The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-07-17
sr.cx TO TARIFF REFcRa.


-rhe PLATFORMS ~ the drnocratc
state conventions that have assembled
lately az SO thoroughly in accord on
she cardinal democratic dOctriDe 81 .
tarsI reform. IL j. unfortunate In the I
extreme that an untemocraiic ci1mor
for cheap money has airs 10 Great. I
slizsrnzicns la the party With = prr-
rordernnce or sound money ssn--1nrnt
At Chicago and a d-cl1rntlnl in IltcT
Of sustaining the nationn. credit - The
present administration kas g1l.aniiF
sought 10 do. the decks would IT. clsarrsi
for 4 spirited and determined encoln-
ter with The McKinlsyites that wolit
be prerty sure 70 leave the tart TcicrIii-
ers tn command Of the national craft
Illinois. abjer.ly A. il has surrel-s.-res;
20 republican and pcPulist noticns e
fatisrn. eIfnvs 10 tariff reform with
con- uerdable tenacity- We favor
,-rir for revenue only the platform
reads -and declare that the govern
rnenr should collect no more taxes than
are necessary 20 defray the expenSes
Of the government honestly ard eco-
r.o-nicaIly administered This has the
right ring There Is no principlc thaS
will inspire the democracy with greater
zraI and enthusiasm, than this Is long
as there are McKinleys 10 barter leslS-
lation for campaign contributions and
as long A. there are republican con
gresSucn To squznder public funds
with such wzntOn lavishEess as marked
the appropriations Of the first term o.
the Fifty-fourth c0nyress- sucn emf
nentiv sound doctrine Is This carno; h
TOO often enunciared or tco earnestly
enforced
wisconsin is soFfnd WY through on
the renets OF the democratic faith. bar
especially explicit and emrhatic in her
exurrssions On the tar4I- I'VE believe !
tariff for revenue only would extend
American commerce 10 the utteTmos
rar-s of the earth the Baslgers ctc'arc
and that urtraEnEnalad Industry woul'
aiv--ce our country 10 the fo-smoe'
p,ae-anor~ nations Here Is sche1l.
Of cr-umerc5al supremacy Plan OF m
.jonal Development that is founded Ct
correct principles. quite unlike The sic
Kinrev method of stimulating priyatl
enrerprises ~ making the people p
tribute to them The remarkable de
,elorrnent Of export trade under II
Wilson bill proves that the faith OF I
Wisconsin democrats IN the triumph
OF untr7mmelcd industry is wei
founded
The New York democracy takes n
backward step upon the princlnle tha
II = an abuse OF the taxing power Z
build up one mans business II the eS
psn-e Of another. and II declares tha
70 public taxation. except for publ
purposes. Is the true theory up-o1 whic'
our syster1 OF government IS based al
uron which Il should fle honestly an
smpartialIy administered The plat
form declares opposition 10 cove-nmes
rarrnership with protected monoPoi.
such q partnership as Mckinley e
fes--ed when he invited the trusts an
rnonopoifeS 20 make cut the schedule
th~v wanted for the Mckinley BILL an
/. demands that import duties. Is
other tax=s. shall be i-aparsially In
and their imposition limited 10 n
necessities of the government econor
irarTv administered
The repetition Of these familiar ma
iras Is demanded hv the recent exh
hilton Of republican profi-aiity. an
the wisdom OF tariff reform has bee
6er7cnstr.ltesf BY the lifting 81 bu-ur'
from the masses and By the gradual b
certain re-roverv from financial Ills ari
in- from the operation Of the dehci
rroducinr- Mckinley Law and Pernicio'
Erzrc;aI legislation Of the republic
parrv. For the tiscai year ended In'
90 1904. the Mckinley law produced
deficit OF -s.300oo0. This deficit b
been gradually reduced under the e
tarfF. and for the fiscal wear now ora
fur 70 n close il viii be- S-s.-0ag.o
los but for the invalidatin- o. the
come tax the present pear would show
surplus
Temporary distractions Ike :
cheap r1oncv madness may arse 2
.h-re Is 70 dancer shat the Lemoc--
e. party viii vrer very far from Z
course that has led TO its notable 7
urlphs the past l. years--Detr'
Free Pres