The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-07-23
A KNIGHT or LABOR.
A Canton workingman Expresses His Po
iitical Views In n Gard.

iitioai views In Gard.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer of the
2lat Inst. contained the following card: :
Editor Plain Dealer:-When q boy at
the age OF 7 commenced to work for a
living and am still at II. and may say
In all modesty can give to my fellow
worker some good advice, culled from
the school OF experience In the warfare
with the world OF nearly half q century,
and when look at the crlticalIa land men.
acing situation OF the country 10 day |
can only lay the whole blame on the
party who has ruled, or, rather, mis
ruled for the past twenty. Ave years,
who by their legislation have organic ID
the national banking system for an In
definite period with monster capital
OF over S500,0OO,00 who, Indirectly, TO.
day rules the country, dictates TO Con-
grees, bribes the legislator. while its
foul breath even c0ntaminates the
Supreme Court. They have raised up
an 0ligarchy OF money and trans
portati0n that threatens the life
OF our government, while O
monster national debt seems 10 be set.
tied fact forever hereafter, and which 10
growing greater each year. All bust
ness ~ paralyzed, money scarce, interest
high, hard times (the bankers harVest),
million OF tramps on the road, the
labor market 0yerfun, the several trunk
line railroads OF the country with tTay-
cling agents In all the foreign natiOas
soliciting poor people 10 come 10 Amer.
lea and which the respectable govern.
menta c0yertly and by paying the pas
sage OF eleven dollars per head from the
various ports, which lands the emlgrant
In Chicago poor aud pennlless for our
already oyer'burdened taxpayers TO foot
the bills for the auatenance OF the
pauper poor OF all the European govern.
ments. In fact we have become the
dumping ground for the criminal. idiot
pauper element OF the whole world.
This must be stopped. II we can pass
laws 10 stop the Chinaman we can pass
laws 10 stop all other countries from
sending their poor TO our shores. Self
preservation demands II.
The Lord In His goodness has blessed
US with great crops for several years
past. Had II been q year or two OF
short ones, II 10 my belief q terrible
state OF affairs would now DO existing
with our oyercrowded labor market.
Bad laws enacted by bad men are the
main cause OF our commercial distress
10 day, and no 0le Ia TO blame but the
voter himself, who has listened for years
TO the siren song OF that bastard legend
protection" and cast his ballot, at each
election with sectional party, who by
the eternal dlesensions OF our people,
got an accidental lease Of power, and
have laid the foundation OF one OF the
greatest npheayala ever witnessed In any
country since the world began, and the
possible destruction OF popular govern
ment Ia America. Another, the partl.
san, subsidized, Republican press, such
ae the Leader and Herald, Voice and
others OF u like ilk, have by their one.
sided, peculiar doctrine distorted the
right, po med the minds OF tho people
aud leu tnsm by false issues 10 an un-
real state OF existence which In about TO
recoil on the devoted heads OF its au.
thors. "The Signs OF the Times" denote
II, and II will be we'll for some partlcu.
lar ones TO "atand from under"
There IL remedy, my oountrymen
and fellow. workers, Let us vote here
after intelllgently for men only who
have shown themselves by their works
TO be our friends. There is no need for
the bullet when you have the ballot. II
IL not parties you must look 10 but
rather TO principle. This great structure
OF freedom will not fall II we oil do our
whole duty by placing the proper men
In power,
The Democratic party are now at the
helm and are making many changes for
the better. Let II make no mistakes.
A KNIGHT or LABOR.
Canton, o., July 0. 1885.