The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-11-10
ANY Party Not Willing to Allow the
Liberty OF Speech viii Fall.

While walking upon the street
the other day, ] met two small
boys, OF course each one had Il
band on his cap;(eXcuse me for
being so impertinent as to menti, II
it, The little fellows were con-
siderably thawed out, about the
tariff and freetrade questions of
the day. One was mad at the
others shat bandn and the other
was mad at ones hat band. One
at last got entirely out of his shell,
and abused the other about being
in for free trade" and as retalia-
tion is the glory of this great
country; the other boy, being edu-
Gated UP to the same political trick,
replied, (not in the still small voice.
"and you are in for high tariff"
Now where did these young boys
learn this political dogmatism
1t is evident that neither one or the
other, knew any more about the pol
itics of our country than they did
about the Greek language. But yet
will say that even those boys know
fully as much about such matters
as many of our men, and politicians
seem to know, from what / read
and hear for my self.
Politics is the science of govern
ment. Our people as a rule are
not much acquitted with politics
as science. They allow them
selves to be dogmatized by their
leaders, and hence they are always
led into error, in these important
matters, all though great Nation
al campaign. j am happy to say
that for one, never allo wed my
self to be duped by unreasonable
political discourses. Now let me
say, for the comfort and consola-
tion of my neighbors whom l high
ly esteem, tnat we all should sus-
tain large amount of Philan-
thropy (human kindness). 1t is
for the want of this principle, that
men overlook the weighty matters
of our political career, and in place
of it, fuss and quarrel over those
dead issues issues that have been
campaign dogmatisms for years.
Now | make the broad assertion,
that there is no free trade party in
the United States, never has been,
and | am quite sure never will be.
have been a close reader, and an
independent thinker for forty
years, not voter quite that long
but have watched the move of
parties for fully that long. When
came in power q mean power to
breath) we had then, two great
political parties Wing and Dem
ocratic-what was the great issue?
Why, of course, the Taritf-Oh yes
the taritf-and the United States
bank question thrown in TO fill up
little-Now, at that very time,
the U. S. Bank issue was the inn
portant question between them,
and not the tariff-People could be
more esily deceived on the tariff
question then than any other-And
so it is yet. | well recollect that
the Wings and Democrats would
quarrel and fight over those pol
itical questions--and at the same
time both, in favor of tariff.
The Democratic party has never
been free trade party. / never
voted Democratic ticket in my
life, because / believed them to
be wrong, in several things:
When they abused the Wings
and tried to break up their meet
ing by the use of eggs, stones etc,
they were wrong. When they
cut and pulled down the flags the
Wings put up, they were wrong.
And when the President vetoed
the U. S. Bank bill, they were
wrong. l then said, although
boy-The Democratic party will
kill itself. We now pass on to
1S56-Their last administration be-
fore the war, they died sure enough,
but the Democratic party still
organized each campaign for
twenty four years, and was beaten
by the "Third Party" Republicans.
The Republican party sustained
for twenty years. Now what kill
ed the Democratic party in its 1860
campaign? Its abuse to the other
party, who was then in the right
Prudent, consistent and excellent
men left it by the thous sands and
came to the Republican party.
This party reigned for twelve
years, and then became miserably
corrupt-was ruled by the Saloon
element--and by its negligence to
hear to the temperance people of
this country, a new party sprang
up in 1S72--This was the Prohibi-