The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-03-30

A Neat hit of Irony.
The most suttjsg plees Of irony
which bee come usder The notieo of
the editor Of The Counltn for masy .
day 10 the following aeticle iron The
Indianapolis 6eatinsl, and it 10 we'll
merited. too. The writer knew we'll
when he pennsd it, thas voorhees, he'd
no idea Of turning agaiass bic oWn ts.
rim report TO the Senate msde q the
|dictation Of The millioaairos, Who
seem 70 own him st this seesion, and
lere making him ct alI Of his former
declarations IN Avoe Of the peoplo.
We sre fearful the Sentinel VIII have
to nee The same Weapous against By.
mum, alsos before the present session
LOT Congress closes.
Indianapolis Sentinel.
Nh. vooRHEss AND PROJECTION.
We have noticed come sueoeiag 70.
marks BY our rspublican contsm.
poraries TO the effect that Senator
VOORHEES, 10 - protectionist @ heart.
We wish 70 enter ~ emphatic denial
lof that assertion. Thero was Q time
when Mr.. Voorhees, Whould have
lent his asslstsuce 70 moderate pro.
lection, but when the Mckinley bill
showed to the country that there VS.
no limit 70 the cspssity Of the trusts
lor the impudsuce Of their demsuds
Mr.. Voorhees, cast bic former idsas 20
|the winds and entered upon the work
lof freeing the country from their grasp
|completsly. In his great spooch OF
July 80. 1880. 10 the ssnsts, 10 eaid:
"lt 10 we'll known that esruoeely de.
sire 70 b conservative upon this greae
question. but the high.hsuded oppres.
sions Of the rspublican party have
rendered ouch coueeevotiom l0poeol.
ble. In dealing With Aagvast robbers
and highwaymen who have eaot seidO
the mask and elutched at The throats
of oil the industries OF the eouutsy, .
conservasive policy has 70 b absn.
doned and . far different course he's
to DO pursued"
When once bic attention was called
10 the enormity Of TIE power and the
corrupting inhussces cy ths protsctivo
ben ehciariss hs quickly realized that
the pretsnso Of bone6tting hbor Was
absolutely false, and that the only way
to escape from the monstrouo evil.
which threatened the liberties Of The
people, va 70 crush Il WfA . mailed
hand. We do not ned 20 i0agine hls
righteous indignation = The full truth
Impressed itsslf upon hin. We have
II In bic own words In HE memorable
speech Of Sept 3, 1880:
"What . spectacle ioe the statoeman.
the philos0phss and the Chsissisn %
|oontemplste On ose haud tower.
led the colossal ereatious of our
|profuss and proAigste bouuties, and
on the other hasd. with caseWoea ssd
anxious fAees. and u drea4, stood
toiling men, women and ehl1droa b.
thousands, bsreft Of Ill seeognitloa
frem the governmont uoknoWn 70 he
laws, unprotected from mallguaoe
wrong and injustics, helpless and d.
feusoless, and ~holly st sAs mercy of
pitiIess and sccursed avasiee. o. The
one hand was the power Of 0osey.
the plutocracy, with Tie uilIioUs sa1
hundreds and thousands Of millions
ascrued By virtue Of high protective
taei6, and on the othsr were God'o
poor. Who at thslr bresd n he sweos
of their fAees, and for wheeo salety,
equality and very existence ia such
sn emergency this govesnmont hes
nsver dsigssd to make shs sliGAssss
We should IKE 70 quote 6 great
length from this terrific donuucl.
alton Of the whole protective system.
but space permits only . lev words
further a 70 truaea:
"Ths comblsstioa OF trust becomes
|st once Tie ty1nt, The sulocrot, the
|monopolIser Of the whole bos1ooss In
which i engage boying up and driv-
Ing ont oil competltioo, asd preyibg
upon The public with such prices o it
sses At to dictate. Trusts % trade ere
also In distinct violation OF lsw, and
yet they prevail al round % like -.
lignsnt microbes when . psstiloecs 10
upon the land"
Does any dsmocrat suppose
any sane man bslievs- that with such
sentimsnts - these Daniel W. vooe.
hses will ever permit direct gins 70 b
made 70 these maligDoot microbes In
10 democrstic tariff bill ? Perish the
thought Let 40 rather picture hin
sS~So0so0 oIVo 49, w. Wo9eSsU -
democracy, Who hare injseted tAsse
villsinous steals into he tAsi6 bin. il
d veeitsble Whislwind Of Wrnth. Let
u1 rather look forward 10 the day
when in the open seuAto h will dem.
oustrats that, though evoey olhes dem.
ocratic senator prove fAleo, - ie true.
Let us hope that whllo others Trail
their bauners 10 the duse hs will bsse
aloft IL rofulgeae spleodoe he glorl-
QUE goniAlon Of Indlsna, grsnd II its
symbolic emblem OF tho IsdIaoa nan
sissdily chopplsg wood, withost rs-
gard 70 the conduct Of the beaots that
dIsplsy their dsgrsdsd ehssaclee about
him. In this smesgeacy osr repub-
lIcsu couto0pofarlos NY he yaoeurod
that the sasi6.reSoem pSiDelples OF
Daniel W. Voorhees, viii sp0ala 6r0
|ss the eternal rocks, unshskea = tho
Everlasting hi!!s.
opeakisg olnea Whe ess steo meas
10 advertise, /" 90 exshsuge ays:
One OF thls dsscsipsiea wasled % cell
some land % b pot sp wSiet0o 10.
lice IN hotel. t6e other day. 4 nss