The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-09-07

| buy the Presidency, but II IL goes at public auc
tion again fear very many decent citizens nnt
members in good standing in tho Democrati,
party will wnnt us TO bid for 1t in 1899 and hope
In their heart OF hearts that our bid may be the
highest Let this convention then declare IL
words which the people Will understand that II
we are given control OF the next legislature we
| will adopt law, local in its operation, and moi
planned to help the Governor renominate and
reelect himself (Which the present law was in
tended to do), but so stringent as to prevent
| unlawful votes from being cast q law which
| will provide ballots printed under local author
ity and by providing for q secret ballot, nnnihi
late bribery and tho purchase OF votes.
PENSIONS.
| The unblushng impudence and unfatering
| nudacity of our political opponents has been
| equal to 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
| largest proportion of volunteers is the party
| naturally most anxious TO see that every man
| who hns lost life, limb or health in the service
OF the nation should m his own person, or in
that Of his legal representatives, receive regu-
| larly, and securely enjoy, every dollar which
the laws promised him and we want every
pledge made by the government fulfilled to
| those who served II in time ofneed, but we pro-
test against fraudulent and swindling methods
and declare il is u libel upon the American SOL
dier for the Republican party to proclaim that
he defended the nation in time of war only that
he might rob it in time OF peace, and VIC call
upon every self-respecting soldier of the Re-
public to join with the Democratic party in
hurting back this calumny upon his fair fame
and glorious record.
PRIMARY TEMPERANCE LEGISLATION.
We, as Democrats and intelligent citizens,
are keenly alive to the evils which the retailing
of liquor and the unrestricted sale of it to the
lr1 Il fnslc ,,,f,,
and upon the helpless in particular, and most
OF us who have given the subject attention
have reached the belief that a license law,
modelled closely on the line of that of
Nebraska would bring to our own State the
largest relief; but we know that as wisdom was
not born with us, neither will 1t expire when
VIC die and we, therefore favor such an amend
ment to the constitution of the State of Ohio
as will give the General Assembly full power TO
pass such laws for the control Limitation, re-
striction or abolishment of this traffic as the
experience and wisdom of our people may from
time to time demand.
THE TARIFF.
There is another great question upon which
the people OF Ohio and of the United States
look to this convention TO recordits convictions.
1t is n question which so closely affects the
rights and the daily comforts of every man, wo-
man and child within tho bounds of the Repub |
lie that II in its discussion l should occupy moro
Ol your NuluaDIe Inan might ordinarily DC |
proper. l am sure you will pardon, forgive and |
possibly approve. Need 1 say refer to tariff |
taXationr Taxation is always an evil but a |
necessary one, as is the price we pay for gov |
eminent and for good order, but like all other |
evils in this life we, Hike sensible men, would |
limit II TO the narrowest possible proportions. |
We, therefore as o party, believe in low taxes |
and economical expenditures on the part Of the |
Government. We have too much natural |
sense ond acquired knowledge to believe that |
when the Government takes from our wages or |
earnings are called upon TO consider it less of
n sacrifice upon our part because the messenger |
Of the Nation calls ii Protection ins tead of Trib
ute. In common with people of average intel.
lect we know that il makes in the end no differ
ence whether we pay an unreasonable share
Of our earnings 10 the Government directly
through the county treasury or whether we pay |
II finally by way of custom house taxes upon
all we buy. If man were to buy strychnino
and label the bottle sweet oil and feed his wife
With it the grand jury would indict him for
murder as promptly as II the bottle had been
marked poison. The question, then, between
.he Republican party and the Democratic party
S not one OF names. The Republicans favor the
payment by the people OF high ana unnecessary
axes, which they choose to call Protection
perhaps because they protect Il few in the en-
oyment of great privileges at the expense of
the rights of the many-while we believe the eX-
tremc limit of taxes paid 10 the State or Nation,
paid should be the lowest consistent with
curing the blessings of good government, that
taxation is unjust taxation; and
We believe, too that the people are more likely
% get good government from one conducted
with economy than from one conducted with
and corruption.
With II innocence which is very child like the
high tarifl advocates tell u.s. and seem actually
% believe, that tarif duties paid at the custom
house are in some mysterious and wonderful
way paid by the foreigner If this were true it
would be q delightful and refreshing fact, for
oy simply raising the taxes high enough they
,ould make the unfortunate foreigner pay so
arge sum rs to enable us 10 DO away with all
axes, National, State, county and city; in other
words, make the United States and the State
II OHIO kind of terrestrial paradise. But un-
ortunately we discover that while the importer
pays the tariff tax he adds it, together with
'roht on the same, to the actual cost OF the
FOODS when he disposes of them TO the whole
aler AM the wholesaler adds this enlarged tax
md another profit on IL when he sells the goods
% the retailer. ard the unfortunate consumer
greenhorns very often as you and are If VIC
'ote for Congressman who support the present
'ystem of tarln robbery finally not only pa
he original cost OF the goods, together with me
.arln tax collected on them, but three profits be-
sides, and If he turns around to find the foreign
~, who according TO the worshipers OF the tariff
dol is to pay the bill, he will have to look for
nm IN the pot NJ Ile cHu oil ine RAINBOW. IarIH
axes, then are like all other taxes, and as the
Republican party has steadily opposed their re-
lucton and declared the present high rate OF
about ~ per cent. necessary II is fair for us 10
assume that the average cost of all articles ef-
'ectcd by the present so.called protective tariff
system is increased TO that extent at least and
allowing very moderate sum for profit on the
tariff tax we may safely assume from the
standpoint of these long cared gentlemen that
1ur tariff system in this year of grace adds
about ifty per cent. to the cost OF the imported
articles and OF course 10 the cost of homemade
articles of the same class and rs they raised
such aprolongcl and dismal howl when IL was
by the Morrison bill 10 take only one
iith OF the burden from of the shoulders of the
people, we gladly and justly accept this rs the
chosen debating ground and fighting position OF
the Republican party OF Ohio ana OF the
nation.
THE AMERICAN % SYSTEM
The Republicans have q great many nrsu-
ments OF rather assertions, which they parade
in defense OF this outrageous system and rate
Of taxation. They say IL is American. Their
ignorance in this direction is perhaps best
pointed out by telling them that as early as
April d, 1868, the American Colonies declared
for free trade with all the earth and that the
American Revolution itself was really strug.
gle for liberty OF trade. The Articles OF Con-
were set aside and our present Con.
stitution adopted almost mainly TO secure free
trade between the original thirteen States, and
II tho American Nation can be said 10 be found
I'D upo n rock IL Is the declaration that unnec-
essary taxation is unjust taxation, and that
every dollar OF tax taken from the people, which
Is not intended 10 go into the public treasury, is