Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-10-03
WASHINGTON DEMOCRATS.
Congressman Bynum Delivers . Powerful
Address Last Night.

Congressman Bynum Delivers Powerful
Address Last Night.
SPOKANE, Wash, Sept 5.--The two
days conference of the democratic So
cieties of Washington closed last night
with an immense demonstration in the
auditorium, and which was the largest
democratic gathering that has ever
taken place in this part of the country.
The orator Of the occasion was Con-
gressman VIM. ID. Bynum. of Indian
apolis, and who spoke for nearly two
hours Among other things he said;
Reciprocity and protection cannot be
driven together; they travel In OPP
is not only obnoxious because of the
injurious effects upon trade and COM
merce, but IL contains a provision
which is much more dangerous than
mere abuse of the taxing power of the
government The bounty clause is an
open and palpable violation. Of every
principle of free government The fund
amental idea of popular government is
that the people being the sovereign
power viii always be true TO their own
interests and will prevent any abuse or
perversion of authority for selfish pur-
poses The power of the legislative
department of the government to enact
a law for the support of q private in
dustry out of the public revenues Is
more dangerous one than the power of
taxation without representation. The
very purpose of representation is to
prevent an abuse of the taxing power.
If congress possesses the power TO grant
subsidies and give bounties to one in
dustry il possesses that power without
limit. If il is legislative prerogative
no court can be called to say whether
it has been wisely and judiciously ex.
ercised, the action of congress being
final and conclusive upon the subject
Why bounty TO sugar producers?
Why subsidy TO ship owners, and not
to others? Either this bounty will be
repealed or ii will be extended. IL
must cease or it will grow. II the peo-
pie are not powerful enough TO abolish
it other interests will combine and soon
be strong enough to claim its benefits.
Bounties and subsidies are not only
antagonistic to the principles of our
government, but they are morally
wrong. III the sugar or any other in
dustry cannot be conducted without
contributions from the public treasury
it is a positive proof that il is not
needed and that its maintenance can
be of no benefit to the people. Indus
tries that can only live by public
char. ,sT destructive, not beneficial
to the general welfare. The demand
for bo-nties, for subsidies and for APP
preparations from the national treas
ury for private purposes is growing
with an alarming rapidity. The most
casual observer cannot fail To- notice
the dangerous tendencies In public
affairs. The idea that the government
is the parent and under obligations to
favor, support and maintain industries
and classes is becoming more universal
day by day. We seem To be on the
very bosom Of a current OF sentiment
which if not checked or changed will
carry us upon breakers that will test
the strength of our institutions In
the midst of winds and storms, of reefs
and rocks, there is but one safe course
for us, and that is TO cling more firmly
to the vessel which has braved every
element and weathered every stoim.
/ would rather go down TO defeat up
holding the grand old banner of
democracy than TO achieve "A great vic
tory by erasing from its face one single
principle inscribed upon it by our
fathers