The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-10-17

party tucy JOlutA tue y N. ID A. or
ganized outside Of Il; held their inset
ings privately. under Instructions oI
prominrnt Republican leaders OF fhe
state. such Is L y. Michener. Huston,
Dudley. aud others.
7 All honor IL due 10 straight FOR ward
Y Republicans. who think snd look II
political prnbens in different light
who deiino their position ciaArIy aud
stsnai ~ IL. Such love their country
and its Hsx. ana their fc'Iow-;ne.,. aud
mean To do right. alllaough they may
Vote against their own best interests.
But out upon the other snake.lik ke, dark
lantern deceivcrs: they can not be trust-
ed la any Of their propositions. II paid
Tor IL, th0y would sell their own COM
yictions-if they ure really c.psble Of
having any.
There j. no question but what every
honest man IL The United States. Re-
publican or Democrat, ipve. his country.
and II extremely proud OF being one Of
liis 'rre citizens. There il aisD no quoS-
lticn ~ 10 the resources Of our country
ISnoulit the tariff bc twice as high ~ II -.
and the ex penses fonr-iold a. great, the
IpeopIo could pay il, aud we still coulj
=
lsni fare still better then people living
under the snonarchics OF the old world.
Politics in the United Sistes ct pro-
sent is sinpiy wealth a. against poverty
llt was so during The times Of slavery.
Wealth owned the slaves. Slavery
brought on the war. The ordinary
lclasses had to butcher one ano,hcr 10
save the country. Wealth boxed on Tie
combat In comfort. The negro slavery
question WAS settled forever, mostly BY
the blood OF the pi"r and innocent.
WesIlh did not lose anything uy the
war. but orr tho contrary made money
lby IL.
Poverty had TO mourn the loss Of
MANY atrne pstriot. Many happy homes
lof lnhoring men were made desulate.
| Combined wealth il sfillihe common
enemy Of all Repnoicsn forms OF gov
eminent. IL i always eeeking 70 or
press the common people, and the
chances are always against poverty.
Money is necessary to defray the ex-
lpenses Of our government. aud some way
must De hsd TO raise the revenues needed.
Al present The money necessary IL
derived from tariff tax on imports, and
from xn internal revruue tax, whereby
rich and poor ell help 10 pay about alike.
rsgarsiIess Of their assessed valuation on
THE tax duplicates, or their real wealth,
With The chances against the men having
the largest families. % they must pur-
chase the most OF the imported articles
Ipsying duty, and the tnan that drink
the most W fiisky aud beer, and use the
m0ss tobacco. To prove this assertion
simply: on Internal revenue does not
the poor maa pay just - much tx ou
bis whisky or tobacco as the richi ~
tariff TAX does ne not pay just as much,
Tor more, than the rich fnau! IL il siin-
ply this: Al stsssi up and count noses
w eli chip IN alike, women and child.
rem Included.
! Accumulated wealth, invested in bank
stock. notes at interest, rail ro.d stock
telegraph stock, corporations or al kinds
and certain large manufactures 20 fret
ofalI national taxes! viii any bonesl
lRrpu hIican answer where any OF The
Enumerated wealth helps pay anything
towards the national revenues more than
au ordinary individual does? Does &C.
eumulaled money. notes bearing interest;
stocks, etc, purchase imported articles
DO they drink whisky, beer, or chew to-
bacco? Why should they 90 tree? This
ion between wealth and the
ltOiling nass~s is The difference now
existing between the two leading par
lilies.
| IL ie true thai our country pays liberal
pensions to some soldiers ana wido ws
but il Il also true that wealth does not
lheip 70 psy them! The collections from
tariff and internal revenues exclude
wealth, and collects only from indiyid-
luals by count, The pensioners hclpins
10 pay just as much as the richest luis-
Ilionaires.
Again, to prove this assertion let us
TRY the direct tax ~ stem. |, Is estimated
Ithst Al 8 cent levy On the SlOO upon the
taxable property of the United States
would raise sufficient revenue. For ex-
ample, here ls 4 ishorer having " Gull
ldren, who, With his hard-workcd wife,
llives In afented house. and depends ON
lhis daily labor. His whole taxable pro-
lperty, assessed ri elUU. " ould make him
lpsy 3 cents yearly towards government
revenues. A man worth S5.uOv, ,OOU
would have 70 pay $4,000 on the slsne
levy. Under the present tariff aud re-
venue laws tine poor isbOrer pays fully
twice a. much as the millionaire, because
money and wealth are not taxed. The
lair Line railroad IL assessed on its
properly Ia Dubois county S3UU,UOv and
would have 20 pay S2iv0u, a. Il is Il goes
Iirce.
Our Republican friends. though poor,
Say the high tariii tax enhances the price
loi labor. They never mcniion the iarsss-
lcr AZ AL He 10 left 10 shit Tor hiaiseif.
II our Republ iriells waut 10 ve 20
liberal 10 wages, why not make The
tariff 80 high - - stop uil lniporlsiions
lentirely, aisd atoii IA The internal revenue
lax, thereby cutting oi al means oi rais-
|iDg revenue IN Aat way. Direct taxa
|tivH. in sccvsdancs with value, would
follow, ani wealth aud corporate and In
vested capital would DO Included. Un-
der the present 3, ssom farmers, aud the
|ordiuary people, not oniy pay the fu1-
lAiny expenses Of our government. but
they are forced 70 pay the same amount
twice over in The pockets OF the pr0lreicd