The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-04-11


says a sensible old prophet. He under
stood that arich, h,millionaire class, makes
poverty or beggar class. One milli-
Onaire requires a thousand poor.
The tendency of Republican rule dur
ing the last twenty years, has been to
create monopoly, or privileged classes,
as in Europe. Even the titles are hardly
wanting, for we have military and
naval titles in abundance, and officers
retired on half or full pay. In fact, we
have been making rapid strides in all
the ways of royalty and aristocracy.
The Republican party has legislated
wholly in the interest OF the few, to the
robbery of the people. This party has
changed our system, socially and politi-
cally. Wehave now two widely separat-
ed, we'll defined classes of society. All
observing citizens must see this; and
realize the absolute necessity Of a
change, in order to take the back track
and return to the ways and require
ments of the constitution. ..
Let us get away from class legislation
as rapidly as possible and again place
the general government on high eOhsti-
tutiOnal ground, when all citizens shall
again have equal rights, equal oppOr
tunities, under an economical admlnis-
tratiOn with equal taxation. When the
Democracy returns to power. the object
will be TO legislate for justice and the
people. as he.Republicaniparty has un-
justly aggrandized the few.
In short reform is necessary" in all
directions y And twill be the mission
of the Democracy on returning to power
in all departments. to inaugurate the
needed reforms Much will have to be
undOne to re establish justice, and re-
store the rights of the people. We
must get away from the Republican
policy that builds up class of mil
liOnaire monOpOlists and impOverishes
and beggars labOr-that cOnfers danger
Gus powers and imperial domains upon
sOulless lawless corporations. We would
restore perfect unity in the Union; in-
tegrity of the states and equality of the
people. oi
| The Republican system of robbery Of
the people is more and more trans
parent. The enormous land grants
amounting to two hundred millions of
acres, to few railway corporations is
only one. The constant plundering OF
the people by means IOf a protective
tariff is a great iniquity and awards
mOnstrOus mOnOpOlies to the favored
few. The public debt and financial
arrangements in connection therew ith,
put all values in the grasp of the none
tary managers, for they can expand OF
contract the currency at will. Thus are
all business and values at the mercy of
few lords of finance and monopoly.
This class system of legislation and
monopoly arrangemt mt are being better
understood and the Republican leaders
are losing their hold every where.
Even their strOnghOlds know them not.
Instance Cleveland and Michigan.
Just government has no place in the
Republican party management. Our
constitution no where cOnfers upon Con-
gTess the power to disturb values, di-
rectIy orEindirectly, and. thus Interfere
with business and the rights of property
| No privileged, monetary or monopoly
classes are sanctioned by our fuhda-
mental law, the objects of which are
''tO establish justice, insure domestic
tranquility, provide for the common de-
fence, promote the general welfare and
secure the blessings of liberty"
The purposes and objects of Republi-
can rule have been very different from
these, as the history of their legislation
will show and as the people almost every
where begin to realize. By comforting
monopoly privileges they seek to bind
labor and business hand and foot and
place all at the mercy of the favored few.
The object is to engraft upon this
country the European system and give
us the millionaire class and the beggared
and robbed working classes.