The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-06-03

The Republican National Convention
~ Minneapolis next week will unQues-
tIou1bly fcAOlutc in favor OF m Amer.
lcsn - stem OF Protection" for Amer
loan labor. whereby Il hopes 10 shut out
Sftom the "A American market all products
~ foEeiEn euunlfles, and compel Amer
lean consumers % pay larger price 70
wealthy manufacturers tor every manu-.
featured article they use. while 81 the
same time they invite the foreign labor
er 10 come 10 America and help lower
the wages OF the American workmen,
BY making the supply of workmen *
coed the demand Os course this il in.
tensels American
The convention will also unQuesfion-
ably resolve ID favor OF what they are
pleased 70 call honest money" meaning
thereby gold only, and National Bank
nvtes, based on National Indebtedness,
and against The coinage OF silver, uuIess
the eiiels aud decay ing and oppressive
despotisms OF Europe will agree 10 some
terms Or scale upon which the Uuited
States may be permitted to coin into
legal tender money the product Of our
own silver mines. Is this ..intensely
American too2
o. the one hand the American farmer
u deprived Of the right to sell bis pro-
duce where he can get the best prizes for
u, and take ia return therefor such nee
essay articles - be may need in bis
household, aud which the purchasers Of
biz produce would gladly let hin have
IN exchange q one. half the price the law
snat:es the American nabobs 70 squeeze
out OF bin for inferior articles.
"a the other hand the ability 70 pay
the large prices demanded BY the Amer
lean Habohs Il curlaiied BY . reduction
81 the money medium necessary 10
carry on business. BY the demoDetiz alton
81 the silver money Of the county, con-
shutting largely more than halt Of he
volume. 81 the demand OF the spectators
On the peoDie's necessities, the cormor-
ants 81 Wall street. 20 whom The New
York politicians Of al parties bow. and
the monafchs Of Europe. Who believe
that 70 one has any God-givsa rights
except those who are born 10 the royal
samii'es of despo's and prostifuies.
Both OF these policies viii b heralded
- the voters BY this Republican couven- \
lion a. "grandly American and msnv
thnughtiess American farmers and labor-
ers vii! become enthused with The each
phrase. and throw U? their hats and cast
their vote. for whoever may be the nom
inees Such Il one phase o. presiien-
fiai year politics. when man orshjr-
lers and off ce-@eekefs make . fremen-
toos. aud too often a successful effort. 20
control parties for certain candidates IN
stead Of principles, aud voters blindly
follow them 10 The defrimEnf OF their
own interests. l-H'f il about time tbis
thing should stop, and tie inteilige nee
~ the Americam farmer and laborer be |
asserted Particularly u this impnr-
tAnt wien the relative vaiue OF farm
products and lahor under q Law provjd-
Ing for iAe unlimiied coinage or silver
snd gold N 1873 ani Of farm products
nnder me iaws since silver was demon-
ethel BY the Republican party. Il Gov. Il
tiiered. The Democratic party should
iot be driven from ~ vantsrn ground
W this tnosi in p0Ftnnt principle nndl
,-.ur, hy any opinions or Democrats \
w.o are closrlf siiird 10 wal, street
nnn ~ insi4ions u fpence.
The fear expressed ~ snn.e. fhsf mn
money would become Deprecated 5. \
iree coirsge, y based on false pre-