The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-17
A ~WORKINGMAN'S VIEWS.
A Former Coal Miner and q Veteran Riddles
the Sophistry of q Democratic Candidate.

To the Editor OF the indianapolis Journal:
Isaw Mr.. Myers. the Democratic candi-
date for Secretary of State, at the postofice
during the morning OF the day when he
spoke here, and / said to him: Il ALL q Re-
publican, and l would like to ask you one
or two questions right here, as it. would
not be tight for me to interrupt you this
afternoon. OF course you know that Uncle
Sam needs and must have about $500, 00Q,0 900
every year to pay the running expenses of
the governments; that we get over S2O0,0O0.-
OO0 of that from the tariff. III you Demo-
Gratis cut the tariff all along the line, there
will he q shortage in the revenues. and
there will be q cut in the plain, common
peoples wages with every cut of the
tariff. The rich aad the well-to-do will
then hav Q the benefit of the poor mans
wages. What will you do theni Will you
mans wages, and have ten thousand
strikes all over the country As the
rich importer pays the tariff In many IN
stances, and as the rich and well-tO-do coz
sumers paw il in some instances, would it
not be much better TO let the tariff stand as
ii is and leave the poor man secure with his
wngesf The rich and the well-to-do in the
Republican party are willing to do this; in
fact they wan to do this. There is great
bpuuuanC0 u tu0 hCpuOllC8n 0EL
Mr.. Myers said: Il am not around talk
ing politics on the streets, but # you will
come TO hear me speak this afternoon l
will answer your questions" Well, / was
there. After Mr.. Myers told the dear people
what horrible things would happen TO the
Democratic party II We should have honest
elections in all of the States. he said: Il
met an old man on the streets to-day; no
doubt be was honest, a good citizen. paid
his duties well and thought he was dong a
good thing. But he did not seem to know
that he paid a tax on every stitch that be
had on his back and on everything in his
house. on his bed, his bedding and even to
his table,
There was not one word of truth IN what
no said. | wore o pair of jeans pants. a
red flannel shirt. u common wooden blouse
and a dollar felt hat. There was not one
cent of tariff paid on il. l have in my
house two wardrobes, one safe. one book
case. one bureau, two floors with carpets. q
few csne-bottOm chairs and other things
such as are c0mmon in the homes OF wage
workers. The sheeting In my beds is made
III the cotton-mill here ut CanneIton; the
feathers grew on the backs of geese here at
Cannelton, and the wool grew on the hacks
OF American sheep that is In my blankets
Therefore there IS not one cont OF tariff
paid on anything that is in my house.
1 will give anything IN my house TO any
Democrat that there is any tariff paid on.
The leaders Of the Democratic party can
not fool Republicans like they fool Demo-
crats because Republicans know the facts
for themselves. They do not go il blind.
There are Democrats here who never paid
one cent of state or county tax. but
the leaders get them TO believe that
they are awfully burdened with o tariff on
their clothing and their beds. and on every
thing in their homes.
Mr.. Myers went on to say: This old
man thought that q low tariff would bring
great distress TO our country but the
brightest page OF onr history was from
1886 to 1870. during the time Of the lowest
tariff that we ever had" But in Decem-
Der. 1857. President buchanan. IN his an
nnal message tn Congress. said: The
earth has yielded her fruits abundantly,
md has bountifully rewarded the toll of
the husbandnap Wchaye possessed all the
elements of material wealth in rich abun-