The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-14

exclusively TO our hands has been cared for
and prospers to-day They are fond OF dilat-
ing on the Presidents alleged lack Of beauty.
We admit that he may not be altogether lovely;
| but we claim that he Ia one among ten thou
sand for he has taken care OF the peoples Q
| money and business, and is doing the part OF an
| honest and brave man in the effort tn protect
them from quacks and shams, making up
in integrity and industry whatever he may
| want Of those charms and graces which
| are Indispensable rather to the courtcr and
damagogue than to the Chief Magistrate OF
tho United States. They say that we propose
to open our ports to the world and that, II
| we do so, we shall be destroyed by the skilled
workmanship OF England We say that just
such talk assaied the ears Of our great grand
sires when they went out to defend their
| rights as freemcn. and that II Is no truer now
than II was then. On the contrary II we are
given the opportunity, we can meet and beat
England in every neutral market OF the world,
| recovering those markets which geographical
| ly belong to us, and from which, with her
| skilled, high.priced labor, England has driven
| us on account OF our senseless policy OF re-
| strictlon They say that the Mills bill is "de-
structive to the general business, the labor
and the farming interests OF the country" We
| say that the Mills bill is most conservative
| measure OF practical reform, making o general
| reduction In the interest Of agriculture, manu-
| facture and labor OF less than per cent
| whilst leaving OF protective duties q general
average OF DO per cent. They say they will
| build us navy and restore us our merchant
marine. We say they did not when they had
the power, though they enjoyed twenty years
OF 1t in times of perfect peace. They say they
| Will keep out foreign contract labor. We say
they originated that debasing system and clung
to 1t until they were forced to abandon 1t by
Democratic laws, which Democratic Admins.
tration Is honestly enforcing. They say they will
give us cheaper postage. We say they have
ignored and refused to consider or report bill
| to that end, introduced and urged by Demo-
cratic Senator. They soy that every reduction
Of tariff taxes has been followed by National
| disaster. We say that the history of tariff re-
ductlon is just the reverse, and we prove that
the period OF the greatest and most substantial
prosperity the country has ever known sue
ceeded the Democratic revenue tarin OF 1916.
They offer us free whisky. We refuse 1t and
demand free wool. They carry the American
| workman upon a high mountain and propose
| to give him the earth, which does not belong to
| them, II he fall down and worship the craven
image of the money devil they have set up.
We stop this same American working man on
the dead level and we take him by the hand
| and we say to him: "You Will get work only
when there is work to do You will be paid
| for 1t just what capital is obliged to pay. The
| tariff has no more to with your wages than the
| Book Of Mormon. 1t does not protect you in
| the least against your foreign competitor. 1t
only taxes you on what you earn. 1t guar
antees your employer, us long as he sees tit to
keep going, profits which he reserves to him
self, and when these profits cease he shuts
| down, leaving you to scratch for 1t. There
never was strike, lockout or tramp heard OF
in this country until we acquired the blessing
of a war tariff, which has given us SO many of
these that its authors now propose to make 1t
perpetual. Under its benign influence artifl
cial distinctions have sprung up everywhere;
mammoth fortunes to the privileged classes,
| multiplied discontent among tho bread win
ners; darkened human conditions; deepened
human contrast; increased human miserv In
lieu OF 1t we do not offer you riches but we do
offer you relief We offer to cheaper the nee
essuries of life to you; and we swear to you as
citizens, like yourself, having exactly the same
stake in the general veal that you have.
that this can be done and shall be done
without cutting your wages one single penny or
costing you the loss OF q days employment"
This is what We say to the American operative,
and to all other Americans, and, as some war
| rant Of its truth we point to the record Of
clean and economic Democratic Administra-
tion and to the tireless efforts of the Demo-
cratic party in Congress to reduce taxation and
to keep down expenditures.
THE OLD FIGHT AND THE NEW.
Fellow-Democrats, grid your loins, and go
forth to give battle on these lines. The Re-
publican party is but wolf in sleeps clothing.
Its present leaders ore the enemies of human
They have denied all their promises that they
had not previously broken; and on the face ut
least OF their resounding pronunciamento
have declared commercial war against the
world. BY the rank eXcesses Of their scheme
| of industrial Crusoism, they make free trade
conservatism, though nobody, except them
| selves is talking about free trade BY the in
| consistencies and falsehoods of an indictment
meant to arraign tho Democrats they
have brought into bold relief the cir
cumstances OF their own failure, when In pow
err, to do any of the things which they accuse
| us of ncgecting Their nominee for Presi-
| dent, by his willingness to open the fioodgates
to pauper Chinese invasion, gives the lie di-
| rect to their declaration against foreign con-
tract labor, and by his KnowNothlng ante
cedents is a living airont to citizens of foreign
| birth and to the members OF the Roman Catho-
| lie church Their nominee for Vice-President
| was selected, not for the friends or the ene-
| mics he has made, but for the money he can
| raise; and his presence on their ticket is al
| once submission to the money power and con.
fession Of the method by which alone they
| hope to secure the election. Their counterfeit
equipment is complete. Their partisan bla.
zonry is superb. There is not q corrupt ring
in the land, which is making money by the rob-
berry OF the people, that will not be found sub.
scribng to their campaign fund. In shining
steel, in glittering brass and In costly
plates OF ho,Sely tin, with banners
| WuVluS uuuuo piuyluBs Lucy Will
march and countermarch; for all the world
like the arrogant and gaudy braves OF Clin-
| ton and Howe in other days that tried mems
souls. But be not afraid, my hearties be not
| afraid. BE not ashamed neither; not of you,
rustic gear, nor OF the plan and simple truths
which you have to tell; that one man may NOT
be taxed for the benefit OF another man: that
| money is made by saving, not by wasting It;
that TINT government only Is good which is
just to all its citizens, and that no government
can be just which collects more of tho people 8
substance than is required economically tC
maintain 1t. 1t must needs be that you shall
encounter much that will tax your fortitude
| 1t may be that you shall be driven back upon
your lines OF defense. But us surely as YOU
stand, like
''-the old Continentals,
In their ragged regimentulS,
Yielding not"
just SO surely shall you win. 1t is related o.
that September day in 1916, when driven across
Long Island and compelled to evacuate the
city of New York, that q portion Of the patriot
forces which had escaped In safety to these
heights paused here to wait the coming
OF the rear guard. They waited long an(
anxiously. At length q smile came over tht
face Of the father OF his country he sat in his
saddle, hoping for the best but not fearing tht
worst. He heard the guns Of the boy artileris
booming down tho river; he saw the head oil
Knoxs column emerging from the ravine; and
Iresolving to stand and fight he folt that oil
was we'll. And all was we'll Gentlemen, this
Is the mimic battle IN which we are about Il
engage. and no trivial or contemplate enemy
whom we are about to meet. 1t is to be .
struggle between ths unorganized masses O
the people against the trained veterans Of sub
alar AtnAa