The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-10-12
Makes McKinlpy's Law Ap-
pear Decidedly LudicrOus.
II the Foreigner Pays the Tax
Mckinley is Inconsistent.
A Brilliant and Powerful Adj
dress by the Next Cover
nor of Ohio.

State Issuss-A Splendid Meeting.
That tie people are fully p reusded of
the fact that Ineir prosperity depends
upon the success of tne Democratic parry
was never more apparent Insn upon tue
occasion OF the visit of tue Democratic
candidate for Governor, Hon. Lswrence
T. Neal, and the candidate for Lieutenant
Governor, Col. W. A. Iayior' Inat Ine
Democratic party still has the conf tence
of the people was very apparent at the
meeting Friday night at tue Tabernacle
and that the President and Congress will
be epcoura red by the returns from Ohio
this year TO GO right ahead and leRislate
In the interests IF the masses aud not OF
the classes. H. quite evident.
Lawrence 4. Neal arrived OF Id on the
&C. q 5. railroad and was escorted to
the Y. NJ. ID. c. rooms by the Grand
Army band. An impromptu reception
was given Mr.. Neal aud Cot. Taylor who
had come over from the Hohe where he
had been stopping, having rived earlier
In the day. A large number of Democrats
called upon the two candida es. After
thereception the gentlemen and num-
Der of invited guests were entertained at
dinner at the residence OF Mr. John q,
Welty.
The Gro gd gathered early at the Taber-
uacie. Eiala's military band marcned TO
she building early anu discoursed music
until the ARRIVAL Of the speakers. IL was
nearly 8 o'clock when the distinguished
party arrived. When Mr.. John q. Her-
mony, as chairman of abe executive COM
mittee. nrose 30 call tn9 meeting to- order
he gsz sd upon one of tne mosI uagnih-
cont audiences that ever hshembied IN
talton. Every seat WAS occupied and
people, anxious TO hear the Iruth, we're
standing III the aisies. clinsing 20 the
windows and in tact resortug 10 every
means 80 get Il place within bearing die
tance. Hundreds OF people could not get
inside the building aud were obiig-
ed to rsturn home. 1t wns
grand outpourinR Of the
people to hear live issues discussed and
TO hear an exposition OF that theory of
protection which has caused 60 much
suffering among the iaboriug m IN and
business men of our country. Mr. Har
mopy introduced as chairIn sn OF the
evening, Hon. h. 5. Shields, of this city.
Mr.. ShieldS mnde one Of his cha cIer.
istic speeches, tu 4 of meat and expressed
IN such a manner thas none who heard
him could gaInsay she truIh of hts state
ments. He was gal TO appear before
such q magnificent gathering OF people
and waJ pleaSed with the encouraging
success of toe opening meeting of the
campaign In Siark county. He wsntsd
the people by their votes 70 endorse the
Dem ocratic parry because the ID smocra tic
party 10 right on every issue. Mr.. Shields
introduced in euloRisttc terms. the first
speaker of she evening, "that hard worker,
that unfl ncing laborer for the cause, that
courageous, tariff reform. Democrat,
Hon. Lawrence T.. Neal.
As the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor stepped forward he was greeted
with tumultuous applause. he thanked
the people OF Canton for the ma sni hceut
reception accorded him and stated shat ~
cordial reception HrouIed In him the nigh
est feelings II EN- o'ion and deepest grati-
N.rdA l.. IA l.@pn L.
personal compliment W himself, but to
the cause he has the honor to represent.
Ho came es repr 30en tEttva OF the DEM
ocratic party, which Ia aiwayH the party
OF the people, 10 discus, IA plain man
ner, soma OF the Issu now confronting
the American p .OD.C. Two questions
presented thems slvs fJrciby TO him.
The one temporary ia its nature, but dis
astrouB in its resu.tsi The Other deeper
seated and farther reacuing in it's scope
and effect. "DsmOcIaiin prophecy has
become history,n said Mr.. Neal, 1--WE
are now reaping the benefits OF thtry
years of Republican legislation aud Re-
publican misrule. Two Republican laws
are alone responsible for the distressed
condition of business. During these
years we have sowed to the wind and are
now reaping the whirlwind. Public con-
hdence rests on public honesty; public
honesty rests on public credit; public
credit rests on sound currency. The
province of the Government IL TO coiu /
money and not act &c a BROKER In the puE-
chase of silver bullion. The purchase
clause of the Sherman silver law ought to
be repealed. Both gold and silver should
be used as money, with the Government
having the power to fix its value. / am
pledged to the support of the Democratic
platform passed a! ChicaIo on this finan'
cial question:"
"Three years ago this very day." con-
tinued Mr. Neal, "the Mckinley tariff law
went into { II. ct. Before Tnat time the re.
ceipts of the Goyernment were $lOo; geo 600
in excess OF the expenditures. Where
then was the necessity for imposing
greater 81 xes? The taxes should have
been reduced 20 the extent covered by the
surplus bus the Mckinley law instead of |
decreasing the taxes increased them and |
made the burdens OF 'he people harder to
bear, The law which bears the nsme OF 1
your distinguished townsman operates |
FOR the benefit Of private intereHisa ud not
for the public good"
The idiotic proposition thst the
foreign pays the tax was
sGoyn IoSIo, and ,orsbls Manner mar Neft ae wan IA
simply sublime at this point in bis re-
marks and there wasn't man in the
audie nee that had q brain as big as q pin \
head that didn't see the utter fallacy OF
Gov. McKinley's absurd claim. The
Governor In his speeches has been laying /
that by placing sugar on the free list he Il
saved TO the American consumer sos ,0OO,S
900. Mr.. Neal wanted 20 know how he l
could save that amount to the American
consumer il the foreigner paid the tax and
wondered Why IL was II the Governor were Il
consistent TINT he did not cay that he had
saved that a mount to the foreigner. II
the American consumer did not pay the
tax, how was il that he saved S66, ,000, 600 Il
byputtinR the commodity on the free list.
Mr. Neal sho ed very clearly that increase
IN tariff did not mean increase In wages.
He sho we'd how. under protection, Car
negie had drawn 81 SOC, 900 a year out of
the Edgar Thompson steel works, thus Il
proving that McKinley's law was passed /
for the benefit OF few to the detriment |
of the large masses of people.
"The statement that high tariff makes |
high wages has no semblance of TRUTH"
said Mr.. Neal. zone labor union, one
Trades and Labor Assembly will do more
10 make wages higher, than all the Nc
Ktuley tariff laws that could ever be pass
ed There are no darker pages In the
history OF this country than those covered
under high protective tar II. The pres
ent disturbances In the business world are
ths direct result of Republican legislation,
and especially are they attributable to the
protective tariff law. The claim that the
Democratic party 10 TO blame for the pres
idiocy. We are acting under Republican
laws, Not one has been changed, but they
will be changed, and already In that hope
business 10 Frightening up everywhere"
Mr.. Neal closed with an eloquent aps
peal TO the people to vote the Democratic
ticket. His address Was one OF the best
ever delivered Ia Canton. II was clear,