The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-08

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de panper himself
II II not free trade In products that has
reduced wages 2a 10 M per cent lH THIS
| country Ia 10 yearB, for we have had no
| free trade in products, hut II ih tho free
trade Ia men that has aided 10 cause this
depression,
With county al peace with all the
world, free from peslllenee, Win Tie most
energetic, inlelllgent and Inventive .popu'
lalion on the lace OF the globe with ihe
smallest per capita population W lhe
square mile OF any civilized country
across the Atlantic, with the great
eat crop Of tho leading cereals ever
gatieredl Vath the most complete system
OF trunk railroads OF any country IN the
world, when farmers in Nebraska and
Kansas have 10 burn their corn and when
Protected laborers IN the great state OF
Pennsylvania have 10 live on charity or
atarYe,l have q right 70 asnilme that there
u something wrong, aud radically wrong
Ia our political economy, Something 30
radically wrong that the wrong cannot DO
eradieASed by Carpenlefh' Unions, or
Miners unionh, or Knights OF Labor com
blnatena,
Take the career ofthe X, of l., aa an
illustration. That IL aeplendid organlga-
lion, with an able and true man az lts
head what has IL accomplished 20 right
the crying wrongs OF labor, IL
has done good, but II has
dane nothing by laElglnilon, and Il h
the gornandisng Of unjust laws
lhat II constantly robbng la
Dor OF Ia substance, The X.
Of H.. has boon non partlaan, when i
hh0uld have been political, Everything
that touches uhe National heart Ia this
| country IN political, The men who make
| fgsp Ia t1a s.rElah fs.n ,ulfh Ua ali fgN .uaa
or woe, are the creatures, without an exs
t6eption, OF politloal parties, Hence, " we
want relief by legialntlon, We must lay our
hands upon political parties, and u thore
was ever time IN our history, when the
industrial claaaeH should be heard aud felt,
that time N now The ballot was given
the American for a sacred duty, and there
IN no room ln free country for a political
party that produces no results.
"Reminiscences and traditions are Gplens
did elements Of theology, but we want
something besides "Reminiscences Va deal
Ing with living public queptlonh which
touch our hearts, Our homes aud all that
10 sweet aud dear Ia human life.
II was only last week that large con-
yenilon Of farmers and lahorera- -Harmor
Alliance and Bnighta Of LabOr-mot In
Weatorn Pennsylvanla and proclaimed q
Joint series 0i remedies ~ u linnaceA for
all the llla OF the hour Among the rome.
dies, aside from the removal Of unnOcca-
aary tariff taxog, find a resolution In iavor
OF olecting u. 3. Senators by u direct vote
Of the people, ! would 20 further and
favor the abolition OF the United States
Senate. A free country has no place or
room for such u body. II IN not q repre-.
sentative body, and cares nothing, oyi.
IDENTIFY, for tho popular viii. II IN far less
responsive and sympathetic than the
English House of Lords, Tho Lords
never nullify the vote OF the hopa0 OF
Commons on any question, that has re
ccivOd the popular vote Of the kngliHh
electors, In an election for members OF
Parliament. And what need have we for
a United Statcg Senate Can any aOnsi-
bic reason he given for lta existence, save
as honpltal for dccreplt mllionnron
In republic there should bo no official
body of mon, holding themselves above
the popular judgment, and not directly
responsible 10 the popular will,
Labor uniong have mostly been thwOrt-
ed Ia this country, during the past ilitcon
years because they have relied upon com-
binaton, and appeal rather than upon
political action, Take coal mining iu the
anthracite regions Of Pennsylvania, Coal
mining IN u protected industry, 40 far 90
the operators are concerned; ilrst pro.
tcctod by u tariff but now by IA pool or
combine, one company substantially con-
trolling the entire hard coal output OF Che
country. Two years ago Inst February
the anthracite coal miners OF the SChugl-
XIII and L0high, vn,lcys held large mcet-
ing In Washington city, IN order 20 inilu.
onco Congressional action In their behalf
by public demonstration and appeal
AZ that meeting one OF the speakers, Dan
iel Duffy anid.
"SeFontOon yoGrG ago the Anthracite
coal mincr was well paid. Nov heia the
poorest paid laborcr IN the United 6tates.f
was th0n IN Washington city, aud
looked mp the wage record on coal mining
In the Anthracite region. | found that
wages had been reduced 40 per cent since
1869, or from;71 c0nw u ton To i2I cents,
and from Sb u week for mine laborOrs 90
&.b2. Vet for that year the value of the
coal output was Si9i,00O,0O0, while the
ontire amount paid for wages on that out
put was $40, 10000, leaving profit 70 the
coal barons OF S90,0cl,0O0, This profit
was realized on an average labor pay 70
worknen OF $500 pcrweok, barely enough
TO keep body and soul tegothor.n
Aud ycd this strong appeal 20 Congress,
laid directly ut the door OF the Capitol
made no more impression upon
Congress, than II "a Virginia crow
had lii upon the Goddees of
Liberty on nhe home,
Take the lumber question, which 10 30
near the hand and heart 81 every caEpon-
ter. Why 10 this tax ofyS2 levied upon
every thousand feot OF lumberY Whatig
this tax forY Ia lumber che product Of
mans labor, or did dGod grow II with hig
soil and water II with tho tears OF the alty
for mans benefit. How came ono man
10 own go square mlloa OF these great
pine forests 'od Miohlgan2 Why he paid
about T.25 per acre for IL, and then the
Government ~ the United States, aftar
selling the Land and timber for less than
the land is worth, without tho lumber,
put tax OF &per thousand on u gift oe
Goo, and making one man worth $4,000.
600 in less than ~ years. and compelling
the whole American People TO contribute
70 that wealth.
Gentlemen, have loss all reeprct for
highway robbers, whether they levy trl-
buie on my shingles, clep'boards OF my
house, TO deplete my pocketbook, or
whether they thoy hang over me with "a
loaded pistol and take itfrotn me by force.
That'war closed q quarter OF u century
ago, and still that enormous tribute
drawn from the Drawn and Rlusclo CT this
country is doing its bloodsucking work,
more ravenous and greedy than when We
had n million men IN the field,
Gen. Sherwood closed with an appeal TO
laboring nen TO study all public questions
In all the lights Of the own best judgment
aud experience, and thoR 10 act IN accord
nnce with their best convictions, and not
al the behesis OF q party.
On motion n vote Of thanks was unani-
mously rendered Gen Sherwood FOR his
address.
Speeches were afterwards made By Mr.
A. j. Kintz and Mr.. Knisely, after which
the secretary OF the Union read an ad.
dress issued by tbe Federation Of Labor
OF Philadelphia.
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