The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-11-01

Would Prefer TO Endorse His
Party'a Platform,
But Then, He cawn't Do II, Y'EuOw

The Republican CRY this year against
the Democratic party has been that OF
'free trade" This cry was thought to
cover q multitude OF Sins and the lm'
preston was advanced that the rank
and hle OF the Republican party was
In hearty accord with the high prOlec'
tive platform adopted at the Chicago
convention, Democracy, as represent
Ing the party Of the people, held differ
ent aud by the thousands OF Republl'
cans II has gained In the past few
months all over the country " has
shown that the people are thoroughly
sick of this high protective bugaboo,
and when November O comes they viii
step TO the polls and vote their conylc'
llonh, a revision OF the tariff,
In Canton and vicinity the number
who have left the Republican party for
Democracy cannot properly be comput-
cd. They are men Of high standing
and of intelligence and the number OF
these men who have expressed their In
tontI0n OF voting for q reduction Of
tho tariff and the aOundncsa OF tho ar
gument advanced, have dis
concerted the Republican boaat
and they zee defeat staring them In the
face. 50 desperate have they become
that NJ the announcement or hnOlhef
lifelong Republican having left tho
Darty FOR Democracy they fr0th NJ the
mouth, deny the assertion, ana finally,
when they find " true beaiege those
who have come over and give them no
rest m tho efforts TO take them back
into the old party. For this reason
there are hundreds Of citizens In Can
Ton who have changed their Views on
voting for Harrison, but will do 80 qui'
city, preferring TO avoid the abuse
which they know win follow, They
will quietly cast their vote, A mum
Der win vote the Prohibition ticket,
but Democracy viii catch q majority
of them. Among the number who de-
alre no publicity stands Attorney L.,
M, Jones, with his Office fairly In
the shadow OF the Republican
organ, and against the moral or intel.
lectual standing Of whom not q word
can be said. Born In the very hot bed
of fRepubliCaniBm In C0lumblana county
and raised by parents OF that creed, no
has gone thus far through life with his
colora nailed fast 70 tho mast OF the
Republican ship. All these yeare he
has kept up with his party but now,
while he continues the course suggested
by the Republican presidents for nl'
most Il score OF years past In reducing
the tariff, his party falls by the way
side of high tariff and loses the sup.
port of him as well as thousands OF
others. Mr.. Jones IL no "hopper," Far
from II. Ho was raised too strict q Re-
publican for thnt Neither does he say
no win not vote the Republican ticket
The fact Is that Mr., Jones says no can.
not tell what ticket he VIII vote until
election day comes Knowing Mr.
Jones 40 we'll let us state that he will
undoubtedly vote the Republican ticket
but, II 30 no follows not his conyic'
tlOns. Hear him: "l cannot tell what
| will do this fall. For years the Pres
Idents OF the Republican party have
been asking for reduction OF the
tariff and the tariff commission asked
for a reduction OF from 20 TO 20 per
cent. What does the party doY Az
Chicago II listened TO the cry Of the
monopolists Instead Of TO the people
and a high tariff platform Is adopted.
| this year received au invitation To so
upon the stump In this county, could
not do 80. The fact Is ! have been
very busy. But then II won't do for
there 10 be too large majority IN
Ohio thus election, IL there was, the
Republicans would decide that the
High Tariff dodge was the reason, |
don't know whether I'll vote or not
maybe not. know that II there's az
much feeling over this matter through
out the state as there Is IN Canton
Ohio can be classed among the doubt
ful states"
In closing Mr.. Jones exresSed q de-
sire that what he said be not published
IL was no ones business what he
thought and II II WIS published he
would N. .badgered by the Republicans
and their organ and In self defense he
would have TO say hard words against
the administration. The point the
News DEMOCRAT desires 10 make Is on
Mr.. Jones views In regard TO the tariff
Being u Republican he can hardly he
expected TO have any great number OF
good words for Democracy. The Re
publican leaders are challenged u
secure from Mr.. Jones n card having
attached TO II his signature denying
that his views on the tariff are not here