The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-06-12
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM

Adopted at Chicago starts out 40 usual,
with the stale pointing with pride"
business, This stuff 10 the usual white.
wash laid on TO cover up tho Star route
rottonness Of the dilapidated machine.
The Arthur administration Ia endorsed
as entitled to the hearty approval OF ey'
cry citizen; but the same convention
that thus endorsed, heartily repudiated
Mr.. Arthur, and nominated Mr., Blaine
over him. This Is the usual consist
Oncy Of the grand old" humbug,
The tariff resolutions In effect declare
for tariff for revenue with incidental
protection, but the pledge Is also given
that the Republican party VIII correct
the Inequalities" Of the present tariil,
thus putting protection and tariff ro-
duction In one dose, for the "inequall-
ties' cannot be corrected without re-
ductIon. They arralgn aud accuse the
Democratic party, az II we had been In
power, and were responsible for the
policy Of the general government, say
Shg the Democratic party has "failed
completely TO relieve the people Of the
burden Of unnecessary taxation and 70.
duce the surplus"
The platform admits "tho burden Of
unnecessary taxation What political
party inflicted this burden Of unneces.
sary taxatlon"9 The Republican party
has been and IL yet In power, and I'm.
posed "tho burden OF unnecessary taxa.
lion" on the people, and has "iailod COM
letely 10 relieve the people aud reduce
the surplus" In oil this the Republi.
can leaders at Chicago admit their own
wrong, and acknowledge their own
party shame, Was there ever n greater
sham than this Republican partyY
"Tho Republican party pledges Itself
TO reduce the surplus"Y They do not
refer to the party ever making M effort
to do no, and quite lately voted against
the Morrison bill, which sought to 'ro.
duce the surplus and relieve the poo.
ple,' Rebuilding the navy is one Of
the ways proposed. Since the close OF
the civil war the Republican party has
appropriated and Atolen moro money In
wrecklng the navy than Congress- mp
propriated TO build II 10 its old
time strength" from The formation Of
the Government to the outbreak Of the
rebellion, period Of soyenly.two yoaral
A bid for the wool growers vote Ia
contained In the declaration for 'ro-
adjustment Of the duty on foreign
wool Why Is "readIustmont" necos.
saryY Just because the last Republican
House and Senate, and the Republican
President reduced the duties on wool
nv the bidding Of New England manu-.
facturers, who, NJ tho same time. 30
cured increased duties on their pro-
ducts. Between the rich corporations
OF Yankeeland and tho wool growers Of
Ohio and Pennsylvania, the Republican
party, Of course, stood by tho corpora
tons,
The Republican party In power hos
been the servile tool Of monopolles and
corporations; aud yet In the platform IL
q feeble and meaningless assault on cor
poratloD abuses aud land grabberI
And this same party has lavlehod an I'M
perial domain on spectators and lane
monopolists, TO the exclusion Of actua
settlers, This IL only little moro owl
dence Of sham
And the platform domands a Nationa
Bureau Of Labor. and tho enforcement
Of the eight.hour Inv. This IN anothe
fapdoodlo maneuvre 10 draw working
mems votes. Why has not Republi
can administration enforced tho eight