The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-22
BUSINESS DEPHEssON
Discussed At the Business Mems Meeting
Last Night


Discussed Al the Business Mems Meeting
Last Night
The adjourned meeting OF the Basi-
ness Mems Association, from last Tues
day evening, for the discussion OF the
question, "Busineas Depression; Its
Cause aud Remedy" was held In the
City Hall Assembly Room last evening.
A very large attendance was present,
both OF businets men and others, inter-
esttd In the object OF the meeting.
Johnson Sherlock. President OF the
Association, presided In his usual able
manner, and announced that any one,
whether q member OF the Ass0cia-
ton or not, who felt 30 disI Osed, could
participate In the discussion.
MIR. Jay Chapel, o travelling man OF
Boston, correspondent OF Mind and Mat
ter, Of Philadelphia, who Ia temporarily
stopping here, opened the discussion,
He said that every political party and
every individual has q cause for the
present business depression. Unjust
taxes, injustice to labor, the great OK.
trayagance 10 generally prevalent
among all classes, together with a gen.
eral superstition that we must follow
blindly In the footsteps OF u fathers,
were among the causes enumerated by
Mr.. Chapel as being responsible for the
present depression In business.
lilo also said that the present system
OF finance, which he den0minated the
greatest fraud In existence, was one OF
the most direct causes OF hard times.
He also paid hia respects 10 the churches.
and said they should not DO exempt
from taxation. There are seventy thou.
sand ministers In the United States, no
said, who were a burden on the country,
on account OF their being non -pT0du-
GERS, and never instltutlng any reform.
LabOring men are always told TO reduce
their expenses, but no did not see that
milllonalres ever reduced theirs.
Mr.. II. X. Blue, a young man from
Trumalsburg, N.Y, who has been resid'
Ing here for two or three months past,
next read q very Interesting paper,
which drew out frequent bursts OF APP
plause. II will BIO printed In to'mor.
rows DEMOCRAT,
Mr.. Thomas Lloyd was the next
speaker, and said he came out OF the
bushes TO attend the meeting. as he was
always interested In such meetings.
During the late election, he said, the
Republicans used 10 stay up all night
devlsing ways TO save the country. but
they did not come up TO explain matters
now, as they promised they would after
election. "WOnder where they are
nowp" no said. Protective tariff was
their great remedy for hard times;
everything was TO BIO cured by tariff.
And this reminded him Of q Quack doc
tor no once knew, who couldn't cure
anything but fits. But no was death on
Ats. He would convert any disease into
hts and then cure 1t, That Is the way
with the Republicans; they are death on
tariff. They would convert everything
into tariff, and then cure business de-
preston,
McKinley's tariff speeches, no said,
did not mean anything, az they were
nothing more than claptrap thrown
out TO catch votea, % were all other
tariff speeches. They were OF no bene-
~ TO the lab0ring man, and he should
not pay any attention TO them.
Such q thing as over production
the speaker said, was M
utter lmpocslbility until every body's
wants were supplied. II men were given
work and proper pay merchants shelves
would soon be cleared. Speaking OF the
finances, Mr., Lloyd said the Congress
that passed the present financial laws
contained 1870 bankers and 90 lawyers,
| and they attended TO their business we'll.
Mr.. Lloyd recommended the perusal OF
Henry Georges progress aud Poverty"
and Social Problems' 10 all those pres
ent, and said they could be purchased
for 20 cents. The remarks OF Mr.. Lloyd
were interspersed with many flashes OF
keen humor and wit that drew out fire.
Quent laughter from hi lsteners.
s. II, Rockhill aud David Collars made
a few brief remarks on tho subject, and
| the latter was followed by Councilman
David Swanger, who read aehoTt paper,
and delivered q red hot 6reenback
speech, In which no ADVOCATED the
Greenback doctrine as n panacea for the
Ills OF the present business depression.
He moved the adoption OF u resolution
which he read, calling on Congress TO
reform the present financial system,
and build q two steel track railway
from the Atlantic TO the Pacific, TO be
under the control OF tha government.
The resolution was adopted, not as
tho sentiment OF the Business Mems Az.
ISOLATION, but a. the expression OF those
present, not belonging to the Associa-
ton.
Mr.. Sherrlck followed next in come
very able remarks In opposition TO the
ideas advanced by Mr.. Swanger. He
said the greatest panic this country has
ever seen vas right In the midst OF the
flush G%reenback times. II Ia the whole
world that makes the circulating me.
dunn, and not any n government, as
stated by Mr., Swanger. The reason Of
the depression, no said, was because the
government OF this country had en-.
closed the people with a wall that kept
oil other countries out from trading
here, This wall must DO thrown
down and the country seek
markets over the world, Get trade from
other countries and distribute the gold
gained therefrom among the people and
everything will DO we'll.
Az the conclusion OF Mr.. Sherrlck's
remarks, the meeting adjourned until
next Tuesday evening.
AT the opening OF tho meeting Mr..
Sherrlck announced that q meeting OF
citizens would DO held In the same
place this evening, TO consider tke adop-
ton OF some means Of assisting Blbel,
Gillian q Co. 10 rebuild their burned
unrlu harm mud uuah nthar maitara aa