The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-08-05
AKNIeHr OFLABOR
Expresses His Views on Mckinley and
Protection DeluslOn Exposed.

Expresses HIS views on mcAinloJ AL"
PrOtectiOn--The DelusiOn Exposed.
EDITOR DEMocRAT:-I see by the daily
papers that the Hon. VIM. Mckinley, Jr
made an address on civil service at Mt.
Union, and was the guest of John At
we'll, of the First National Bank. and
that T. 3. Morgan, of the Morgan Ham
mer Works, mustered out his men, 100
strong, from his shops, and with brass
band conducted the apostle OF "prOtec-
tiOn" to the manufacturer and free
trade In lsbOr to the working man, to
the rostrum. where he was received
with great enthusiasm.
Now, Mr.. Editor, reading the above
set me to thinking of quite a number OF
things, and, first. was there any talk OF
civil service under Republican ruler
Not q bit of 1t. Would Mckinley sing
civil service II Blaine was Presidentp
Not any; it was only when
The Republican party had to walk the
plank that 1t took up the refrain Of civil
service, in order to still hold offices that
did not belong to then, ,and as they had no
shame and would not resign, they bad
to be kicked out. But what roaring
farce this civil service is. Did Mckln-
ley say anything about Secretary of
State Robinson turning out all tne
Democrats In just twenty-fOur hours ar-
| ter he was sworn IMP Or Sheriff DeWs-
toe, of Cleveland, who cleared out every
Democrat before being installed one
hour? Or of Foraker removing the Pen
itentiary officers without fauItp Oh
dear, no, Of course he did not; nor does
he believe Ia civil service or "protec-
ton" He shouts it because 1t Is his
stock in trade, and he, as q professional
politician, has worked the racket for all
1t iswOrtb, and been kept in office byignor
ant and bulldOzed shop men, and reports
are current where $25 was given for a
single vote by the protection Doodle gang
from Youngstown, PittsbnTg, Sharon,
and the National Bankers at the last
election. Look at his vote against the
Morrison Surplus Bill. Look at him
reading the conflicting statement to the
House, that there would be no "Rvaila-
BILE balance" should the resolution
pass, and the Treasury be compelled to
enforce it. He wants to be considered
the Little Giant" of the Republican
party alias the young Napoleon" and
he has no more sense than 10 believe he
can, through patronage, reach the 0.
s. Senate. He ought to 90 to night
! school and take few lessons on horse
sense. He will stoop to any low, Gun
| ming trick to get votes. Is no doubt
remembered by many how he got two
knights of Labor to sell their manhood
for a money consideration, and go
about the country preaching McKlnley's
doctrine until the Canton Assembly
Ispsed by the acts of these two MEM
beTs,
Guest OF John Atwell, president of the
First National Bank; thai is significant
| Well, he voted for their 20 year ra char
| ter, but calling out the shop men and
| brass banding them sounds a little like
old times when the rally cry was Blaine
and Logan, Mckinley aud "pT0tectiOu;''
when those that had q job and wanted
to keep 1t, must turn out, wear a cape,
carry torch and "hOiler" protection"
or lose their jobs. Well, they have had
''pTOtectiOn" for over 10 years aud had
Mckinley for 10 years, and bow is 1t
to day? Why, we have made unlimited
milliOnaires and millions of paupers.
What good is q protective tariff when
you permit the world to come to our
shores to live and work for nearly half
what the intelligent American work
men getP Let the people be no longer
deceived by Mckinley and his old chest
nut, protection" but send some good
man to Congress this fall who il not a
lawyer or professional politician. 1t
can be done If every working man casts
his ballot where 1t will do the most
good, and break up the Mckinley party
which was conceived In corruption,
born of fraud, force and forgery, sus-
| tained and matuTed by unlimited Doodle,
revolutionary in character, given to
flibusterlng, and Is the monster of the
age. A KNIGHT OF LABOR.