The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-10-09
THE REpunLIoAN PAnTY,s
False Pledges and Ita Past History
Wrong.

Wrong.
Az chairman OF the committee on
platform, Mckinley read the resolutions
In their Chicago convention. He got
great and undeseryed credit for the
platform, What 10 itp
They denounce contract labor"I
This party refused last session 10 repeal
their bwn law permitting labor con-
tracts made In Europe.
They pledge, az usual. ito promptly
"andI effectually auppresaa polygamy."
Az they havei been thus pledglng for 2s
years, We may conclude II will again
some 10 nothing. Why don't Mckinley.
as a champion Of his party. explain these
thingsY
The Republican platform declares
that "the people ara all cited with the
burden Of unnecessary taxatlOn"l And
also declares that ut Ia the first duty
Of good Government TO protect the
rights and promote the Interests of its
own people"
Has Mckinley or any of them tried to
relieve the people thus hmictedp II no,
tell us when and wherel Have they no
invariably voted against a reduction OF
taxationY Are they not, one and all
around now advocating high taxatlonY
The National Republican platform
pledges" the Republican party ito COR
rect the inequalities OF the tariff aud TO.
duce the surplus" The party In this
gives itself away and admits its own
wrong doing. Who Ia responsible for
these Inequalities" and this '%surplus"p
Ia there no shame In these menu Or, do
they think the people fools. wh52bAhey
can continue to gall with fa &;' re-
%peatedly broken promisesp T~bsyuEmit
their tariff abomlnatiOn IN their son.
fession OF inequalities" and %"surplus"l
A beautiful party, truly, TO thus admit
and confess Its own shame, after "a
years OF continuous powerl
The National Republican platform
also admits that commerce needs "regu.
l%atlon;' and pledges the party TO look
after this and support" such measures
40 will regulate III
Why, what has Mckinley been doing
during the seven years, one stolen, that
he was In Congressp His party has been
In power, We are told no was u leader
aud Influential. And yet commerce
needs regulating; tariff taxation IL un.
equal; the people are burdened withthis
unequal taxation, aud u surplus exiate
owing to this admitted robbery Of the
peoplel Great party Great fraud
The Republican National platform de
clares that the Republican party "iayOra
Legislation that shall prevent unjust din
elimination and unjust charges for
transportation, and that shall secure u
the people and the railways alike the
fair and equal protection Of the lava,
Why has not Major Mckinley attended
10 itp What has this mighty man been
doingY Is everything wrongp II would
really seem 30, from Republican cOnfes'
sionsl
They have bestowed most Of tho beat
public lands on railroad corporations,
aud tho Republican party, according II
Major Mckinlcy'e platform, Is now IN
favor OF keeping the rest to be bestowed
In small lots TO actual settlers.
Here lsanother promise that acknowl
iges their own iufamy and b%asoness,
Thus do We soc again Republican states
manShipl Their rule, In practice, Ia rob
heryj their pledges are false, made to BE-
disregaTded or broken, when once IN
power. This is their past history, and
so we Judge them, Is II not the Credit
Mobilier, Star Route partyp IL moi
James @, Blaine u suitable candidate for
such q partyp