The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-08-29

ferrous candidate nom nelghboflnB STATE
for tho Republican nomination for the Pres
idency baalng his claims upon the possession
Of large wealth gathered together by means
of our pimtical tariff laws, and later on
you witnessed the outright purchase Of tho
highest Office In the gin Of our people, tho
Presidency itself, with money Invested In
blocks Of Ave and manipulated by Sunday
School teachers, United States Senators and
other honorable mon, for You know "they
- are all, oil honorable
men, Men arc pur-
.A-IN chased ON election days
VB at nearly every polling
VI epreclnct In your own
IekN> State and the abomin-
HMBN able crime 10 uniortu-
lMUI nately not confined 10
hVW either Of the political
Il W In l. W parties Itiaa notorious
NNVIA fact that not only arc
" NMT votes purchased, but that
nm In many localities thore
DU IA In every political cam
Il mI paign o fixed price for
/TUNT them, ,aa there IA for but
Il DI. TOR, for eggs and other
II II articles Of daily con.
sumption. We can not
kWJ put the whole blame
a lMW,N upon our political OPP
N NN ponents, for our own
VAN hands are not clean. IL
Ioahd In, N true we never tried 10
,oiiS tI,S, ~ orrG buy the Presidency, but
m Ms5aHot' T II u goes at public auc-
tion again / fear very
many decent citizens and members
In good standing In the Democratic
party will want M 10 bid for II In 1902 and
hope In their heart Of hearts that our bid
may be the highest. Let this convention
then declare In words which the people will
understand that if we are given the control
Of the next Legislature We will adopt n
law, local In ita operation, and not planned
10 help the Governor renominate and re-
elect himself (which the present law was
intended TO do), but no stringent ~ TO
prevent unlawful votes from being east,
q law which will provide ballots printed
under local authority and by providing
for secret ballot, annihilato bribery and
the purchase of votes,
PENSIONS.
The unblushing impudence and unlhlter-
ing audacity Of our political opponents
has been equal 10 charging the Democratic
party with opposition TO the pension
system of the United States, Our
party, which has supplied TO the armies
Of the United States In every war the larg-
est proportion of volunteers, Is the party
naturally most anxious 10 see that every
man who has lost life, limb or health In the
service Of the nation should In his own per-
son, or In that of his legal representatives,
receive regularly and securely enjoy, every
dollar which the laws promised him and
we want every pledge made by the govern
ment FULFILLED 10 those who served II In time
of need, but we protest against fraudulent
and swindling methods and declare II Ia q
libel upon tho American soldier for tho
Republican party 10 proclaim that ho dc.
Tended the nation In time Of war only that
no might rob II In time Of peace, and we call
upon every solfrespeCting soldier Of the
Republic 10 Join with the Democratic party
In hurling back this calumny upon his fair
fame and glorious record.
PRIMARY TEMPERANCE LEGISLATION.
We, as Democrats and intelligent citizens,
are keenly alive 10 the evils which tho
retailing Of liquor and tho Unrestricted
sale Of II 10 the drinkor entails upon the
community at large and upon tho helpless
In particular, and most Of us who have
given tho subject attention have reached
The belief that license law, modelled close
ly on the line Of that Of Nebraska, would
bring 10 our own State the largest rolief; but
wo know that as wisdom was not born with
us, neither will II expire when wo die and
we, therefore, favor such an amendment 10
the constitution Of the State of Ohio as will
give tho General Assembly full power 10
pass such laws for the control, limitation,
restriction or abolishment Of this trnlllc M
tho experience and wisdom Of our people
may from time 10 time demand.
THE TARIFF.
There isanother great tquestion upon which
the people Of Ohio and Of the United States
look 70 this convention 10 record It's conyio-
tlons. IL Ia q question which 10 closely
effects the rights and the daily comforts Of
every man, woman and child within the
bounds OF the Republic that II in its discus
sion should occupy more of your valuable
time than might ordinarily bo proper l
am suro you will pardon, forgive and pos
sibly approve. Need say l refer 10 tariff
taxation2 Taxation In always nm evil, but
necessary one, on II 10 the price we pay for
government and for good order, but like oil
other evils In this life we, like sensible
men, would limit IL 10 the narrowest
possible proportions. We therefore, as q
party, believe In low taxes and economical
expenditures on the part Of the government
We have too much natural sense and nc
auired knowledge 10 believe that when the
government Wkeg nom our wnRes or earn.
ings wo aro called upon TO consider IL less
of sacrifice upon our part because tho
messenger Of the nation calls II Protection
instead Of Tribute. In common with people
of average intellect we know that II makes
In the end no difference whether we pay an
unreasonable share of our earnings 10 tho
government directly through tho county
treasury or whether we pay 10 finally by
way Of custom house taxes upon all we
buy. If man were TO buy strychnine and
label the bottle sweet oil and feed his wife
with II the grand jury would indict him for
murder rs promptly as II the bottle had
been marked poison. The question, then,
between the Republican party and the
Democratic party is not one Of names. Tho
Republicans favor the payment by the peo-
Pile Of high and unnecessary taxes, which
they choose 10 call Proteotion--pcrhaps be-