The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-09-07

Gentlemen, eighteen months have
elapsed. What has this regenerated and
purified Republican party Accomplished
PERFORMANCES OF THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY.
am not an unreasonable man. | do
not expect parties to be perfect any more
than | expect individuals to be perfect,
am satisfied if they are reasonably
| good. Indeed, | cOndOne many failures
when ind an honest effort to live up
to the measure of their professions. Nor
| do expect to gather grapes from thOrns
| or figs from thistles.
The Republican party, by the very
law of its principles and organization,
| could not realize the promises which the
| incoming Administration of President
Garfield made. 1t believes in the theory
of paternal Government. 1t believes in
| the theory Of latitudinarian construc-
| tiOn of the Constitution. 1t believes
that Government has the pOwer-and
| ought to exercise ito confer blessings
on the people, not to clear the way that
their own right arm and determined
will may win blessings for themselves.
1t believes in the theory of protection
In its largest sense, not merely when
| applied to the construction of tariff.
1t believes in the theory of "the great
est good to the greatest number"
whereby minority or an individual
may be greatly wrOnged-nOt in that
better, nObler, juster theory that the
/ true function of Government is to dis
| tribute the burdens and impediments
necessarily imposed for the mainten-
ance of social order so exactly and fair
ly that each man shall have an even
chance, so far as God and nature have
| equipped him, with every other man in
| the race of life.
Its theory of government leads neces-
QFll lNy To aHV I,kr
reference, supervisiOn-tO protection,
| to bOunties, to aids-tO the substitution
| of governmental initiation and pTOsecu-
tlon at public expense, for individual
energy and enterprise and private ex-
| penditure.
Large expenditures and many appro-
priations become necessary. Large rev.
enues and full treasury must supply
| the funds. High taxation is the condi-
tion of full treasury.
With high taxation, an OYerfOWing
| treasury and large expenditures come
| extravaganza, wastefulness, Jobs. rings.
plunderings of the public treasure, gen
eral decentralization and general cOrTup-
tiOn. | have heard Governor Allen say,
you might as well expect to make an
1ce-hOuse in that hot place politely
called Hades, as to expect honesty and
economy when the treasury is full and
the appropriations are large.
The Democratic party believes in the
reverse of this theory of Government
1t inculcates a strict construction of
the Constitution, narrowing the limits
of the action and interference of Gov
ernment, doing nothing to which in
divtdual effort and private means are
sufficient, equal and exact justice to
all men, special privileges, exemptions
bounties to none. Hence come simplici-
| ty, economy, small appropriations, low
taxes, scant but sufficient Treasury.
CONGRESS.
Congress has been in session more
than eight months. There has been a
reliable Republican majority in both
| HOuses-nOt large, but sufficient on
every test question on which the party
was unanimous. Let me verify by its
acts the statement have made as to the
natural tendency of the Republican
party.
TARIFF COMMISSION.
The most URGENT demand of this hour
is the wise and fair adjustment of the
| system of taxation. The system which
we now have is as unfair and unWise as
possible. 1t is the remnant of war
| times-made in haste, ineOnsideTately
| patched together, changed as the need
| of revenue was for the moment more or
less pressing. The Internal Revenue
| system presses heavily on some of our
agricultural products, and requires a
vast number of officers for its admins
| tratiOn. The tariff, as now adjusted, is
an abomination-unjus unfair, crude
and intricate in the extreme. Its parts
can not be recOnciled. AdjudicatiOns of
| the Department, rather than enactment
of law, has given it such conference and
| symmetry as it has. Congress was en-
tering on its long session: There were
able men, students of and experienced
| on this subject, in both HOuses-and
| yet, instead of addressing itself to this
| imperative duty, Congress abdicated its
| functions, abandoned its duty, referred
| the subject to Commission, and de-
| ferred to a more convenient season any
relief from the present law. Indeed,
some people, who are quite as wise as
| they are wicked, charge that the crea-
| tiOn of the Commission was only de-
vice to enable the mOnOpolists to enjoy
for another year or more the enormous
and undue advantages they have so long
had. Congress could not find time to
revise the tax system in the interest of
all the people, but only to create Com
mission in the interest of a few.
RENEWAL OF BANK CHARTERS.
Congress did find time, however, to
pass law for extending the charters of
the National Banks. 1t was pointed out
| GlaC Qnuer Gne law as III SLOOu Ine DanKS
could reorganize with the same stock
holders, under the same name; or that,
if all the stockholders were not willing
for the reorganization, the bank could
go into liquidation and a new bank be
organized without interference with
business for day. 1t was pointed out,
also, that experience had shown that 1t
was wise that a bank having lived for
twenty years should have a thorough
overhauling for the interests of all con-
cerned. But the banks were not suited.
They wanted no examination, and so
time was found to pass law enabling
the majority to squeeze out the un-
willing stockholders and to continue the
corporation.
| MAKING UTAH REPUBLICAN.
Congress also found time to reorgan-
ize the Territorial Government of Utah,
and, under the guise of hostility to po-
! lygamy, provided for turning tnat Ter
ritory, now Democratic, over to the Re-
publican party. When that shall be
fully accomplished, the Republicans will
/ be eager to admit ii as State with