The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03


upon me would have been more welcome
Ia 1894 than now, indeed expected then
60 ask This trust from you, but l accept
your nomination now because realize 10
the full that the highest service can ever
render 10 the people Of this district will
begin with tho assembling Of the next
Congress,
II you viii pardon me the strictly per-
aonal allualon which comes 10 my mind
Just here, and l know you will for all !
can say 10 you today ID naturally OF q
more or less personal character, VIII say
that tho district 90 now made up II Of all
those Ia the uuited States theone | should
choose 10 represent, for la Knox county
any honored father was born, my grand
father, whose namesake / am, having
been one Of the earliest ot her pioneer
aettlera, planting there the first apple
orchard ever set out northwest of the
MuakIngumi while my other grandfather
then Representative In Congress from
Pennsylvania, was one Of the early land
owners In another county, Here TOO !
have lived for nearly u quarter Of een'
tury here all my children have been
born, here / have formed some Of the
closest ties Of life, here friendshlps,whIeh
only the grave can. break, have been
oemented. Here I have lived among a
people love until their Interests are my
own aud their welfare precious In my
sight, From these surroundings and aaao'
Citations you have chosen me and you will
now understand that when spoke Of the
strong sense OF duty the overwhelming
feeling Of responsibility aud the mlagly-
lnga that come upon me today the words
came from my heart | think you will
agree with me that any man, worthy Of
the name, would rather die, than by any
act Of his, bring disgrace upon the people
Of district 20 which he 10 30 large a
debtor,
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM,
After "A years of lIio trust have reach.
cd point where, " called upon 10 decide
between private life with u conscience
void Of offence toward you and continued
or higher Office Of there can be- a higher
one than 10 represent such q district aa
thln ht tie sacrifice OF truth, ! could In
hlnntly choose retirement While shall
consider myself your servant aud repre-
sentative At Washington and Try aa such
10 serve you with some measure Of the
dignity which such noble district 40 thih
las "a right TO expect ! shall mover be-
como an office hrokoror truillcor IN post
Offices, or course my opportunities for
being conaplcioua In either direction are
OF tho smallest, NO long us Mr. Harrison
iivca In tho White House yet with the re-
turn OF Mr. Cleveland TO the high Office
ho gracod and adorned, a return, which
only hia death can prevent, the obligation
10 give advice 90 the President In regard
80 appointments In our six counties viii
fall upon me, When that tlmo comes you
must not expect me 10 ask FOR the re-
moval u u single faithful oillcCr until his
term Of Office expires, for every good man
will nm out his term ui service II my
WISHES are regarded, or have influence,
When, by the expiration Of commissions,
by removal for cause, or through death or
roaignntIunH, vacancies occur and the
duty Of making selections falls upon me,
win select no man In the district simply
because ho IN my friend, No man shall
90 into Office iu the 10Th Ohio Congress
ionnl district because hc iaO workOrN or
"strilcrn for me, 1 will uoycr mn your
convention with my honohmon holding
Federal office In order 10 bring 20 mo re-
nominations or now honors' Mons
chances for public oilcC with me Will do
pond upon character aud faithful, honor.
able party service and In turn will have
your continued favor by faithful and |
hope capable services, II IL should be
my priyllCdgc 90 represent you whom Mr..
Cleveland returns 20 Washington my
voice and my vote will always be on the
side OF the President and In harmony
with the best and Oblcst, the truost and
most trusod leaders Of the party OF the
people,
THE TARIFF
No important manufacturing industry
10 carried on In the United States today
but would have u larger homo and for
olgn trade " there had never been line
OF protective legislation on our statute
books. / know wages would bo highor,
farms more valuable, local taxation light
or, employment more abundant living
expenses less burdensomo and the COM
forts OF life ensicr 10 obtain N we had
never even had u custom house upon our
coasts. But for this un-Amcrican, foreign,
alien system, imported by us from lands
where rank and class legislation flourish,
our country today would be thousands OF
millions OF dollars richer than II is and
all lta wealth would be more Justly di-
vidod among the people. Our entire pro-
tectiyo system Ia n disgrace 10 our moral
ity, slandcr upon our religion and sense
OF justice, n reflection upon our intolli-
gence and libel upon our common sense
Elect Mr., Cleveland las you surely wilD
and give him a Democratic House and
Senate made up OF men who fear God
and love the people and you will see such |
changes In our tariff laws as will bless |
every corner OF our land and brighten the |
life OF every honest man on American |
soil. You must therefore expect 10 see |
me vote for every measure which will be |
step In the direction OF free trade. | !
will support every bill which makes q rea- |
sonnblo promise OF lifting the load from |
the backs OF the people, am also OPP |
posed 10 all subsidies and bountios, no
matter whether given to tho northern |
ship owner or the southern sugar planter, |
for believe the taxing power OF the gov |
ornment should only be exercised 20 bring /
TO the treasury enough money to pny all |
the expenses Of clean, decent, economical |
government as well ms the principal OF
and interest on the public debt. Every
dollar taken beyond that from the sweat
OF the people Is robbery, no matter upon
what pretcxt II is taken, or by what name
IL Is called. Your representative nj
Washington you will therefore always
find shoulder 10 shoulder with those who
labor 10 replace our present un. American,
foreign-born, Chinese tariff policy with
tariff levied solely for revenue, the only
kind OF tariff contemplated by the con-
s,itutior. or worthy Of the support OF an
intelligent, self-respecting aud progress
sive people,
II Is hardly necessary that should 10.
day express my views upon the tariff
question, and yet shall do so briefly and,
Ihope, clearly. For flve years before
became voter my convictions on this
question have been decided, and as years
and knowledge have come, these convic-
tions have become deepened and wldened.
believe that so long as time lasts and hu-
man government endures, taxes will ex-
lst They will always be an evil, never
blessing, except as they are repaid 10 the
citizen by the security and advantages Of
taken from the people, whether in q direct
or an indirect form, should 20 into tho