The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-04-13
Letter From Senator Turpie
IN REGARD TO THE
Dubois County Democrats Request.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 3, 1894. !
: G. DoANE, Esq, Jasper, Ind.
DEAR SIR: am in receipt o
your valued ia o. of March 31st
inclosing the Resolutions Of the Du
bois County Democratic Convention
all Of which | have read with great
pleasure, and ! was glad to read
what YOU say in relation to the
numbers Of the Convention and its
harmonious action.
note particularly the resolution
in favor of electing L. :. Senators
by the people, have long advo-
Gated and labored for this measure,
and | hope it yet may become a
part Of the policy Of the country.
Time is every day more and more
showing the necessity of this amend
mcnt to the Federal Constitution.
note also with earnest attention,
the resolution of request addressed
to us as Senators, and you may be
assured that my colleague and my
self will adhere as closely as possible
to the principles and policy therein
laid down. We have, however, no
working majority in this branch
the dissent Of a very small number
becomes potent, when its votes are
absolutely necessary to pass a. bill.
As by the Chicago Platform we were
pledged to repeal the Sherman act,
to repeal the Federal Election Law,
and to repeal the Mckinley bill, and
two of these pledges have been car
ried out, the third must also be full
filed, and having done this, we
shall put in the place of the Repub-
lican Tariff Law, a measure based
upon revenue, as its principal aim
and object. Everything we have
done, or expect to DO, is intended
to bring about this result.
With best wishes, ! remain
Yours truly,
DAVID TURPIE.
Senator Turpie's position on the
election of u. ;. Senators receives
the hearty endorsement Of Indiana
Democrats-but the bill don't seem
to be making much headway to-
wards becoming law.
The repeal Of the Sherman swim
die, as demanded by the Chicago
platform, is not yet accomplished inl
accord with the known spirit Of the
platform, which demands the equal
treatment at U. $. mints, and by
legislation, of both silver and gold.
If it had been known that the Dem
ocrats would have treated the mon
ey Of the people in such in a way as
to make times harder for the masses,
and more profitable for bankers and
usurers, the tidal wave of 1892
would not have occurred, and Pres
ident Cleveland would have been
quietly fishing in some secluded
nook. with no one To "cuss' him
about the offices, and half Of the
present Democratic congressman
would have been private citizens.
The way that part of the platform
has been redeemed is like holding a
cup to the hopes and breaking it at
the lips.
Senators Turpie and Voorhees,
should fully understand that Indi-
ana Democrats would almost unam-
imously prefer to bear the ills of the
Mckinley outrage for fifty years, if
necessary, rather than know that
their historic party has endorsed by
legislation the doctrine Of protection
for the sake of protection, as con-
tanned i'm the collar and cuffs, coal
and iron, sugar and whisky, silk
and diamond tariff bill reported by
the Senate Finance committee.
The People are condemning the ,
Democrats Of the Senate at the cleo
tons all over the country, for the
policy Of permitting half
dozen who have turned traitors to
their party platform to dictate terms
to the majority. Turn the ras-
Gals out" Of the party, and have
Democratic party that will do its best /,
tocarry out its pledges, and The Peo-
pie will have renewed confidence in
the party, and eventually give it a
working majority. But when a So
called Democratic Senate passes a
protective tariff bill, The People lose ,,
confidence in the party's honesty,
and will vote the Republican ticket ,
in place of voting for arrant hypo-
critics. There is time yet to save
the party and honor-but it is not
possible with Senator Voorhees, Ia (.
riff bill--which it is the thinnest ,
kind of a falsehood to call it "ta- /
riff for revenue II loses ~, ,30O,- ,
695.44 revenue on the diamond ,
schedule; it loses 1888 revenue on
the Senatorial peanuts; it loses
$134 ,64S.07 on the Senatorial jugs |
and bottles for its imported liquors; I
II loses IN ifs silk schedule x3(s6. I