The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-08-30


framing u that h.l Gentlemen ~ tnr con-
Vention. when sent by you ara your associates
10 r. ~ nl iht Mckinley bill We di1 mol PROPOSE
20 return t0 sou with the NclNtlicS rt4i uhft-
pealcd n ID las Within orr power ana
We ala net We has also leen sent ny
vnu rs support the government ~ me
United states. aud 20 secure thc PEI. pr'NitT-
IT'S and haruIre>, ~ the people * WIS '"uh-
inv Thi, We could nut lo II We aopii~hel a4A
taxes. ana large appropriations resulting 'h tns
bankruptcy ~ she Lnitcd states treasury Ana
consequent uncertainty ana ruin ~ ail YOUR
business financial and industrial mas hinery'
". cnnld therefore not consent % the pas
.u-e ~ a hiil "a hlch did not provide ~Nfiltent
revenue Had Ne done 50. me confidence oi
tho country ia the ability of the democratic
PARTY 10 administer the Affairs oi the govern
uenr would have been DESTROYED
VIII. PROVIDE srfFicIFNr RrvK>rE
MANY az You believe the income tax should
ne ,,ttt into the BILL some demaldi ~ doubt
81 itS con,tltuti0uaiity HAD felt certain
mar IL Ma. unc0Us III tutioual. should have
voted against IN but with the niil framed with
the income tax included, sulcieht revenue
would have btsen raised during Inc past A>Sai
wear u nav a4l the xps ernmcIt oWtEo--ao more
Wa restored trade. however. it Is now clear
chat me nIi even without The income
tax. viii pr0stt about tie amount 'i no-rt
,hat * required to carry ul the eo' Fhutht.
ana ,se noN aaNc the satisfaction of hTHilA-
from eyefs township and every wafd ln lN4s
state II onto That Dug Judgement A. t' MA"-
.t,.lf ". t.re - the frasr -. oi the triI elAl
ha. te.a aairii "a. and conar-aed Nf events
ard a~r prepared io gotn thc country on me
democratic party tarl@ biil w.tA NJ tlt'lN oi
trat7.,. commerce. lId.-e't e, tfI wages eHN ~
{, ..el ttAt rA7rc is no lralfAtlNN o- ~n3 III
,.rt~t arvwaa ro except RAJ extreme reNNu+ieAn
prateeliohisf- ~ again open q question taAI
WuI drlte from olr support ihoA'aAnS ANN-
ar.t. *. thousands whom otherwise would act
with vs.
SILVER AND CLEVELAND.
A declaration il favor q free ana unlimited
coinage N silver AZ rs ~ made ny THIS con-
yeuriuu would have MP practical eject AhA y
would mean ar abandonment and disclaimer OF
tha srlenald result, ~ your ADMINISTRATION.
You ana / nave possibly differed from MT
cleveland al some time. and ia some things ~
h vas our right our privilege. our duty ~ 90.
II we were conscientious IA doing 80 pNl
hs j. me greatest statesman ana pAlis
ieaIer 81 his time Ills democracy MS
honesty Ms Integrity and mis- continued atten-
tiou "a bushes, nhIch constitutes Eeaiu, hANe
never been exceled. and IN ny op.nion demo-
cratic success in l-s2 Wa, largely cue a. demo-
critic Success Ia 1855 VIII also DC largely ute'
10 the character ~ our democratic president,
and 70 the hf CHEST plane upon which ne mas
sought To place his party and his admini>tra-
ton DO not understand me IS suggesting the
candidacy Of President Cleveland for re-elec-
tinn. No such question j. now before u
rHE ISSUE BEFORE Us
You have heard the republican war cry.
Their statement that. shile both me tarlH anu
! silver question Will be discussed neither viii
{ be the issue in the sense OF obscuring other
questions. that the great paramount issue up
. On which the battle * both this year and next
vflI ~, fought VIII be the record Of the demo-
. cratic party uuder President Cleveland that
the question vii. be whether Il j. % he IN
d0r~ed and IT, policy continued. or AZ. AtI Y
shall be repuliaied and tts policy ended We
accept this and on IL will make our contest
AorE-rI1N or GREAT INTEREST
+, fut gentlemen there j. another question In
/, which great interest i felt. about which there
4. great difference Of opinion. and concernin s
which we MAY hear more IN this convention
Il will perha p~ not be regarded ~ OUT OK place
I or improper for me. a. an individual Demo
! crat. some w. hat familiar with the discussions
i Z and the conditions TO make some suggestion
ira hi, convention. which may be taker
. FOR what they are worth hav'
deep interest IN the fortunes .
q The democratic party in this stat
Ana in TILL, country IattcnJad my first STAT
convention IA l-szB Ia the heat Of the war. whei
\ Ne nominate Clement l.. Naland ngham an
I. George r. Pugh. I participated in the discus
Z, .iou, from l-,p 70 40 on other branches o
u this money question constantly endeaForln
! through all the,e years 10 have my Fellow ueIn
come where We IA tAAiA uAN e'Nhcf
a sound money platform under the wise an
4, able leadership 81 samuel }. Illden'
: l-7T ana when / see to-day Efforts oeln
! MADE 10 divide the great democratic party Jus
on the eve ~ ~ revival and resumption Z
Y. power on theoretical anademical question
on which no result T. possible come 70 IA
I. convention TO ask fun consideration befor
7. taxing pas ionate action
M HI CAME TO URGE
~ I come 10 urge the party in ohio To stand 9
the platforrn ~ Isg2 on the money question.
let the currency remain as u now is. and not
change our ground " ithout full deliberation
:" national convention. and dellyeran'
=, from thar body. / come 20 urge that declar'
oi tiou Tor free coinage would he foolish. becau
'lr IL would b.. an impotcnt and idle declaratio
~ 4, would separate " from the national demo
~ racy The American people Will in the 81
n stand by ~ for home rule. that Is 70 stay.
" interference by the national Cover
- rn.nt with the election Of the peopl
~ for sound money. that + 70 1ta
y only tariff made for sufficient revenue 70 car
~ an the government economically administers
- and for sound money~ihat j. 70 say. curren
80 az which all dollars. whether paper, or silN'
III ar gold shall be interchangeable and equa
- good FOR their nominal par in the hands
e1- every man. everywhere. and the democra
- party Will be assured u triumphant future
The references OF the senator to Il
ire money question We're loudly a
md plauded. and equalcd the enthusia;
manifested when the speaker pi
nounced his eulogy over Preside
~ Ia vwI