The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-09-22
NEAL AT NEWARK.
The Ohio Democrats luaugurate
Their Campaign.
4. Mass Meeting 1t Newark. 1T which
LARRY" Neal. che Candidate for Gov
ernor. was the Principar
speaker.

NEWARK, O., Sept. 15.-The demo-
cratic campaign opened here with a
large attendances by misunder-
standing there was no committee at
the depot to meet the speaker OF the
day when the train arrived, and Mr..
Neal. the gubernatorial candidate,
with his Chillicothe escort, were driven
up town in carriages without any dem
onstration whatever.
The weather was thrca tening and
sultry during the forenoon, but cleared
up somewhat toward noon, when there
was very creditablc parade Large
delegations were in line from the rural
districts. The main speech of the day
was made by Mr. Neal, after a short
congratulatory and Introductory speech
by Chairman Veach. Mr. Neal SAID:
MR. PRESIDENT AND TELLow CIrizENs:-I
have no special claims to urge to-day come
before the people and II Is not inappropriate
that should plead their cause In TINS place,
where nearly 100 years ago. In i1v. were mar
ricd my grandfather end grandmother chill
dren OF patriots and soldiers. who. In resistance
to unjust taxation. for almost seven long years,
endured the hardships and encountered the
dangers OF the great struggle for freedom and
achieved for themselves and for US.
Two questions OF great public interest. one
temporary in its character and effects, but dis
astrous in the highest degree to the business
OF the country, the other farther reaching In
ITS influence. fraught with the happiness and
prosperity. or the political oppression and
slavery. not only OF the generation, but OF gen
erations yet unborn. now command our most
thoughtful consideration That which was
prophecy has become historic. We are now
reaping the bitter harvest OF republican legis-
lation The Sherman silver law and the Nc
kinley tarifY law underle the feeling OF want
of confidence, which at this time prevade finan-
ciai circles.
These two acts are alone responsible for the
prevailing stagnation in business and trade
the closing OF our mines and factories, and the
general depression In agriculture. and condi-
ton OF pros perity can only be restored by us.
people. by our adherence 10 the democratic
faith in the matter Of both currency and tariff
reform.
Mr.. Neal, after demanding the re-
peal of the purchasing clause of the
Sherman silver law, and giving the
declaration Of principles adopted by the
Democratic state convention ut Cincin-
natl, his personal Endorsement, said:
The greatest foe to the prosperity OF the
people is McKinleyism. So long as the federal
system OF protective taxation is continued we
can have no general and permanent prosperity
In this country. To regain such prosperity we
must apply the Ak to the root OF the evil with
earrcstness and vigor, and forever destroy the
Mckinley plan OF taxation.
The law in the name OF the republican party
o. Ohio. which was passed by republican con-
gress and received the signature OF repub
lican president. and is now declared TO be the
successful embodiment Of republican principles,
presented for the first time OF our government
naked and undisguised. the question whether
taxes shall be imposed for the payment OF the
expenses and obligations OF The government
or for the purpose OF creating and maintain
ing manufacturing establishments owned.
operated and controlled by private individuals
private corporations, trusts and syndica.es.
The protection of favored enterprises was
made to override all public purposes; and in
this attempt 10 diminish the revenue. and aid
such enterprises. by such increase Of duties.
odditif nal taxes TO the amount OF more than
t65O00,0 nO per year were imposed upon articles
that are absolute necessities. essential to the
daily comfort and well being OF the people.
The claim Of Gov. Mckinley that the tariff
tax is paid by the foreigner is utterly fala cious
He must admit that the foreigners pay no part
OF the q .0000o0.000 that so every year as
bounty TO the foreigners He does not make
any such claim. and yet he could make II with
rs much reason as the one he does make that
the tar upon the imported goods II paid by the
foreign manufactures or merchant.
1t Is as plain as that two and two make four
that your merchant simply advanced the taxes
TO the government. and that consumers not
only repaid them to him. but repaid them with
his s5or 80 per cent. proff1 added thereto
II In just rs plain that the taxes. though in.
directly paid. moro than doubled the cost OF
the goods to the ultimate purchasers.
The whole burden Of taxation under such
m aCf fhn {..w. - ~.
people. The property ano wealth OF the coun-
try pay no part of its taxes. This destroys
that principle Of equality which Il an essen
tial Requirements ola just method OF taxation.
The rich and the poor are not placed on an
equality In their contributions OF taxes under
such system. The taxes paid nv them are
not In proportion to their ability to pay.
The very fact that consumption constitutes
the basis OF the tax prevents equality
In the payment OF ~. and does so to the disad-
vantage OF the poor man because the consump-
tion OF the rich man does not bear the same re-
iation TO his income that the consumption OF
the poor man bears to his earnings
The true principle OF taxation would impose
the highest duties upon articles OF luxury aud
the lowest possible duties upon the neccssari les
oi lie. but the Mckinley act rcverses this prin-
ciple and adopts the contrary one.
The alleged protection to American labor by
such legislation Is just as much a fiction and a
ifahu rs ~ TIM miserable pretext that our tariff
taxes are paid by foreigners whose goods we
buy. The protected iarons. whose sclnshness
and greed have eradicated from their
very nature the common instincts Of
humanity. care not for the welfare
OF the tailoring men OF this or any other
country They believe in free trade In men.
Cheap labor Is with them as essential a part
oil their protective system rs high tariffs: ana
IN" profession OF desire by them to secure
protective duties in the interest and for the
nenefit OF the men who work In their protected
Industries Is a dishonest con ccalrnent Of their
true motives and purposes. The history OF
tariff legislation proves this TO be true
Another significant fact that can not be con
troverted Is that the wages % men employed
IN different protected industries bear no pro-
portion whatever 10 the duties upon the artl.
cles in the manufacture OF (which they are sew
orally employed. More potent still is the fact
that men engaged In like Industries and pro-
tested ny the same duties. but employed IN diff
ferent sections OF the country do not receive
equal compensation for the same amount OF
work.
But. again. that the law OF supply and de-
mand. rot protection. Is ths principal cement
IN the adjustment OF the wages OF labor. il FUR
ther attested by tho fact that the wages OF non
protected laborcrs. both skilled ana unskfllcd.
are. as n rule AS high and in many eases
much higher than those received
Ivy men ostcnsihly protected nv
the highest OF tnrfr duties rhs