The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16

IL Jne way OF nome market, iron
tramps and honest Iaborers out of Won
calling at our doors for something tt
to eat, and as this trade has been devel
(. Oped under system called protection
Which in its enOrmity never had az
equal on the globe, it would surely de
serve the credit fQT securing said home
; market.
I l believe, however, that We are al
/ ready to petition that the impulse which
| created this home market should not
I be any further developed.
But the idea that our revenue system
! has established and constantly devel.
oped our home market so1nds nice, and
if true,
SHOULD BE FAVORED BT FARMERS.
Let US see how this is. Our popula-
ton is now over fifty millions, which is
evidence that SO many mouths must be
led; how many more or how many less
there would be to feed without this
bounty tax the protectionist does not
| tell us, but would like to have us sWal-
low his poison without asking any
questions ION kind of going the whole
hog principle). Would these fifty
millions of people do without eating ol
any other article necessary TO the en-
joyment Of life and happiness without
| a lrotec i've TARIFF If otherwise, what
becomes Of the theory? ! can think Of nc
reason why these fifty millions Of peo.
pie would ct nsume less without ills
bounty tax.
A law which eXacts an average Of 81
per cent more on clothing ana 0thel
necessaries than these articles could bt
bought for without this law, will not
enable those who consume our produce
TO buy more readily, but let
THE BURDENS OF TAXATION
rest equal on all classes and limit taxes
10 the needs of the government, by
which you will avoid pretext fol
salary grabs, and other extravaganza SC
lavishly displayed all over the country
With such legislation those who con
sumo our produce W Il be enabled to
buy more readily, and leave the tariff
robber, like the farmer and working
man, to depend on his ingenuity, skill
and honest industry for a living, and
not on his so-called protective tariff.
But again we are told that we must
protect our laborers from the paupeI
ldDOT VI Europe.
And now in conclusion let us give
this idea a fair consideration. Why is
it that England free trade country
pays higher wages than Germany
which is a protected country? This is
certainly fair question which the pro.
tectionists who claim such superior
wisdom should be able to answer, and
that too, without any dOdging. But up
to this time the protectionist has not
even attempted to answer the question
Y ou need only to study the history OF
your country, in all its details, to learn
that we had
HIGH AND Low PRICES
for labor, and all the various products
under a protective tariff as well as
under tariff for revenue, so that !
will not argue this point.
No doubt many of you remember the
time when we did hard days work
in the hay field for 80 cents, and in the
harvest field it ranged from this up tn
$1.25 per day. And what is it tn t
| makes it possible for us now to pay
Sl.50 to $500 and up to 1925 to 81 81
| for the same kind of work, while we
also admit shorter days by two or three
hours. Surely not the monstrous
price we are getting for wheat under
our glorious protective system? The
answer to this problem is found in
| quite another direction, and is solved
by the inventive genius of our me-
chanics, who are willing to work, and
earn an honest living: and by theiI
skill have placed in our hands improved
machinery consisting of mowers, Reap
ers and various other farm implements
the use of which has contributed Sc
greatly to a more economical means OF
production. Consequently enabling us
to pay
HIGHER WAGES FOR LABOR.
These are the means that produced
such favorable results, and not the
bloviating protectionist who, when in
close quarters. by way of apology, will
tell you that he does not understand a
proposed measure or bill when he reads
it. SO well has this inventive genius
done its work hat our carpenters, black
smiths, wagonmakers, &c, &C., all can
command higher wages. BY substi-
tuting improved machinery and steam
to take the place of manual labor, the
manufacturer of wooden and cotton
goods, of iron, nails, steel and the i'm
mense amount of other manufacturers
might pay better prices to their labor
efs were it not that he keeps all his
bounty to himself, by which the farmer
and labOring men are made slaves con
venient to be taxed and looked upon by
the protectionists as class lit to work
but not capable of understanding and
directing the machinery of the govern