Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-02-15
ex.pREslpsNr HARRISON.
His Al ress to the Lincoln League Clul
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Ills Al res, to the Lincoln League Clubs
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1NDIANAPoLIs, Ind, Feb 14-The
representatives Of Lincoln League
clubs OF Indiana, after the business
meeting met In mass convention in
Tomlinson hall Invitations had been
sent to ex. Speaker Reed, Gov. Mckin-
ley, Of Ohio. ex-President Harrison and
many other prominent republicans
The president of the Indiana Lincoln
League having briefly introduced Mr.
Harrison, the latter said;
Mr. President l. dies and Gentlemen:
There are some who holi that an ex president
should be DAT mute but this am inclined
70 DOUBT man who has been honored BY his
fellow citizen, with th highest pla @ In gov.
eminent GU hit not 10 have less interesi 10 all
things hit conc rn the prosperity and h lppi.
ness Of the people or the oHes OF this great
country than he h I'd be'orr he ook ONE
The preSeni stite OF he oluntr Is not one ot
prosDrrity We, as q nation. wern recently
pro porous but this was NOS due 10 any ne
MN IL was tho res 10 Of dchnite policy
adopted ami put INTO force The pr sent dis
tress we arc now 'cuil ing" Is not due 10 any
on man. but 1, due to IN threat that this Old
os,ablishe policy IN To be rever Led aud a ne"
| one Instituted That IL the cause OF the
troutl'
| YIN n y one OF Aue NUC'NuN lAuAWANhHf wv
my mem ~ runs back to the day, when such
men "a h0mh- A Hendrlo's AMI Joseph
| Mcdonald wrf the lraiinf spirits In tho lndt'
ana democracy and the cyuoucn sol he party
| principles In the 3 At, OF nn w. l ne trd m
| late itmentpd frten1. Mr. Med InNd. eNpou1d
| the principles " the dem cratic part II
| often AMI often said tina ono - tn most im-
| rortuut principles Of he tmpertticp tryn his
STATE was that the national revenue OF thi-
prchtg vcrnmcnt u ours -hou be raised D.
customs duties levied up'n such nrii ~ not
| 70 harm the interests OF the ltbOrinf m m or
| the agri cultural glasses Tn sc were The
words u h. great NJ Donlll Had IN Wilson
| hill be constructed M prncIple Such as
| this there wOu have been n ham done ana
our national ,altmite would have boon tvortel
| But there has COM q nov = pei new
| creed h ~ heen adopted b III demo rattle par
| g., ami they have nov PROMULGATED theory
| which reso n { extraor iiulry ana outr Wio 3
| SYST ms OF taxation The want - revive the
iniquituuA dir ct taxation AS tn means Of rhis'
IN the revenues Of the n ,tional government.
They want to tear down the grand system Of
custom, duties nv which our factories we're
reared md our advanced prosp rty acquired
and ma ntnincd
used to roar much u war taxes They
were onerpus In the * rene, Tor thev senrc1"d
oui every means fair or foil by which TO o !
the v, lis Of the national government ana
| sc trchpd out every possible source OF revenue
while the taA gathercr aid hands on all But
as soon a. the country was rcliev d from the
dsires- AMI cxiyences Of tho war these taxes
were stopped
remember while In tho senate of victims
10 repeal the stamp u.ics On patent med
cnes and perfumrry, the last Of the odiou'
direct taxation Aud nos those who cry
out ng inst these very same war taxes wan
u, n return 10 this SIM burdousome syst II
tai never was INTENDED 90 b. us d except II
tine Of war The hold ihit the revenues OF
tho governm Mt b. m aus u customs duttel
must b re luced at the oXpen.n u the Amerl
can tcto les American wo kmsn aud Ameri
can rmars. 20 be substituted b. this same oil,
lut discar1e wtr method
II Is a r,pubUic principle that all legsla
ton sh iuld have fIr is nrim' Oh ct tn crea
| ton u work for aud the protect Of tn
. comfort aud prosperity Of the laborin
: man The national GOV rnmcnt IS bouni b
' the same duiics AS The city 60 me or ihn boar
7 OF county comml sl1nCrs ana This duty mus
. be- fulfilled str.t Ia urier inst American
mills ma keep alive the hr ~ their furnaces