The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-11-01
A GREAT MEETING.
Rev, NJ, u, Dresbaoh Speaks to the
Best Audience Of the Campaign,
a Clear, Logical and Eloquent Appeal for
tho Rights Of the Millions as Against the
Millionairea,

A large and enthusiastic audience
listened 10 tho Rev p, u, Dresbaeh. OF
Masalllon, NJ the Opera House Tues
day evening, Tho audience was
constantly augmehtIng, and when the
meeting closed II was much larger than
In the opening II was, In every sense,
a great meeting aud one that has done
the eaust Of Democracy great good,
There was no parade, aud after music
by the city Band, Mayor Blake, who
acted as Chairman called tho meeting
to order promptly at 3 o'clock, The
Mayor spoke ortwenty minutes ON the
tariff giving from practical experience,
his knowledge Of the Injurious effects
Of the tariff on the milling interests Of
the country, lleillualrated how II robs
the farmer and deprlyea labor Of ita
legitimate earnings by taxing all the
neoeasarles that labor must consume,
He said that what tho manufacturers
generally wanted was an enlarged mar
ket or freedom 10 compete, aud that
there was not manufacturing indus
try In Canton, with the probable OK.
ception Of the Steel Works that would
not be benefited by the Mills Bill; and
even In that case there was q large mar,
gin and ample protection on steel, as
In the 6htre metal schedule The
Rev, Drtaabaoh was then llltlngly
introduced aA the orator OF the even
ing lle was greeted with generous
round OF applause, and from the Opon'
Ing TO The finish his audience became
more enthusiastic A large number Of
lab0ring men were present
The Rey, Dresbach stated that his
grandfather was a leader In the abO.
lltl0n movement and that his
father was an Intense Republican.
aud that hc had been aGhOOled In the
Republican faith. That he had been u
believer In the doctrines of GARFIELD,
Arthur and all the great leaders Of the
Republican purity, who stood pledged 10
q reduction OF the war taxes, aa soon aa
tho exlgenclea Of the Government
would allow but NJ Chicago the plight
cd faith Of the Republican party was
broken, and o new creed announced,
That that rev creed involved keeping
up the war tax on all the neceasarlea Of
life, In tho presence Of an enormous
government surplus and OF reducing
The taxes on whlHkOy and tobacco and
OlCOmargarlne. For one he could not
endorse that doctrine He was min,
lister Of the Gospel, and this atrooioua
doctrine was calculated 10 shock the
moral aenaibllitiea OF every man who
believed IN the influence of the moral
forces In Government, He had been
criticised, he said, because h0 left hia
pulpit for the rOatrum In this cam.
paign but God made him u man before
he made him q minister and he felt
lmpel0d 10 leave the Ropubli
can party, the party OF his lrat love,
because he loved his country better than
any party. Nothing but the profound
est convictions Of duty TO hia fellow
man and 10 his country, had Induced
him 10 take the platform In
this campaign. The reverend gentle
man then took up the regula.
tlon speech OF Congressman Mckinley,
and discussed point after point 10 the
end His speech was one hour and for
ty.llye minutes, and he speaks very rap.
idly. We cannot undertake In our lin.
tied space 10 give more than u brief
synopsis.
lie hrst exposed the fallacy Of Major
Mckinley that the foreigner pays the
duty. llo proved that Major Mckinley
was against the theory Of every writer
who had ever touched the subject since
civilization began, and that he was fly.
Ing In the face OF the common sense OF
all mankind. The Rev. Dresbach has
been n thorough reader Of tariff litera'
ture, and 10 well yersed In all the opera,
tions of our tnrili laws, and
his illustrations showing how
the tariff taxes are collected
and who pays them, were conclusive
lie said II the foreigner pays the duty
then the hundred millions In the
United States Treasury paid In there
from tauli taxes belongs 10 the for
eigner, and not 10 the people Of The
United States,
lie then discussed the wago question
with telling effect He showed there
was absolute free trade In men, That
the labor market Of the worlt
regulated the price of labor or rather
the competition In that market, ant
that everything the lOborer Is compel
cd 10 buy Is largely enhanced In yOlu,
by q tnull tax, that he Ia compelled 4
pay. llo showed from the labor stalls
ties that labor Is higher In free trad,
| England than In any country east o
the Atlantic either In Europe, Asst
70 Africa,
The happlest aud most sensational
part Of the Rev, Dresbach's address
was his expose Of Major Mckinley
humbug and deception on the draw
back or rebate system ON raw material
| He showed very clearly that Major Nc
| Klnloy has been deceiving the poopl
| on the laws of Congress on that subject
| and that the rebate or drawback !
| really Of no account and has been 81
/ pronounced. by the most extenBiv
| manufacturers IN che United State
| who are using imported raw materla
lie closed with stirring and elc
quent appeal TO stand by tho party tina
proposes TO stand by the rights of tn
masses against the greed Of the monoT
ollsts and millionalres His pororatio
was simply magnificent and wrough
the entire audience 10 q high pitch O
enthusiasm. When he closed the NJ
plauBe was hearty and lopg continued
To-day this speech Is the unlyersi
topic Of conversation among all classe
especially laboring men, IL has create
u profound impression,