Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-10-04
NO DODGING THE ISSUES.

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Republican politicians are anxious
to drop state issues and make the
fight on the tariff and financial ques
tions.
Democrats are quite willing to
make the fight on national as well as
on state issues.
Here is the record Of the Dem
ocratic congress-:
"It repealed the sherman silver law, which
required the government to purchase AN
nunly 81 900, 900 ounces Of silver and pay
In gold obligations, thereby mcnncing the
credit OF the government and importing the
stability Of our commercial, manufacturing
and financial interests
at removed from the statutes the federal
election law, the most 0dIOus and undcmo-
cratic measure ever cnnctcd, and therefore
restored to the people Of the sovereign states
full and complete control over their cleo
tions, free from the Intervention Of super
yIsors and deputy mnrshnls, whose solo
duties. under Republican supremacy, had
been to intimldntc, arrest and imprison
electors before they had cast their ballots.
1T rcdnccd tho expenditures of the gov
eminent below those OF the Inst Republican
administration more than S2s 600, 900, there
by relieving the people from the payment Of
that immense sum into the federal TREASURY
to stimulate oNtrnvngant Jobs.
H. reformed the abuses IN the various de-
pnrtmcnta aud by the aid Of the heads Of the
same dispensed with the useless positions,
thereby reducing tho SALARY list more than
81 900, 600 annually.
at repealed the most obnoxious illforncd
aud oppressive measure called the Mckinley
law and substituted in It's stead u measure
OF revenue reform that VIII revive trade and
restore prosperity.
at destroyed the policy OF paying out of
tho public funds In the treasury, derived
from taxes collected from the people, mil
lions Of dollars annuity In tho why Of boun-
Ties To aid private individuals In the prosocu-
tlon OF their private industries.
at provided for the taxation by states,
counties and municipalities of moro thi II
three hundred millions ~ taxable values
which had heretofore not only had been cN
cmpt from taxation, but had enabled un-
scrupuluus persons by fraudulent practices
to escape from thor Just share Of the bur
dcns Of domestic government,
1t placed upon the statute books the
most drastic measure against combinations
trusts and monopolics engaged In foreign
commerce ever enacted,
"It provided for an ucomc tax upon the
wealth Of the county, thereby placing upon
the shoulders OF the rich due share OF TIA,
burdens of government"
1t Is II well known fact that the
repeal of the Sherman silver purchas
ing law brought stability to oul
financial interests and caused ces
sation of bank failures throughout
the country.
Had the republicans in congress
who aided in the repeal of this law
acted rs periodically in dealing witt
the tariff question, the odious Nc
kinlcy law would have been promptly
repealed, and the wheels of progress
ut once put in motion.
No one but the blindest partisan
republican can question the fact thai
since the repeal of the Mckinley law
the country has entered upon II new
era of prosperity. The American
people will never permit n return Il
high tariff taxation. The demand vii
henceforward be for lower duties
until the protective feature is entirel.
obliterated from orr tariff system
Democracy may we'll invite the issue
No Republican will be bold enough
to claim, that with II Republican con
gress an income tax law could hay,
been passed and II just tax place,
upon those who should, and are wei
able, to bear it.
The record of the Wisconsin Dem
ocracy for the last four years, is befor
the people. Republican politician
may well hide their eyes from it, Il
from light which they are unable T.
bear. Nearly four years ago when tn
the Democrats came into power In tn
state, the officials found deplete
treasury, with unsatistied warrant
against the general fund Of owe
$4,000.
On the Goth day of July, last, whe
the governor, secretary Of state an
state treasurer made the state tax lev
for 1894, 1t was found that there was