The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-18

Moving tho Mpfl ol uie NFpFHg ny"
Doora- Burgess norea the preary BAL
anoe,
Ex.Atty Gen, West, who was an
nounced 10 speak At tho Tabernacle
on saturday night did not come, on
account of the death OF u near relative,
aud an Insurance agent from Cleye'
land, called Winahip, and o man named
burgess from Oberllu, we're substituted,
There was a fair sized audience at the
start, q great many being ladies' Judge
Frease was made chairman, Winship,
according 10 his own story, was born
In Maine where he got his education
nj the blacksmith bellows, lie IL q very
robust man, with tremedoua bowels,
with very wild, unconth mnatacbe
and reminds ono very much Of the lead.
ing pirate In "The Pirates OF Penzance,"
The first part OF Windahip'a speech
was devoted 10 the theory that a high
protective tariff gives the American
people home market, He said the
iarllf proposed by the Democratic par
ty would allow this country 10 be Hood
cd with foreign goods and wares, Az
ter celebrating this theory with great
eaIneatnesa, until she was inebIiated
with the exuberance Of his own YER
bOsity, no then proceeded 20 luock
the argument all IN the head
by attacking President Cleyelanda re-
taliati0n message, After proving 10
his own satisfaction that protection
means exclusion OF foreign products,
and n at the only way 70 get rich 10 TO
trade among ourselves, and tax every.
thing AZ per cent. for the benefit OF
trusts, bOndhOldera and money sharks
he then proceeded 10 prove that the
Presidents retaliation message would
ruln our trade with Canada, and throw
lots OF American labOrera, engaged IN
that trade, out OF employment lie
said there was line OF steamers now
running between Portland, Maine, and
Halifax, Canada, that were doing an
extensive carrying trade between the
two countries, II President Cleyelands
retaliation policy waB carried out thia
trade would b0 ruined, The
same would be true all along our
Canadian border, In which largenum.
Der of laborers were engaged, 10 will
be seen from the above that Winship
knocked his forepart argument all into
smithereenS by his aflerparl argument,
Then he proceeded 20 wave the bloody
shirt for about half IN hour, and really
made quite 4 moving speech, no moved
out about one hundred Of the audience
This somewhat noisy harrangue left
the same impression on the desp0ndont
audience as did Lawyer Skimplns ad
dress 20 the Jury In the memorable trial
OF Bardell w. PiCkwick, When the
trial was called Skimpins proceeded TO
open the case and the case appeared to
have very little inside " when he had
opened H. for he kept such particulars
as he knew completely 10 himself ana
sat down after q lapse Of three minutes
leaving the Jury IN precisely |
the same advanced stage Oi
wisdom as they were In before. |
When ne closed there was aquitG gen /
eral rush 20 escape from any further I
atllctiOns of this nature, but Judge |
Freus0 very adroitly announced song |
by the glee club, which tended TO check
the outward flow of humanity The |
ladies', however, had escaped before the
announcement was heard, one ltepub.
liCan sitting near our reporter was
head 10 remark, "another speech a'te
that would make me q free trader
The gee club, all male voices, came for
ward and sang sort Of political polly |
wog song TO the tune of one little, two
little, three little .niggess, etc. Candor
COmpels us TO say that the music was |
not up 10 expectations. The boys |
should practice little In advance.
when music, heavenly mail was young
While yttln early 0reoct she SUNG
She probably had no idea that after the
lapse of 1900 years sbo could be induced |
TO paraly2e the atmosphere Of melody |
with such dlscord as the boys gave us
at the Tabernacle,
The last speaker u Mr., Burgess from |
0berm, appeared like quiet, lnotIen
siye man, somewhat barren Of ideas, |
but with rather q pleasant voice, and q |
not unattractlye person lle com
menced on the tariff instantor lie
said he thought more Of his own chill
dren than OF any other persons chill
dren, and liked Oberln better than
Canton because his interests were there,
Then he applied this theory to America |
and foreign counties, The trouble with
Burgess speech Is he did not mako o
logical application OF his own argument
For instance II he likes 0berlin, why
does he favor AZ per cent tax on every
thing that everybody uses In 0berlin,
A tax that Is unnecessary; that is an
oppression, and that piles up the money
OF the people Of 0berlin in the city
treasury, there TO remain idle and use.
less, increasing the rate Of interest and
depressing business. This is the logical
application OF Burgess little illustra-
tion. There were 2l2 persons who
staid and heard Burgess bore, Taking
as q whole, the meeting was quite do
trauoino IN tha Rnonhlinnnu nrnuant