The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-06-12
r. Question ef TsriH Reform
unI rad this plank In ne 10

reminded of a scene which you have
often witnessed Travelling upon th-
trains - Indiana passing some farm
holse. you have seen a splendid dpe
rush out and take after The train
There have been tNO things that have
aluay IN pressed sou uifh reference
o. rAis scene. One vas. does the doG
..anr 20 catch the train. the other. 8.
b. caught ft what would be % with
~ Upon the subject ~ tariff reform.
! leave lt 20 you % answer whether
IN present Republican congress wants
% catch up with II. and. secondly. II IL
dos What would it do with it, Re
verring 70 the question OF tariff reform.
I respectfully submit that under the
constitution there IS no authority %
ievy tax. q tariff tax. save for reve-
nue. 0n'y that II all other tax was
Wtp-d Our and trust articles are pu;
upcu the free list, that either the
trusts themselves viii rapidly dissolve
b. reason u their oVn disinregratiou.
0r they can b. rapidly put out Of bus
ness We have been talking too much
for the last twelve years and not doing
enough We have ben crying for
more legislation When think What we
needed Was better lawyers. A corpor-
alton j. the creature of the state II
has Just such functions and powers as
the state furnishes H. IL has no laSful
authority f0 do any more than the
state authorizes it to DO. Whenever i
exceeds these functions. does some
thing which irs corporate franchise
dos not grant 10 il. hat moment IL
becomes ar ousIausand without any
act q the legislature. either stats tr
Iz- right 20 dissolve he corporation
and forfeit its franchise The discus
sion which has zone On has been IS
sel-iaIiv valuable In the uolting q
public opinion. but the hour has come
il which talk must cease and action
uust begin II Roosevelt and Bona
pGrre have failed. let Us put II Bryan
and some Duke OF Wellington who viii
succeed The proposition is Up 20 you.
the 50 Per cent Of the people o. this
country. zs 10 whether you want a
president 20 voice your views who is
coostantly compelled directly or indi-
rectly 20 take his big stick and a.
tempt 70 hammer the legislature into
doing OF your ~ill. er whether upon the
other hand. syou will choose an execu-
tive 70 voice pour wsu and send 70 the
teEfslaturs. those who are ANXIOUS to
accomplish the purposes you have n
vfe~. and 20 pass the legislation which
you desire The question Is sguarely
I'D 20 YOU. ny fellow citizens. as 10
whether you wlI risk accomplishing
your purposes II violation OF the con
sErution by simply traiuing your an
cieut political Affiliations. OF whether
you viII accomplish your purpose
strictly in accordance with the consti-
tuition by elecring an executive and
legislative body Eho are in thorough
accord
-Friar Tuck Lesislstion."
Did The Republican convention when
assembled az Indianapolis. have some
latent doubt about a genuine desire
upon The part Of congress 70 revise
and lover the tarin schedules Was
II fearful that II il demanded that the
gentlemen whosare receiving $500
per year FOR serving the people should
continue fn session and should imme-
tfzteiy take up this question. that not
having mingled with their constituents
and not knowing the cryinE demand
there = everywhere in the West for
siieh revision. that they might fail 70
carry out this reeommendzrioa7 Was
n <o- this reason and was IL for the
reason that they feared that the eisc-
tfous once being carried. that unless
rhesa members were az once haied 10
washington while the CRY O the people
was yet in their ears. that they would
forget between early In November and
the FIRST Monday in December. that
which the people wanted, Did they
fnagiue that If the people can stand
II from nov until early tn November
they could rot also stand IL until the
first Monday In December Is Il not
true that a large number OF the rep
r-~enratives OF this country have seri-
Gus doubts about the genuineness- of
the professions of many o. their lead
erx with reference 70 tariff reform
The other dzy came across an old
editorial written in 1S4t by William
Cullen Bryant. which seems 10 be apro
PCS 10 the present time II Is headed
-Friar Tuck legislation The article
Is hased upon a legend told in some %
tie Old chronicles OF Robin Hood and
hts Merry Foresters al a tine vhen
rhev we're assembled 70 deliberate OF
the distribution Of a very iargs amount
Of spous. They we're persuaded 20
leave the forming o, lzw for the dis
trihuriou thereot TO Friar Tuck. vhc
so formed IL as 70 get the larger POI
tion q the spoils himself A contro
ve-sv al once aruse over tie fairness
and integrity of such Law. The Frisr
vas a bald nan and promptly made
rhe Merry Foresters Of England this
fnaufry: For vho-- benefit are laws
MADE. I should Ike 70 know And
then. vithozr waiting for an answer
Except frs<- for the seneft Of those
yAe- -1nhe shsl. sDd aftsxvNG a. IL