The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-28

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Was not the public domain given
away by Republicans, and the only
restoration of the peoples land that
has been accomplished taken place
under Democratic administration
These are honest questions that
every laboring.man should seek to
honestly answer in his own mind
before casting his vote.
Should he do so, he will discover
that upon every important issue of
the past and present, the Democrat
ic party has been true to the in
terests of labor, whether on the
farm or in the factory, while the
Republicans have been as con-
spicuously false TO it's welfare. With
the Democratic party battling to-
day for honest government, re-
duced expenditures, lower taxes, a
broadening of American opportuni-
ties,the return of the stolen lands
of the people, the curtailing of the
unjust privileges of railways and
other corporations, the rights of all
to earn an honest livelihood as
against the policy that taxes labor
for the benefit of capital, can
laboring-men consistently throw
their votes away upon candidate
of third party whose announced
policy is so nearly in line with that
of the Democracy
"But the great common people
those whose hands have made this
country what it is-have not had
justice. Unfortunately, it is the
government itself that has brought
the people to the condition they are
in, struggling with poverty and
debt. Through bad laws and their
wicked enforcement, corporate
monoplies, greedy combinations,
and avaricious trusts have become
favored classes in the administra-
tion of affairs, and these have forced
the people into their present and
unfortunate condition. They now
cry aloud for relief, and it is the
duty of the Government to help
them, instead of further aiding the
privileged classes to their injury.
The prosperity of a nation is meas
ured by the prosperity of it's in
dustrial people. If they are pros
porous, then the nation is !prosper-
Gus; but if it's producing people are
struggling with producing poverty,
taxes and debt, than the nation is
poor, though its treasury, like ours,
be overlooking with idle money.
"Such is the condition of our ma
tion to-day. They tell lis the count
ry is growing rich, but the farmers
and other working people are
growing poor. We havea Govern
ment of the capital class, now
merged into moneyed aristocracy.
"a Government that does not aid
its industrial and working people
to pay their debts is not a Govern
ment of the people, and is unworthy
of their support. "A Government
that has by it's policy tolerated
monopolies, greedy combinations
and trusts, and is not protecting
the people against their spoliations
is unworthy the support of its
working people. Unfortunately
these unholy monopolies, combina-
tions and trusts have increased in
numbers and power and strength
from one Administrator to anoth-
er, until they think they have the
power to control the Government
and the people and until they have
forced upon the people another
irrepressible conflict. 1t is the part
of wise craftsmanship to look this
growing conflict squarely in the
face and to make such changes in
the laws and the administration of
the same as will restore confidence
and prosperity to the people.
"The tariff is minor issue when
compared with the greater issues
involved and SO complex as to be
difficult for many to understand.
No legislation whatever on the
tariff will give cheaper rates for
transportation, nor cheaper rates of
interest on money, nor protect the
people against the increasing COM
binations, monopolies and trusts
now sapping the prosperity of the
people. 1 believe, however, that
there should be a revision of the
tariff laws and that protection
should be given where needed and
the tax reduced wherever it can
be safely done. Believing, as do,
that cheap tobacco and whisky
are not in the interest of better
morals and higher civilization,
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