The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-10-23
HORATi0 SEYMOUR.
A Strong Letter From the Great States
man.
FayOring :the Reduction Of T~aSRtion''-Ef-
focts OF tho Teachings of the Re'
publican Party should They
n~e.FOllowed,

teHt, l am uuhOlt W w NJ ou HCtouuV
OF my health.
| feel q deep interest In the result,
The present tim0 IL favorable 10 the dis
QUESTION o. questions which concern the
welfare ~ he whole country, The paa'
siOns eX tiCed by the events Of the paat
twenty years have greatly suhal 'et,
The great interests Of our g Ouiry
should low DO considered In q way That
will promote lts welfare, lts progress
has been rapid beyond precedent.
From a feeble nationality Il has grown
within the lifetime Of many Of our clti.
Zens to great power. Even 4 the rate
of our increase shall be lees than here
tOfore, In about twenty-five years II will
have q population OF one hundred mil.
lions. Many who are now living will
be- active citIZens when II has gained
thia position among the nations OF the
earth. We are now on the eve OF great
events, upon which the results OF the
present political canvass VIII have u
bearing.
We can form no idea of the changes
which a few years will make In the pop.
nlaliOn OF our cities and States, and In
the social aspects of our country, Po'
litieal power has passed over the Allie
gheniea and ~ held In the regions wa
tered by the Mississippi ard its cOnllu-
ents. The States which formed our IN
ion are now on the margin Of our c0un.
try, and are now controlled by those In
the interior, which owe their existence
TO the policy and Legislation of the orig
inal States.
We cannot forecast the future, but II
In our duty 70 to conduct public affairs
that those who conduct them In coming
years shall receive them from our hands
In the best condition.
While there ~ much 10 animate us
with regard TO Its future. we must bear
In mind that its growth and prosperity
will also cause many difficulties and
dangers. They Will involve w In new
relationships with the nations Of the
world, They will attract attention to
N affairs and may excite unfriendly
feelings. The increase OF population
and its diffusion over new and distant
territories add to the danger Of sectional
preiudice7,
We must not fall into the error OF sup
posing the results Of the late civil war
have put an end TO sectional passions,
The past teacnea us that We cannot
foresee when and where these may b.
excited. Many Instances Of changes OF
opinion and feelings could be given,
and they warn US that there IL always
danger that they may b. excited In un.
looked for quarters, and that the future
will demand thoughtful conduct Of
public Aff llrs 10 prevent sectional pas
siOna, for with the increase Of pOpula
ton and varied Interests, they will b.
more dangerous and more easily ex'
cited.
Unfortunately the canvass has been
marked by personalities which have
turned away attention from more i'm.
portOnt eubl lcts,
IL Is our duty 10 learn how we can
promote the interests OF all pursuits,
aud not 20 devote our attention TO one,
nj the expense Of others, AT this time
our laws, and the declarations OF the
parties In our country attract the at.
tentlOn Of the world, Tor they relate To
subjects which affects their interests.
Tine speaker and the press Of the Re.
publican party are causing great injury
and danger 10 our agricultural ana
other interests, by declaring II Is the
duty Of every good government to i'm.
pose such taxes on Imports as Will OK.
elude the products Of other lRndg.
Now there Is but one OF our pursuits
that needs such protection.
Our farmers, our merchants with a
few eXceptlOns, our commerce, our
carrying Interests ask no taxes TO help
,hem, Our manufacturers do need aid
from the Government, All parties have
agreed that q large share Of our rGye'
nues shout be raised by taxes upon i'm.
ports.
The late National Republican Conyen
iion arttully put forth the same doe,
triDe; but their nress and speakers claim
that the term Protection means that
thXes may be imposed for the sole pur.
pose Of aiding certain pursuits, and they
DO this IN terms which practically make
war upon our agricultural aud other
interests, They say II IL u duty Of our
Government 10 fence out the impoGtA.
tons Of foreign products, which conflict
with our own. II this broad proposition
Ia true, then tho Governments Of Eu.
rope are repToarhld because they do not
impose duties upon our agricultural pro.
duets, which are sent 10 their shores In
Sueh quantities, A light duty upon our
gratn, provisions aud dairy products
would DO destructive To the prosperity
OF all parts OF our Union aud all indus,
trial pursuits, The immense sums Of
money we get for our farm products are
Ailtused over our whole land and mako
general prosperity. In every season we
know how anxl0usly business men ask
about our farm products, and they base
their plans for their pursuits upon the
answers they got, None are more bene.
Gted by favorable seasons than our
manufacturers, and none are more lla-
BILE 10 be injured by the Republican
press and speakers; for II duties are put
upon our products In European markets,
the disasters 10 all our Industries will
DO charged upon those who claim TO be
the peculiar friends Of the manuiac'
turers, and who are supposed TO speak
for them aud to express their wishes, II
would DO an easy thing for the Govern.
ments OF Europe 10 retaliate upon us. II
would need but light duties 10 shut our
products from their ports.
We have q striking proof Of this In
the effect Of our own taxes upon 100 lbs,
OF wheat carried FROM Buffalo TO New
York on our channels were 10 cents. In
1870 efforts were made by men Of all
parties TO reduce them; these reductions
did not show their influence until 1876
In the ten years prior TO that time thp
balance OF trade against our country was
s8i7,420,6
This State continued its policy Of 70,
ducing canal taxes and Mt length abOl,
ished all tolls upon commerce on itt
canals, by u constitutional amendment
passed by n great majority Of the votes
OF Its citizens. The reduction of taxet
upon canal commerce led all Other
routes to reduce their charges with thu
following results.
In 1868 II cost to carry n bushel o.
wheat from Chicago TO New York, By
rail and canal, % cents; by lake an1
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