The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-01
REPUBLICAN "PROTECTION" is ROB-
Berry AND RUIN.

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Berry AND RUIN.
our Republican friends, when blaming the dlSrog'
| ml times upon the Democratic party, should remember
thht We are autoring under Republican p0llci and rave
been for years, The T President 700, ana party ho yct
IN pOwer- lDEhOOaAr'
Az we understand II, In the year 1882
a Democratic Congress was elected, aud
again In 1884, A year ago this Demo
cratic Congress proposed legislation on
the tariff, and the business interests OF
| the country nj once took the alarm, AZ
II struck by paralysis -[Repository.
"As we understand it,"in March, 1883,
a Republican Congress, both branches
Republican, passed a tariff bill, In ac-
cordance with the recommendation of
the Tariff Commission and the recon-
mendation OF the Republican President,
claiming the bill would cut down taxa
ton some twenty per cent. This bill Is
the law now, but the reduction Ia only
trInlng. The greatest reduction was on
wool, to accommodate the manufactnr-
ers OF New England and Pennsylvania
and give them cheaper wool.
The lower House Of Congress- has been
Democratic, but not the Senate; and no
bill can become a law without Posing
both branches OF Congress- and receiy.
ing the signature Of the President, who
Is also a Republican, but favorable to q
reduction of taxation. A year ago a
majority Of the Democrats In the House
wanted to reduce taxation, the Morrison
bill proposing a general reduction Of
twenty per cent. II failed, however, to
pass the House. According to the Rep,
this was the cause of striking business
with paralysis" SO II seems, according
to the Repository, the mere attempt to
reduce taxation injured the business In
terests "oi the country and struck them
with p~aralysis" Well, II any one be-
lieves this, the fools are not oil deadl
According to the Repository, the way
to help business interests aud pro.
mote the well being OF the laboring
man In this country, Is to pile on the
taxesl This IL what protection
means, II II means anything, The pana-
| cea they promise the laborlng man IL
higher wages and constant work. But
for years under this protection" labor
has been precarlous, aud wages going
down, down. These are facts known Of
all men, and cannot DO denied, with
truth. In the poor measled brains Of
these prOtectionlsts truth has been
"struck by paralysisI"
The recent Republican Blaine plat.
form gave away the whole case when
they pledged to equallze taxation and to
reduce the surplus In the Treasury.
This was what the Morrison bill pro-
posed n year ago. II proposed reform In
taxation; greater economy In public
affairs, Under Republican udministra'
ton, there has been no reduction In the
public expenditures. Mr., Blaine In his
letter 10 Charles Emory Smith, under
date Nov, go, 1883, says: "The present
System OF taxation Is yielding more
"than u hundred millions beyond the
amount required for the ordinary OK.
"penses OF the government"
Shall we then have lower taxosp A
cheaper governments Less burdensome
on the peopleY Shall the labor OF the
land be relieyedp Jefferson said we
want u government honestly and eco.
nomically administered that shall not
take from the mouth Of labor the bread
II has earned" General jackson said
this WIS the duty OF every government,
The Repository Is opposed to reform
opposed TO u reduction Of taxation
thinks that high taxation IS n blessing
10 labor What n%Onseusel
Hon, Samuel j, Randall had q grand
reception and ovation NJ Louisville,
Kentucky, on Monday, He spoke 10 the
business men In the Board Of Trade
roows, making n long and able address.
He thus touches on the cause Of tho
present depression;
consider that II Ia over taxation and
exhaustive taxation, and, TO some do.
gree, trade restrictions, which ought 10
be swept aside tOheera The Govern.
ment should by administered oc0nDmi.
cally, aud there ought not 10 be collect.
cd u dollar " revenue from the people
| OF the United states In excess OF that
which Ia necessary 10 economically nd.
minister the Government OF this people.
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