The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-12

there are many reductions exceeding
20 per cent. On the basis OF
the Importation of 1928. on wooden
manufactures alone, there is a reduction
to the consumer Of more than S163, OOO, Oo0.
On cotton. on felts. on common velvets
and on hundreds of other articles the
reduction is greater than 80 per cent.
The bill places a tax on sugar.
large majority of the democrats in the
house opposed this. and as the bill passed
the house sugar in all its forms is on
the free list. The cane grower got no aid
from the government, the sugar trust got
no aid from the government.
Il have thus outlined merely the pro-
visions of this great reform measure. II
strikes at the trusts and monopolies. 1t
reduces the cost of the necessaries OF life.
II to some extent opens our markets at
home and enlarges our markets abroad
II promotes agriculture, II encourages
manufacturing and ii will add to the COM
fort Of millions of our fellOw-citiZens. We
voted upon proposition to repeal the
tax upon the circulation Of state bank
currency. 1 believe that our people would
derive more immediate benefit from the
repeal of that law than from almost any
other legislation tina. could be had
Against US on the question were found
many democrats, all the republicans and
all the populists. a majority thus con-
stituted defeated our efforts and the re-
peal bill failed. This question is not set
lied
I'VE have repealed all federal election
laws; laws which permitted the Interior
ence Of outsiders with our domestic affairs
and which were used only 10 defeat the
will of the people. Henceforth Georgia,
as we'll as every other state, will manage
elections in accordance with their own
laws, and elections will be free and fair:
I'VE have passed law which subjects
to taxation by the states more than
$500 600 000 which sum, under republican
laws. was exempt from taxation, thus
relieving to some extent the burdens or
the taxpayer. We have reduced public
expenditures $40, 100000 for the current
year.
Record UnassailabIe.
with this record who can assail us?
Our ancient adversary, the republican
party, though not strong in this state,
is the enemy we must meet. When de-
mocracy suffers defeat republicanism
viii be triumphant. Here at home
are challenged by the peoples party.
This organization has candidates, and IL
has a platform of principles. OF its can
didateS l shall say nothing. They are
presumed to be as good, / hope they are
better. than their platform. That plat
form contains some plankS which are
new and some which are old Those
which are valuable are not new, and
those which are new are not valuable.
Our populst friends want to buy the
railroads. the telegraph lines and the
telephones. The thousands of millions
of dollars necessary TO do this does not
stagger them. The great army of Office
holders necessary to manage and pro-
tect these enterprises does not embarrass
them. Our pOpulist leaders deal with
millions as ordinary people deal with
dollars, and as for offices, they all want
them. While We have not done all We
hoped to do. we have done more in the
past year to redress the wrongs of the
people we nave done more for their re-
lief than was ever done by any party in
the same length of time in any country
under the sun. These are bold words,
vet l hold myself at all times ready to
defend them.
Coming into power at a time Of panic,
when business was at a standstiH. when
labor was unemployed. when our treas
u~v was empty, with courage and fide!-
ity we entered upon struggle with the
enemies of the people; we emerged from
that struggle victorious in this: We have
repealed the Mckinley law. We have
greatly reduced taxation We have made
living cheaper. We have made all money
taxable We have taxed surplus incomes.
We have restored freedom of elections.
We have reduced public expenditures.
and we have declared undying hostility
to all trusts and mOnOpOlies organized
for the oppression of the people. On
these foundations we build our house,
on these issues we go before the people.
For them we have fought the good
fight to them we have kept faith, and
of them we have no fear