The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-06-30

THE Stark Co. Democratic Convention
pronounced in favor of free trade. The
Stark Co. Democrat is in favor of free
trade. The whole Democratic party is
for free trade. The old party Clings to
it's shatte ed i'd ls, and leaves American
industry and labor to take care of itself.
Repository.
Resolved, That the power to lay and
collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excl
ses is con erred upon Congress for the
purpose of collecting revenue to pay the
debts of and carry on the Government,
not to plumber the people md build up
monopolies. Democratic Platform.
Will the FERTILE falsifers point out
the free trade" in the above2 The
Democratic party, in convention and
through their leading journals and lead.
ing statesmen, now, as in the days OF
Jefferson and Jackson, advoca Consti-
tutional tariff taxation, not in the inter.
est Of monopoly, and to the oppression
and ruin of labor and of certain interests
but with a view to justice and right
Stark Co Democrat Ws.g it.a
Will the Jefferson Davis organ claim
that the resolution passed by the Stark
Co. Den oCrAtic convention means any
thing else than free trade? In the light
of history is not this the inevitable con-
ClusionP Il it possible the Democratic
party is repeating the ridiculous straddle
OF last year? Does i want some more
'loCal issue9" Does the organ under the
hill mean TO assert that tariff FIR pro.
lection to american labor and industry
ia not constitu onal2 Will the organ
define in the form of a brief resolution
Just what constitutional tariff taxation
in the days of Jefferson and Jackson"
meart, and apply it to the present cir
Cumstances and condition of the country?
Or what would be better, will it and
other Democratic organs stop this ever.
lasting, threadbare ho@l about Jefferson
and Jackson, and say in plain English
whether they are in favor of tariff for
the projection to American industry and
labor, or whether they are not? We do
not expect an unequivocal answer to
these questions, The leaders of the Dem.
ocratic party and it's organs dare not ex.
press their sentiments in plain English
that all can see just where they stand.
Upon his question, as upon hearly every
other, they are political towards. They
sneak behind the mouldy tombstonea Of
Jefferson and Jackson, and dodge, and
wall, and hias about monopolies, and
splutter and spit, and rend their under
garments; but never commit themselves
to any clearly defined, clean cut state
ment Of principle, If they are charged
with favoring free trade, they declare
they are in favor of tariff for revenue
only" or tariff for collecting revenue
to pay the debts of and carry on the gov
ernment, not to plumber the people and
build up monopolies," or other equivoCal
and moss covered statements. ....
Compare the uncertain, straddling res.
olution above quoted, with the following
fiom the Ohio Republican platform, ad-
opted at Cleveland: #,
ReSOIVed, That we heartily endorse the
wise policy of the Republican party, in
giving full protection to American labor,
and in determinations in favor of home
industry.-RepositOry
To speak truth, the resolution of the
Republican party should read; ReSOIved
That the wretched, fool protection policy
Of tho Republican party has near,y driv-
en- to extinction American ships from
our foreign trade, and has crushed our
ship building industry; and that this
sans fool protection, by its injustice,
was the chief cause that brought on the
panic of 1878 as we'll as the business
ruin and general bankruptcy that fol-
lowed said panic.
What does the mouldy, old Federal,
Know Nothing organ, with its narrow,
proscriptive Rhode Island vision, mean
by "free trader" Does it want to stop
all "trade" with foreign nations2 Does
it want to deprive the Aultman shop of
our city of foreign market for their
reapers and mowersP Would it prohibit
Mr. John Danner of our city from sell.
ing abroad his admirable revolving book
cases? Does its fool cry of "full protec.
ton" have this extent? Itwas such fool
protection" that the British Govern.
ment enforced upon these colonies be-
fore the Revolution; and that was largely
the cause that brought out the Declara-
ton of American Independence. Would
these protection" noodles deprive our
farmers of foreign market for their
grain, their cattle, their cotton, &c2
But again: who advocates absolute
free trader" That is, advocating the
adjustment of all tariff upon importsH
Assuredly, not the Democratic Larty!
Our whole history when in power; every
National platform ever adopted by the
Democracy, advocates just tariff taxation
as means of raising revenue, so arran-
ged as to promote trade and encourage
our industries to wholesome prosI Gritty,
instead of to pFnic and ruinl
The downright, barefaced lying of
these "heathen Chinee," Star route or
gans is worthy of the father Of lies.
The Democratic party is the party of
justice, not the party of favored interests
and monopolies. We believe in and ad-
vocate just laws, and equality of all citi.
zens under and before the law. Our
protection" then, embraces all i,,dus-
tries, and every department OF labor.
The Rep. never meets the startling
fact of the utter ruin Of our foreign ship.
ping. In 1857 American ships carried
over three.fourths of all our export and
import trade; now, over three.fourths is
carried in foreign ships, our people pay.
ing over one hundred millions year
therefor. Why will not the Reptile or
gan meet these and other faCts2 The
reason is, "faGts are stubborn things"
"The mouldy tombstone" of Thomas
Jefferson has an epitaph that is not