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

OF vsnderburg county In the last lexisIl
ture and 10 . candidate for reelection
Al the opening OF the Campaign 4
/ Evansville be made r0usng speech o.
state issues. Among other things b
said:
4 1.-TWO years ago. when the Democrat
ic party WAS defeated in the field. IL wa
the good fortune Of the people that III
Democratic party carried the Legislativ,
branch OF the state government. Th'
legislature convened ~ . time when ID,
disgust Of the nation had been aroused
by the performances Of the vote bu yers
and the name OF this great common
wealth had become the synonym Of cor
rupiion. The muIti-millionaire Who
had amassed their wealth by the sweaI
OF others brows hAd been sending theiI
money here TO buy up the state, thai
their feOdai privileges might be perpet'
luated. but the Democratic legislature
had built wall Of fire around the ballot
box, and hereafter voters will prepare
their ballots away from the influences ol
and intimidation.
lie spoke Of the victory Of the people
over the school book octopus that had
been robbing the people. At aprimary
cost Of 81 900 and without any continu.
ing cost the children were given school
books st half their former cost; educa.
tion Was chespened and encouraged, and
there was recorded on the statute book
the fret triumph Of the people over
|orgsuzed wealth.
The record Of the last legislature on
what 10 known - labor legislation wsi
Unparalleled. Indiana had more Iswl
protective Of the righls Of Ia:or than
any other state 10 the Union. The in.
laws enacted by . Republi.
can Legislature in lssl had been swept
from the statute book. The guus OF the
Pinkerton detectives, whose career made
the blackest page in the history OF tbs
|strife between capital aud labor, had
becu spiked, and their Wlnchestsis " ers
no longer turned upon the Iaboring lnel
lOf Indiana Tie piuck-ne stores were
lclosed up and gone out OF business
aud the tniuer now gets has wages u
smoney, aud spends II where he pIeases
That was QUE kind OF Democrsllc FIRE,
trade, that while il closed up an in
dustry' did not -pauperiLe ia. working
men, Blackii-liug had been prvhl O.tei
and discnai ged empIoye hau q cuancs
10 find employment without being toll
lowed BY the Ulack-Ualiing process. Th'
mechanics lien law had been smende,
- as 10 make workingmen pseferse.
Icreditors. aud protected thcm ngaius
dishonvrable contractors, VINO we're b!
lthis law elilniusted from the buildiu,
trades, and premium placed On hou
lcsty.
i The Legislature had also passed : bill
i projecting the lives and health Of miner
and insusing them full weight Tor AL III
coal they mined. But clerk bad lei
the enscting clause OF ff-something thu
Ithe constitution says must be attached 4
every law, but The crest constitutions
oracle WI h0 occupies the governors Office
and who could see flaw . mile Oh ~
law thss jeopardized the salary Of : Goa
oil inspector. or some other little Ofiic
'iholder, could not see this palpable Omis
sion IL = law that enancipated 1000
miners from IN oppression and injustic
Im0re in famous than has ever been viz
'lited upon other American crafts men
The next Democratic legislature wou
Ilenact that Law again and see that IL va
leuforced. This was the record, aud II
i were TO have any considerable iuhuenc
lover workingmen there could be u
'Id0ubt Of the rcsultot the coming eIectio
lin Indiana. The insane seylums be-
been promptly provided Tor. and IL the
were not open IL was not the fault OF d
4 Democratic party. Tho schOol debt be
been funded, saving el20,OO0 annually I
the people and distributing the a, ,OOO
IOUO 10 the couuties 20 be loaned to th
Il people - 8 per cent, whereas fornerI
the rate Vas 50 high that the money VA
not marketable, and the taxpayer bad
pay the interest Night schools be-
been provided for those who could no
attend the day, and many other benef
cent laws we're passed. aud al the busl
ness OF the state transacted In busines
like msnuer.
4 The party was now pledged 10 al ne
cessary reform. The Democratic part
liz the party OF the constitution. II neve
has and never shall lay restraint upo
the personsl liberty Of the people.
was opposed 20 prohibition aud local o.
ltiou, because IL Was not within the prov
incc OF the government TO govern ii
personal habits Of the people. The righ
10 eat and drink and wear what on
chooses 10 On inaliensble right OF A mer
can citizenship, and the Democratic part
denied the right Of the majority TO TAX
&c from the people.
Il The Republican party was committe
TO local option. This was its positio
1.-Two years ago, but besides the daily Q
} tort Of the Republican minority TO pa
. local option law they introduced On
isupported : prohibition amend men
Forty out Of forty-two Repu blicsn meu
lbers bad voted 10 fasten absolute prob
! bition upon the people Of Indian
/ What is 20 prevent them from doing |
lif they secure the legislature? ri
!. Democrats party was opposed TO cou
pulsory education that would coup
! the parents TO send their children 70 CO
tain schools. for the very samer easo
| The laws Of Illinois and Wisconsin U
urped the most sacred rights Of the pc
ple Of by Abridging the God-given rig
, lof parents TO govern their childre
n The Democratic party would aIws