The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-01-17

sight 10 hear tho renowned Henry
neOrge and Thomas q, sheafman onthe
lueation OF tariff reform, Both Of these
lentlemen arc able speakers aud pro-
bounced free traders This is tho first
II a series Of FREQ lectures which are 10
b given by the Y, NJ ID, q, during tho
coming winter. The club deserve great
credit for seeking 10 educate the people
ON the subject Of tariif,
The meeting was called 10 order by
Mr.. Charles Krlchbaum who introduce
ed tho speakers Of the evening In q few
appropriate words, lie said that we
did not come before the people after
our defeat asking for sympathy on We
were In the right side and would ulti-
mately triumph
HENRY 0E0RGEH Address.
lam glad 10 open this course Of loe'
lures aud know Of no organization bo'
fore whom I had sooner speak than the
K.M. II, q, II the Democratic CLUBS
throughout the country had had more
peakem during the last campaign and
had made q far aud square tight on the
tariff tho result might have been differ.
ont am an absolute free trader, The
tariff Is q relic Of barberiam, Tariff for
revenue only ~ pretty near the worst
way OF raising a revenue. 10 Is unjust
% the last degree and taxes the poor
man the same aa the rich one. II taxes
men not ON what they have but what
they use. 10 taXea u man for having q
wife and bringing up children, They
talk OF protecting laheT; II q never CAPT
tal and mOnOp0llea they wish 10 protect,
but always poor weak labor. Labor
needs no protection, What labor needs
In freedom,
In beginning tho campaign this
carly | hail u Victory. Let Randall and
the rest OF hia crowd join Mckinley,
lam not for tariff reform, but out and
out free trade, II protection IL good
give ug moro OF II; II 10 il bad give ua
less. II protection makes wages higher
give ua more Of II and consequently
higher wages, Our protection friends
toll ua that times aro good, yet there arc
thousands upon thousands Of men out
OF employment, and the average earn
ingh OF heads Of families Is about S400
per year. Crime Is steadily increasing,
Free trade means natural trade. IL
means that every man, woman and child
shall trade whore aud with whom he
pleaAGa. Protection ia restriction Oflib'
erty.l say down with 10 because the tariff
Ia the great means Of rOhbing men Of
their birthright Free trade would
sweep away the custom houses and
would restore 10 mon their hlrthrights,
rejoice In the fight now commencing,
n the young men DO true followers Of
ThomOs jefferson they have an OppOr,
tunity 10 mako their hearts leap with
10y. The question Of wages SNOW the
leading issue OF the day,
For the best use Of land, individual
possession 10 necessary, All men have
an equal right TO lana, Put the taxes
on the value Of land and H. will make
Che man who allows IL 20 stand idle
pay just ns much tax ~ the one who
Improves hispruprrty and thus benefits
The entire community, Abolish all
taxes except IN the value Of land, 80
that the farmer can cultivate the soil
and pay no more taxes than The speCu.
lator who allows 10 to remain Idle.
Many thousand lab0rers who come 10
this country would gladly SO back II
they could obtain the necessary means.
Tho condition OF labor on the other
side Of the ocean IN In many respects
worse than II Is here, but IL IL by no
means the tarilt that has nude wages
better here. Before We had this tariff
wages were higher than thOy are now
Wages would be higher here than they
arc In Europe II We had u tariff or not,
simply because Land is oasier 10 obtain.
The highest wages In the old countries
are In the ones nearest approaching
free trade. II u IL the protective tar
IN. why does II not irCrouse wages In
France, Italy and Chinap
A voice, allow die James q. Blaine
get his trunks over without paying Il
duty on the contents" James G..
Blaine was a distinguished citizen, but
N YOU are not u distinguished citizen,
and desire TO get your trunks over with
nut having them examined, put q good
Viypd ]gretubaCk on top Of one Of them,
aud they viii be slf0
1 also believe In taxing tho railroads
mn the value of the land used by them,
think you will then get nearer the cor.
rect taxation than you do now, but !
believe In the state running the rail-
roads and then where you pay dollars
FOR travelling You can travel for cents,
The protection Of American industries
means the protection of trusts aud mo-
n0polies.
TuOs. q. sumAGaAN's REMARKS
lam clad to speak in the home Of
Major Mckinley. entertained the
name convictions when | was u boy M
no does 10 day. "Whcn | was q child,
Thought ns a child, I spake rs u child,
undefstood as a child, but when | be-.
rame n man | put away childish things"
The denr round face Of Major MGSin-
law lookg very childish. He does not
Npeak as q child but 10 seems 20 me rs
II he still thinks as u child. lGreat ap'
plaueo and laughter
Two very important articles that the
protectionists now propose to increase
Inc tariff on, Ia pearl buttons aud play
inc cards. ~ this Is not done ut once
the country will probably 90 to ruin.
INhe protection people use big words to
make YOU think they are wise, but we
free traders do not claim to be so wise.
WI do not know how 10 earn your liv.
INC and do not believe that Major
Mckinley does either. We simply ask
YOU To be free. We ask you people OF
Canton TO be free. You say you want
more of a yoke around your necks.
Free trade meaue that all shall be free
10 buy where they please, The pr0tec.
tionists say that the tariH is not q tax
and again they say II Is q tux on for.
eiqnors. The lower the tariff the more
rapid will be the increase In wages.
The higher the tariff the lower the
wages In every country except the
United States and Victoria