The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-10-23

Thus far Hon, Wm, A, Lynch has hihue
three speeches la Medina county, Resi-
dents Of Canton will agree that his talent
40 an orator reaolea tho genuine Irish
standard, Ito 10 polished gentleman
employing the language Of culture, with
brains furnishing the closest analysis and
impregnAhle logic, and hfllllanoy OF
wit that Heintllates and enliyens, A pill
grim and a stranger Ia this district VIII
admit that he 10 the peer Of any public
man, aud must wonder why he has not
been forced into public life, where his
merits would win the highest stallona.
AZ Spencer he opened hla address with
a sincere tribute 70 his lifelong friend,
Mr. Warwick, reeitng his business
achievements, and his high character
agalnat which the waves Of oalumny had
never beaten. Then he described how
the major portion ~ congressional work
ID accomplished in tho committee room,
where tho man Of practical experience
has greater weight than the orator whose
appearances are on dress parade before
the galleries, lle alluded % the hard
struggle Medina Republicans made 20
NuihiilhW w Nif NANHNN'il HHNN'lN W
Congress, who 10 not an orator, but only a
level.headed business man, Would II not
have been better had Mcdowell been 20.
leoled Instead Of NJ, l., smyaer who had
cOmprOmlaed himself by collision with an
loo box, The point was q telling one, ana
lie audience manifested 10 appreciation,
lie held up and denounced the circular
pretending 10 give MafWlok'a speech, and
exposed the sophlhtleal style Of ofaiory In
which Mckinley indulgea, in entering
upon a discussion OF the iarlil he do,
plored the fact that time would compel
him 20 limit hih attention 20 the farmer ln
relation 10 tho Mckinley bill
hut the supreme question "
welfare, For ak years hla connection
wlt6" he Plus6arg, Akron 4 Western
railroad had required him 10 famlllarlze
himself with farm values In nine counlea
ID trnyersed, There are two inialllble
teRts for discovering whether farming 10
prosperous or ~ an Industry that IL de-
mornlized and depressed, one 10 whether
the price Of farmh In tending upward, and
the other IN whether the farm population
h on the Increase or not, lie then incons
troyerilbly showed that the value Of
Medina farms had within decade depre'
ciated 20, 80 and even 40 per cent In
population IN score OF years Medina
county had Increased as0 but the gain
was wholly accounted for by the Increases
In Medina, Wadaworth and olhory villages,
The rural population had fallen oil, But
thore was also eminent Republican ieat-
Beaver, Republican Governor
OF Pennsylvania, had called al
Republican convention and In his adj
dress aaid ut must bo admitted that
whereas AgrIculiulture was once 20
prosperous and thriving In Pennsylvania
ID IN now In q state OF decadence,n
Even Major Mckinley In hla report on
the tariff bin says, "That there II Wide.
spread depression In the farming industry
cannot be dcnied,n
Aaa school boy ho had been taught that
all human effort was divided into agrloul' |
turo, manufacture and commerce, and a |
Wise ancient king has declared that the |
welfare OF the country depends upon the |
treatment Of each Of theae three divisions
with equal and exact Justice. But II was |
that under thirty years Of |
agriculture was In bliRhiod
condition, and Ia legislation constantly |
tho discrimination had been against tho |
farmer,
Hut In reforming the tariff, the Demo
cratic party would not DO revolutionary or |
II the institution Of the
theory was an original question /
io would oppose II aa incquitable, illogical
and ineffective, Hut thore was no desire |
10 disturb abruptly vested interests which /
had grown up undor the faith Of the pres.
pnt system, Tho Ropublicana claim that
IhOira is a party OF progress, the Demo.
,rAtlc one OF hesitation, The compliment
n the latter should bo appreciated, IL
10 conservative. The Mills bill was
aud 80 admitted by infor.
makes for his tariff bantling, Tho Major
'ound Il an caaior task 10 knock man Of
itrnw than real man, and that was why
no sets up the pr0tCnao that Democrats
would oyCrturn all laws, and destroy
very Industry. Mr. Cleveland had said
I was q condition and not q theory that
'onfronis ua. What ia the real oyllYI
Major Mckinley admitted the dis
.nso and yninglorloualy boabtcd that
No bill was the punnooaj that for
he hrst timo the farmer had boon
,lycn distlnoiivO schedules In q tariff bill.
lo then held MP the Republican circular
living the increased dutloa on farm pro.
lucts, which no called tho shorter cato.
hism, In contradisinction 70 the. whole
,lll, which was as the Bible, salvation
rec for all. Then the dieproportion be-
woon exports and imports OF farm pro.
lucta was slAtlatieAlly shown, OF wheat
,ut iOl7 bushels had been imported for
Icod, while nearly Que hundred million
bushels counting that In shape OF four
iad been exported, Would the becnts In.
,ronsed duty on wheat restore the IrurNl
population. There was bottor plan than
hat Would II increase farm produota2
After exposing the iOllacy IN tho other
,orenl duties, he gave special attention 10
ho large Increase on barley. But that
vas a product which was grown only In
janada for the purpose for which u was
mailing beer, Our soil