The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-10-12
K lAN0IS DENOUNCED
Former Republican Editor
Will Support DEM
0cracy. -

It Is said that the Republican state
committeee is now engaged in sending
ont "cartloads" Of the speech deliy
cred IN congress BY Charles b lands
il defense VI the trusts private tar
Law, known commonly as the Dingley
tanf law Soon after that speech
was made. Albert q Small. formerly
editor Of the Logansport Journal and
a Republican. wrote a letter 10 the
LoganspOrt Pharos in which he force
fully expressed the views OF thousands
81 other Republicans Mr.. Small said
The time has come. feel when
thoughtful Republicsns-thOse who
have al heart the interests OF the peO-
pie rather than those OF the special
interests called upon 10 forsake
the party that has betrayed them and
TO resist with their might a policy
which has delivered us bound and
well nigh helpless into the hands OF
the trusts The tariff is the issue
The theory Of protection which has
so long deluded US is no longer that
beDefcent thing which We were
taught was necessary to the upbuild
ing Of our Infant" industries Those
infants" have grown up-giants they
now are and our masters. And worse
and Noe II not shorn OF their
strength they will destroy US
1T is 10 this cause.-The reduction
OF the trusts-that thoughtful Repub-
Leans should address themselves In
the coming campaign The way To
DO this is 10 return a Democratic
congress The fatuous "standpatters'
that az present dominate and over
ride our government cannot be expect
ed 10 do anything for our relief from
the burden OF taxation We are bearing
Their only desire-all forgetful Of the
duty they owe TO the people who sent
them to Washlngton-is to protect
themselves ana the. spec!el and gross.
II Sat Interests which they serve and
at whose bidding they thus stand
pat" They seemingly forget that their
ultimate fate is in the hands of the
people Now the people must not for
get the power they possess Shall We
permit the men whom we have sent
east 10 be our servants TO turn mas
ters and dictate 10 rs a policy not
only inimical 20 our own best personal
interests. but subversive OF the great
er interests OF the natiOn7
When Mr. Charles b. lands made
that amazing stand pat" speech in
congress the other day he forgot his
elective and representative errand on
that floor he was speaking for the
trusts and not for the people who EN-
ployed him 10 stand as their repre-
sentative in that high body. Surely
the Ninth district does not stand for
the principles he thus unblushingly
enunciated Nor does Indiana at
large stand for this shameless policy
OF protection 10 interests that are nov
gloating over and fattening upon the
people that created them.
The time has come for ancient 20
litical friendships TO cease The Re
publican party. false to the traditions
that made IL great can No longer
claim our allegiance It's present fc-
titious greatness. based upon sppar-
ent majorities secured through cir
cumstances in no wise related 10 the
party AZ large. merits a SOLDERING
shock The party in this state
grown oyergross needs the staying
sense and realization Of a strong and
powerful party OF opposition. That
opposition should be felt this fall
For one. with the interests OF my be
loved state dearly at heart. ! shall
consider It my duty 10 support the
opposition Nor am I alone among
Republicans 10 thus protest"