The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-08-09
FREE TRADE NoNsENsn.

THE MassiIlon Independent, in a la
bored editorial undertakes TO prove
That the Democratic party is a free
trade party, and after celebrating its
views for about a column, quoting a
number of authorities, it says:
nPerhaps the NEws-D DEMOCRAT Is
more capable of truly expressing its
party's aims than the Post, Mr.. Dana
or MI, Mills, but most people Will not
think so, The NEws-DEMoCRAF dares
not reproduce the foregoing quotations
and renew its statements that the
Democratic party is not unequlvocally
committed to secure practical r g
trade"
Our neighbor is mistaken in what we
dare do. We very cheerfully quote all
the authorities named. First, is the
washington Post. Our neighbor per
haps, does not know the Washington
Post is no longer a Democratic paper,
and does not claim to be such. 1t was
until recently, when it went into a syn
dictate, now owned and controlled by a
Republican. Hence its utterances now
are more Republican than Democratic.
Next, we are confronted with the ut
terances of Charles A, Dana, editor or
the New York Sun. The quotation
from the Sun is to the effect that the
Sun does not support the Democratic
ticket because the Democrats T for
protection, but on other grounds. The
Sun article nowhere says the Demo-
cratic party is committed to free trade
And if it did, what would that amount
to? The New York Sun is not even a
Democratic organ, 1t supported Blaine
for President in 1884, and ever since
Cleveland has been President, it has
been trying to pick flaws in his ad-
m%inistration. Charles A. Dana is just
about as much Democrat as Bob Inger-
soil is Christian. Dana is a Republi-
can, or has always been so classed. He
was Assistant Secretary of Wal under
Lincoln, and after the war went to
Chicago as the editor Of the Chicago
Republican. When that busted, he
went to New York, purchased the Sun,
proclaimed himself an Independent,
and has been an Ishmaelite in politics
ever since. Don't quote the Sun on us,
please, as Democratic authority.
The next authority quoted is Roger
q. Mills, of Texas, chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee, and
author Of the Mills bill. Our neighbor
of the Massillon Independent certainly
has not read Mr.. Mills late speech in
Congress. This speech, and the bill
he reported, are both authoritative
documents. In this speech Mr.. Mills
distinctly stated that the Mills bill, that
passed the House, secured an average
protection of AZ per cent on all
articles. This is about as far removed
from free trade, as the East is from. the
West.
We advise our neighbor to read the
National Democratic platform, and the
recent message of President Cleveland.
1t will be seen that the Democrats are
for protection, in the best and broadcast
sense. They favor the removal of the
tax on raw material, in order that the
American manufacturer and the Amer
lean laborer can compete with other
countries, in the markets of the world
with our manufactured products.
There are doubtless many free traders
in the Democratic party, but this does
not prove that the party is free trade.
There are many infidels and free think
ers in the Republican party, like Bob
Ingersoll and acting Vice President
John j. ingalls,, but this does not prove
that the Republican party is opposed
to Christianity.