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

A Disciple OF Henry George Dives u
Some ideas on the Tariff, Labor Mie
hionarien and Moral Ethics,
EDITOR DEMOCRAT; ben But
terworth was here and the light In on
And while the big guns are shooting
OF their mouths II Ia In order for the
little guns 10 got In their work. | look
upon this campaign IN u work OF civil
zatIon rather than move In politics
hut nrst lot me explain what under,
stand by civilization. Civilization, |
take II, ID not nm accident, neither Ia II
an advance nj the mitigation OF men.
but II 10 a part In the design OF the
great work Of creation. An evolution
raising society from the lowest depths
OF barbarian 10 which man had fallen,
10 a higher plain OF ethics and intelli'
gence. And every relic OF barbariBm
held by society, whether from custom
or education, not In harmony with
moral principles must give way, one
after another, 10 the advance OF clyili'
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Tariff, or the raising OF the price Of
the products Of labor above the
level of the natural competition,
for protection or for revenue,
Ia relic Of barbarlsm, because II con
llecates the property of one class for the
benefit OF another class, without giving
an equivalent for II.
All political economists agree that
oil wealth Is produced by labor, ana
that 20 the producer belongs the pro
ducia of hlg toll When Il lubOTer 10
employed for q money consideration he
simply exchanges what he produces for
80 much money, which he IN turn ex.
changes for the products Of others
labor, md when these are raised above
the level Of natural competition II ls
simply oonhscating that much OF his
property.
| understand that we must have a
government, and that the government
must be supported But when you
take the property of men that receive
little or no benefit from that govern
ment for the benefit Of others who do,
| ask where Is the justice. And echo
answers, where.
The Republican party Is fartheSt be.
hind the advance Of civilization, as all
their hopes and appeals are made TO
ignorance and the prejudices of the
masses, While Democratic politicians
are no better.
Thanks TO President Cleveland, for
crowdlng the tariff issue into this cam.
paign. The Republicans are fight In
saying that II Ia now question OF tar.
IN or free trade. And because IL Ia n
question Of tariff or free trade, II be-
comes question of barbarlsm or civil.
ization. And this iswhy thousands of
men are lopring TO the standard OF
Cleveland and Thurman. Four.llths OF
the single tax, or Henry George men,
will vote for Cleveland and Thurman
because they consider II step toward
free trade.
And the fact 10 becoming more and
more apparent that intelligence is on
the side of free trade The masses are
In advance Of the politicians. Even
our church societies are behind the ad.
vance of civilization. We have In this
country all sorts and sizes OF churches,
in which Is preached every conceivable
doctrine, save the doctrine taught by
the Saviour, that II Is easier for q
camel TO pass through the eye OF d
needle than for u rich man TO enter In
to the Kingdom Of Heaven.
We raise thousands of dollars every
year TO send missionaries TO convert
the heathen, and II heather was to
land on our shores, aud had any money,
the probabilities are our pickpockets
would have II In twenty.four hours. II
ha had M NANNY nph kuant IN Unplf nttt
Christian tariff system would rob him
Of the products OF his toll, and keep
him q pauper In our land.
This Is why inhdellty Is seemingly
growing on Christianity, II Is not be-
cause intelligence is opposed to Chris
tianity, but because our Christian
church societies are behind the advance
of civilization.
Let us then vote for Cleveland, Thur
man and freedom, and accelerate the
advance Of civilization.
A. j. KNIT