The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-11-05
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To u publio Discussion Of tho Tariff Quea-
tiOn.
WANsFIELD, o., Oct. 24lh, 1885.

bsI WV sNhAt Appvs
Hon. John 81 ,rman, Manslield, ONO:
DEAR SIH-Rrcalllng your numerous
publlc and private declaIat IONS made
hero during und alnce The recent pOlit'
zeal cahya-s, all OF HIM Intended 10
give thu puzzle he i'm re sion that af.
lsf years OF atrdy y,u hti reached the
| III m aud intelligent conclusion that the
lll h taxes We now pay under the name
| OF " p utpCuve tariff are Deneh 'ldl aud
hat reduction ~ tneSe taxea, ~ pro.
posed NY Tariff Rd0fmerr (whlm you
choose 10 Teipl 10 upun all occasions aa
II ee rradrTp) would injure your friends
and neiphbOr liylnR IN Mansfield aud
Rlchland county, | e leave 10 invite
you 10 publicly discuss the eu Jet, In
order 10 IN aka II locally interesting, eas
Wy understood aud practically
useful 10 cur neighbors aud friends
will affirm that "A mrii for revenue
Oniy, IN better for the
people VI Rlclland county than the pres
mt system Or hiph taxes known IN u
protective tifif, AMI that Reductions IN
arlf taxes cnu be made which would
Improve and enlarge the business OF
| Rlchland county, increase its p0pula
| ion, advance the price OF real e'tate,
extend the dAmaud for lahor. aud Iedu
lhe cost OF livlug for every man, woman
aud child IN the county"
In Orier TO enable you 10 accept this
challenge | would add that you may
IA no the time ana place, aud II you pre-
for TO discuss II with some one, who is
not (like mytelf) a practical man and
| manufacturer, or with some one 0l
greater abilities or wider reputation, |
will choose from am0ug tho grntlemrn II
| name below, u more nccep able ma1, y
| for my object In asking you 10 make n
OmpleIe record on thus question ia IN
have tho people Of our town and cOun-
| ty, and those who read the discussion,
get an opportunity OF hearing both
sides 0f II. am sure you viii wei
come chance like this TO present your
vlsws alOngafde OF those who differ
from you. II, after declaimipg III
season aud out Of season IN the Interest
OF high tariff taxes when the friends OF
low taxation we're absent aud unable ~
have u hearing before the same audi.
ence, II would strike tho public un-
| pleasantly 10 llnd you avoiding u Joint
! ditcuRiOn when the time, place and 90
pOnent we're all practically OF your own
choosing.
You know how you would regard the
attitude OF any membor Of the United
States Senate OF fairy reasonable abill'
w, who should decline or otherwise
avoid pn6llc discussion OF about the
only live political question left or
course the people also are quick, aud
properly 40 too, 10 aeaign reasons when
public man like yourself declines to dis.
c0sa public question Jointly IN n pub.
lic, manly manner under C0ndl lions
favorable TO him M In this instance they
are TO you,
Should you, when this discussion Ia
over, wish TO Oroaden II your wishes will
be promptly acceded 10,
DO not permit any necessary absence
from home 10 interfere, for the discus.
al0n eau take place NJ Washington, New
York or any Other place you may name,
aud nj any time you select and our peo
ple here will be able TO got printed ~.
ports Of what ts said,
Please authorize me 10 furnish o lr
reply tO the public through the press ue
tho matter Ia IN no sense or light per.
sOnal one, aud In II please name eome
person who will be authorized by you
in connection with Mr., Norman NJ.
Wolfe, Chairman OF the RiChlaud County
Democratic Committee TO arrange tho
necessary details.
Respectfully you're,
MICHAEL d, HAnTRR,
+The gentlemen referred 10 above are;
Speaker Carlisle, General Morrison, Con
grossmen Springer and Hurd, Allen q.
Thurman, Gov. Hoadly, Durbln Ward, j,
NJ. Osborn, David A. Wells, W. q. Sum
nor, Prof. Perry, j. Q. Smith, j. Schoen'
hof, Henry WattereoD, Thos. q. shear.
man, II, j. Philpott, Joelah Quincy, Il, X.
Bowker, A j, Eddy, ]. b, Sargent, Row.
land Hazard, Mr.. Wright, Of the Phila'
delphia Record, Jos. Medill. E. l., God.
kin, Horace white, ]. y. Moore, Charles
Nordhof, or the editor OF tho Now York
Times. . N. ID. II.