The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-30


: aud violates the principles upon Viii,
this government Il founded. Farme
. OF Butler county, what has the war tar
: done for you? No law has ever be-
: enacted taxing the people 10 speciall
protect and bene6t the farmer. 70
have taxed yourselves TO construct grav
roads; you have built good dwelling
and barns; yon have improved. cult
} waited and beautified your farms 10 sue
an extent that tho sun OF God does NJ
shine to-day upon . more beautiful Q
} fertile agricultural country than is thI
grand old county Of Butler. Notwith
standing you have labored lifetime 1
accomplish this deveIopemeDt, You
farms will not sell for as much g y be-
the war tariff was first enacted. A tarii
that has made milIionaires by the thous
and at the peopie's expense has made ID
farmer poorer.
The republican party has slways II
nored the welfare ofthe farming interest
its policy has always been o lei The farm.
Or take care Of himself. but II has 81 way
felt deep s0licitude for the welfare o
corporations. Il donated 20 railroad
companies public lands sufficient to make
nve states q large % Ohio II loaned &
railway companies the naiion's bonds
and was kind enough 10 take second
mortgage to secure their pay ment, and
wc now have . president who is anx nxioul
TO return 10 that good old republican
policy OF bsidizing corporations. In
nearly every speech be makes, be advo.
Gates the policy OF attempting to revive
our commerce BY subsidising steamship
companies.
Under the democratic low tariff o.
le46. IS per cent. OF our commerce va
carried In American vessels. but the Wae
tariff has driven our commerce and car
rytng trade from the SECS until only IL
per cent. Of our commerce 70 carried IL
American shipe. Would Il not b better
to 90 back to the old democratic policy
BY reforming the tariff which has de-
stroysd our carrying trade, than 10 try
TO revive i By taking the peoples mon
~ out Of the treasury and donating it to
steamship compsniesS
the DISCRIMINATION or SILVER.
The republican party, in its adminIs-
tration OF the federal government never
represented the people. II represents
capital, not the people. II surrepiitious-
" demonetized silver Ia 1873 in the in
terest Of capital. and it, purpose in On =
acting the present law was to demons-
iize silver In the same interest.
The first section. OF the law directs the
secretary Of the treasury to purchase q.
tO)O00 ounces Of silver bullion in each
month, or 90 mufs = may be offered,
and 70 issue treasury notes ln payment
Of the same.
The second section provides that upon
demand Of the holder Of any such treas
ury notes the secretary shall. under such
regulations as he may prescribe. redeem
such notes in gold or silver coin at bis
The third section provides that the|
'ecretary Of the treasury shall each
month coin 1000 COO onaces OF the silver
bullion purchased into standard silver
iolIsrs until the first day Of July, 1891
ind after that date be shall coin or the
liver bullion purchased IS much o NAV
'e necessary 10 redeem the treasury nofes
esued 10 payment Of the bullion pur-I
hssed y their redemption shall De de.
nsnded.
The law stopped the coinage or silver
|0lIars on the first day Of last July. IN /
zee their coinage should become neces-
ary to redeem the treasury nofes issuedl
. payment Of silver bullion. The treas
ry notes are not being presented 10 anv |,
xtent for redemption, and. o every.|
ody knows. will not be. and therefor L
he law has practically demonetized ell. X
er. and 10 what extent silver dolIarsI
I'LL hereafter be coined will depend Il
cry much upon the view the secretary L
lay take - 10 the effect that coinage orIs
will have on the politicsl|I
tuaston. de perhaps will coin silverll
oilars % some extent for political effect u
ntil the presidential campaign. afterIs
'hich no silver dollars will be coioed ifls
% republican party is'conlinued in con. Il
ol Of the government, or q Ieast their
)inage will be 90 mesger - 20 pracsi- Il
lily amount 10 decentralization. Thelt
- ~ss enacted TO give silver mine Z
wners market for their bullion andI1
'us 10 remove the interest which they II
sretofore had In the coinage OF silver. d
= evident from republican legisistionl
the silver question that snonometal-I &
u will Be the future policy Of the re- ID
loiican party II IL 10 continued in con. Ii
oi OF the government, and thereioreIf
. real question presented 10 the pcoplelt
whether wo shall, - : nation. con- ii
Due 10 have the bimetalic money OF the u
or . single gold standard i
You who desire 20 indorse the reck Iess I
'travagance which charscterizes the 10
eseut naturalization % national aiFairs. III
d arc 10 favor Of the continuance o6s
: war tariff should cast yous votes fortI
lillian Mckinley for governor. III
You who favor economy iu the man lc'
ement of governmental a0airs, and srelo
posed % : var tariff jn time Of peace. Il,
q oelieve 10 The principles Of govern Ia
Dnt laid down By Andrew Jackson. \
q y y mot In : splendid Govevumeu 4
ppostsd ~ powerful monopolies thai 10
: people will fnd happiness OF thefr'a
'ertiee protected. but IN Z plain system =
otecting 81 and granting special r. III
- q none. should vote for james 4. N
'mpbell for governor.
Evansville Courier: ~ The People orN
= country can get their Tin cheaper n HI
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