The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-03-27

The oue Was q Friend 80 N. spprr.se1.
ths .sthsr a srirna ~ Nsn.s,.is.rs
A. . dinner given II Chicago on Feb
rua-y =. r.-n>ialy in honor 81 Lin
svan's birthday. bn, IA reality for the
purra>e ~ looming No ninicv FOR The
prs siency. speeches glorifvinr the
Apostle Of high taxation. and eompar-
M HIM With the marfyrcl president
were male by eminent rcpr blicAns. -
far has the party ~ which the Oaio
gentleman aspires to he the leader
fallen away from - once great prsn-
eiPles that instead Of rebukin- the m
worthy comparison the gathering OF
boomers greeted the speakers with
cheers
il = not surprising that there should
be considerable mum Der II persons
v ao think Mr.. Mckinley the 1T and
proper candidate Of his party this wear.
In Chicago. A. elsewhere. the men who
nope 10 Ill their pockets By tax laws
hieh diver. public money into pri-
vate purses show their consistency by
shouting for The author Of the wors,
tariff e=er adopted in any country.
The oren advocates 81 = return To Me-
hlnleyisn cannot very well 20 back 4
OF the patron saint OF the system they 4
are Try lng to restore II j. therefore. \
hitting that the extreme rrotectscai>ts
should rally 10 the support ~ 4 cardi-
date whc has shown his willingness 20 \
hrfnhly obey the orders 81 the manu-
taeturers whose money y III be used To
sec IRE his nomination
Net. even among men whose sole
bond ~ u1son : their greed FOR riches
70 Is had through unjust laws. there
should have been found susicien. re-
sTcct for the rnemors ~ The rrea,
li@ er1tor 70 have prevented applause
wAel IL name was linked wiki that
y the great trade res;rict:oni>t- Lin
-o-n nd Mckinley, Could there be
two n-er more unlike? The one warm
generous full Of sympathy
Tor the misses for the slave. for ali
who to.lei and suffered The other
'o-l. reserved. with al assumed dir--
iitE which lifts him far above the !
'ommon Kind Lincoln. whose every
le>lre was FOR the welfare Of not only {
" the american people hut the entire
iunan race. who strove FOR freedom !
Or men compelled 10 labor FOR the
lenert Of Others. and whose life was a I
0-t1naai protest against oppression 7
n Injustice Mckinley. tie willing ]
OIL 81 monopoly and privilege: the in :
trurn-nt % the Gun ming few yEho seek I
. ens.aEe the many hv class lerisla- c
ion- the defender of iniauitous tax \
urs1ens on the millions. anc che apol-
-l~- for the most glaring sacrifice Of 4
Pc Interests OF the poor 10 the rich. u
Lincoln r-as the Champion II liberty. r
L believed that il was unnatural AM q
MUST thai one let ~ men should a
-orS- ami that the fruits of their labor (
louii be enioyet " few oilers who Z
aye nothing in return lie stood for :
le principle OF the individuals right y
} himself and therefore condemned. 4
le doctrine that some men could Just =
: own other men Ills voice was al II
avs heard ca the side " the Door aud q
'ierdle>s- and in their service mis-
hole lie was spent .
Lr- Mckinley : the champion Of =
'rrn 81 slavery but little better than p
lat from which the negroes wc-e "
eeG by the emancipation proelana- r.
tAA- AAt -AAA4~ Tor system winch I y
'mpels the impoverished farmer To G.
We annually large share Of the .
-odrrts Of his toll to rnouopol;sts u
e was responsible for a law which tc
reed the millions Of workin.-rnen TO y
- higher prices for their necessities. "
lCs practically roobing them OF part ar
their earnings He denies the "
stEral right of men 10 bur and sell "
here they choose lie seeks the fa-or o.
the rich and powerful. IF trusts zna
N oi1ations- which ex-ort from the
ca n prod lcers great fortunes every -
a. Ills ears are closed 10 the an
as from the masses for relief s-orr
.avE taxe>- which hamper trade and a
"a ini>h the X wards Of Industry. n W.
0>- respects h- = exactly the reverse III
the t-st republican president If 20
anr chance ne should u nominated IN
p eleetei j would Ue a shameful -
atn- % once great party. From r..
neoll - Mckinley the gulf : wide. or
il possible that the party h1s fallen be
lozv Is is choice ~ leader, rouli IN
Hate WHIDDEx GRAHAM ar