The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-04

MIR, Joshua Hunt, residing Ia North
Walnntaireet, Ia prominent laboring
nlpn OF Canton He h a carpenter aud
10 a Iaember Of the Carpenters Union,
inwhIch Organization he ia o prominent
figure, lie has been n resident Of Can,
ton eight years ana has always been an
enthuhlAatlc Republican, lle Ii q NOM,
her OF tho Canton q. A.,
r., and served three yeafa
IA the war Ia the Bind Ohio. I Mr., Hunt
10 one OF an unusually large number OF
reading and thinking laboflng inen with
which this CITY h hleat AS "a natural
with an American citizen hu takes a
groat interest IN politics ana with the
party aud men for the advancement OF
which no will exercise the right OF auf'
frage, The pr0mlnonoe given the mai
Tor of tariff has especially aroused his
interest, lIe has read extensively ana
carefully and after much thinking he
has seen the path Alright. He annOun
cos that he will support Cleveland and
Thurman and tho entire Democratic
ticket.
Mr. Hunt Was heeh by q News Dem.
OOHAT reporter to-day and when asked
lhe reasons for this change IN politics
that gentleman said; "My change was
on the tariif question, It's long story
but III Try and give You u few of my
reasons. | consider that q protective
tariii does not protect, but Injuries me.
II takes a0me tlme for II 10 gets In ila
work eifectually hut II Ia then an In
Jury 10 w0rkmen aud d0ea not supply
his wants. Take wool. II II was placed
on the free list II wouldn't cheaper TO
the producer. IL would be cheaper,
hONey 10 the manufacturer aud
hence We would have cheaper clothing,
because the manufactures could
Import his foreign wool FREQ OF duty,
Take the shoe Industry In Maaaachu.
aetta There aehOe wholesaler for
Sl.bO and II Ia found that the Amerl'
can workman for his labor on II gets lust
"A, cents pair, while with the same shoe
In England at the same price the Eng
lleh wOrklngman gets 38 cents tienot
the way 10 compute wages, by what a
man earn0 q week. II should be com,
puted by what he gets by the piece.
Take coal Here In Canton to-day
the price was raised 20 cents n ton. The
tarlif on coal IN 70 cents q ton. You
eau see, then, that with the digger get.
ting % cents ton for his work, the
tanif pays the laborer and puts ten
cCnta IN the pocket OF the operator
With iron ore II Is the same, also th,
same with lumber. The tarifr on lum
Der more than cuts II,
ut Is impossible 10 protect the brick
layer, the mason and the carpenter
Only few Nre protected and The many
are not III IL ta wanted 10 protect all
(as should he done II any are 10 be pro-
tected) lot n levy be made and each
man be paid q bounty, IL 10 desirable
10 keep The wngeuof the farmer up AS
thnt sinks, 30 SINK wages In Ill casg4t.
| was dlwn In Colum6iana county IN
the Vicinity OF vast manufacturing eS ,
Establishments and there found that lard
tia would have sold ten years ago fof
800 an acre wouldn't sell to-dIy ! r
$50. The reason for this Ia that .ll
farm produce IN low and there are taxes
on Overy thing weIweAr and eat.
"I.et me cal one thing particularly 20
your attention. Az this frontdSOrs OF
the manufacturing establishments
stand custom house officials 10 protect
all manufactured articles. Az the back
door there is no one, unless II 10 q guard
10 keep II open, and there you find
free labor pouring In, The only classes
dealing IN contrict labor are the pro
tected Industries,
loan tell you that there is u great
change among the intelligent class of
workmen In this city. They are not
10 be lead blindly about 90 they have
been In the past, ] know q number
Of laborlng men who have come over
and you win hear from them soon.'