~ih wolves as TO the
hest means 10 prevent the killing of
lanbs A. these spectators are the very
ones who would profit BY q financial
panic. tie then commented on the paw
msnt 10 these speculator- AMI bondhoid-
ere hy The Secretary Of the Treasury OF
millions of dollars Of the Peoples money,
taken from them by taxation) ~ .
bcnus. TO prevent she disasters made inn
mineni ~ Rspu blicsn legislation. No
-ncn Sums are paid to farmers or labor
Ter. Wien the disaster Of short crops. or
scarcity Of work. takes place.
lie then discussed the tariff question
lin detsi.. reading from he Constitution
Iof the United >tstes the clauses granting
The right 10 levy taxes and raise Z ma
ltionsi revenue. 70 show that there IL no
n-'itutional authority for national
ItsxAtion for any purpose except the
necessary expenses OF the government.
sld that consequently taxation Of the
people TOR the purpose Of building up al
class Of manufacturers. at the expense Of
the farmer and aborer. j. a. contrary to-
Inc oaths 81 Office OF congressman as Ill
IL unjust 10 the mass Of the people. The
proposed tax on tin plate. which will
com pei every householder 70 pay . small
sum TO enable 9 company OF Pittsburg
capitalists TO enter upon the experiment
Of n manufacturing tin plate there. was
only one Of the msny oppressive aud
provisions OF the Re-
publican Mckinley tsriI bill
Dir. Mcdonald also discussed other.
provisions OF the tariff bill. il comnec-
ton with the Secretary Of the Treasury's +
report OF receipts from various articles
in 1859. and showed clearly their unfair
In favor Of the tnlnufac-l
lurers and against all other Grasses oil
citizens, and showed that = reduction OF
duties generally, instead OF their in
crease, e. proposed by the bill. would re-
suit IN greater prosperity 70 the farming
and laborinx classes OF the country, and
be nearer the line Of equal and exact
Justice to all. exclusive privileges 10
none, a. enforced BY Democrssic pre- Y
ceients from the days Of Jefferson and
JACK son.
de then addressed himself to the
Democratic farmers particularly. aud \
argued thsr this was not propitious
time for them for the formation OF 4
third party-that the country was GER
tain 20 be ruled for years yet by either
the Democratic or the Republican party. /
and that Democratic farmers, who be-
lievei In the principles advocated by \
the old party. bad no just cause for de-
serting il now. II had never betrayed
them or their imterests lie statesmen
had always recognized agriculture a.
The chief handmaid aud support Of lib-
erty. and had always endeavored By |,
Just legislation TO properly encourage X.
The psrty bad been present At the britt l,
o. the Republic. in the person OF Jrifer-
son and his adherents, aud il would con-
linue 10 b. present, and a. q power for
good 70 ~. 20 long o. Liberty survived.
because intrlig people honored jus
tice 20 MA and fairness in politics, aud
would adhere to tue old time constitu-
tional democracy while other parties.
sees ing power upon transient Issues, or
built upon nate anft secfionsism. would \,
wsne aud die. The desertion OF Demo- \
Gratis TO any third party now was but A.
sisting their old enemy. the Federal Re-
pnbiscan-. and he implored his Demo-
cratic farmer friends 10 carefully cou-
'idcr the s;tualiou before they went TOO
far. \,
He closed his speech amid general APP
pause, and the seed sown IL sure to pro-
iuce good harvest In November. n
II.
The Independents cannot support any
Dne for Office who IL In favor Of the prcs-
mt fee and salary BILL ndepend d nt. \.
Will Dufendach inform us what "the
present fee and salary bilI- Il. aud what
body the bill" il before, and what any