The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-03-06
M.kiNLEY's "BEsr THINGS"
4scts which the Major Psrsistenty
OverlookA

hest thinga" in that statesman's speech !,
NJ the banquet OF the Marquette CLUB !,
"Wednesday night. We know that they Il
were his best things" because his per
sonal organ SAYS SO, which Is equNa-
lent to saying that he says so himself
One Of the best things" was this
1.-THE whole world knew e year In an
vance of its utterance what the rcpuo- ,
iican platform OF 1850 would be and the
whole world knows now, and has known
for n wear past, what the republican
platform of 500 will be. Then the PAT
lie was TO arrest the spread OF slave
labor in America; now IT is 10 proven.
the increase of lily paid ana dcgro'iea
free labor in America"
This serves to call attention TO the
difference between the republican party
of $3.50 and the republican party OF 1870
"a difference which William Mckinney
seems TO be quite incapable 81 perceiS,
ing. In 1850 the republican party stood
for freedom; in 1896 it is opposed TO free
dom. and its leaders and heroes do not
hesitate 10 say so. In 1896 the repuo-
lean marty is substantially what the
wh;y marty was before il gave up the
ghost in 1852.
Until after its defeat that year the
whip party was the party high tariff.
lis leading doctrine was that prosperity
was created by taxation and py enrien-
ing the people engaged in certain IN
dustries out Of the earnings OF people
engaged in other industries. The Dem
ocratic tariff Of 1916 had exposed the
falsitv OF that doctrine and in 1s52 the
neonle refused to be humbugged by II
any longer and gave the wing party its
quietus.
In its place arose the republican
marty. which professed 70 be the party
Of freedom, and did not profess TO DC
,be marty of the tariff made OF slavery
some Of it's representatives in congress
in 1857 reported as members OF a housV
committee in favor OF aboilshhe ,h0
whole tariff systcmand raising revenue
IS by direct taxation.
This party has ceased to be the part
3 Of freedom 1t is the party OF slavery
il What is slavery? It is involun'ar.
seryitude. That is what a protecuN
n. tariff exacts from the mass OF tie lto
ut pie. What is "A slave? IL Is one WI
Is tolls Will. another enjoys the iruit
re- his toll. lie who il forced TO pay GU
he of his earnings 80 or 100 per cent. NOR
or for nm article than its value as dctel
us mined by free competition IS as 'rul
to a slave as ever was negro IN aueorR
il. cotton field. He is rendering involul
lie tary service tc The man who is enable
cd nv lax TO exact from him for the clot
I'm ;nr he wears from so TO 100 per Ger
more than il is worth. The factmay
nd concealed from him by the devilish
A. penuity OF his master, but it is none Z
oes less fact.
eli Another of McKinley's best thing
do was this: "The republican party wo'
log rs soon think of lowering the flag
h our country as 10 contemplate w
csc patience and without protest ana
ION position any attempt TO degrade
re corrupt the medium OF exchanl
,rn. among the people. 1t can be relied III
in the future. rs in the past, TO sup
mca the country with the best money e
known, gold, silver and paper good
'nts world over"
cup "In the future as in the past is r
>il- ticularly good. 1t serves TO recall
the fact that the republican party
\! plied the country with greenbacks
but $50, and the years following-a
APPS, rcncy which drove out every uolia'
lies specie and became so "deEraueu
liver corrupted" at one time that IL
IS orth less than 40 cents on the
rust lar. And this same currency corrul
ms the thinking OF the country; even
door, ofthe sunrcme court OF the United 81
,n,ed cave us an epidemic Of fat lunacl
10Y place of sound money SANITY
LOW II serves also to recall the fact
pnim, IN ls1s the republican party forged
.cndlcss chain which for three y
my has been lifting gold out OF the y
isper. urv-forged it by enactlng thie
took deemed grecnbacks should hot
redeemed and by enacting =. am
lave statute that Uncle Sam should heil
rn,ns. the poor bonanza kings 10y buyh
unity coming their silver. 1t reminds us
ie his ,he republicans of the Mckinney
urt.er cr.ss went still further at the
ton Of the mnin g-camp dcspota
We he nosscd n law which, by the adm
&c tbe;r own leaders, brought 0
10 is q manic OF 1879 ju-t as their greer
policy brought on the panic Oh 40
r and So McKinlcy's very best things
taught 20 impress upon us the fact 'l'
ay Ills republican party Is no longer inc
al not Of freedom. whatever IT may nave
If nos in the past, and that its policy VI
me and spect to the currency has AWAY
hccrful rnwise save only when II man.
Vision for the resumption OF specl
ap and ments in 1915. Even tnei' y VI"
,nislcd amount of mischicf py PoS.l'o"'
he cook sumption for four years anu Pr
to say that redemption shouiu NV
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