The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-08-01

suffer by reason Of the controversy.
feel like repudiating both the old par
ties"
D. Mcdonald, editor Plymouth Demo
crat-"The sentiment Of the presidents
letter was all right, but perhaps, under
all the circumstances, il ought to have
been withheld from the public"
J. c. COrbin. cigars and tobaccos-'T
want them to live up to the platform"
Isaac Thomas, p.asterer-'I think the
Wilson bill is a step in the right direc-
ton and that the senate should certainly
yield and thus give the people prom
Used relief"
K. F. Brooke. deputy county clerk
Say stand with Grover"
Adam Vinnedge-''I am for the Wilson
bill and Grover all the time"
A. D. Senour, county treasurer am
with Grover and favor the Wilson bill.
and especially free raw material"
Judge Horace Corbin-"I am in favor
of the Wilson bill if it is the best that
can be got on the line Of the democratic
ohe whole country like the tariff bill I
think all personal local objections should
give place TO a spirit of compromise and
that senate and house ought to agree
and pass a bill the best that can be thus
agreed on"
L. NJ. Lauer. attorney-"Between the
two bills l am in favor of the Wilson
bill, but think that neither gives what
the people. through their votes. demand
ed In 1892. However. on the theory that
half a loaf ts better than none. 1 think
the senate ought to yield and unite with
the chosen representatives Of the people
and pass the house bill. When these
senators are chosen directly by the peo-
pie, as ! believe they ought to be. they
will heed the wishes of the people a little
more"
Charles p. Drummond. lawyer-"Cer-
tain senators have said that no man is
higher than his party. Yet with what
consistency do they keep the whole
country in state of business blockade?
They owe tn ir ability to pass any kind
OF democratic measure to the promise
made that protection should be an Incl
dent TO and means OF revenue. They
now seek to protect The peculiar inter-
ests of their respective states, thus sur
rendering and sacrificing the cardinal
principle upon which they were elected.
The house and the president are with
the peOple-the senate is renegade TO
both. Democratic senators should either
be true to the whole party and country,
or change their seats to the other side
of the chamber. A man who believes
that coal should be protected, for pro-
tection's 8 2, is a republican"
G. r. Reynolds, physician-I think
the senate should yield, manifestly
senators are being influenced by trusts
and sectional interests We want tariff
revenue more favorable t. the people
Of this country than the Mckinley bill.
and as nearly as possible in keeping
with the promises of the democratic
party in 1892
J. c. Valentine, grOcer-"I indorse
President Cleveland's letter and am in
favor of the house bill"
William T. Threlkeld, cashier ]. A.
Thompson & Co.'S bank-"Grover Cleve-
land is all right. The house bill ought
to be passed. But rather than no tariff
bill at all, pass the senate bill. I am in
favor of free raw materials
Thomas Slime, gunsmith-"The senate
ought to give up. The house bill should
pass. The house is nearer the people
and more fully represents the ideas Of
the people,"