Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-09-06

"In a Republican district am Re-
publican; in q Democratic, a Demo-
crat; in doubtful district, doubtful.
but am always an Erie man"
Half the working population of our
country is engaged IN the business OF
agriculture. Ninety per cent. of our
exports, the only true basis and sup
port of our prosperity as a nation. has
been furnished by agriculture. This
really brought us so-called resumption.
The Republican leaders claim credit
for having accomplished by resolu-
ton of Congress what required hard
work, frugslity of the great farming
interests of the whole country, pecu-
liarly favored by a beneficent Provi.
dence, to accomplish. Socalled re,
sumption came to US In defiance of
much vicious legislation, aud in no
sense was it the result of political skill
or management.
The Judge handled the tariff ques.
ton as follows The tariff question is
one of National and local interest At
the first session OF the last Congress
almost every member, in harmony
with the demands and expressions of
the people, conceded a change and re-
form of the tariff laws essential to the
interest of the country, but what
change should be made, and how to do
it, excited a discussion. 1t was known
that the tariff as it existed was grossly
burdensome to the people, bearing un
equally upon the shoulders OF men,
producing enormous revenues wholly
unnecessary, md producing an over.
flowing treasury. Now that peace has
spread her blessed influence over the
land, public interests required a re-
form of tariff. AS it existed $780,
600 900 flowed into the Treasury an
nuallv, with all the extravaganza of
Government, alarming as it was only
$3.50, 900, 900 of this was needed to
meet all the expenses of the Govern
ment. This left surplus of Sl5O,o ,oOO-
900 in the Treasury unnecessarily
drawn from the hard earnings of the
people This overfowing treasury De-
came the battle-cry of the corruption
lists. 1t produced all manner of ex-
travagance in infinite variety of plum
der schemes and jobs to get at it. The
Star Route scheme was one of the
variety. A long session of the last
Congress was consumed in appointing
a Commission to investigate this ques-
ton. This was not an eight by seven
Commission, but was unanimous one
A tariff bill was finally passed at last
by Congress that increased instead of
lessening the burdens of the people,
and was passed In the interest of the
men whose interests are regarded and
protected by the Republican leaders
The attitude of the parties in this
tariff question is plain and easily un-
derstood. Republican leaders are for
a high protective tariff, protection be-
ing the main object. They are for
protection for the mere purpose of pro-
lection. This without regard to the
revenue it brings the Government in
excess of expenditures. This, too,
though it manifestly produces monop-
olles and is unfriendly to the laboring
interests of the country. The Demo
cratic party recognizes the fact that we
must have revenue, and that this rev.
enue must be raised by tariff duties.
The Democrats are in favor of levying
these duties for revenue. Revenue is
the object. They recognize the fact,
also, that they will necessarily afford
protection and they want this protec-
tion wisely adjusted. They are, there,
fore, for tariff for revenue, with Incl
dental protection. Our platform very
forcibly expresses our position on the
question. The tariff on wool will illus
trate our position. A tariff was first
imposed in 1867. The action of the
last Congress we consider unwise and
unjust. To reduce the tariff on wool
and increase it on woolen goods is
characterized by our platform thus:
The act of the Republican Congress
reducing the tariff on wool, while at
the same time increasing it on wooen
goods, already highly protected, was
iniquitous legislation, discriminating
in favor of monopoly and against the
agricultural interests of the country,
and ought to be corrected.
Ohio takes the lead in wool grow
ing. The reduction in the tarff by the
last Congress will lose to the WOOL
growers of Ohio over $l,OOO,Ooo. The
Republicans in their platform promise
to undue this wrong, but that is a
promise to undo wrong they impose.
We promise to undue wrong we
tried to prevent.
The Judge in connection with the
temperance question, said: "Let us
look at question of local interest, and
the attitude of the parties In relation
to it. The Republican leaders boast
that they have all the morality, relig-
ion, education and decency. 1t is true
that we have 100000 or more Demo-
cratic voters with their families en-
gagged in all varieties of employment
and pursuits of life, but, according to
these political Pharisees, we are all
destitute of the qualities have named.
The last Legislature of Ohio had two