The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-09-27

the merchant sell 40 yard Of cloth ~
silk, or a qlinine pill, until no has PAID
the duty levied by Congress, tp course
an MS ~ paid al last M NE consumer
who finds his compensation Tor the
alleged den Ia the y Oiperiiy OF his
country brought about ~ the manner !
have mentioned, The larliI y q tax
levied arbitrarily by Congress. There y
but one party 10 ", IL 10 a mailer WIN
which the nation adopting tho system
has 10 do"
eOf course" says the Honorable (Yl
lien, ethe consumer OF tarltf taxed
article pays the tariff tax" Now this
knocks out McKinley's theory instan'
TOR, and we must not fail 10 remember
that orator hen was brought TO Canton
mot TO bury Caesar, but 10 praise him"
A little further along, In the very
able argument OF our able'bodied But
terworth, on page 8, We find the follow
ing quite fOrceful and truthful expires
sion, on the effect OF the present wal
tariff
It follows logically and ah q com
m0n-sense proposition, that wheh tht
conditions are equal, soealled pr0ter'
don IN sdis0ifsed robbery fegaiiRed (foh,
mn from one citizen 10 eprioh another
Mr, ButterwOrth knowsthat ourpres'
mt industrial system was not built "
10y q Protective tariff, and no says 10
In his speech Of sixteen months ago, Oh
page q of his pamphlet edition, no says;
careful investigation will diacloa'
hat the growth OF our lndnhtfith ~ u
.arge measure the result OF our hyhlell
If patrnt laws, which has founded ant
mnltlplled industries almost bey0nf
computation. II Ia well TO be sure ~ u
Lhe actual sources OF our prosperity J
have not time 10 discuss this factor OF
ihe problem more NJ length, but mus
proceed 10 the main question, The ma
.ure Of which | have endeaVofed 10 OK
plalu,"
70 convince the reader that Ben Bui
erworth advocated absolute free trade
With Canada and Great Britain, we
lnote further from his pamphlet, ol
pages 7 and &;
canada aud the United states ar
contiguous parts OF the same TERRITORY
They both formed q part OF the Domin'
ION OF Great Britain, The cOlonlala OF
the now United States bore their share
# the burdens and endured equal haid'
ahips and fought 10 establish the SOY
ereignty OF the British ag IN now, whul
constitutes the Dominion OF Canada
The history of the Dominion " much
the same aa that Of tho United States 30
lar bs her political relation 10 the moth
or country Is concerned, She has run
md is running the same course; tn
nny difference being that OF England
wisely and Justly, under the Influence
" n rper and more enlightened evil
lHiioli, under the inspiration. OF u
broader atateamanshlp In which III,
sword plays less conspicuous part Ihal
furmlTly,'
Want of time and space forblds fur
her quotations from the Honorable O.
Ben 1t this time, but we have quite q
number of center shots Of Bens free
trade ammunition for future use anG
reference.
The Ben Butterworth exhibition n
Canton indicates the desperate strOib
Of the present Republican canvass,
Butterworth Is an able man, and one
Of the brightest minds In the Republ'
can party; but like Caesar, he Is ambi
tIous, and he Is compelled TO use histal'
thts In exactly the opposite direction to
his honest convictions, ut the beheSt Of
the party bosses, or be relegoted TO pri
yate life.
II Is certainly a sad and humillatipP
spectacle,