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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19
4 PARROT q
The Views Of q Citizen on Initiative
Genius.
written for the NEws-DEMocRAT.l

IlNNcu " AH0
Every attentive reader must have
noticed that we have a paper in Canton
that, parrot like, repeats what may be
said by the Cleveland Leader. A few
days ago the Leader tried to defend the
Republican free whisky platform, and
in order to justify its false position.
quoted the fourth section of the Pro-
hibition platform, which advocates the
immediate abolition of the whisky tax
True enough, IN Tuesday last, the Can
ton Parrot organ had such an article
too. These Republican organs begir
to find that it is difficult to rice two
horses ut the same time when they are
running in opposite directions. Tn
Leader and Parrot organ both know
that the position taken by the RepuOil-
cans on this question aud that taken
by the Prohibitionists are directly Op
pOsite. The Prohibitionists plainly ard
emphatically declare for the prohibition,
of the liquor traffic throughout The ma
ton, including the manufacture, salr
importation, expectation and trans.
portatlOn; and to get at this, must frs
abolish the internal revenue system.
The two platforms are simply tins: Re-
publican platform, free whisky ana No
revenue; the Prohibition platform, G
whisky and no revenue. AS the NV
York Voice trnlv says, "there is as
much difference in these two platform
do Cnere Is uetweeu throwing open the
door of the criminals cell for the pur,
pose of conducting him to the gallOws
and throwing it open for the Furpos'
Of setting the prisoner free" T. e Re
nuhlicaus want free untaXed whisky
while the Prohibitionists want neithe.
the whisky nor the revenue. Iii IS quite
surprising LlaU Tie LeaUer shOIuu as
Sert such a false position, but Il owl
Parrot organ is not so surprising, as /
is generally understood, that while par
rots make a great noise and CHATTER
they do not know hat they say. Whe!
will the Parrot organ give its reader
an original IDEA that will bear investi
CATION. A CITIZEN.
CANTON, July IL.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19

A REPUBLICAN journal, in comment
ing upon the accession of J. H. Wade
to the Republican party, remaks that
he is the richest man in Cleveland.
Very well. Now let us hear from the
poorest man in Cleveland. The ballot
of the poorest man in Cleveland. The
ballot of the poorest man fills the same
space in the ballot box as the ballot of
the richest man, and if we have a free
ballot and a fair count this Fall, we ex-
pect to see Mr.. Wade's ballot showed
under by a large majority.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19
SOME POINTS ON EUROPEAN PAU.
PEI s..

OF course you HI We read Lee Meri-
wether's book, "How to see Europe on
Fifty Cents a Day" You remember
there is an appendix to this book, auG
this appendix is rather Of a statistical
character, and you maynot have seen
it. Let us quote a little:
Investigation showed me that the
country in Europe with least pro.
lection pays most W. ges; that free trade
has nothing to do with the poverty OF
any European state. The real cause Of
poverty 10 Europe is the great wealth
Of the few. The masses must ALWAYS
be poor, when a few kings and MOBILES
hoard such a lions share. The Gar Of
Russia drains his people of Sg,l25,O00 4
year, or $4,000 a day. The German
Emperor receives $4,000 a day. The
Emperor of Austria $1,000 a day. The
sultan of Turkey gets $1S,OC0a day ana
500 wives to boot. 1t is the costly
bauble of monarchy. the enormous cost
of standing armies, that makes paupers
of the masses in Europe"
The school boy political economists
who are bowling about European pau
pers and free trade, don't stop to con-
slider that Europe has no free trade.
The poorest paid laborers in Europe
are found in countries with a high pro
tective tariff.
Italy has a protective tariff. Skilled
Italian mechanics are paid SO cents a
day.
England has no tariffs. English me-
chanics earn from $1.20 to 81 SO per
day. ..
Germany is a heavily protected coun-
try. German bricklayers earn 60 cents
per twelve hours work. For ten hours
the English spinner gets $1.15.
Russia has a very high tariff, and yet
the Russian artizan gets only one-third
as much as the English artizan in the
same work.
Why don't the protection shouters
tackle these statistics? The principles
of political economy have a universal
application. If the lowest wage workers
are in the highest protected countries:
IL uCulOlIoll d(Co IAuC hlSh IuASo OAAuuot
the resources of labor; and this princi-
pie applies with equal force the world
over. But we need not go abroad to
illustrate the logic of a high tariff. Go
to the so-called protected wage workers
of protected Pennsylvania. Take the
highly protected iron industry. Eighty
cents a day is the wages of those who
dig the iron ore for the furnaces of the
Lehigh Valley. The Philadelphia
Record says:
"The Italian scavangers who sweep
the filth from Chestnut street are paid
$3.50 for their unprotected labor,
Once they worked for 80 cents a day, or
for 10 cents more than most of the
miners received, but they struck and
secured the advance, Macungie, where
80 cents a day is considered an equiva-
lent for a days work, is less than 50
miles from Philadelphia and in a
country rich in iron ore"
What is the theory of Protection
good for in the presence of such facts.
tits everywhere demonstrated that high
tariff taxes do not benefit labor. On
the contrary, it is everywhere demon
strated that taxes Cypress labor. This
is in accord with the principles of eco
nOmic science, and is the demonstra-
ton of all experience.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19

ing over the list of advertisements in
the daily newspapers Of Akron,
Youngstown, Tifin and Mans
field we find a much more
generous exhibition of business
interests than can be seen in the Can
ton dailies. This ought not to be so
If a newspaper is worthy of publication
it is worthy of a generous support.
Canton merchants and manufacturers
ought to let their light shine.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19
A RICH MANS CANVASS.

A prominent citizen of Cleveland, a
well. known business man, was taking
breakfast at the Hurford House this
morning, when a Cantonian asked him
why j. II. Wade left the Democratic
party. The reply was that Wade was
a very richman, worth probably $780,
600; that he had made his money, onthe
start, by the advance of telegraph stock
and in monopoly interests; and that he
would naturally drift to the party in
the interest of protecting monopoly,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19

EBENEzER STANYARD fell through
the trap at Columbus yesterday at
Ills and was declared dead i'll eighteen
minutes. Before going on the scaffold
he played "Listen to the Mocking Bird
on the ACCORDION. According to the
prophets of Bob. Ingersoll, this is the
last music he will ever listen to. This
is the Ebenezer who murdered, Alice
Hancox, of Youngstown
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19

DUN g. Co.'S report for the week,
says a quiet hopefulness prevails in
trade. That it is going to be good,
more favorable crop prospects lead peo-
pie to hope. In financial markets there
is nowhere disturbance, though the I'M
precedented volume of loans at New
York raises questions that are not yet
answered. The reports from interior
points all reflect a hopeful spirit, with
most frequent reference to improved
crop prospects. The industrial outlook
IS not entirely cheering, though the
strike of iron workers seems likely to
last but little longer. Prices do not
change, though the more common goods
are freely offered at low figures. Bus
iuess failures during the last seven
days number, United States PIG, Can.
ada "a, total 240 failures, as compared
with PA last week, and 10 for the cor.
responding week of last year.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19
Bnoklsn,s Arnica salve.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe
yer Sores, Chapped Hands, Chilblains
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and pos.
itively cures Piles Or 40 pay required
1t is guaranteed to give perfect salts.
faction, or money refunded. Price %
cents per box. For sale by Durbin,
Wright y Go,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19

THERE is a demand for protection in
Indianapolis. Ben Harrison needs pro-
lection against the invading bands Of
political crusaders that bear down on
him and bore him daily; and the Re-
publican party needs protection against
Ben Harrison's speeches. A Chinese
wall around Indianapolis would be an
excellent investment.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19

The principal trouble with the Har-
rison and Morton ticket is, it lacks en-
tirely the heroic element. Neither can
didate has ever done anything to COM
mand popular sympathy or inspire ad-
miration. 1t is a cold, clammy, chill
ling combination. The admirers of
Harrison have to fall back As years to
the hard cider, o skin shibboleth Of
his grandfather, and the admirers of
Morton Of there are any can only
commend him for his millions.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19

GEN. BOB KENNEDY, of Ohio, made
a blood curdling speech in Congress
yesterday, that failed to draw. He
succeeded in scattering the members in
all directions. When he reached the
peroration the audience consisted of a.
dozen members, six pages, 4 doorkeep~
ers and II colored loungers in the gal
lery. The Southern outrage mill is
only running emptings now.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19

THE New Jersey Unionist sent in
quiries to representative Labor leaders
in that state as to their views on vari-
matters of politics. OF thirty-two
answers received, only two were "for
Protection as it is" while thirty were
"for tariff revision of some sort" Who,
says the world is not moving, and tha5
men are not growing brighter and bet
ter every day.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19

THERE has been a forced expectation
of over ten million gold from this coun-
try since last March. In speaking of
this the Chicago Business says: 1.-THE
outflow of gold is a puzzler to finan-
ciers, as there is no profit in shipping
gold at the rate of exchange that has
been ruling"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19
TAKING OUR TRADE.

Says Mckinley; Our beautiful tariff was made
To protect you by heavily taxing your trade.
But, Mckinley: it's death
When you choke IN our breath,
Just as surely as though you were choking 1t OFF
And we seize this occasion to ask, as WI cough,
Can you choke the life INTO our trader
NV, II. b. in Standard
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19

Mrs. ALICE SHAW, the Americare.
whistler, is just now a novel attraction
in high London society entertainments.
Recently she whistled for the Prince of
Wales and was personally complimented
by him. Ben Harrison had better hire
this lady to whistle for him inthis CAM
paign. He needs something of this
kind to keep his courage up.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19

CANTON is unquestionably one of the
most substantial cities in Ohio, and, on
the basis of population, n of the rich
est. There is nothing that can help
Canton as much as good, live, well-sus-
tanned newspapers. And yet in look
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19

EMANUEL KELLER, a we'll known
and influential farmer, who has hereto
fore been identified with the Republi-
can party, has signed the roll of the
Cleveland and Thurman club of New
Philadelphia, Ohio. That's right:
Keep the ball a rollin' on
, Ger Morton and Harrison!
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19

THAT wonderful Iowa shouter, Mrs,
Matilda Fletcher, has invaded Ohio.
with a speech entitled From the Log
Cabin to the White House" She is
now waiting to fire off oratorical pyro-
technichs for the edification of the
various eoon skin committees, at a
reasonable compensation.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19

BEN HARRISON made four speeches
yesterday, but said nothing new. If
Ben would hire some fellow like Gen.
Lew Wallace, or Bob Ingersoll to make
his reception speeches it would tend to
give more variety to the intellectual
feasts. There is a sameness and tame
ness about Ben's oratory that is liable
to become oppressive during the dog
JoT,p
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19

THE deep water convention is in Ses-
sion at Fort Worth. The President
should telegraph his sympathy. He is
is deep water himself .-[Ohio State
Journal.
Yes the President is in deep water,
but his craft is staunch and steady and
experience has taught him to avoid the
breakers that always lie in shallow
water.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19

THE grandson of old T%ippecanoe is a
fine man to demand protection to
American labor after voting fourteen
times in the United States senate for
free and unrestricted immigration Of
Chinese cheap abor,-[Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19
SMOOTH, SUMMARY POETRY

Glad summer is here,
With its usual romances,
Its conventions and beer,
Its soclals and dances.
The roses smell sweet
And the groceries cheesy,
The ladies look sweet
And the butter spreads easy.
Ion City Blizzard
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19

A UNITARIAN minister, of Toledo,
Rev. Chas. Cravens, who lost a 81 hat,
wagered that Blaine would be nomi-
mated, is now out for Cleveland, Thur
man and reform.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19

THERE is a fatality in a Harrison
pole. Do not erect any. Tuesday, at
Kenton, o., a man lost his life by the
falling of a Harrison pole. He left a
large family.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19

AN exchange thinks Editor Moore, of
st. Louis, made a very bad Topographic
cal error when he skipped with the wife
of Manager Norton,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19
WHY DO MILLIONAIEBS ALL
FLOCK INTO THE REPUBLICAN
PARTYP

Does the average middle class voter
ever stop to think why it is that "elght
millionaires" like j. H. Wade, of Cleve-
land, hasten to the support of ten mil
lionaires" like Levi 2. Morton, Of New
York. The reason is potent, if reason
will not let passion or prejudice o'el
cloud her "star-lit crown" and poetry
or prose may be applied to keep the
light a'groWing.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19
Birds of a feather
Ill flock together"

The prospect too Of more millions
will make our millionaires stand up for
.ach other. Thought and Reason are
win essentials and doubly capable Of
DER turning prejudice and passion.
Think this over MI. Middle Man, and
reason if we r not right.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19

CHAS. SEEMANN.
ATTORNEY AT LAW-orhce Commercial Block.
Nc % South Mara ct street, Canton, q.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19

HARTER d KRICHBAUM,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW-ohce, Harter Bank Block
Canton, Ohio.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19

ALLEN CARNES.
ATTORNEY AT LAW-Ofice with W. and A. Nc
Klnley, Canton, Ohio.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19

JOHN LOEW,
NOTARY PUBLIC-Navnrre. STARK County, Ohio,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19

y. 4. CASE. j. z. MoNNor. H. wHITACGE
CASE. MoNNor q wHITACRE,
ATTORNEYS AT LAw-omce in Harter's Block,
Canton, Ohio.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19

W. R. DAY, AUSTIN LYNCH.
DAY Il LYNCH.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW-Rooms 9-1O-11, Cassidy
Block, Canton, Ohio.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-01-04
The Cattle Market Improving.

From the Chicago Live Stock and Pro
duce Review of the 23rd we clip the fol-
lowing:
The selling interest came to the front
this week in great shape. Their lining"
has lasted six days. They sent the cattle
along in such moderate numbers that
those who buy for the eastern market
found it impossible to fill their orders
The resulting competition carried up
prices with yigor that was refreshing
Everyone who has had cattle here this
week has made money; for which every
body should give thanks, for, heaven
knows, drovers have had hard row to
hoe; 10! these many weeks. Values have
appreciated so very rapidly-the market
is 10000 higher than week ago-that it
will be, somewhat surprising should there
not be a reaction within the next few days,
but the ultimate tendency Of the market
is upward -unquestionably upward. Those
who have cattle and are SO situated that
they can carry them along a few months,
are certain to realize big advance on the
prices recently current. The market took
a favorable turn last Friday and it has i'm
proved a little every day since All grades
are substantially higher, but there is a
more pronounced change in medium to
good sorts than in common and choice.
Such stock as only short time ago was
in disfavor at 81 OO@2 25 has been in de-
mand this week at So 35@275, while extra
COWS have sold up to $3 O0b3 % and even
higher. just now it looks as though it
might be little risky to buy cattle in the
country, at prices based upon the above
quotations. If the stocker trade has not
been as active as during the preceding
two or three weeks, it was by reason Of the
greatly diminished namber on SALE The
demand has not abated one iot or title
The advance has not been as marked as
in beef cattle, but it is considerable fully
25c per 100 lbs. Prices have advanced.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-01-04
GOVERNOR BROOKS IN TOWN.
What He Says About Helena and the Judith
Basin.

IL. 2. Brooks, who in former years used
annually to issue a proclamation as gov
ernor of the Bad Lands, was discovered
after dinner yesterday making vigorous
use of diamond hilted toothpick. A re-
porter approached him with the saluta-
ton swell, Governor, where did you
come from?o
I'm just down from Helenar' was the
reply.
"How's everything at the capital?'
Booming! They talk railroads till it
makes a man dizzy Business is lively,
and the street cars are running. Foot
pads are thick as mosquitoes in August,
and the Young Mems Christian associa-
tion is constantly increasing in numbers.
The churches are making mighty effort
just at present"
"Why?" asked the reporter.
"Oh, because the telephone system is
out of order as usual, and as a result, pro
family is increasing at an alarming rate;
said damn myself once or twice when
trying to talk to Methodist clergyman
from the central office"
"What we're you talking about?"
Il was ordering bale of Bibles for the
Judith cowboys. We're doing a great
work among 'em. Think, inside of tive
years, the Basin will supply missionaries
enough to Christianize the universe"
MAY I enquire the occasion of your
visit to Helena?"
"Certainly. Besides the Bibles I wanted
about ten Thousand hens, warranted to be
good settlers, to stock the range with
Cattle are not profitable as they used to
be, and, as the bad lands have quit laying
eggs, we've had to fall back on chick
en- raising, you know"
"What is the condition of stock over in
your county to date?"
''First class. Cattle and sheep are both
doing well; and it is safe to say will come
through the winter in fine shape. AT
least, such are the present indications
Good-byer'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-01-04
Helena Petitions for Postal Telegraph.

HELENA, December 3O.-A petition is
being circulated in Helena which asks
the9 Fiftieth Congress to take imme-
date steps to establish system Of tele-
graph to be owned and controlled by the
government of the United States, the
same to be operated in, connection with
the postofice department. A hundred
business men have already signed it, SO
far only one refusing. 1t will have good
deal of bearing on the bill which has al
ready been introduced. The name OF Hon.
j. K. Toole appears on the heading OF the
petition as representing this congressional
district
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-01-04
A Big Sheep Deal.


Mr.. 0. G. Cooper, whose recent visit to
Benton was noted in our columns did not,
it seems, come here entirely for his health.
We learned this morning that during his
stay he concluded pending negotiations
for the sale of one-half of his ranch prop
erty and one half of his sheep, for the
snug sum of twenty-five thousand dollars
The purchaser is Mr.. Henry M. Martin,
of the well known wool commission mer-
chants, Manning, Harding & Martin, of
Boston. This firm is one OF the heaviest
buyers of Montana wool, and well known
to aockmasters throughout the territory.
This recent purchase fully testifes their
faith in the future of the Montana wool
growing industry.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-01-04
Share Holders Will Have to Pung1e.

ST.. PAUL, December 3O-John Hader,
receiver of the First National Bank of
Livingstone, Montana, has brought suit
here against Chas. A, Love, to recover
$1,000. Some time ago the bank went
into liquidation. In February, 1887, the
comptroller of the currency determined
that there was a deficiency Of assets to
meet the liabilities and that it was neces-
sary to enforce the individual liability of
stockholders to the extent Of 60 per cent.
o&the par value of their shares The de-
fendant ownes twenty shares, of the value
of $4,000.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-01-04
A Montanian in Trouble.

CHICAGO, December 3O.-James King, a
wealthy cattle dealer from Helena. Mon
Jana, was arrested here tonight on the
charge Of obtaining money under false
pfetenses. Checks for $7O0 were found,
ana were shown to be drawn by him
against the First National Bank of Chi
eago' Mr.. King never had an account
pnere' lie says the checks were signed
~ MN while in asemi-stupor, the result
u orugged whisky imbibed after he had
p9en lnveigled to private poker room.
~ mad been allowed to win at first but
s,oa s,serWard lost all his cash, amounting to
~ M lie does not know how much else.
u complainant against Mr.. King is
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-01-04

since be came upon nine head of cattle
near Nine Mile coulee, that had been cor
rallied by band of wolves. His attention
was first attracted by the believing of the
affrighted cattle, which on approaching
he found formed in circle, defending
themselves with their horns Mr.. Roth
had with him at the time one dog belong
ing to himself, and four from Peck &
Lacys sheep camp-all shepherd dogs
The dogs at once attacked tho wolves,
and an exciting combat resulted, in which
the wolves we're of course victorious. In
the meantime, the cattle improved the op-
portunity to seek greener fields and pas
lures new. Two Of the dogs we're serious
ly injured, and are still nursing their
wounds.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-01-04
Result of a Christmas Spree.

Butte, December 30. A miner named
Delong, for some time past employed in
the Nettie mine at Burlington, took a
heavy dose of strychnine yesterday, and
was dead before medical aid could reach
him. His death seems to be the result Of
a Christmas spree, which SO threw him off
his balance that he refused to go to work
again, even when importuned by his wife
to do SO, and decided he would get rid of
his family. His wife was present when he
swallowed the poison, and tried to stop
him. Coroner Amsden held an inquest
last night, the jury bringing in a verdict
in accordance with the above facts.