The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-09-23
He Attempts to Cover Up Democracy's
Shortcomings by Charging All Man.
ner of Things Against Republicans.
LONG TALK ON THE TARIFF
In Which the Senator Says He
Stands on Cleveland's Platform.
He Also Tells What Was Done for the
Trusts and Southern Industries, but
in an Indirect Way.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. Ex-senator
Voorhees, delivered his long promised speech
here tonight at the armory, which was
well filed. The local Jackson Club made
al effort to have a street demonstration.
but only 134 persons were in line. Demo-
Gratis commented on the fact that every
other man in line was a public official
federal, State, county or city-who had
been pressed into service. There was a
notable absence of prominent local Demo-
Gratis who ordinarily take part in these
Voorhees, demonstrations. The most sig
nifcant feature of the meeting was the
fact that Congressman Brookshire, of this
district, who in past years has opposed
Senator VOORHEES, on the tariff and the
silver issues, as well as on federal appoint
ments. was present after having been re-
fused permission to make the opening
Democratic speech in this district The
Gazette, the Democratic paper here. printed
Brookshire's speech delivered in another
part of the district and gave scant public
ity to the Voorhees, meeting.
Col Mclean, who was Deputy Commits
sioner OF Pensions in Cleveland's first adj
ministration, was chairman of the meeting
tonight and spoke briefly and in general
terms of the issues. Senator voorhees, read
his speech from printed slips and was I'M
usually careful to follow copy"
The Senator began by informing his
hearers that. the Democratic party "has
never recognized any control of the people
except their own, nor any master, except
themselves" They could not be intimi-
dated by secret and REASONABLE oathbound
societies. Here the speaker discreetly re-
Trained from mentioning the knights of
the Golden Circle The Senator then
launched into an arraignment OF the Re
publican party, ~denouncing IL as despoilers
of the people and of the public treasury,
and charging 1t with all sorts of vicious
endeavored to show that the wicked Repub-
Icans were directly responsible for the
enacting laws that Compelled people to Dor,
row money at hight rates of interest.
THE SHERMAN SILVER LAW.
The Senator next took up the so-cal1ed
Sherman silver-purchase law and said: II
drew the bill which repealed it." While on
this subject he repeated the stale Demo-
cratic falsehood to the effect that the Har-
rison administration had bankrupted the
treasury. After recounting the work of
Congress-, and before taking up the tariff
question, he said: 'When / look out on
the vast and difficult work to be done, the
extensive reformations required before the
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prosperity and happiness to the people, 1
am sometimes reminded of an old farm
which for many years has been in bad
hands and has ceased to be productive of
wholesome crops. Its fields will be found
thistIes. cookie bur nsab begsar lRi eesoe gym nlnss;
weeds, dog fennel, smart grass, skunk cab
bage and yellow-jackets' nests. Old snags
and hinder the work Of the pillow and de-
stroy the patience of the plowman. When
Fortune r I / tn tn e snls . e cbanae Of has aSns the good
70 pass into the hands OF a skillful and
honest farmer, you would hardly expect
tions and put it in perfect order for corn,
wheat, oats, hay and clover in a single
season: You would grant him at least
with which his farm were afflicted before
he took possession. The benefit of this IL
would extend to the farmer in his work of
agricultural reform, are all / ask for the
pernocratic party in its present attitude.
much has been done and yet much more re-
mains for us TO do before all the foul growth
N the n peilt dsn f fields DIS for more than thirty
senator voorhees, devoted fully half of
MS speech to the repeal OF the Mckinley
trust protecting measure. .sThe repeal of
the Mckinley act" he said. when all the
considered. will be found to have been the
most stupendous struggle against power
ana consolidated capital ever made before
In American history. Protected millions
without limit rallied to the defense of that
infamous act as troops rally at the call
OF the bugle when a fortress or a citidel
IS in danger. Never did the greatest gam
blers in human events play for a bigger
stake in actual money and in the power
robber barons of protection and their
henchmen, the leaders of the Republican
party. In their fierce. ~undying opposition to
the repeal of that colossal engine of fraud
prepare for them four years ago-for their
enrichment and power, at the expense of
eminent. The accursed spirit of avarice
was aroused and alarmed as never before
In American history. The love of riches.
as well as the basest passion of the huma1
soul, and danger Of loss has more of terror
IN it to sordid avarice than an assault on
The whole doctrine of protection was at
stake In the movement for the repeal of
the backbone OF the protective system is
broken In this country forever; that il NAV
ing condition yet for a cr sRPPrf ti and lbtn 14
as doomed to a speedy and total extinc-
ton The passage of the Mckinley act i'm
which taxes are levied on one class of
people for the benefit of another class and
At was so shameless. arrogant and insolent
IN all Its features, so revolutionary. unjust
and oppressive in its exactions on labor.
and the fruits of labor, that it became at
peal. and for the final overthrow OF the
hideous principle OF legislative piracy on
which n was based Popular resentment
arose Ike a spontaneous flame against a
measure 50 ~unrighteous, SO subverslve of
the inherent lights of man. No enactment
In American history has ever been more
odious 10 the American people than the
Mckinley law OF tariff taxation. Not even
the fugitive slave law of 1850 was held in
greater adherence and detestation through
out the North than this measure of wick
edness and extortion throughout the
whole country. The provocatfon given
by the Mckinley enactment broke
the patience of the American people and
in attacking and destroying the measure
itself they demand that the doctrine of its
construction shall be wiped out and come
back TO trouble them no more.
OBJECT OF TARIFF REFORM.
'The great and primary object of tariff
reform is the abolition OF tariff duties on
the wants and necessaries OF life, as far as
can be done with safety to the revenues
for the support OF the government. 1t fol-
lows, therefore, that legislation which. from
legitimate sources. supplies revenue and fur
nishes the treasury with funds for public
use. without laying taxes on the wearing
apparel OF the plain people. or increasing
the cost of the beds they sleep on, or of
the s,nives and forks with which they eat.
mist d. hailed as wise tatesmansnrp.
genuine reform, and "A rich benefaction TO
the tailoring classes. In view or this fact.
universally conceded. / do not hesitate to
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