The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-10-23
THE STARK COUNTY DEMOCRA -TH URsDAY OCT 2s 1890.

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grow OF make, subject only 70 a revenue
tar and l would impose no other sort OF
a tax on any thing they grow or make
or mine,
believe, with Mr. blaine that tour
great demand Is for expansion eYpan'
sion Of trade with countries where We
can find profitable exchanges" am
not In favor Of our eontriying 10 eonhne
this trade TO South America and tho
West India islands, Our people win
never make exchanges anywhere that
arc not profitable, There are In South
America and tho West Indies only about
a. 1000 900 Of people, many Of them In
dians and slaves, They arc very large'
ly engaged In agriculture, We were
told only few months since by Me-
Rlalnes special agent Of tho State pe'
partment that "Chili has already driven
our -four OF tho west coast oi South
America" and that tho time 10 not far
distant when Chill, tho Argentine ilo-
public and Uruguay will deprive tho
United States Of tho greater portion Of
lts fiour market IN tho West Indies and
South America, and will enter into ae'
tive competition with ua In Europe"
llo also assured va that we can not
compete with South American farm
ers In producing beot and mutton
Reciprocity with South America means
amazingly little for suffering iarmers Ia
this country II would opon 10 them no
large or important market for their
produce, 10 our manufacturing capt
tallsts, by giving them FREQ wool and
other free materials and subsidized lines
Of steamships, (aa Mr., Blaine proposehl,
largely paid for by taxes on iarmeFa, 10
carry thoir goods 10 South American
ports, II might mean great wealth, That
Ia probably the "milk' IN Mr. lilalne'a
reciprocity oOeORnul ANY bGufht IL
would bring % iaFmerR Il largely lila.
sorry But reciprocity with European
oountries-with three hundreds Of mill
ions Of civilized people and all tho roat
OF tho world who want such agricultural
and other products aR We can produce,
cheap and abundantly- would euableour
farmers, aa VOL aa manufacturers, 10
ontor on o career Of prosperity unparal'
loled In history, Our ships would soon
be plowlng oyorY ocean and every sea In
profitable trade,
dontlemoni think you must undor.
stand my opinions clearly think you
must have some conception OF tho char
actor Of the Mckinley bill That bill
will DO passed, or doioatod before tho
election, But II passed or defeated, tho
Aght must 90 on. The people Of this
country will never quietly submit 10
such awful spollation,
II you take PRIDE In tho Mckinley
bill, vote for my opponent II you bo.
Hove In restricting our markots for pro.
duoo by rotaliatory legislation In Canada
and Europe, vote against mo. Iiyou be'
Hove that tho annual Increase OF our ma
tIonal wealth Ia 81, 900, OOO, 900, 90 the pro.
toctionlata assert and that iarmofs arc
gOtting their equitable share Of this onor-
nous sum, vote against mo, II you boz
Hove that II Is just and right TO tax one
man 10 add 10 tho buaInosa profits Of
othor mon vote against mo, II you DO.
lloyO " Ia right 10 foGtor combinations,
pools and trusts, whoroby tho cost OF tho
nocossarios Of llio are Increased, yoto
against mo, II you believe that II ls
just and right 10 tax widow woman 40
per cent on hor clothing and that OF hor
children In ord0r that wool growers land
] am ono), or woolon manufacturers may
grow rlch yoto against me, bosooch
you, II you believe that sound public
policy and simple Justice requires that q
tax OF 40 por cont shall DO laid on q
poor boys woolon hat and o tax Of li0
por cont on his pookot-kniio, 10 enable
anybody 10 grow richer | pray you yoto
against me; for the Mckinley bill, In
which my opponent will take Especial
pridc,' docs oil thla
But II you desire Low taxatIoni n yon
wish 10 tako no money from any man by
law except for public purposes, II YOU
desire TO mako the condition Of tho
lives OF tho poor and unfortunate loss
miscrablo n you desire 10 cultivate
such relations with forolghn countries
as will opon thoirmarlsots to all our sur
plus products Of ovory description, II
you dosro to arrest Iho blight that Is fall.
ing on farming and through farming on
every other interest, except tho lntcr.
osts Of trusts pools and combinations,
and tho immonso fortunes which protoo.
tion has created and Is still creating,
think you should yoto for me, thing
you should do this In tho interest OF
your wiyos your children and your
solves not In mine, think you should
do IL for your own honor, not for mino
j, Q, SMITH