The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-09
CAMPBELL'S FIRST INNING.
The Governor Presents the Tariff from the
Democratic Standpoint
Governor Campbell after being introduced
ss one of Ohio's greatest Governors.
launched into the debate. He said:

launched into the debate. He said:
regret that have not time To properly pre-
sent the indictment of that Overgr0wn monster
subsists on the ware,worker and the agricuitur.
ist. (Applause1 Yearly farming is growing
more Improbable, cur commerce ts swept from
the seas and that industry abandoned. Under
protection the splendid palaces or protected
manufacturers are crowsing the hills, while I'm
ported Huns. Italians and Eohemians are dis
placing American citfzens Those who are some
times called the "rOtten rich" are defying the
people, and seeking through yenal press to
destroy the reputation. the honor and the estate
of any who may wage war vigorously in the
cause of the people. Applause
We are rapidly reaching condition which was
predicted by Abraham Lincoln when he uttered
these words: "As q result OF the war corpora
tions have been enthroned; an era OF high places
will follow; the money power will endeavOr to
in the hands of the few and the Republic Ia lost"
lApplausel To convince you that that predio-
ton is being realized cite you the utterance Of
q Republican Congressman Butterworthl from
Ohio, who said in Congress that he could upon
the ten fngers or his hands count the men who
had added more to their wealtl in the last ten
years than had been added to the wealth of all
tue agriculturists in any State in the Union [Dem
ocratc applsusel The American Economist
says thatthe enumberofpeopleint in the United states
who own N their own homes have in twenty five
years fallen from fiye-eighths to three eightbs.
How many years will 1t take for them to fall 70
one-eighthl Inc Progress. OF Boston, SAYS that
when Egypt went down 2 per cent. of her people
owned ~ per cent. OF her wealth. The people
we're starved to death; that when Persia vent
down per cent. OF her population owned all the
land: that when Rome went down 800 men
owned all the known world. In 1850 in this
country the capitalists owned 37l2 per cent. OF
her wealth. To-day they own more than twice
that amount of her wealth. Yet he who goes be-
fore the people and without comment, without
temper. points to these facts that statistical
and undisputed IL sDeered at as calamity
croaker." lLaughter.l Brafstreet. nn authority
In this country. says the total number
Of mercantile failures In the United States for
the nine months of 1891 are $500. as compared
with 1888 in like period OF 1890. n gain of IL
per cent. This ia under the Mckinley bill. ZAP
plause. Yet in 1890 Major Mckinley accepted
the nomination for Congress, he said that II his
bill passed the Senate this country would witness
a boom more marvellous than IL had ever known.
Laughter Where is that boomi democratic
applause and shouts of "ENree sugar; free sugar"
from the Repnblcans.l
PAYING TOO MUCH TAXES.
We're it not for the present abundant crops,
the best in ten years. these failures would be q
great deal worse than they are. One of the great
est causes OF the depression and failures OF the
present season is that We are paying too much
taxes. Major Mckinley, on May 5, 1855. at
Philadelphia. said that the tariff was ''tax."
Now. who pays that taxi The Major says this
tax il not paid by the consumer. Now. the Su-
preme Court OF the United States. the authority
Ia the land, has said who paid the tax. In the
case OF Brown against the state OF Maryland,
they unanimously announced that "a duty on Inn