Evening journal., 1893-09-14
OHIO DEMOCRACY'S DAY
Colonel Neal Answers McKin-
ley in a Stirring Speech.
WILL NEVER QUIT FIGHTING

II
a Tax That Putteth Money Into the
Pockets of Rich Manufacturers, Dis
criminating Against the Poor Man.
NEWARK, o. Sept. 14.-To.d day is
Democratic day in the Ohio gubernatorial
fight and the Democratic hosts of
Ohio are pouring into this city prepared
to give Lawrence T. Neal, the Demo
cratic candidate for governor, one of
the biggest receptions ever accorded a
political speaker who has had the
honor to oppose the Republican candi
dates
! 1.-THE Frightening of the financial
skies has given much encouragement
to the Democratic leaders who declare
that all the Republican prophesies of
ruin and disaster are proving false eand
that, too, in the face Of the fact that
\ the tariff is sure to be cut to strictly
revenue basis by the present Congress.
Later.
n Colonel Neal spoke this afternoon be-
& fore vast audience AS expected, he
accepted the challenge of Governor Nc
Kinley, and confined himself to the
tariff question. He came to plead the
cause of the people, he said. That which
was prophecy had become history, and
we are now rsaping the bitter harvest of
Republican legislation.
The Sherman Silver law and Mckinley
law underlie the feeling Of distrust
and want of confidence which pervades
financial circles. These acts alone were
responsible for the closing of factories,
itagnation in trade.
Prosperity would only be restored by
adherence to the Democracy. faith in the
natter of currency and tariff reform.
dr. Neal demanded repeal of the Sher-
nan law and then attacked the present
ariff law. The law for the first time
presented the question whether taxes
hould be levied for government support
My or support of private corporations,
rusts aud syndicates. All public pur-
oses were over-ridden in the attempt to
ut revenue, increase of duties and $780,
90. 900 in taxes were added upon abso-
ute necessities Of life.
he Foreigners Don't-The Poor Man
Does.
Mr.. Neal denounced as fallacious, the
aim that the foreigners pay the tax.
hey did not pay the one billion year
nat went to the home manufacturers.
he merchant simply advanced the tariff
axes to the government and the con-
amer not only repaid them but the
erchants' profit added
Under this system the property and
Fealth paid no part Of the taxes. Such
system was unjust as between rich and
Dor.
rue Plan Wou1dn't Tax the Poor Man.
The true principle would impose the
CHEST duties on luxuries and the low
It possible upon necessities. The Nc
inley act reversed this principle
bis was for alleged protection to homs
Dor and was as miserable a fraud ai
be pretext that foreigners pay oul
xes.
The protected barons whose selfish.
Bss and greed had eradicated from
cir natures the common instincts o.
1manity, care not for the welfare O
le laborer of this or any other country
hey believe in free trade in men.
History of the system showed tina
heap labor is with them an essentia
rt Of their system, wages In thei
dustries bore no proportion to tn
lties upon their products.
Protection to American labor was con
wed in hypocrisy nd fraud, and in
nded to appeal to oprejudices ofignoran
d unthinking people.
in or Lose, Democracy VIII Kee
Fighting.
Mr.. Neal closed by saying: 'Wheths
e Democracy party wins or loses
10 this year It will continue its fight fl
riff reform until it shall break and de
roy the stronghold of the monepolis
d protectionists upon the throsts of Il
ople and give to us q system inst an
ual which will blot out all discrimin
ms and distinctions between one citize
another and secure to each and &
sedom from taxation to the fulle
tent consistent with pure, hone
economical administration of t
vernment.