The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-10-30
BIMETALLlSTS
UNITED.
Republican and Populist Bimetallists
vieing With Each Other In En-
thusiastic Support Of the En-
tire Democratic Ticket.
VOTE STRAIGHT NATIONAL AND
STATE SILVER TICKETS.

A prominent Republican in Franklin. +
Ind. who has always been an advocate
of silver restoration and who will vote
for Mr. Bryan, but who had not decided
10 vote the Democratic state ticket,
wrote to DIR. +. j. VanVorhis OF INDIAN
apolis about the political situation sew
eral weeks ago and received the follow
Ing reply, which gave such convincing
reasons why every sincere SILVER man
should vote the silver ticket, national
and state. from top to bottom. that IL
has been passed about among his friends
and is now given 70 the press for publ
cation:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Oct. IL, 1896.
..DpAR FRlEND-Your letter received.
lam glad to know that you feel as do,
and that YOU will support Mr.. Bryan. ]
think we ought 10 so further 90 no'
believe we can trust our state AFFAIRS IN
the hands OF officers that must be elect
cd. il Mt all, by the help Of the corpora
tons j..
..Do not forget that the secretary OF
state auditor of state and governor are
members OF the board Of tax commits
afoners. and that the governor has the
power to appoint the other two mem
beers.
..You took some interest in tho fight
made to secure an approximately just
assessment Of railroad property in the
state You will remember that my ef'
F,rts resulted in an increase in 1891 OF
almost 800, 200, 900 in an assessed vaiu'
Of such property was employed oy
the Democratic board OF commissioners
7 expected assistance from our party
Int I was not able 10 secure II outside
Of the members Of the tax board itself
.The Indianapolis Journal threw colt
\ water on every effort. All the assist
\ nnce received came from Democrat
.ources. All corporate influences an
all the wealth of the state OF poti
parties Joined with the railroad com
= NAMES. The fight was carried to IN
Juitsl States Supreme court, where tn
attorney general finally won the victor
for the people.
The outrageous injustice Of the a
sessments Of such property. secured
theinfiuences Of corporations over stat
officers. is shown by a single instance
At the time began the work III lss
the entire property Of the fndianapol
Union Railway company, all III Mario
county. was appraised at only s7s.oS
TWAS assessed in 1891 at almost $4,000
600 and this was 81. 10000 less than
was worth.
~ found Ola file in the Office OF Il
auditor Of state reports sworn 70
monument officers Of railroad companit
citizens Of indianapolis. in which q
union depot, that cost over $3.50, 1000. W
listed for taxation at $4,000 The
generations debauch the conscience
,ha,r own officers and rob the sts
through state officers under their CO
troll.
There was no party lines in the 9
position Of our reasonable demand u
the corporate property OF the 81
should bear its fair part of the burd'
az the state, more than there Is now
the opposition to the election OF
Bryan.
THAT which is rightly denomina
the money power has no poiucs.
always united when there Is ahy'h
in politics that effects its INTERESTS
has u.nallv been able to conceal
nnmni nifty by judicaous division OF
S~vors 70 marty organizations. 1t
made a desperate effort in this campo
70 keep its head covered; but the ma
h,deousness of the monster IA seen
its deeipns are NJ last UNDERWOOD
I'VE cannot afford TO leave sir
deuartment Of the state under SUCH
troll The time has come when II
he known whether the corporation
the people are to govern In state oi
national affairs.
"While the corporation aud the INC
power exert 80 large an influence IN
affairs. the utter hoplessness OF ever
plyinx the doctrine Of protection "a
tlonai policy Is becoming more app
every day. The money power ma
interest in protection. II does
Manufacture; it rambles. 1t does
n,,d ,cs. II tries TO absorb what OF
produce. -, ~.
m. that the eastern manufacturers,
BODY, have not been interested II
development Of manufacturing
cats in the west and south. IL the
culture interests OF the west anu
are TO get any benefit from proeco
itmust he by the location OF mani
tories IN the midst Of these agrfcul
a,sfricts This would furnish m
near the place OF production Tor
material and food products. VIM
toreat hAA the easteD manufactur
thus assisting 70 build mp compel
for himself, both IA a producer ant
consumer? What interest have
transportation companies in thu.
ting the purchaser and the cons
cloee together? When the produce
the consumer reside in the same
munlty railroad companies will
able to absorb 50 large part
value of production for transnnrf