The Hazel Green herald., 1894-11-01
AN APPEAL

Office Democratic Campaign Commit |
tee 10th Congressional District, |
Winchester, KY. October "a, 1894. J
Dear Sir N. TX
As the election approaches we desire TO
appeal to the Democratic voters of the
Tenth district to Go their whole duty to
the Democratic nominees, Beckner and
Kendall. The battle is on between the
two political parties, and this is no time
for Democrat TO falter.
WHY SHOULD DEMOCRACY PREVAIL?
If YOU will recall the platform of the
Chicago convention on which the Dem
ocrats won their magnificent victory in
1892, and then examine the work OF the
last congress, you will see that to An ex'
tent never before known in the history
of this country the pledges made by
political party before the election have
been faithfully redeemed after the elec-
ton.
THOSE PLEDGES WERE
l. To repeal the Sherman act, the Re-
publican measure which was the direct
cause of the financial panic of 1893
9. To repeal the Federal election law,
Republican measure which enabled
the. Federal judiciary to control your
elections.
A. Torepeal the Mckinley bill, Re-
publican measure enacted in the inter
ests Of the manufacturers, and to pass in
its stead bill which would relieve the
necessities of life from the burden OF
taxatio and enable the country to return
toA TARIFF FOR REVENUE ONLY.
The frstthing the Democratic con-
press,did was 10 fepeabthc Sherman act,
then SoliGwed q repeal Of the force bill
or Federal election ipw; then, notwith-
stabdihg an apprdpriaion of eleven
million dollars for the improvement OF
rivers and harbots, and a most liberal
allowhnce for pensions, the Democratic
party, by the removal of 500 holders OF
useless offices, and retrenchment in the
expenses of the departments at Wash
ington, has secured an annual saving to
the peoplesof twenty.nine million dol
lars and then the. Mckinley bill has
been repealed and the Wilson bill sub
stituted for it, whereby the necessities
of life have been made cheaper and the
expenses of the government are gathered
from luxuries which only the rich enjoy
The Wilson bill is 10 per cent better than
the Mills bill, which was expressly en-
dorsed by the Democratic convention
which nominated Grover Cleveland, and
it has reduced the public burden $685.
100000 below that burden which the
Mckinley bill placed upon the people,
Is il good sense or good policy to retire
the party which has been so faithful and
so true to its promises?
The Democratic administration, recog-
nizing the soundness of the proposition
that each citizen ought to contribute TO
the support of the government according
to his wealth rather than according to
what he buys, has passed an Income Tax
bill, which requires all persons and cor
porations having an income in excess oil
$4,000 to pay two per cent OF the excess
for the support of the government.
In a total population of sixty millions
there are $4,000 persons in the United
States who own fortunes ranging from
$5OO,OOO to $4,000 900 each, making
total of more than half the wealth OF
the entire country, and to require then
to pay more than those who own only
what they earn by their daily labor is
most just and equitable requirement. 1
is strictly Democratic. Don't be scarce
by the Calamity Howlers." The hare
times of 1892 and 1898 were bred b.
Republican legislation, the effects o
which even a change of administrator
could not avoid at once, but since tn
passage of the Democratic tariff bill bus
iness all over the country has revived
and change in the political complexio
of the next congress can only result j
demoralizing business and retarding tn
prosperity of the land. Upon the resul
of the election in the Tenth district ma
depend the question whether Presiden
Cleveland will be supported by Demo
cratic congress, or hampered by kepul
Il 10 NaIEn