The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-04-04
SENATOR VOORHEES, AND INDIANA

CelNeu ana betrayed people.
SENATOR VOORHEES, AND INDIANA.
1t appears from the Washington dis
patches that Senator Voorhees, is becom-
ing concerned about the protests that
come to him daily from Indiana concern
ing the tariff bill, and that he imagines
them to be the result of a systematic
scheme evolved from some Of his demo-
cratic enemies in Indianapolis 1t
would be unfortunate indeed if Senator
voorhees, were to continue under this
delusion. Until the report of the senate
subcommittee was made Senator Voor-
hees had no better friends than the In
dianapolis democrats, and we can as
sure him that in fact he has no better
friends than those who are now urging
him to put a stop to the infamous senate
amendments before the bill passes out
of his control Notwithstanding the
charges made by the republican press,
Senator Voorhees, still has it in his pow
er to clear his skirts of the infamy of
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the opportunity to show that he is un-
alterably opposed to the favors shown
to the sugar, whisky. coal and iron
trusts
We earnestly urge him to use his OPP
portunity. If he shows himself the ear
nest. aggressive, consistent enemy of
trusts and combines that he has pro-
fessed to be, the Indiana democrats will
be satisfied. If he fails he will make a
host of enemies for himself that no one
else could possibly make. 1t is a waste
scheme" against him. There is no such
thing. and has been none. The voice
that has made itself heard in this mat
ter is the voice of tariff reform-the
voice of an intelligent people who have
been oppressed by years Of class legis-
lation. and the exactions Of lawless COM
binations Of capital. IL the senate had
tried to do so it could not have picked
out four. worse combinations To which
to extend special favors than those that
control sugar. whisky. coal and iron.
Everybody is familiar with their OBJ
noxious characters and disreputable his
tories. They are stencil in the nos
trils Of the American people, and the
democratic party will certainly visit pun
ishment on its representatives in con-
gress who dare. in the face of the
known sentiments, 10 extend favors to
these enemies of the American peo-
pie.
No. Mr.. Voorhees,, do not delude your
self by imagining that the storm of pro-
test from Indiana is the result Of any
scheming Of men who want your seat.
1t is the remOnstrance Of men who want
you 10 use your place as you promised
to use it when you We're elected. Do
Won imagine that the revOlts against
German in Maryland. Morgan in Ala
bama. Faulkner in West Virginia and
Brice in Ohio are the work of personal
rivals? Not a bit of it. The democrat
ic party is pledged to tariff reform, and
the members of the party mean to have
tariff reform. The action of the Chica-
go convention ought to have satisfied
any politician of that. If the present
senators do not give them tariff reform
they will replace them with senators who
understand their duty TO their constitu-
ents That is what the protests from
Indiana mean. That is what the pro-
tests from other states mean. Any man
who does not understand them is simply
shutting his eyes in the clear MONDAY
and declaring that there is no sun in the
heavens. Again we say to the demo-
cratic senators, if you value your politi-
cal existence remove those obnoxious
amendments from the senate bill and
remove them quickly.