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

pools and trusts II will give 70 un'
BorupulouR combinations Of manuiaetur,
ing capitalists additional power and In
duoement, 10 combine and fleece tho poo
pie, as 40 many pools and trusts have
been doing for years All Of this our
Republican friends take pTide' IN, aud
will 500 10 II that their candidate "talea
pride" In H.
We have been told by tho most emil
nent living Republican that In tho Mo-
kinley bin "there 10 not a section or
line In tho entire bill that win open tho
market for another bushel Of wheat or
barrel OF pork" In all tho Union no ono
has over risen 10 dlagite thla declaration
Of Mr. Blaine Mr. Mckinley In his re'
port, ooniesaea that agriculture 10 great
ly depressed, after a. quarter Of een'
tury OF high protection, Ills theory and
the theory OF the bill 10 not 10 aid tho
farmer by opening new or enlargIng old
markets. but by lnereaslng tho cost OF
every thing the farmer must buy
We have boon told ton thousand tlmea
by tho Republican leador that hohlgh'
eat tariff duties we have had incur whole
history have enabled ua 10 accumulate
wealth with q rapidlty without prooo,
dent In tho history Of tho world, We
have been assured that In this wonder
ful prosperity farmers have boon full
participants, II that has been true, tho
great Increase In taN0 taxes proposed
by tho Mckinley bill would not bo 80
wholly uniuatinable, bug what arc tho
iaels9 Since is40 we have had no sub
atantial changes In tho tax laws Of Ohio,
All property Is 10 be valued a. its true
value In money This includes farm
lands, Tho value Of lands rs ascertain
cd by tho personal examination Of OH
Gers usually men Of tho highest char
actor We have had thai done oyory ton
years for forty years Now lot ua see,
whom tested by tho valuations placed on
our lands what influence q n,gh or low
tariff has had on tho property Of Ohio
farmea2
Between 1850 and 1900 tho lands OF
Ohio, aa returned by tho appraisers, In.
creased from $780, 75l, ,iO2 10 siOa, 503, 6s7
This was period OF the lowest tariff
taxes wo have had Tor soyonty.iour
years, II was an increase Of s995, si2, ,5s7,
or oighty-iour por cent In 1850 tho
lands OF the State were valued for tho
purpose OF taxation ~ sjO5, SCI, 00i, Tho
increase In twonty years Of high protoo.
tlon was S2Y9, 9aI2i7, or sl2,Ol5, $40 loss
than II was under thoton previous years
OF low tariff or an increase OF only
forty.throo por cont IN twonty years OF
high, as against an Increase Of oighty.
four por cont In ton years Of low tariff,
But how has II boon during the last ton
yoara2 Are lands advancing In yaluo In
ohio2 II high protective tariff Ia Bono
hoiRl 10 farmers, surely " should DO soon
In tho Increased value Of thoIr property,
But what arc tho iacts2 We have this
year made q roapprOiamont Of tho lands
OF Ohio Sworn appraisers have done
this, Some OF them wore Republicans
and some OF thom wero Democrats, :
bOllovO tho valuation Is as high In pro
portion 10 salablC yaluoa as any ap
pralsmont ever mado In tho State, The
rethrns have not yot boon fully
published, but tho lands Of
clinton County have decreased
In valuo $1,000, 900; Groom Coun'
,ty sl,s5LOOO; Clarke, 81, l,iOO,OOOi Fay
otto. sa3O, 900; Ross, sl,0OO,0OO The
decrease OF the value OF lands IN thil
district alone during tho past ton yeaH
has boon moro than $1,000 OOO and Tho
decrease 10 found In oyory township,
But this is not exceptional, The
decrease In Warren County Is So, 975, 900
In Butlor, So 600, 900, Franklin, 81, 100,
600; Crawford sl90, OOOi Delaware, 50,
$50 900; Knox, $1,000, Oc0; Morrow s9,'
2O70OOi Hancock, Notwithstanding itt
oil and gas and tho wonderful growth OF
tho city OF Findlay SaOO O0Oi Richland,
49, 0il, 900, Such reports as those arc
coming TO US from every direction, The
cold, hard, cruel fact is, that tho iarms
OF Ohio arc worth less, and the farmers
OF Ohio arc poorer than they
woro ton years ago by about
ono hundred and ATTY million
dollarsl They have wasted, and worse
than wasted, 80 far a8 any increase Of
property Is concerned, ten long, weary
years OF life, and Of toll, and Of trouble.
Our tariff taxes have excited rotali'
atory legislation In France, Germany
Austria and Italy which has absolutely
dnuviynd ,u 40 a y,,vtynt g.v ,,,. ,,nvtg 4, pd
lard throughout about half Of Europe,
II has closed tho markets OF nearly half
tho civilized world against ono Of our
most important products, Retallatory
legislation has restricted and lossonod
our exports Of agricultural products to
Canada. Our high tariff has not only
not opened TO us q market for our pro.
duoo, but II has driven us out Of tho best
markets Of tho world II has made II
necessary for farmers TO sell their
products for far less and has compelled
them TO give far moro for what they
buy, Is II any wonder that this has re.
suited In condition OF gradual but cor-
tain lmpoverishmont? Major Mckinley
proposes to remedy tho difficulty by CIV
ing us more heroic dose Of tariff poison.
But the Mckinley bill, which oxcites
such intense admiration In the minds Of
our Republican friends, not only raises
the tariff duties, but agrees to tax you
and me to giyo bonus Of millions OF
dollars TO tho sugar growers Of Louisi-
ana The proposition is TO pay TO sugar
growers enormous sums Of money wrung
by the tariff taxes from growers Of corn
and wheat and pork.
Gentlemon; am directly opposed to
this whole scheme from beginning 10
ond-from top 90 bottom More than
twonty-ono years ago reported roso-
luton to Republican Convention in
Clinton County that was unanimously
which contained tho words;
"Wo heartily favor revision Of tho
present oppressive tariff SO as TO adjust
A.. -. "A. Il