The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-08-01


of the contract convict labor system"
But, my good friend, the two platforms
are not alike. You are in favor of the
restoration of the wool tariff "at the
first opportunity" Do you know your
President recommended a substantial
reduction of the duty on wool, and that
your tariff commission reported a sub
stantial reduction in the tariff on wool
and that your Republican Congress, Re-
publican in both branches. Republican
in the House bya popular majority of
lSO, Republican in the Senate by a part
nership with Malone and RiddlebeTger,
readjusting TepudiatOra of Virginia, ad-
opted substantial reduction of the tar
iff on wool. John Sherman finally voted
for the bill, and that your party is re-
spOnsible for it. When will the OppOr-
tunity come? When Arthur goes out of
office; when the Republican House and
Senate have ceased to govern the count
Ty; when the wicked Democrats come in
pOweTp Is that to be the first possible
opportunity to restore the wool TARIFF
Do you not know that at the time your
party refused tariff on wool, you increa-
sed the tariff on wooden goods? Thus
cheapening the fleece of the farmer and
increasing the cost of his blankets. The
first opportunity, when will that Gomez
Ever? Why, ifI should live to 1901,
Republican party live that long, they
won't, thank God for that. would find
them still waiting for the first OppOr-
tunity." Don't you know lost OppOTtu-
mites never return. Your opportunity
was last winter.
Time does not go Backward; you can
not reverse the hand on the dial like
Hezekiah. Oh, but you say, Democrats
helped to reduce the wool tariff-wicked
Democrats. "The woman gave me, and /
did eat" This excuse was made I'D in
the case of Adam 5000 years ago. A sin
gular party, you think, my dear Judge,
that you are going to restore the wool
tariff during the recess of Congress.
When Congress was in session last win
ter you reduced the duty on wool, but
now in the recess you want to restore
IL. You refused to abolish the convict
contract system last winter, and appOin-
ted smelling committee" 10 see what
they could find out about it. Now dur
ing the recess of that Legislature you
are going to abolish the convict contract
labor system. Singular ideas of admin
istratiOn the Republicans can have, for
5OOth. During the session they refused
to pass the "Peet bill" they do reduce
the duty on wool, and now during the
recess their orators are engaged in leg
islatiOn for the public beneht-restOr-
ing the wool tariff and abOlishing the
convict contract system. And all this
since last January.
This is further discovery in the me-
thOds of government, by denying legis-
latiOn during the session, and granting
it, per windmill orators and candidates
after the session has closed. And you
appointed a committee, and your plat
form commenced the action of the leg
islature in appointing committee.
There is a nuisance in the back lot.
Resolved, that we send out a committee
to smell the nuisance and see if it is
nuisance, and tell us the best way of
dispOsing of it, and at the same time, re-
solved that it Is nuisance and that we
abate it. This is about your platform.
You remember the story of the boy who
was smelling at the bakeshOp, when the
baker came out and said: "What are
you dOingP" Smelling your mutton
pie" says the boy, "and getting the only
dinner | shall have through my face"
IF you are getting your dinner at my
bRkeshOp, pay me, says the baker. 81
will" says the boy, jingling a copper in
his pocket. THE sound of the copper is
full pay for the smell of the mutton -
This is healthy party, indeed. Imag
inc them sneaking around to see if there
is d nuisance, and then announcing at
the same time there is a nuisance, and
that 1t be abated.
L should like Judge Foraker to reply
to another question, The answer to
which L have no right to insist upon. L
should like to know who wrote Lhe Re-
publican platform. | have been trying
to find out who has been lying about
me, and l have succeeded. l know who
the champion liars of America are, but
the author of this platform, in his fer
tility of contradictions and incOngTui-
ties, is ahead even of the aforesaid liars.
Judge Foraker says of the tariff: The
claim is equally untenable that the duty
is tax on the consumers Tell US,
then, Judge, who the duty is a tax on?
The government of the United States
raises $470OOOO0 year by way of tax
on sugars; who pays itP Very little su-
gar is raised in the United States. Who
pays the tax? L always thought the
families who consumed pies, puddings,
and drank tea and coffee, into which
the sugar went, paid the tax. l do not
think any one in the world will dispute
it. The duty is always paid by the con-
sumer, except in those rare cases where
a bankrupt merchant, for the purpose of
selling his goods regardless of cost, puts
them up at auction, OF otherwise, with
out regard to value. What is tariff tax
atiOnp 1t is levy at the port of import
of duty on the value on the goods i'm
ported, which the importer adds to the
price he pays, and charges and receives
from the person to whom he sells, and
he in turn, if he be jObbeT, charges
and receives from retail merchant, ad-
ding his profit and the cost of transpOr-
tatiOn and insurance, he in turn adds
his profit, and getting it from the con-
sumner.
In not one case out of dozen is the
duty paid by any other than the consul
msT. Please tell us, Judge Foraker, in
your next speech, who pays the duty if
the consumer does nOtP Explain this.
And then, in the next place, the tariff
tax on goods of which the same kind
are manufactured and grown in this
country is protective duty, because
being added to the cost of the foreign
goods, it enables the domestic purchaser
to receive larger price for his product.
This Is what is meant by protection.
The very key to the latter theory of pro-
lection is found in the fact that the
consumer pays the duty-pays it in the
one case to the gOvernment-pays it in
the other by way of subsidy to the do
mestic manufacturer. And then my
learned and distinguished antagonist
says: "HOw is it the carriage manufac-
turer in Cincinnati can sell his goods
abrOadr" 1t is because there are half a