The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-05-20

Pursuant 10 call Inc deIeRoteo 10 ID
CongreF sionai Convention Of the Secon'
Indiana district met At French Lick
Thursday. MAY ~. 1892
The Convention wss called n orde
by Hon. w M. Moss. OF Green county
Chairman Of Distric' Committee. who il
q short speech congratulated Democrat
on the outlook for success this Fall
On motion. Hon. Thos B Busk irk, o
J Orange county. wss chairman Of ths
Convention, and Mr. John Johns on. o
Lawrence county, Secretary. with ths
Democratic editors present from the w.
lrious counties as sssistante-
\ On motion the chair appointed com
mitiee Of i've on resolutions, consisting
of Hons. John II. O'Neal. Msaon J
Niblack, Ephraim lnman, Geo. r. Will
son and David II. Ellison.
j Nominations being called for, - esch
county wss called its vote was cast iol
the re-n omiuation Of Hon. j ohm L. Bretz
! aud be was declared The unanimous
choice Of the Convention.
Mr. Brett was then introduced 10 The
Convention. and in . short speech re-
turned his thanks for the evidence OF The
confidence reposed in hin, and promised
TO work 70 the best Of bis ability for the
success Of the Democracy As being the
best interests Of sIl the people. He also
dWelt for short time on the issues di.
viding the political 2arties. He was
frequently heartily ap plauded.
\ After discussing the extravsgance Of
the billion dollar Congrsss. and the dis.
position OF the Republican members OF
the present Congress 20 make its appro-
prisli0ns exceed those OF the last Con.
gress. by attempting to increase the
amounts reported for appropriations BY
the committees. be began on the iniQuit
Gus tariff. and said:
l "When the people once understand
how the Mckinley bill was dawn up,
who Il Was that dictated its terms, they
will then understand better from y hence
comes their oppressio o. and. Nj. Chair
man, in order that the people may know
the truth about this bill OF iniq uitou'
burdens beg to call your attention "a
some indisputable iacts touching some
, Of the most important parts Of lbe bill
4 In : report made By Mr.. JAmes NJ
Swank, secretary OF the American iron
and steel association, to tho preside eut 01
that association, be said that during ths
long period 10 which the Mckinley bill
was being considered By congress th(
views Of this association concerning ths
proper framing OF the metal seized ule o.
, the new tariff were frequently solicited
and we're promptly given. and he sayi
\ that the schedule % adopted is the mos
bsrmonious and com PIe'eiy protectiv!
rlof sll the metal schedules in our taril
-
! anime che metal schedule there can b
! no doubt that the view Of the sssocis
! sion 90 promptly" given were equslII
. - 'promptIy" scccpsed. Again, Mr.
Chairman. on page $50 Of the lsriff hear
iugs before the Ways and means com
lmittee Of the fifty-first congress, / fin(
,lshat Mr.. William w hilman, presideu
OF the National association OF wool man
; ufsciurere. said We ''hsd framed tw.
!. clauses fixing the taxes on women's sns
, and chisdrsb's dtess goods." aud thes
two clauses appear. ~ Mr.. WhitnsI
framed them. - secs 37& and 37s OF III
present tariff law. Agsins on page -
~ these ssme bearings. Mr. Isaac ~ Hei
delberger, representing the whoiesaI
|, cloihier mannfscturers, presented to th'
. commitfeea memora ndum Of their de
| mands aud that part o bic memoraR Rduu
/ wi hich related 70 WOO len clothing - sub
! istantisily embodied in paragraph 800 0
/ the Mckinley law. Again, st pag
1885 OF these same tariff hearings tb
{ makers OF firearms appeared before lha
) COMMITTEE with the sections they want
|. ed made part OF the bill, and these tw'
y sections appear In their own words Il
| paragraphs leg and 10 Of the sc'
/ Again, at page % OF these same tsril
i hesrings, Mr.. Cronemeyer appeared be
y fore the ways and means committee snl
81 made his demands ON behalf Of the tin
: plate makers. and his demand ls exsciI
i embodied 10 paragraphs 143 Of the Nc
Y kinley bill. On page 70 Of these hear
/ 'ingl Mr.. Charles >. Lsndcrs. represent
Z ing the makers Of table cutlery. pre-
q senied the corrections aud smendment
q which they wished. aDds paragraph l6
= OF the oct his memorandum sppears l
: the very language In which be wrote !
q a gsiu, On page s. Of ibe bearings. ~
i w. + Rockwell sppears before the Nc
J.. Kinley committee and makes kno wD Ii
Z demands OF those engaged In maxim
J. pocket cutlery. and his dsmsnds literal
ire-appear ID paragraph lbo o. the OIL.
~ And 90 Il 10, Mr.. Chairman, that hi
!. bill 10 90 harmonious and com pIetel
d protective 10 AL lis pArts' Why sboul
Z the bene6ciaries Of this bill ompIsiI
}. when they prescribed each tor himse
' their own bouniies? They got al lhe
i asked and would have received more
! they hsd asked for 4; IL the bouni
) fixed IL not enough 20 satisfy their ow
4 ssIflsh greed Il Il not The fault Of u
' Mckinley committee. These men caI
. not censure any one but themsel yes.
they have LETT few drops Of blood
q the veins Of thu poor consumer it 10 I
II fault Of The Mckinley bill OF The Repu
l. licau party. for they got al they aske
- What . millennium Tor that class the
would b II the farmer could 60 20 Il
merchant and fix bic own price, limitI
- only By bic own svssice and greed {
70 bic wheat, corn, hogs and cattle. Won
- u b supposed that ths farmer would
The psicA % Bic Whsst q IS cents
bushel when he knew Be could {
- donbio or fhpeo tfmon that amou nj n