The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-26

what are known as p,uck-me" stores.
8. The law regulating the liability OF
9. The law against the Importation Of
alien or foreign ,abOrers.
10. The law repeating the so-called
conspiracy act of 1881.
II. The law recurring employers to
provide seats for female employees in
stores and factories.
T. The law protecting labor union
labels.
10. The law providing for a standard
coal screen for the protection Of miners.
II. The law providing for the payment
Of wages every two weeks.
IS. The great and just law making 1t a
penal offense TO bring into this state
armed men, whether P.nkerton de-
tec'tives or any other organized force
for the purpose Of shooting down labor
ing people.
These fifteen wholesome laws, just
specified, constitute such a record Of
practical friendship to the cause Of labor
on the part of the democratic party as
can be found to the credit Of no other
party at any time in the history Of the
United States.
But the democratic party has a leqtsla-
tive record on other great subjects in In
diana which challenges the admiration
and support of her intelligent people.
It enacted the Australian ballot law
and other laws for the purity Of cleo
tons.
It enacted the present tax law by viz
tue of which the working, taN-paying
people Of the state will, as the years roll
on, be the gamers by many millions.
1t enacted the school book law and
took the supply Of books to our school
children out OF the hands Of trusts and
spectators.
1t enacted the fee and salary law now
in our statutes
II enacted the law for a state board Of
charities.
These are some Of the leading features
Of democratic policy. and they constitute
some OF the powerful reasons, among
many others, why Indiana will remain
democratic state
The issues. both national and state,
which govern this canvass are neither
new nor strange TO the people OF In
diana They have led the democratic
party to victories in the past, and they
will do so again and again in the future.
No backward step will ever be taken
by the American people on the demo-
cratic tariff legislation as il now stands.
l. is not possible for the republican party
to touch the new tariff law for its de-
struction or repeal within less than two
years and a half from this time, even II
every election in the United States should
go republican from now until then. In
the meantime the business Of the cOun-
~ Will DENDiilc SpAlNAy duJuSAEu ~ -AS
provisions and details, and a great bust
ness prosperity viii everywhere prevail.
In fact, the tide is rising now; a bust
ness reViva, is seen and felt on every
hand; activity in trade is sweeping over
the entire country; unemployed labor
is rapidly going back to work and all
is hustle. hope. encouragement and
good cheer, where but few weeks ago
there was gloom, Stagna ton and de-
spair. I see that in the last few days
Senator Sherman and Senator Davis Of
Minnesota, both men of high ability
and acknowledged leaders Of their par
~, practically surrender in their public
utterances and further contest on the
tariff and declare that the country viii
be content to take a peaceful rest I'M
der the new law. There is no marvel
in al this to my mind, and l here pre-
dict, and proclaim my prediction, that
there will be many years of steady,
growing business prosperity for the
great body of American people under
the recent democratic tariff enactment
before another general tariff revision Is
attempted, or another general tariff
agitation takes place. Amendments in
the future viii here and there be
made whore experience points out
their wisdom and the lines OF
democratic legislation will be pushed up
at certain points, on raw materials, a
little closer to an absolute freedom Ct
trade, but it is due to the reviv'ng bust
ness interests of the whole land to say
that there is no reserved purpose in any
party TO recast the tarff schedules again
or to rip up by general legislation the
present law, unless, after a fair, practi-
cal test it should be found necessary to
do so. But of the future workings Of the
law we have SO recently made l have
neither fear nor doubt. Although born
amidst the bitter scenes of party strife,
and fierce, avaricious contentious, yet it
contains the spirit of liberty. equality
and justice-liberty for the commerce of
nations, equality for American citizens,
without protection for any which is not
given to all, and justice to American
labor which upholds everything and
pays for all.