The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-03-01
FROM WARRINGTON.
Tarinthe Only Question Of Interest In tho
West.

tFrom tho NewsJournAll
WASHINGTON, Feb, 2b.-Western mem
bera Of the national committee and in-
finentiai Democrats. drawn here by lte
meeting, are entirely onianOken on the
tariff question. They say tho only fault
In Mr.. MOrris0n's hill IL, that II does
not 40 far enough; that the iarlff Ia the
one Issue In the West; that the people
there are alive TO the question. To
avoid II would be suicide Tor the party,
they say, and the only way TO success Ia
not only 10 make the tariff the reform
Issue, but discuss II in the nost positive
manner. t4t
"What about 0hiO~ inquired your
correspondent of some Illinois and In
diana men who were talking to the Of
feet stated above.
"We don't count 0hioin the new elec.
tl0n as 0 Democratic state no all. "
Will undoubtedly so Republican. and
we are willing II should II we make u
proper platform, square and honest. on
the tariff, we eau do without Ohio, and,
OF course we expect nothing from Penn
sylvania. II there Shoulders q shilly
shally and eyasiye platform on the tar
IN we should lose the election, and II we
speak out honestly we can carry II with
out 0hioY"
what do the Eastern members OF the
national committee say 10 this kind Of
talk, or are they permitted 10 hear itP"
asked your Coz respondent.
"0h, yes, they nave 10 hear II. oar
people think II good time 10 speak out,
have not heard any Of the Eastern
members OF the commit express them
selves, because | am not a member OF
the committee myself. but | Rm told
they do not say much, They seem Ia
think the party haa not much OF n
chance. We will show them about that
II they will give us q chance when the
convention meets. The Eastern men
aay the Morrison bill will not pass.
Some OF them, like Mr.. Hewitt, say II
ought not pass, but | know better. II IL
going 10 pass In the House, and should
not wonder II II wonld pass the Senate.
| II II fails 10 will be because the commit
toe weakens 10 too much. hope they
will not make that blunder. On solid
and unmistakable tariff reform platform
we can carry Illinois. We are sure OF
Indiana, aud onght TO carry Iowa, where
the canvass for Governor, lately compile
ted. shows the Republicans have only
about 1000 majority. We have good
chance NJ Michigan"
"What sort OF tariff platform do you
Western Democrats wantp"
swell, there are IA good many OF us
want the Nebraska platform, and that
declares 10 In wrong and contrary 10 he
spirit OF the constitution 10 levy taxes
OF any kind upon the people, except for
the purpose of paying tho interest aud
principal OF our debt, and tho necessary
expenses OF the government, including
pensions. These taxes and duties ought
10 be an few In number M possible, and
TO bear equally upon all the people, |
don't think the people OF the EaHt know
what q change hna taken place In the
West on this question, | know manu-
tactnrera who are Republicans, hut who
have 10 felt the pressure Of the tariff In
these last two years, that they are de-
mandlng u Democratic Congress 10 re'
peal bad tarllf laws. They cannot sell
In the 0verstocRed home market, aud
tarlff 10 increases the price OF the raw
materials they can not sell abroad.
They are ch0kei to death. Some manu-
factnrera | know are moving 10 Canada
In order ~ escape our high tariff, aud
enable themselves TO sell tholr goods
abroad"
This is the kind Of conversation we
may hear freely from Western men,