The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-03-12
-. WVpNEsDAY. MAR ns. 1890

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IHh pai.' president steal. is nothihs
oy i's unnrincipled. The proposes
noe 1su aimed alone at the ONO Denoo
WlcAn%n. the state would remain as -
facy' W.. =, congressional districts, SHOWS INC
IN iosr ,,donment of principle py inc poiA
uteer @O Tho assembled in Congress pr
r,,e or ruin, and by their reooiu " ~
pose w actiou. menace the lntegri'S u .no
anu ,,,cb more alarmingly tnan u.u
oh,on ;ts omen rebellion. for tna' was 'no -.
sou'n ~ hastv passion which preclpl'a'eo i've
.,,.s into a conflict for whlch M
auS ,nnrepared, and would lne''aot'
20 the superior forces WIN "hioN
had to contend. o..o, +o triNe with
euO :. .;t,,+ional rights of the people, Inv
insidious, and the longer pe,ioa
more so extended, the more dangerous
.Sose unwarranted pracuces pooo' 80
-, onnosItion arises among 'ne -, ser,
an oppo forbearauce and patient sunei-
DAs a.aotas discipline and union a"ons
sas"os that nothing can Withstand panra.
nrasident stealing, Senator s'eaiins, and
ries etoa,ina. the last by direct ous'ei an"
senv" ,,,onosed Wickham bill, Will. Ii "on't
py 'ne f,1t either in the dislntegratlon Vi INC
ponnblican party, polltlcai VI an-- or
l.;,,or+al origin an d ephemeral slo~.n. ~.
- .ho destruction of the Union. NO s'uoe 100
-s;rarv reader of history but Will see '''
the truth of this statement .+ieces in so
nv tho most oplique and rehneo low
called nrotection arguments anu " "a
isb expenditure of manufacturer "a of
corrunt the vote of doubtful states' sni' woeh-
nolitical maurauders sneaked oaoH ..,oor
invton as the pretended frlenus u - brs.
l,U I'D
,sSc=;5s and the .na,r ns,r pTesiient on
,a"amsnn rhey eissses eisseo snelt and
pe",, -,rotection. robber tariff platlo' 'm'
4ne orootpre being controlled by the oiea. .o.oo'
chewing every mandate OF the nionleu o.,oed q
,.oov that elevated it to power " Io,se
sories of illegal, bulldozing actlohs - oo,o+ic
tbat has eliminated in numoer oi -, tbe
REPRESENTATIVES, being forclply eJeo'o| -, hv
seats to which they were nones'iS s,Ioa bv
their constituents, and their plaoo' ~, em
Renublican "protectionists" Inns go oo-orn-
full control of every department VI 'Ao m
ment and enables them to reoeeni srto-
righteous promise made 10 tne - ,,ornetn-
Gratis who hooded them with boooie W pc
ate the unjust taxation, known "'
tariff" nd ,oval
rr,e +o their accustomed duplicity anu 10y ai
90 thair wonted discrimination, they now com
,oenca tn talk about tariff revision" ano I'M
nrdantlv nublish long 'manifestoes" concern
;n, the need of certain changes In the tarln
schedule. certain reductions for the peneh' VI
the PEOPLE. ,.rty
Tn the first place, to the Democratic parry
alone are the people indebted fer the agltation
of this great question and for the Inaug
of a warfare on the vicious system tnat mer-
ci,esslv taxes the farmer and laberer' uatii
thew are only enabled to exc out oare eAi'
tence The Republican party lifted Its stano'roo u u
for continued taxation. free whskey ano.
tobacco, and reduction of the internal revenue
thus placing itself unequivocally on the sue u
those arrayed against reasonable living rates
for the people.
In their tariff revision. as in pretty mucn
everything else, they are insincere' trustlns u
the magical jingle of names to begule Tue
nation into still deeper mental sleep.
In furtherance Of their schemes, they pegln
first by open handed stealing of congresslonal
seats. and now would supplement their Vliiainy
by continuing the present unfair representative
from Ohio, that gives them Is and the Demo-
Gratis only s Buckeye members OF the HOUSE,
They know full well that an upheaVal Will taAe
ulace at the next election OF representatives.
when the people will bring in Verdlct OF us
approval against them, and restore the Denoo-
racy to their ascendancy in the House, uniess'
bv some reckless violation of law and prece-
dent, they can prevent it. Their past actions
oueht to be sufficient warning to the people
NOT to further entrust them with their liberties.
They have assembled at W ashington to do the
bidding of their wealthy masters. and propose
to perpetuate themselves in power by saerlhc-
ing the peoples interests to those of these same
masters, and by the additional methods OF un-
seating Democrats and preventing the states
from a fair political representation by con-
tinuing in force the unnatural, tortious, Ngzag
lines that mark the congressional dlstrlets
created by their outrageous gerrymanders.
Major Mckinley is not in favor of ths WICK
ham or any other bill that incorporates the
same object. The balance of his brethren wi
do well to follow his wise example.