Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-31

vazaries OF its members. Those who
opposed this proposition were 10 be
subjected to new test of loyalty
while willing to vote for the tariff bill
We are now asked at the behest OF n
party caucus to vote for n special tax on
$1,000 out OF .67, 900, 600 OF people. When
a proposition goes further than mere
taxation aud is deliberately desig to
take class, those who believe ia
equality before the law must array
themselves against IT,
1T strikes at the fundamental prin-
ciples OF Democracy" said he, "at the
very root OF the governments: it is the
entering wedge ia the shape Of retalia-
tory legislation in this country. What
reason Is assigned for bringing forward
such proposition? Why should a
homogeneous harmonious militant party
be
PLUNGED INTO DIsCoRD
oy this proposition. Ii Is brought In
upon the assumption that the Wilson
OIL will produce a deficit; upon. the as
sumption that the existing conditions,
an unparalleled period OF stagnation In
our history. will continue. l have said
before, aud l say now. that III be-
lieved the Wilson bill would produce a
deficit In the revenue, IL would not re-
! ceive my support. The whole expert
ence OF the human race demonstrates
that the idea that the reductions car
ried by this bill will produce deficit
is unfounded; false In theory, and Il
libel on the Democratic party.
"As l oppose discrimination against
the poor; so | oppose discrimination
against the rich II you will put an in-
come tax on every man, woman and
child Ia the United States, will sup
port IL. You think this is a popular
move. You are mistaken. There is
less demagogy among the people than
among the politicians. have never
found a laboring man who wanted any
thing except equality before the law.
Some OF you tell US this tax upon the
rich will repress Anarchy. Great
heavens! do gentlemen understand
what that means DO they not see IL
means that we are about to outstrip
them in the race for Anarchy"
Again they tell us 1t will Increase
the interest In politics. Will you in
crease the interest in politics by taxiug
$4,000 and allowing sc, 600. 900 To 60 un-
taxed. No, il is all wrong. The rich
Will not feel IL. They will welcome IL,
because II will make them u class In
this country. Look at the whole
/ history OF the world and see
the growth OF one nation and
the decay OF another, aud every
where you will find that where in
stiutions have been created that will
preserve property they have grown.
prospered and flOurished until they
ceased to give security for human in
dustry and they decayed and fell What
was II that enabled all the great fiefs
OF the crown to he dissolved by France.
some OF them more important even than
the crown itself? Why was il that Bur
| gundy and AQuilian and Guinne, aud
even Brittany, each one of them more
| important than the establishment of the
| King himself,
| WE'RE ABSORBED BY THE CROWN?
Do you suppose it was on account OF
the action OF Louis MI? Do you sup
| pose 1t was on account OF the necessities
| OF settlement? No, IL was the firm be-
/ lief OF those who created property, the
small earners of moneys, that the feudal
/ system was hostile 10 them, and the
/ crown friendly, and the rise Of the
\ crown was due TO the belief that 10
would operate for the protection
OF property. II you will look back to
the sixteenth century after the time OF
! Louis NIL and Cardinal ID. DAM
boise when all1the great houses had
| disappeared anu Lub UOUleh were knruuk
into insigniiicance, the Bourgoise and
the small accHmulators OF property. the
| toiling masses, upheld the crown. The
! King was their protector and every man
was for the King. The kingship was
| based on the confidence or the common
people that he would be ready TO reduce
the taxes and insure property
/ and the kinRehip grew and
lived for centuries until il in
turn became oppressive and distributed
the bordeDs OF life unfairly. When the
| productive masses bore all taxes and
universal bankruptcy existed, and when
there were no more persons from whom
taxes could ee eXacted, no more produc-
tion, no more Industrial growth. then
| revolution swept the crown and king
ship away and liberty, bound for ages.
| struggled 20 its feet, indifferently light
I'D the castles OF its oppressors with the
torch 10 had kindle0 20 guide It's own
steps until. staggering and blinded by
the worry light 10 had created. IL fell dy-
| ing into the hands OF BOBaparte. 8"
! Tremendous applause
Mr.. Cochran went on In a glorious
burst OF elOquence 70 appeal TO his
| Democratic colleagues not 70 commit
this fatal error. He warned them
not TO
THROW AWAY NEw YORK,
tho stronghold Of Democracy, as some
| hot-headed men 5ers had cOunseled
/ them do. re poi@tod 20 the results Of
dissatisfaction in Scotland when the
/ Highlands and the LoWlands we're
at war. He quoted the language
OF Jefferson, Of Tilden. OF Thurman, OF
! Bayard. of Stevens, tho sacred saints
and apostles OF Democracy.
"Are we to 90 the country" he
asked, with the evolution OF this new
| faith under the leadership Of McMilin.
| Fithian and Livingston, and show the
people how we have grown2 Laugh
| ter.
Protest against this change" he
! concluded, ''it is treason 20 the party,
its heroes and It's faith. ] believe every
inan should be as equal before the law
as before his God, before the ballot a.
| before the altar; and 80 I stand here
now. appealing for equality--for one
country, one God, one Democratic par
ty, without distinction o. class, wealth
| or race"