The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-11-15
AFTER THE BATTLE IS OVER.
What the Defeat of Grover Cleveland
Means,


EpIToR NEws'DEIonAr' ~ The
great battle is.over, and American labor
has been saved from tho great bugaboo
Free Trade. As this has been q cam
pagn OF Ideas and education, let US re'
view some of the lessons II teachea,
Voters Of all reform parties have passed
by the only man IN the United States
who promised reform with the plalnest
show Of bringing u about, and have al
lowed monopoly 10 become entrenched
In the stronghold Of the government,
where II can gather IN the products OF
labor and grind out theproceeds Of bus
mess at will,
This country 10 now 10 be ruled by IN
aristOcracy for another generation.
Democratic speakers have shown clear
ly that when you increase the cost OF
the products OF labor you lessen the
demand for these products, aud conae'
Quently lessen the demand for labor,
lessen wages and increase the amount
OF idle labor, And, vice versa, when
you lessen the cost OF the products OF
labor, You increase the demand
for these products, which increases the
demand for labor and necessarily raises
wages, They have shown cOnclnaiyely
that the lab0rerS and consumers are
compelled to pay from $40 70 500 for
every 800 worth OF goods they buy by
virtue Of the tariff They have shown
Conclusiyely that by virtue OF the tarlil
the prices Of the products Of labor are
doubled.
They have also shown clearly that
labor has produced Nll the wealth we
have IN the country and that that
wealth 10 to-day nearly all IN the hands
Of capitalists and monopOlle0,
The campaign ~ now over ana we
can all look 40 the situation calmly ana
without prejudice, Let us look ~ some
OF the Vital points involved,
The verdict means that we are AFRAID
of free trade and Of Free Trade Eng
land,
Let us ask what would bO the condi,
tion Of labor IN England with protec'
tive tariff The people Of any nation
must be supported by, me
wealth Of the nation, which II
derived from two sources,
one Is by commercial exchange Of COM
odities with other nations, And this Is
the way England gathers most Of her
wealth, This necesSltates free trade,
The other source Is by production, II
Is dug out, cast of and raised on the
land OF the nation, or the products Of
nature taken from the land and shaped
into wealth by labor Now suppose
that England had high tariff system
and was compelled 10 live on what they
produced from the earth, with popu'
lati0n Of 200 TO the square mile, lm'
agine the divide that labor would get
after the army and navy and the aris'
tOcTacy had been fed,
Even In this country whore we have
only 20 10 the square mile lOnd pr0tec'
tom we have over u million that are
suffering for the neCessOrlos Of life,
Don't you think little more free OK.
change Of commodities would be q
benefit TO usY
Now the lesson TO be learned from all
this, summed up In nut she'll, Is simply
this: The Republicans propose 10 have
labor continue producing wealth, TO
give to capitalists and mOn0p0lies, and
have labor pay the expenses OF the
government 70 protect them In the
enjoyment of II.
Now what does the Democratic party
propose to do by tariff for revenue.
They propose 10 have laborers, In.
stead Of paying from 800 TO 300 for
every $50 worth Of goods, pay from $50
TO 500 for every 800 worth of goods,
They propose 10 save the laborers, the
farmers and merchants five per cent,
They propose by tariff for revenue that
labor shall continue 20 produce wealth
and give II TO capitalists and monopo'
lies, and pay the expenses Of govern.
ment that VIII protect them In the on.
iOyment Of IL.
Now, If the great lesson Of this cam.
paign does not teach that Justice 10 Ia.
Dor demands absolute free trade, then
II teaches nothing. Capital must have
u government for protection. Labor
needs no protection, and rs long as IL
has no wealth, IL does not even need u
government Yet II Is compelled 10
pay more even than the necessary OK.
penses Of the government, TO enable
capitalists 10 enjoy the wealth that In.
Dor produces, without any expense TO
capitalists, Is II any wonder we have
Anarchists The object aud duties Of
agoyerment as understand II are 10 ON.
able all citizens TO secure their Just
rights TO protect them In the enjoy.
ment Of them and TO promote the gen.
eral welfare II this 10 not q correct
definition Of the duties Of u govern.
ment then tell va what Is. II it Is,
then will anything short Of absolute
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