Evening journal., 1891-10-09

shle sumptnary legislation. between equal tax
.ation and favored interests; between the faith.
tu performance Of constitutional guarantees
and their repudiation; between economy and
Extravaganza between Democracy and popu.
lar rights on the one side and RepubhcAnlsm
and plutocrncy on the other. These are the
plain, simple and explicit issues which arc pre-
sented for the consideration Of the people.
The governor went on 20 show that the
Mckinley bill and the Lodge federal cleo
tions bill were still applRuded by Repnb-
licans in spite Of q rebuke at the polls.
Df the former measure he said:
The Mckinley bill has not ruined the conn.
Try, nor has Il benefited IT, II has imposed ad-
iitionM burdens upon the people for the bene-
u of favored interests. 1t has created no new
markets Of any appreciable value Il has not
raised the wagas Of single laboring man. IL
Is objectionable because, among other things,
i proceeds upon the theory Of the right TO tax
the people for private, as well as public, pur-
poses.
Not a Free Trade Party.
The speaker repudiated the idea that the
Democracy favored free trade
But we insist that no more revenues shall be
raised than are necessary for the support Of
the government, economically administered.
lie analysed the effect OF the new tariff
on the poor man thus
Inc ptot man y pipe IL taxed. ftlA umbrella
Is taxes 81 per cent. His gloves and mittens are
taxed. His oatmeal Is taxed one cent a pound
Cornmeal is taxed twenty cents bushel His
hroums and brushes are taxed ~ per cont I'D
valorem. The coke which he may burn is taxed
~ per cent, His carpets are taxed 50 per cent
His wool hat is taxed 80 per cent and over His
blankets are heavily taxed His stoclSinaA
drawers and shirts are taxed. His vinegar Is
taxed ~ cents gallon. His starch Is taxed at
two cents pound. His potatoes are taxed
twenty ave cents a bushel His garden seeds
are taxed ~ per cent. His eggs are taxed i've
cents dozen. His rice is taxed two cents a
pound. His salt is taxed His pocketknife ls
heavily taxed. His soaps are likewise taxed
His horses are taxed at thirty dollars piece.
The Money Question.
On the money question the governor
said that the platform unites all Demo
Gratis upon the common ground Of honest,
bmetaliic coinage. Then Governor Hill
went into the Worlds fair question. he
directly charged Mr., piatt and Mr. Fassett
with responsibility for the loss of the fair;
asserted that the Republican senators had
been speculating in Chicago real estate.
and read deed in which certain such
property was transferred to Commodore
T.. Nedder and George r. Erwin. He eulo-
gized the work OF Mr. Flower in congress
VA othaiA VI hht ihAtIt1lc aA NeW orhs
After fatty denying the charge Of Mr..
Fassett that the direct tax money had
been placed in favorite banks on low in.
terest to secure Deinocratic campaign con
tributions, and attacking the failure OF
Republicans to pass new apportionment
bill and provide for constitutional con
vention, the governor paid tributes to Mr.
Flower aud Mr. Sheehan. For half al
haur fhoaa nm the r.luffort,, ar.axsy,i.d a l,t,,
Mr. Cleveland and Governor Hill and kept
their hands in an almost unbrokep grasp
Every body asked about the baby.