The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-09-16

Pensions. Schenscrs and Gux-
zlers-
Just now the republican po<fmsssevs.
are making themselves very busy e.
planning ia the ssiesr soldier that the
tariff Is no tax. and that Grover CIeve-
land aud the historic democracy ar I
enemies 20 the soldier. To prove
Grover Cieveland's feeling 10 ward the
soldier. will men sion the appointment o.
Gen Black 10 me head os the pension
department. This appointment spesk-
for itself. In answer 20 the chsrg'
against the democratic party, will point
10 the action ~ the Republican party
while they were in rupreme power.
lust after che war. The soldier Was not
known then. hnt the bond holder was
attended TO. Not until the democraticl
ipsrtv came on a balance with the repub-
lIican party. was the interest Of the dear
soldier" looked up. President Grant
vetoed the equalization Of the Bounty
hill with impunity, because the New
York Tribune. Whiselaw Reds paper.
said II would cost too much money. u
would also point 10 the action Of the
democratic legislature OF indiana; no
soldier can be buried as pauper. pro-
vision Of $50 Is made 10 deirsy the
lexpense: home TOR soldiers and sailors
|. orphans: aud = stately monument dedi-
Gated to their memory. Does this look
like hostility toward the soldier?
The, tell rs that tariff and internal
revenues are no tax; that pensions are
,lpaid out OF the internal revenues deriv-
.Ied from taxing whiskey and tobacco
;. Whisky Is taxed 80 cts gallon. Jesse
4 Evans is getting pension Of $l7.oo .
month. Now suppose he drinks pint
! OF ~hiskey per day. In eight days Il
z v ould make one gallon; in month
q rearly tour gaiions. Counting the tax on
beer and tobacco il would be safe 20 say
that Jesse Evans pays $500 per month
y in the way OF . tax to wards his own pen
D. sion. Wealth is not taxed for pensions
or any other purpose. but IL protected
!. from pay ing anything toward govern
ID rent ex penses hy tariff duties. and rev
NJ enue duties. The poor man, that doe
q not drink or use tobacco, has TO pay Of
% v hat i'm ported articles be purchases TO-
}. his family. w eslth IL not taxed at all
70 A notable fact is that the hardes
10 drinkers are drif,ing into the repubIi
can party IS fast as the "invincibles' ca'
or steer them, v lille the conservative class
x. e are drifting to the Democratic party
re The extremely rich, thst don't want Y
81 Ipay taxes. and the wretched poor ths
don't have any thing on which 70 ps
ct. taxes. is the material Of the republica
be party. They preach 20 the poor, ICON
with US: you don't have 10 pay taxes
er. v hen in TACT the poor fellows pay
bic heavy tax every drink they take. ever
re- cigar they smoke. every chew they us
eh- il they pay for the article. they pay take
etz Tie new election lave first oppose
'ct- BY the republican party. but now ger
orally conceded 10 be good and dign
q. tied law. isanother democratic measur
err attacked by bummers. The chances
Get get drink for nothing are iessene'
Verify. there il food for thought to q
Eve onest republican, when seeing the
the racks sweIIed BY unf0rtunstes, Nh
should be given in care or proper Is!
for inns. The usually quiet town Of Js
lot DER il made hideous By the howlings
Ifhe topers, vi no can not take care
tax themselves or anyone else. who alwa!
cd, asks but never gives, thinks democra'
TO. wrong when things don't seem TO (
the their way; they ere simply mad q ther
Ade selves and the world. They want
change. Something must be done. II
.srepubIican iuvincibles" see the
. chancc they see that they are bin
y, and tell them TO vote the repuosic'
~ ticket and al shall be made good-'fr
nj. whisky and plenty Of IT," They do'
no tell them that the country Is now, q
ga has been controlled BY republican law
an they don't tell them that they reco'
an, mended the abolishing Of taxes on WI
~ iky and tobacco, IL again elected 10 po
ma Ter in 1855, which promise they ne'
49, compiled with. and the tax 10 still "
" on the gallon: that they are now etrt
.,hs Cling under republican made natio
I'm flaws. laws that forces them 10 pay
,,cs great burden OF the taxca, 50 eteai'
~. that they don't see II. The democr
a.r ARE willing 20 make the exchange q
riIia profit thereby.
;'~ The schemer, Who Il the power
~" hind the throne, in iusiigating the
q 4, Itortunates, hss no particular polit'
IN = creed be IL anything and everythi
4 80 and knows himself only. and in Dub
srrr- county bis aim ID Il local home afIsi
ri an Office in the county Court House
- view the election Law : barrier on
cr;a menace in bis way; tells the b
Is 4, The good old times Of combinat
4 ~ schemes in elections, whereby
neal good man conld be defeated by any |
p : cal: the use Of public money In electi
!. a Ieering. and the good times gencrs
i,de- had The tax payers Of Dubois cou
!. a have had the experience in the past;
, II lihem choose for the future. The p'
KeI- lodcal eruptions IT every election IN I
man about jasper. IL for local purposes o.
'hsist ~ schemeTs tnst cou'a not make y
hede. hv'ng 70 the ordinary way' sno "
.hior. kept - osy rom laying nanas on
o.. j county iunos oy me present omce!'
Lou me wnole rouoie. Auer ne os'
NTH. are counted. bsinorioge iois Up
tork, usuat majority ana Ior ioca. purpose
litcn, We frank'y ADMIT oi'en assisted ~
II. >. honest republicans.
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