The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-10-26
IS HONEST and TRUE.
Democracy Never Fails to Redeem Ii
Platform Pledges
The Splendid Record Of Good Faith
Made In Indiana

u Has Bssa the stesdfast aaa Coasts,
emit Friend os the Laborss SD th
Taxpayer snd the Pssslseeat Pee ol en-
Aosopoliss and Opprsssors 81 the Poe
pls-Ths school Book Law. rsz Law
Ptaksrteu Law. Fee and salary Il,
and Other beneficial Measures Enacss'
BY Democratic Legislatures - Nsv
Pledges Given.
The Democracy Of Indiana has nevc
made fair promises for campaign effect
70 be forgotten after election. Every
pledge Of the past has been carried on
TO the letter. just look at the record:
In pursuance to its pledge Of fealty 4
the interests Of the workingman it en-
acted the Mechanics lien law agains,
the bitter opposition Of the Republicans
the swindling contractors and graspina
property owners
Against Republican opposition il en-
acted law protecting union labels from
forgery.
Though the Republicans fought hard.
II made eight hours legal days work
in al state employment.
A Democratic Legislature. against the
nercest opposition by Republicans and
mine owners. enacted law for the pro-
lection Of miners while at work, which
has proved 80 effective that not . mine
disaster has occurred since the enact
ment.
Against the same opposition . Demo
craticlegislature enacted laws compelling
the payment Of wages in cash, thus
doing away with the enslaving pluck
me" stores BY which miners and other
workingmen were kept always in debt
70 their employers.
Over the protest Of Republicans. Dem
ocrscy enacted laws prohibiting the
blacklisting Of employees by railroads
and other great corporations.
A Democratic Legislature enacted law |
prohibiting the employment Of Pinker-
tons Hessians in the state Of Indiana,
though the Republicans. at the behest
OF their owners, the railroads, fought
the bill at every step.
And. as further boon to labor, .
Democratic Legislature. at its last SEES
sion. enacted the employees coliability
law. though opposition to il was made q
party policy by the Republican caucus.
A Democratic Legislature enacted the
Barrett improvement law. which gives
property owners 10 years in which to
pay for public improvements. 1t is need.
less TO say that the bill. being in the in.
terest Of the taxpayer as against the
was fought tooth and toe.
nail by the Republicans.
The new school book law, which cut
ID " per cent Of the cost Of text books
used in the Indiana schools, was en-.
'cted by Democratic Legislature. Near. |
y every Republican paper in the state
opposed it. and the Republican state Of I
icials to man acted as lobbyists for the .
chool book ring TO secure its defeat.
Under Republican Legislation and Re.
'ublican manipulation Indiana elections :
lad become . scandal and a farce. A
Democratic Legislature enacted laws
which have prevented bribery and cor. :
upton and the Australian ballot law
which gives an absolutely secret ballot. 2
reeing from intimidation or bulldozinR n
hose employees Of the great corporations =
nd others whose votes had formerly q
sen dictated by their employers. After d
ghting the enactment Of all these laws
he Republicans sought to beat them in :,
he courts or to devise means to evade \
heir provisions. All these efforts have q
roven Intellectual and Dudleyism, Dor. n
eyism and all their concommitants Of !,
crisp - bills" trusted men" and !,
blocks-of.ive" have passed away, never =,
. return to Indiana unless the Repub. i
cans secure the legislature, when their 8
rst act will be TO repeal the election
Avs.
The new tax law. 20 advantageous tol n,
ne ordinary taxpayer and SO odious to "
ne great railroad corporations, il 4
roduct OF Democratic Legislation. Il NJ
~ put vi, 595. 900 Of railroad and cor. =,
Grafton property on the tax duplicate q,
nd compelled the owners Of this prop ~
~ TO pay u ,O0O. 900 taxes, which sum q
saved 70 the farmer and householder n
OF only was the law opposed by the y.
epublican party. but the platform Of "
Mt party refers TO 10 a. an ''infamous =,
"" and pledges the Legislature, il Re. cc
nblican, to repeal IL. =,
Against the opposition Of the Repub. ~
cans the fee and salary law. which
ives the taxpayers Of the state hun. to
reds OF thousands Of dollars annually. ~
a. enacted by Democratic Legislature, ~
The state board Of charities. non. r,
artisan body created by . Democratic
gisiaeure. exercises supervision over
e charitable and penal institutions Of N
e state, and prevents the abuse or neg. -,
ct Of the insane, the poor and unfor. 70
nate wards Of Indiana. ~
Thus have Democratic pledges been
deemed In Indiana ~
NEW PLEDOES.