The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-11-01
DEMOCRATIC ACHIEVEMENTS.
Tho Party Ia tho Champion Of tho riAia
People,


rho Party Ia tho Champion Of tho rlaia
People,
This 10 a campaign OF unusual aspects.
Seldom before has political Ofatory ap'
pealed 10 tho thought and not 20 tho
passions Of tho multitude, From tho low
plane Of tulspmo eulogy or unmltigatod
abuse 10 common ln our previous cam
p4igna tho discussions II both parllea
have boon elevated 20 tho consideration of
bona tide lsanp Tho Democratic pary
llyeA not Ia Tho past Tho memory OF
Jeliereon, Mouroe end Jackson aats % q
allmulant, not aa q eedatiye, buoh
glorious ancestry demands an active,
atlrrlng poaleFity, 80 today weenter upon
this campaign not % dreamera or praters
Of tho past but with tho banner Of a new
truth % workers for the fuluro
We're wo 70 indulge IN o l,t.le solf con-
.'r0lH.allpn, well might wo point with
pido 10 the manner Ia which this admin
laiFatlon has followed In tho footsteps Of
tho fathers OF tho Democracy navy
recreated, millions OF acres Of tho public
lands rescued from graaplng ayndloatea,
fraudulent pcuaon schemes rejected, oyon
40 tho ihk of public olamorl Che national
treasury guarded At all lta approaches
public oillce purgod OF lta foul humora
and purified In all lta members, raaod
from public scandal 10 n public truatl
tho dark places o. government Hooded
with the daylight Of honest adminietra.
lion, All these In themselves, besides
being sources Of Joy 10 ua, aro golden
recommendation f0r renewed public con-
ildonoe Dat II 10 not for those
alone that today wo demand con-
tlnuod popular support Our proBl'
dontlal llorculoa rests not after his great
task Of turning tho rlyora Of honesty
through tho A0gean stables Of public
Office, but, Hike new 81, George, has
buci.lod on bis armor 10 Slay tho dragon
Of war tggatloa Fr'wp no strong and
luaty on tlW lllg blood Of our people, Tho
pcrP'u oI TAI, country havo today some.
ltuug moro than memories OF tho great
cly,l war, We know that now genera.
lions have been born and grown 70 man.
hood since tho restoration OF poaoo, Tho
veteran soldcra Of that conflict aro qulcldy
leaving us TO Join tho armies OF tho great
otonal Captain, But were wo 10 look
upon tho statute books Of our national
government wo would DO tempted 10
believe that poeco was but drcam, and
that tho crash " arm1 was still resouud
Ing along tho Potomac. For there vii! NO
find stlll la force and daily executed tho
lawu lO"1 gfnHs,.vu'a urgency 70 feed aud
cqr uH NrWlca In tho field, W0 had
h'v. q yoara connatulating ourselves
that Tao last yoatlgo Of tho war had passed
away only 10 wake to tho fact that while
no soldiers fight today for our safety,
ovory oitlEon bears and has borno for a
score Of years tho burden OF taxation
expressly raised 20 provide for armies
long since moltod lntonothng Since tho
ond Of tho war our population has almost
doubled, our industries hayo grown TO
gigantic proportions, our public debt is
funded, our treasury oyoril0ws with an
annual eurplua Of Sl8O000,00O taken
oyery year from tho channels Of trade,
and yet tnycA are laid and collected ag
though we were In tho throes Of great
conflict with our treasury draining 40
II sloyo, 10 Is truo, however,
that tho war taxes aro no longer
dAlOctod on tho rich nuns stocks,
bonds and checks, that tho million.
airo no longer pays his quota on his In
como that tho lmpoats ON whisky aud
tobacco 'liayo hron loasonod, but 10 Is rs
equally truo that tho drain upon tho poor
man's purse still continues Whom, as
Mr. Blaine has said "tho government
sought about everywhere on earth In
heaven, and beneath tho soaA for s0mo.
thing on which taxation could bo laid"
tho duties about our Imports roso from
about 20 per cent 20 40 por cont This
aud mems that tho clothes which
covered the poor mans natodnoss, tho
tools which contributed 10 his daily bread,
the wood which formed tho roof over his
head and tho floor ho walllod upon,
tho cradle In which his offspring slopt
tho knives nnd plutes which graced his
Bcanty table, tho can IN which
no carried 70 hla day Of toll his moagor
dinner, tho salt or sugar which seasoned
bio food, aud almost everything ho used
sayo tho cir no breathod was lcid undor
All this taxation was born0
patiently ag long na u had cause, but
tho plain pooplo Of this land nro not Spar
tan hclota nor Russian mouiiks, and thoy
have decided aversion TO pay tax 10
any ono ono day longer than tho needs Of
tho state require t Hero then lies the
Issue Of this campalgn--shall this war tax
otay or go2 II scoms worry strange 70 q
thoughtful man that there should bo any
about such simple mat
tor, But 10 largo number Of people
In this land this war tax has become,
by some peculiar process Of magic,
an idol or q religion, which must not
bo dosocratod by examination or criticism,
and they sHy 60 II IN the words Of holy
writ, "Though thou shouldst slay mo yot
win oloavo unto thoo' Politicians
this strange fatuity had
feared 10 mako this an Issue for this
people, and IN their 80 called wisdom had
shut their eyes TO tho fact and their ears
TO the complaint Of tho oyerburdened.
But, thank God statesmen are yet born
In this land, aud somo ono was found
with courage enough TO mike this m
Issue for tho people With charming lu.
cidity OF statement, boldness of e2pres.
sion and absolute accuracy Of fact q mes.
fage Of our president rang throughout
tho land lilo Gabrlolg trumpet calling 10
lifo again tho dondonod intelligence Of our
Prom speech by William J, Carr,
Of New York