The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-08-13
P1ATT ON PROTECTION.

Col. Don Platt, the illustrious farmer
of Mac-a- cheek creek in Logan county
(also the home of hydraulic ram Law
rence) writes two columns and over to
the Plain Dealer on the Mckinley tar.
iff. He talks as farmer, ripe in the
experience of 60 years. We have not
room for the whole Of ii, but shall have
to be content with a few shining ex-
tracts from his lurid and truthful es-
say:
1--WE all know that the labor that is un-
protected, such as agriculture, carpenter
/ ing, blacksmithing, ETC., gets the highest
Il wages, while the protected labor gets the
lowest. This, because, while the carpen-
l ter Is protected in his fabrics, labor is not.
We see a mill, Mr.. Carnegie's for exam
L pie, where the laborers demand that their
L pay shall have some little reference to the
protection afforded Mr.. Carnegie, and
L Mr., G. IN response turns the clamorous
Il lot off and ships in, under free trade, some
| of the pauper labor of Europe. II home
/ labor were really protected, there would
/ be q prohibitory tariff on pauper labor.
| Again, we seem to catch on when high
tariffite sings out that his system
is necessary to augment prices
so as to protect manufacturers
against the pauper labor. OF Europe.
But we are Immediately confronted by the
same voice crying aloud that protection
lowers prices. 1t is very evident that we
are all a! sea as to the language of these
tailless monkeys who keep up such chat
ter.
Oflate Major Bill Mckinley of the Nc
Kinley bill has added to the confusion by
some original chatter of his own. Thus
he says solemnly as boiled owl that
while the Democrats seek to tax home
pro lucts the Republicans seek to tax the
foreign articles. This has evidently
| tbrOUD tho anna llar rnnnkeya into oraat
confusion. In the tarifflte idiom, word
had gone out that protection was not a
tax, or If such, was paid by the importer.
Here is the solemn leader confessing that
it is g. tax and letting go the hold found in
the assertion that the foreign manufacture
er is the fellow taxed.
Twas thinking of this when first looked
on the Napoleonic head of Major McKin-
ley. 1t 10 certainly attractive. But we
cannot always tell. l believe it was
Charles Lamb who related how at a dinner
party he was struck by the Majors face
and head of a guest, The heavy, square
forehead, the broad chin, the prominent,
yet well chiseled nose, all lit up by
solemn, thoughtful, luminous eyes, gave
dignity and power to the face that
actually impelled a sense OF awe. This
was deepened by the silence OF the ma
jestic man; He said nothing, but he OBJ
served and thought. This at last grew op.
pressiye. Lamb felt that he would have
to steal out and get some new clothes to
brace up on, when dish of dumplings
was brought in and the great man of the
Websterian head laid down his knife and
fork and said soc nnly:
"Them's the ducks for me-"
One has to read or hear Mckinley to ex- |
perience the collapse. He opens his |
mouth and the Napoleon disappears. But |
he is being built up. The Republican |
press quotes enthusiastically his solemn |
nothings, and one and all, especially the |
rural roosters, cry out wonderful head" |
deep utterances," great WISDOM" and |
by the time the contest is over Mckinley |
will be almost as great man as Gov. For |
aker. The last named was created out of |
nothing in the same way. Tom Corwin |
was wont to say that next to building up |
a damned fool in public estimation the
most difficult thing is to pull him down
again. One-third of the time enjoyed by |
Republicans is passed in building up Hthe
damned fools" and two.thirds in pulling
down. just now there is an awful effort |
10 get Gov. Foraker down. After while
i will be Mckinley, who will have to be
taken apart, ,and buried little at time"