The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-15
EDITORIAL sQU1Bs.


THE outlook is that the Legislature
will increase the Dow law tax to $3.50
all round. Governor Foraker says, they
must raise additional revenue to carry
on the State government.
IT is claimed that there is a scheme
on foot iii the g. o. p. TO choose dele-
gates to their National convention fav
Orable to Governor Foraker. This will
give Sherman the go-by again.
SOME of the most rantankerous pro-
protectionists are foreigners, who are
in the country for revenue only, not to
become citizens. They are here for
business and to make more millions
and then return whence they came.
WHAT do our Republican brethren
think of Murat Halstead, the fiery un-
tanned Republican of the Cincinnati
Commercial. Gazette? Mr.. Halstead is
member of the Golden Club, the
largest free trade organization in the
world.
AT Baltimore, Maryland, the other
day, a sawlnill was stolen. AS yet the
stolen goods have not been recovered.
Ex- President lMrreJ, of The Baltimore
& Ohio Rmlway. knew what he was
talking abUuu Wnen he said he was
afraid some nne would steal the STATE
of Maryland.
EMPEROR NIiLIA.! has passed away,
having eXpirrt al $50 Friday morning.
The crown pl,are succeeds as Frederic
Ill. His reign viii probably be short,
for his throa. trouble will, no doubt,
soon terminate fatally. His successor
will be his sou Prince William, who is
20 years olu. Ine prince has son
about five years old.
The population of New York City at
this time, the New York Sun says,
has increased fully 100000 since 1880,
when it was 1,206,577, and accordingly
it is now in the vicinity OF l,6SO0OO.
But if Brooklyn, Jersey City and other
outlying municipalities, which are
really parts of New York, are included
the population will probably stand at
2,S00O00
The Cincinnati Republican members
in the Legislature are decidedly Oppos-
ed to the bill to close saloons on sun
day. Those kind souls are cOnsiderate,
and wish to give saloons chance to
earn their license tax. These members
say if this bill becomes law, the Re
publican party will be killed in Hamil-
ton county. Wouldn't it be pity to
kill this immaculate party i'll Clncln-
| natl?
THE king of terrors has taken Ger
| many's great Emperor. This king of
terrors is the great leveler, showing no
respect of persons. The high and the
low, the rich and poor must succumb
Such is the inevitable.
In Elgin cathedral, Scotland, on an
old tombstone is the following inscrip-
ton:
This world is a city where all men sweets;s
| Aud death is the mercat which all men meets;
| If life were thing which money could buy
The poor could not live and the rich would not die
THE poor old Burlington road, seeing
| itself about to be vanquished in its fight
with the Brotherhoods of Engineers
and Firemen. seeks to have the courts
| come to its rescue. Poor old Burling
toni An Injunction restraining Chief
Arthur, even if granted, will not be
worth the paper on which it is written
If the engineers do not wish to handle
Burlington freight, no court can com
pei them to,
THE internal revenue reductions as
agreed on by the Democrats of the
Ways and Means Committee, will
aggregate about $25,0O0OO0. The
tobacco tax, except on cigars and cigar.
cites, is repealed, reducing revenue
about $19,0O0,000. Licenses abolished
will make further reduction of be.
tween $3,000,000 and $5,0O0,0O0. There
is no reduction on spirits of any kind
| The manufacturers of fruit brandies
are allowed to place their product in
bonded warehouses and take warehouse
receipts for the same time as the whisky
distillers now have. Some extreme
| penalties have oeen lessened.
No newspaper in the country is bet
ter entitled to speak for the wooler
manufacturers than the Providence
Journal. 1t has been staunch advo
cate of protective tariff and an un
wavering supporter of the Republican
party. Hear whatit says for free wool
The more we look into the desirable
ity of free raw materials the more VIZ
shall fine to support the claim. New
England certainly should be a unit OF
this issue, for it is owing to free cottOI
and hides that two great branches 0.
manufacturing are kept active, anC
free wool would start up the thirC
great industry in way that would bC
felt at once in Rhode Island and Massa
chusetts. To be able to manufacture ;
single line of mems wear which is nov
imported would double the size of TIN
city Of Providence and give employ
m mt to $4,000 people.