The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-25


rom an independent standpoint The
Doctor In q free trader and therefore
iot In harmony with the platform OF
National Democracy, but he thinka the
Republican party must be oyerthrown
a order 10 have anything like q fair
eal as between the people and the
nonopollSts, In the future, The follow
Ing 10
pR, HARhouNT's LETTER;
EDIToR NEWS DEMOCRAT Your
request for u statement of the reasons
Why, (for tile first tlme), my vote shall
be Democratic ticket, /, aomeAhd II
iurriedly, comply wlth-not that | im'
,gine my action In this respect is likely
be regarded 10 important by many
II indeed any persona-but because
here are circumstances IN which II be
,omes ones duty TO give for faith a
eaa0n.
Flrst-l am free trader, absolute, !
hold free trade 10 be u free mans right
Respecting this basic truth upon which
my stand 10 taken, aud 10 relating 10 H.
[ am glad 10 quote These grand words
II my fellow Republican, John sher
man, VIZ every advance toward a free
,xehange of commodities Is advance
IA civilization, every obstruction toa
rec exchange Is born of the same mar
row, despotlc spirit which planted cas-
lies upon the Rhine 10 plunder peace
ful commerce. every obstruction to
commerce Is u tax upon oon0umptioni
very facility 10 q ireeexohdnge, cheap
-ns commodities, increases trade and
production and promotes civilization
What ls there then In the word free
that should frlghten an Amer
IcanY Both reading aud re'
lection convince me that these
sentiments of senator She man
Is here given, are In accord with those
of the greatest minds of this aud every
ither enlightened age, the great body
Of economists, thinkers and phlloso'
pliers, with those OF the founders Of the
Republic, aud with the principles OF
Justice shall not, therefore, here
take space TO combat the fallacies OF
protection, In theory or practice, seeing
chat as old.tme relic Of king'cratt IL Is
wholly bad, being built upon au out
,ageous denial OF natural right 70 ted
In injustice aud grounded upon o lie,
Second-D Believing with Jefferson,
chat "the earth belo lgs In usufruct TO
theliying," aud agaiu with him IN the
selfeyldent truth Of the declaration OF
independence: THAT all men are
created equal that they are endowed
by the Creator with certain inalienable
rights; that among them are life, liberty
and the pursuit of happinessi' that
these rights are denied when the equal
right 10 land--on witch and from which
mon alone can live is deniedi that
equality OF political rights does not com,
pensate for the denial OF the equM
right TO the bounty Of nature; ana thai
mere political llDtr rty becomes, VIII
Increase Of population and the march
II invention, only liberty TO compete
for employment at starvation wnkesi
Lam, therefore, an advocate OF theli
practlcal recognition by the Only way
In which these rights can be secured,
namely. the taxation of land values. ana
Ithe consequens abolition OF every bur
denupou industry and labor
Protectionst orators tell ur, ana sta
tstcs seem 70 bear out the ASSERTION
TINT no country ever Increased ~ rap
ldl, IN wealth ns ours IA th0 eoinpara'
tiyely short period of It's history. what
has cranted VII this wealthH Labor
iIhs labor got it2 There 10 but one an
,wer No. Then there must De some
ching hugely wrong With q system thai
Inns robs the producer OF the fruit OF
lds toll. Can il continue without dis
astefY Justice 10 hesuprome law, ano
the advance OF civilization has ever
been consonept with its recognition
That we may continue our onward
march, this gigantic wrong must p'
lone away with. In 30 doing, and II
the consequent emancipation OF labor
abolition of restrictions upon trade ant
commerce Is the beginning, freedom o.
access. TO natural opportunities th'
means and human liberty the end. y
But this grand truth-the equa
rights of all TO ilfe--that Is the hear
and soul Of our proud declaration, ".
have heretofore ignored, and now VIII
only sixty millions OF people within
the borders OF eur broad land and be
cause we have done so,there have com
beQgars In our streets and tramps o.
our roads, and poverty enslaves me
whom we boast are political soyel
eigns, want breeds ignorance tina
our schools cannot enllghten, citizen
: vote IA their masters dictate and VI
deAnagorue usurps the place of III
statesman, gold weighs In the scales
jnstice and on high sit those who q
, rot pay TO civic virtue even the con
pliment Of Hypocrisy. Aye, tne vel
; pillars of the republic, which y
E 4 thought 50 strong, begin TO bend und
the increasing strain, and In citi.
+ slums. even under the shad0wing wal
7 of the church gather the hideous Hul
i and Vandals OF our nineteenth centu
o civilization -menace Of ita destruetlo
!. The dread OF Dlsunion, the oil nbsoi
q inQ point OF danger during the life
"a this generation TO prevent which n
alone the peoples poured-out blood a
money were perhaps tho greatest sac
tlces. but deep and until now patien'
endured encroachments upon tn
"a liberties n Is dead - and living
d sues new, yet old arise.
n ma there IA a parallel In the prese
n situation aud the historic times
in elnhty.eirht years ago. Then