Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-01-24


form is practicable, and until accom-
ton can be obtained. Secondly,
THE TARIFF.
One year ago / ventured to make pub
lie some opinions in regard TO the tariff,
recognizing the divergence of views in
the democratic party and declaring that
such divergence was the chief obstacle
to the success of the party. At the state
convention in June those opinions
were considered, condensed, and crys-
tallized into what has since become
well known as the "Ohio Platform u
1t was unanimously approved by the
convention. 1t distinctly rejects a
"high tariff" or ''protectiOn for pro-
tection's sake" on the other hand, and
the equally inadmissible doctrine OF
"free trade" or tariff for revenue on
.ly" On the other. 1t sought to find a
compromise basis intermediate between
the two extremes, which being exquita-
BILE and just would challenge the assent
and concurrence of all fair minded men
and measurably remove it from the
arena of partisan politics. Let me IL
lustrate its excellence by all application
to the interests of Ohio. For several
decades Ohio has held the third rank in
the classification of States. Until the
last her main dependence for growth
was in the development of her agricul-
tural wealth. There were public lands
to be entered, improved, populated,
created into new counties; there We're
vast tracts of valuable timber, the build
ing of canals, facilitating transportation
to market, and later, system of rail-
roads increasing these facilities and ex-
pending annually in their construction
many millions of money. But now
these aspects are greatly changed.
There are now no more lands sub
ject to entry; there are no more new
counties in reserve; the valuable
timber has been marketed; the
canals have ceased to be tributary,
the canals have ceased to be tributary,
and the railroads system is practically
completed. The soil has been consid-
erably impoverished, the cereal crops
are less bountiful, while the great i'm
provement of agricultural implements,
with the consolidation of small farms,
has greatly reduced the demand for
Fyan her wool staple il in
neriI ef severe and injurious attack Is
II not tbe dntv Of stofas,nanshin to nre-
vise tbe sources of STRENGTH and growth
that shall enabla her fo maintain the
grand rank which she has hitherto
Reldo The last cansus shows where
those germs of strength are to be found.
We have already more than 10000
tries in whicR,-induced in oreat mart
by Congressional stat,,tes-s3t)) Oo0 GOO
Of canital are invested 1e0 OO(5 hands
arc emnIoved receivinc Annually in
waoes Nd 0O1 600 S315 sIOo 0lc, of ma
teriaJ are used and tbe mannfactured
nrnd,,ct is S34s fO0 600 in yalue More
than oOner cent. of her population find
their emnloyment and livelihood in
these industries. IRON ore and coal and
other raw material are simply mex
haustible: her peop,e are educated. in
dustrious, and enterprising, and there
is no reason whv q thousand other
home industries should not spring up
and flourish in our towns and villages
as. they have sprung up and are flour
ishing in the towns and villagesof New
England. This will assuredly be the
result if only Congress, will let us alone.
We ask no high rates or special protec-
ton that favor monopolies, but we ask
and demand stability and exemption
from agitation, Let the law of March
last have n fair trial. and as resulting
statistics disclose errors and ineuuali-
ties. they can and should be remedied:
as already our farmers are making
loud and lust demand for the restora-
tion of the d,Ity on wool. See how adj
mirabIv the Ohio platform supplies the
satisfactory solution of this economic
nrohlem. II reads. awe, favor a tariff
for reyenuen mo resort to direct taxa
tion or the voluntary contribution az
Statasl stjimited to fhe necessities ot
the Observation-Disclosures the idea
of protection for protection only ECO
hom1calIy aahaais'ereo aell .h1. ehreS l
nuiiuieu ia;il; ai,u 10y ~ i9ul as..,;.;. uuaao
,llalon as unael nepuolican aulliil.,', luz,
isIration oi eAtIavt.sa y, ass aiice anu waste, w,
two huhureu anu AiIy u CWo nuiluIe'' ~ ,
ana seventy-nVe hliiions uliuer az .lit
pam put irugal anu M eilclelt iule - siie
Dehlocr.Iic party J, anu s4 MJusoeu in
l.s appiicaIlon as " plsvenG uiie.iuss
p9rueiS, eicoulst 81 pa9uuGeisc ~ LUZ liuos-
t.les az liY.ie .iia LILY JasV ts euai
elou roi apol ai N.Y. ~ ois.:t: ..:t:a: aiIN
losIer iholopoile,. No lair cilIiGlSli
can questl0n tneJuschess ana souhoIiess 9,I
on the po,lcy mere outIiheu. me iilaI
VINO Woulu place WOOL ..s alu o.ayf uIVli. y
e+ one aL.iciGs ~ S;,o o one fo,. i.sU u ~