The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-09-29

IA
pective democratic candidate tor Con
gress to succeed Mr.. Bretz. II is likeI,
that every county will have candidate
Washington Democrat.
Because every county n the distric
has good Congressional timber Is gool
reason why the Second should be made
two term district, IL 1t not Hunting
burg News.
Isn't this treason from one of ths
home papers Of Mr.. Brelz?-W Washing
ton Democrat.
No! How can you make treason oul
Of the suggestion ?-News.
The COURIER would suggest to Dem.
ocrats that it's "little too previous to
be discussing the Congressional success.
sion yet. Every new Congressman 70.
lQuires one term 10 become SO familiar
with Congressional rules as TO be count.
ed on for much efficient work. Our
present member has had no chance YET
on his second term, which has just be.
gun. Give him little time, as long az
nomination does not have 10 be made
for nearly year yet, aud judge OF
his value to his constituents and the ia.
ton bv what is yet TO be done. 1t IL
vastly more important to the people that
their Congressman shouid be able, Ell
Gent. in sympathy with the wishes OF
their constituents, and using their cper.
gies and votes 10 honestly carry out tina,
will, neither cringing aud fawning and
bending their knees for official favor and
patronage, nor being subject TO the
Establishments OF the wealthy, who have
"axes 10 grind,"-than II Is that they
should be changed every two terms, or
should be particularly the iavorite offs
those who seek some little office and
fail to secure the prize. Whether Mr..
Bretz wants a third term or not, the
COURIER is not informed, but 1t does
know that no ones continuance in pub
lie Office should depend on his personal
desires, but should be based upon Q de
mahd by the people on account Of emf.
nent fitness shown by public record for
the position filed, and q congressman
like Judge Holman. Judge Crisp, and
others, become more efficient the longer
they are retained. and are thereby able
to save the people from oppression, and
also TO save them vast sums Of money.
The income tax which the wilder
Democrats clamor for, comes az near
TO spoiiation as legislation can. The
merry Robin Hoods of the south want
10 loot the northern rich men for their
own particular benefit. A member of
the last congress who had q fortune OF
$26, was enthusiastic for an income tax,
and wanted 10 see the CALLED jade vince,
AZ his withers would be unwrung.
Terre HATTIE Gazette.
Gradually the republican press is
the party In opposition to the
income tax. There are two reasons
why they pursue this course. What
ever revenue is derived from an income
tax will leave that much less TO be raised
by the tariff and consequently Lessen du.
ties Another IL that the republican,
party trends toward government by the
few. The party Is dominated by the
rich, tcadies to them. The democratic
party goes to the other extreme some.
times by sympathizing with the "Sand
the populists. the socialists,
who howl at the rich or dream Of equal.
ty. A medium between the two ex.
,remes Is " here conservative democrats.
,eek TO hold their party, aud II 10 gener-
lily held there.
But the agitation for an income tax
lid not come from the south. The New
York World, a paper with perhaps the
argest income OF any newspaper in the
IL urgent aud persistent in lie
advocacy Of an income and inaeritancel
Ak. The South Bend Times was the Il,
lrst paper in Indiana I urge the mat d
er, and has intelligently and actively 10
continued to agitate the subject. Whileln
few Democratic papere have opposed e
/ the press Of the party have generally e
avored On income tsx. That II 10 poppy
lar with the people there Is no ques. =
lon. That Il 10 right 10 principle and \.
xpedient In policy 10 equally clssr.-N.lr
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