The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-11
SOME UNIQUE TATuRns
or otion---'rhe Self inflicted Amens
can boycott.


fwiltlcn for the Nnws-DEHooRAT1
:. The protective tariff System OF taxa
tion, like everything OF the kind devils
cd by men, not In accord with natural
or divine law, presents some peculiarly
absurd features, not generally dwell
upon In popular discussions,
An examination Of one OF these
shows II 10 be an attempt (professedly)
10 make the nation prosperous by pre-.
venting II from buying from other ma
lions. See how this results In the cast
Of celebrated individual. Captain
boycott, who has the distinguished
honor Of having his name turned into
a verb, was 10 use It's synonym "pro.
tected,P Around him was built pro
tectlve tatiff ofsmgular efficiency II,
could buy no labor and no one would
sell him meat, milk, bread or service
Did he grow prosperous. Nay, verify;
rather had this much protected man ~
fly from place where his own market
was reserved for his own productions
But In asking us as nation, made up
Of individuals TO reserve our home
market for our own productions, the
protectionist ask us to do for our selves
just what the land leaguers did for
Capt. Boycott, They ask No 10 Boycott
ourselves. We have heretofore com.
piled with demands, ana with what re.
suits aa affecting us In some particu.
lars, lot an able writer tell us as fol.
,0ws;
Look at the monstrous incongruity
between the free bountles Of nature
bestoweL on q nation, and the effects of
restrictive legislation upyn the actual
prices Of those very bountles when they
come into the home market Protec
tion thwarts and virtually destroys
these gifts Of God 10 any people, which
are most peculiar and abundant. IL
therefore ilings It's fist into the face OF
Providence, and robs the people of their
natural birthrlght We win take the
example from our own country and at
the present time.
First In respect Of copper. The
purest and most abundant dc.
posits of that important metal
In the world are found In
the upper peninsula of Michigan. Cop.
per accordingly should naturally be
better aud cheaper In this country than
In any other country In the world. The
situation Of the mines is central on the
great lakes and almost In contact with
the two greatest rivers of the continent,
80 that the diffusion Of the product over
the country Is providentially easy and
cheap, According to the census Of
1880 the copper mines Of this country
put out In that year 50,050000 pounds,
Of which the Superior region mines pro.
duced 4b,800000 pounds, or Just 40 per
cent. The bounty Of God has not been
slack In Lestowlng this particular ne.
cosSityo life upon the United States.
The fact remains, Notwithstanding
that lngots OF copper cost more TO the
citizens Of the United States than 10
the subjects Of the effete monarchies of
Europe, many OF which have not de.
posit of ore within their borders. The
tax In our tariff of three or four cents
q pound on foreign copper, put on on
purpose TO raise the price Of our own
product TO our own citizens, lifts the
price here above the European level.
The Lake Superior copper interest sold
i0,000000 0pOunds OF copper 20 10 To
Europe In the spring Of 1883 az 10 cents
per pound, while II charged every
American Wholesale buver f7iL cante