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

lthiHlnE iNtNHNlJ hH'N W. ~ "Ni
Miller, Of the Canton Steam Pump
company, located IN South Cherry
street had decided to east his vote for
Cleveland and Thurman this fall
NRws'DEMooRAT reporter approached
him upon the subject, lie
found that Mr., Miller had no
decided, ile has been lifelong Re'
publican, being brought up IN that
school by his father an aboltloniat
An interview was asked but Mr
Miller requested the privilege OF witt
ing u few OF his reasons for this change.
Ills request was granted and he sub
mIts the following
EDlrOH News DEMOORAT,-A AS you
have lately been printing articles from
parties who do not believe that Pr0tec'
ton, aa defined by the Republican party,
has done al that II considered good IN
this country and as ! am one OF those
diabeleyerB | wish 10 say q few words
In denunclati0n OF this so'called Pr0tec-
tlOn idea. ] have been n life lon < Ito
publican and voted for every llepubll,
can candidate for President .rom and
Including General Grant 10 AID includ.
ing Blaine, My father was q radical
Republican and was carried from his
death bed 10 the polls TO vote for Lin
coin, was, 10 70 speak, reared by the
teachings of the organ OF Protection,
the New York Tribune, the editor OF
which, Horace Greedy, was the father OF
Protection, OF the new school, one
thing however, read or hear what may,
I hope can say q do my own thinking,
When | read or hear statements about
the tariff, particularly those az variance
with actual facts, from wh0msoeyer II
may come, II carries no weight with me,
The first strictly political speech IN
favor OF high tariff / ever listened TO
was by noted person In this city. lle
made certain statements which set me
10 thinking. As manufactures |
could plainly see that had been hood
winked In the past, The few VINO nave !
known me In Canton VIII know That !
have been for ~ least six years most |
decided tariff retormor In my ideas
TheQuestiOn has often been put 10 me, |
why do You not join The Democralsp
TO o person that was reared |
as q Republican II did not seem |
necessary previous 10 this time. |
At the time Gen, Hancock was q can
dldate lor President, In order TO entrap |
him, he was asked his views on the |
then rather premature queoti0n In u
few words he said II was q "local ques'
ton and TO me II was the most states
maDlike utterance OF the campaign, |
Yes, | believe II is u local question, and |
will go farther and say II is personal
one, as well as national. The city OF |
New York In the center Of what ~ |
termed free trade. Ninety miles from
New York ig Philadelphia the second
city In population .and IN u sister state,
and yet is the very hot bed Of what IL
termed projection When you take
into account that these are the two
largest cities In the United States aud
no close together " goes 10 prove the
assertion that the question 10 local ana
personal as well as National, When
we find eastern Democrats In iron dis
trlcts pr0tectionists and western iIe,
publcans In agricultural states ana
Territories, free traders, ! think II b0r'
deIs very close on the personal, u is
simply u matter OF MOEe nU Is 8oytd
| viii tell you how | made up my
mind 10 leave the Republican party
As | said previously, / do my own
,linking. Our citizens viii remember
WIDEN our esteemed aud h0n0red Con
grgssman, Major Mckinley, came home
ltOm the Chicago convention, many
citizens went 10 meet and welcome one
who, as II was said came so near get
ting the nomination for President MI |
M Kinley made q sholt speech tro'a his
residence. give, MS | remember, that
part of his speech relating - the tariff
and " was. This campaign Is not
gong 10 be perl0nal one; the great
igsue viii be protection versus
tTee trade Republicans arrayed ON the
side Of proteclion--Dem0craIs ON the
side of free trade" Mr.. Mckinley
came fresh from the Chicago
convention. lie was the author Of the
Chicago platform as much as Thomas
Jefferson was the author OF the Deca'
ration Of independence. Coming from
such q source, from man whoreceiyed
eleven votes for the nomination for
President in the convention aud stated
IL m so emphatic q manner, II certainly
must be accepted as good authority, !
mentally said, II your statements are
correct there is no further use for me
in the Republican party. But resolved
TO wait aud see " those statements
were to be realized Previous 10 this
time the Presidents message had been
delivered He took q very decided
stand for revenue reform. | waited for
his letter of acceptance. Some said he
would hedge on the issue, but when "
came out Il merely reinforced his al.
ready strong position, Then IT was !
resolved TO cast my vote where IT would
more nearly carry out my ideas on the
tariff question.
lam not one Of those who do not admit
that the high tariff has done great good
In the past II is the perpetuation OF 1t
that has, as believe, became an iDiq
uity With country OF such great
extent and natural resources, q stlmu-
lating climate and the coming together
OF ali portions Of the caucasion races
we have become u very inventive peo
pie. IL should te expected that we
would develop very fast and II might
be claimed with just as much propriety
that the internal revenue has made this
unparalleled prosperity. There Is just as
much justice In perpeluatlng the mo-
nopoly on certain patents which has
done SO much for The development OF
the country, or that paper money should
be forever used. AS regards patents
seventeen years is now the limit OF
patent monopoly. Paper money was
only temporary as far AS It's value was
concerned, and rs soon as II was for
the interest OF money kings TO return
TO gold standard u was done But not
so with the monopoly first handed man
nfacturers. II Is for their personal in.
terest to maintain the high tariff sys
TEN. believe that where one person
benefited II is at the expense OF |
scores OF others, High tariff y. simply |
commercial canabalism and will surely, |
II continued result not IN the survival