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

liberty for the citizen and, the retrench-
iieulS OF pupHc eNpenol cures, L feel that
have already trespassed upon your time.
Gentlemen, you viii pardon me for max
ing a single suggestion 20 you concerning
yo2r deliberations this day. This sugges-
ton make as member OF our party,
and not as your representative in congress.
] hope this convention will announce TO
clearly defining our position without
equivOcation. Our party has a record Of
which Il may well be proud l think
nothing is gained by indecision let Us
take a bold, brave and honest stand IN
favor Of the principles Of our party and
questions before the country be clearly and
fOrcibly stated. There is no reason why
we should not make the most aggressive
we have the arguments and the position
necessary to commend the situation.
In taking my leave Of you, again permit
me TO thank you and all the people of our
district-irrespective Of their political af-
fillatOns-fOr the very great kindness and
respect with which they have treated me.
In fact ] can scarcely believe that any
man in public life has been treated TO a
more friendly consideration than L. And
this aHecuonate regard by the people OF
our congressional district / shall always
cherish as valuable and delightful mem
ory. Believe me, sirs, very respectfully,
your obedient servant.
e. V. BROOKsHIRE.
The Resolutions.
We. the democrats Of the Eighth con-
gressional district of Indiana. in cOnven-
ton assembled. take pleasure in renewing
our adherence 10 democratic principles. We
have an abiding faith in the ability Of the
democratic party TO emancipate the people
from vicious partisan oppression from
class LEGISLATION. from wlllful eXtrava-
gance from spoliat.on, from restrictions
upon individual liberty, and from corporate
and monopollsuc greed, which have been
imposed upon the people during the third
of a century Of misrUle by the republican
party. We beive that the honorable en-
deavOrs of the true. unselhsh and patriotic
men of our party, who through all these
years have assiduously labored upon the
side Of the masses are now bearing and
VII bear their Just fruitlon, however dit-
hcult the task Of thorough reform may De-
This country does not belong 70 the mo-
nopo.ist; IL belongs 10 the people ana the
democratic party Will put II under the per
feet control Of the plain, honest people
2 We assert that the arrangement OF busl-
ness, and for many years past the OFT
capftal the constant reduction Of wages,
the unequal distribution OF products IN
economic operations, and the gross ana
peciallv the placing Of the wealth Of the
country in the hands or comparative
few. have resulted from the class legisla-
ton Of the republican party. The McNin-
lev bill is still in force. We think its en-
actment in 1890 tended very rapidly 10 I'M
pair international exchange of commodi-
ties, narrowed the market for the farmers
surplus abroad and reduced greatly ana in
1urlOuSly the revenues OF the government
and further, that the eXtraVaganL appIO-
priations of the Fifty-first congress were
for the purpose OF PerPetuating this unjust
and iniQutOus piece Of legislation. enrich
ING the few at the expense OF the many.
When President Cleveland went out OF
Office in 1889 he left in round numbers a
surplus of more than one hundred mllllons
Of dollars in the federal treasury. When
he was again called to the presidency on
the 4th day of March. 1893, he was con-
fronted with an actual dehcit OF over
thirty millions of dollars, and the country
fast drifting toward business depression and
fnancal contraction brought on by many
years Of burdensome and unequal legis.a-
3. We agsia4 fndorse and approve the dec
laratiOns Of the democratic national plat
form Of 1892, that declares for the use OF
ing against either metal, and we favor the
coinage OF both al the true democratic
ratio l6 to /.
4. we approve the action of congress ON
the subject of the tariff far the same
tends TO a substantial compliance with the
demands of the democratic national plat
form of 1892. We heartily indOrse the re-
duction Of the excessive duties upon I'm
ished manufactured products TO point
where there VII be but little or no tax
upon the common necessaries OF lie used
by the masses of our people. And we es-
peciaHy congratulate our party and the
country on the income tax feature, which
proposes at one stroke TO remove thirty
i've millions OF burdensome taxation from
the common neceSSaries OF life, used by the
masses and the poor, and the placing OF
the same upon the large incomes Of in
dividuals and corporations.
s. All the obligations OF the government
circulating as money should IN our Judg-
ment, be subject TO local taxation as other
we congratulate the national house OF rep
resentatives on the recent passage OF a
bill providing for the taxation Of green
payers and large banking concerns viii be