The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-06-28

to undertake TO determine which ha
OF the Republican party is telling th
! most truth on the other.
These interests determine not onl
the policy Of the gevernmsnt, bW The
also control the business Of The NJ
tion. Commerce moves At their w
and labor. though Immortal. must iiv
AZ they decree. Thoy desavch th
eiectroats and know no morality.
Against the PARTY principles an,
party policies that produce such BIT
ter fruit as this, the democratic parp
stands and insists that thers = n,
warrant In the federal constitution
sor the exercise OF the taxing powe
q the government except to rate,
sufiicient revenue to defray he q
Psnses Of the government economical
~ administered. BeysAA this no part,
can go IN safety; bevead ttis Re.
the field Of spseisa privilege aad th<
moment the government uadsrtakss
to perform its functions therein, n at
tenpts The impossible ana betrays 9
sacred trust. There IL but one key.
stone for the arch Of the gevsrnmen,
that IAnccan described az tAs govern.
ment OF tAe people, by the people and
Tor the people: Equal and exact fus-
ace TO all men, special privilege to
none
Favors Local Government.
AS means Of combating anti
democratic tendencies the demoorati
party has always hasn q strong sup
porter Of local self-govsrnment Lo-
Cal government is tho oppesite Of cen
trahzsd soveEnnent. It 10 an Axxio-
Saxon principle an 70 saasle factor
in civilization / lq bean more potsat
than it In preparing the people for
national selfgovernmsnt Local gov.
ernment is easily comprehended. A
man feels and understands he II q
part or 1t and Is required TO assume
his share of responsibility In selecting
officials and in determining q policy
for it. He soon realizes that he has
unconsciously increased his capacity
for self-government He discovers.
eoo that his experience has been the
experience Of his neighbors and that
they all>are equipped with a higher
order of intelligence with which to
perform their citizeny duties In the
greater government whose seat of
may be distantly removed.
THE schooling the people have
lad In the management of their local
governments will now. prove source
If strength TO their central govern
aent. A spirit OF snrest is abroad
n the land .Iistiee has been out
aged by wr~ngs long imposed ky the
'arty In power and the people have
determined 90 set aside old and in
iu~'lrate new policies. In govern.
mental, as In all human affairs. intel
igence and wisdom are required that
'rror be not committed Ia casting of
he old and taking on the new. Every
eformer insists his policy Is the saw
nS one and it is for the judgment OF
Fisdons lie. The nursery of local
elf-government intensifies the spirit
Z liberty and makes the voice OF the
eople more effective in state and
alton. With the democratic party
1cal selfgova"nment' is a conviction
nd it holds that when the people
ecome incompetent TO mango their
wn local affairs, they will be unfit
have voice In their national af-
,irs and the government originally
esigned to bs of the people will be-
ONE the government of the aristo-
rat.
Tribute to Indiana Democracy.
The Indiana democracy is a milf.
mt democracy. 1t is I'm favor with
le people because it has kept faith
fh them and been responsive to
leir demands It's platform Is ito
,nd. II fulflls not only the letter.
1t the spirit thereof; and, believing
the rule OF the people ii holds that
is not proeiuAed from giving the
eople what they want in legislation
ss5jects not treated of in its decla,
ton of principles
hhis has been its policy in the
'st, and | have not a doubt but that
IL policy will be adhered to by it in
e future. | am speaking by the
cord. .kp 1885. there was nothing
the dshocratic state platform sug.
sting legislatioTf Sn the subject OF
ection Deform. or school text books
county farmers Institutes or state
ard OF charities or funding the
hool debt or the eight-hour day for
bor or preventing blacklisting or II
pluck-me stores or protec. u
n or coal miners or prohibiting the "
portation OF Pinkeston detectives F
the repeal of the intimidation law n
1881, and, yet. the democratic legiS
un OF 1889. responding TO the best HE
nscience of the day. enacted a law
each OF these subjects that had.
q still has. the approval OF the peo-
A similar showing can be made to
. credit OF our party by comparing
>work of the Indiana legislature OF
! with our party's platform prom
5 OF 1910. So the Indiana democ-
" rOeS about its work when an .