The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-12
THnPRorMor1oN FRAUD ExPosED

The DEMOCRAT didSSnot forget
its political creed, or violate the cardi-
nal ideas of the Democratic party, when
it advocated the doctrine that every
citizen of Canton should stand by home
interests and ~patronize home enter
prises.
Neither has this doctrine any connec-
ton with the great principle OF he
publican protection" sotcalled.1 Right
here some observations appear to be
pertinent. The Republican organ at
tempts to show that the Democratic
party would endanger the great indus
trial interests of the country and strike
a blow at American labor, because it is
attempting to relieve the masses of the
people from the excessive war taxes.
Over one hundred and twenty five mil
lions of the peoples money is now
locked up in the United States Treas
ury. This money was drawn from the
people by taxation, and no nation has
a right to tax its subjects
beyond the legitimate needs of the OBJ
jects for which governments are organ
lied.
The Democratic party says this enor-
nous surplus must be taken out OF the
Treasury and restored to the people.
The policy recommended by the Dem
ocratic party is in the interest of all the
industries of the country and clearly in
the interest of labor.
The best intelligence and the highest
authority on economic science are on
the Democratic side in this campaign.
The Republican position is untena-
BILE, either On moral, or economic
grounds. We are operating un-
der a protective tariff, 50 called, and yet
in all the protected industries, labor has
been steadily on the decline for a whole
decade.
This is not on account of any com
petition with the pauper labor of Eu-
rope, but it is solely on account of
competition with the 'pauper laborers
of both Europe and Asia, who have
been brought here by the ship load to
compete on our own soil. in u own
workshops, with our Americanlaborers
These are facts that cannot honestly be
denied.
There is another very significant
fact. These cheap laborers do not come
here from countries where a low tariff
prevails, but invariably from high pro-
tective tariff countries, like China, Rus
STA. Poland, Belgium and last but not
least, Italy.
How is it, Mr.. Protection philosopher,
that the lowest wage workers in Europe
are in high protective countries like
Russia and Italy, and in %prOhibitory
countries like China. How is
it that the greatest manufacturing
country across the Atlantic, with the
best paid labor, is a country with the
lowest tariff taxes.
The editors of Republican papers,
who are doing the principles of econom-
ic science for the present campaign,
would do well to gather a few grains
of common sense, on the operations of
the tariff, from the lessons of eX-
perience.
The Democrats propose to remove
the tariff taxes from raw material and
from the necessaries of life. The Re-
publicans propose to take the tax off
the vices and luxuries and keep the
tariff taxes on raw material and the
necessaries of life.
The Democrats propose to cheaper
the cost of living and raw material, in
order that American laborers and
American manufacturers can compete
with our manufactured products in the
markets of the world.
The Republicans are imitators of
China, that built a nigh wall of protec-
ton around the Empire, and shut
themselves out from the rich fruits of
commercial intercourse with other ma
lions and peoples, and fixed their labor
at a starvation basis.
The Republican candidate for Presi-
dent is the idol of the Chinese coolies,
and his record is Pagan and un-Amer-
lean. He is a lit candidate for a party
of relics and "reminiscences and Chinese
ideas. All he needs is a tunic, baggy
silk breaches, a Chinese cue and an opal
gem on a shaved crown, to pass for a
Chinese mandarin.