The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-02-23

In All things that come In the prosperity and
happiness of the people or the giOFtes OF this
great country than he had before he took ONCE.
Unless he is an exceptionally duh man his
wide experiences and contact with affairs In
the position Of president Of the United States
must have given him wide acquaintance and q
large understanding Of those principles that lie
a. the foundation OF our government
u have not in view at present the entering
into a discussion of the intense questions that
are burning AT the heart Of the American PEG
pie / have only said this in the nature OF an
Introduction, By way OF caveat or notice. II you
please: that some time in the future when The
people wish il and think the occasion willing
l will address you upon the prominent QueS-
tons II the day.
The present state OF the country Is not one
OF prosperity. We as a nation were recently
prosperous. but this was not due ID any one
man. Il was the result Of a definite policy
adopted and put in force The present distress
are now enjoying IS not due to any o.S man
but is due to the threat that this old-estab-
lished policy Is to be reversed and a new one
instituted That is the eau Sc OF the trouble.
Il am not one OF the ancient landmarks, but
my memory runs back 70 the days when such
men as Thomas A Hendricks and Joseph E.
Mcdonald we're the leading spirits in the
Indiana democracy, and the exponents OF the
party's principles in the state. Often have I
heard my late lamented friend, Mr.. Mcdonald,
expound the principles of the democratic party.
He often aud often said that one Of the most
important principles OF the democratic party
in this state was that the national revenue Of
the great national government o: ours should
be raised by customs duties levied upon sach
articles as not TO harm the interests Of the Ia
boring man the agricultural classes These
were the words OF the great Mcdonald. Had
the Wilson bill teen constructed Upon princi-
PIE such as this there would have been no harm
done and our national calamity would have
been ayerted
But there has come a new gospel new
creed has been adopted by the democratic
party, and they have now promulgated a theory
which resorts 10 extraordinary and outrageous
systems OF taxation. They want TO revive the
iniquitous direct taxation as the means OF rails
ing the revenues Of the national government
They want 10 tear down the grand system OF
customs duties, by which our factories were
reared and our advanced prosperity acquired
and maintained.
Il used TO hear much OF war taxes They
were onerous in the extreme, for they searched
out The only means, fair foul. by which to
i'll the vaults of the national government and
searched out every possible source OF revenue,
while the taxgatheTer laid hands on all. But as
soon the country was relieved from its
distress and eXigencies OF war these
taxes were stopped l remember while
in the senate Of voting TO repeal
the stamp duties on patent medicines
aud perfumery, the last OF the odious direct
taxation And now those who cry out against
these very same war taxes want US TO return
TO the same burdensome system that never was
intended 10 be used except IN time Of war.
They hold that the revenues Of the government
by means of customs duties must be reduced
at the expense of the American factories,
American workingmen and American farmers.
TO be subs tituted by this same old and discarded
war method.
Whether these threats Of q certain reduc.
ton in the customs duties have been the cause
OF our great IA rional distress is q question for
the Lincoln league to consider well AZ all Of its
meetings You should look into the true cause
OF this terrible depression, get 1t the root Of
the evil and dig IL out and examine ii that the
people may know.
Il have 70 intent TO further pursue this line
II is well accepted as the right principle that
city council, board Of county commissioners or
a state legislature should legSlate to create
work for the unemployed You may read any
day in the newspaper an appeal TO the city
council TO legislaIe in order TO aid the unem-
ployed OF the city. and in the same paper turn
10 another page and read lengthy articles advo-
eating the reduction OF the tariff revenues Of
the country II is a republican principle that
all legislation should have for its prime object
the creation Of work for and the promotion Of
the comforts and prosperity OF the laboring
man The national government is bound by
the same duties as the city council or the board
OF county commissioners and this duty must
be fulfilled strictly and faithfully in order that
American mills may keep alive the fires in their