The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-03


has lost none OF its virtue and import
ance. Tho first duty of the Republican
party. IL restored to power In the country,
will be the enactment of tariff law
which will raise all the money necessary
10 conduct the Royernment economically
and honestly administered and so ad.
iusted as 10 rIye preference TO home man.
ufacture and adequate protection to home
labor and home market. We are not COM
mitted to any special schedules or rates
Of duty They are and always will be sub
ject to change TO meet new conditions, but
the principle upon which rates of duty are
imposed remain the same. Our duties
should always be high enough to measure
the difference between the wages ptlu
and to adequately nrotecf American in.
yestments and American prices.
o,r Fsr,.r. aud tho Tariff.
Our FARMERS nave oeen nurC Dy tne
changes IN our tarln legisiaoion as seVere-
" as our laporers anu inanu'aceurers' nr
oadly as 1noy nave sunereu' tne Nopup
ucah plaClorh wlsely ueolares Ia iaso. Vi
'uch encouragement 10 our sugar ihVer-
ests as Will lead 70 tne prouuction on
American SOIL OF All the sugar winch Vne
American people use.
III PROMISES 10 our Wooi anu Wooleh IN
terests the most ample prooeotion, a
guaranty tnat ought 10 comneno itsell 70
every patrloolo oiClzeh' Neser was ,nolo Io
grievous wrong done the 1armer o, our
country than tnat SO unJustly nnlctea
during the past three years upon the Wool-
growers OF America. Aitnougn among
our most INDUSTRIOUS anu useIul citllens
their interests nave peeh practloaIly ue'
stroyed ana our WOODEN manufactures IN
volyed IN siinliar disaster; Az no une
wlthln the past 80 years,anu perhaps never
during any previous periou, nave so many
Oh our Moolen factories peon suspenue1 as
now. Inc hepuDIcan party can DC reileu
upon 10 correcI unese Breao wrongs
again eh0rus'eu WlVh the cohVroi VI coh
Bress'
Reciprocity.
a,,..., 90 .ho po,,,,,,o,o
AnoVioi ooi',i"O'oh y. Oiio M
plaViorhh UhaV mas my ihosO coruiai sup
bort. Is that which taYors- reciprocity.
The splendid results OF the reciprocity ar
rangements that were made under auth
ority of the tariff law of 1890, are strik-
inc and suggestive. The brief period tbey
were in force in most cases only three wears
~ -. i,ls. ,,,,,,,,I, a., tLtuo,,.tI, go
was hoU iohE onoush Ss oo SnoIoushiy -,'iosy @ UesO
thelr great Vaiue, out sul1cleh1 en-, was SHOWN
Dy the trlai 70 uellolsVrau1 uhS wlsaoIn oi
u. In lsS2 the export traue Oh the United
5taves aV'urleu ME-, .no nlsaesV Poi,V III ouL
history. Inc agStGguoE VI our oAporCss
that AZ year ya reaoheu the immense dn sum aoo Oh
,O3o,2lo, i4o, sum greater by slOo,OVO,-
Vo tnah tne exports Oh any previous year.
ioeo, omluS w .iio % vi uiia no ~ asiy
,egisia.loh, w Uno .otal utpppou W sof, 100
lSt. lt. olIr cA S,oo ono oa ono
1f uiSg uoole.'sSu I sio"''Hoooo' DuS
sui seouieu 10 i"i ~ 'io'o 70 ~ III iid
it aliu SouVu a.i'JitGa "tu IarG Vlauo i.'
WIN Vhe NcsS AiiHios Viiin VIC h,u W.
t DGtqre ehJoyvu' ho .,tii ,',h1 VI 'rau9 oS
MlGn Ulio WIN 40 Sao NtS nav, nau
ao d StG 1o SS oTor ,'.
oul uiau1 1Ia, ~ iYgi Gnu , ~
TTauo Iti ~ iovi, tme oIy ~, VIII V,ie
9i STATES eIeuS III PpLCs III
ioo9 wy Pa PlaouioailS vnooo WIN MN mLlOn Mo
hau reciproclIy arrangeiIiynVs. lne reoi,
pruJS vrohIr peImeea Si,s 20 n,'bs "nS d
2pa,ll, tppu1oh,nS p1 'lo s ,nah.s Si Sup" tan, SOU
me- @rd,ytS oq onr tradn Will Trho tovi ,uos
phenomenal. In 1891, we sold that coun-
Try but lli,fil barrels OF hour IN lS9s,
III noeo' solo,foVi anu III a1ef, oH 49,,
can't ubiIe our sxnortations Of fomrp ptn to
Cuba for the wear ending June 30. 1885
the year following the repeal of the reel
procity treaty--feu to $379,Se barrels. a
boss OF nearly half our trade with that
country. The value of our total exports
Of merchandise from the United States to
Cuba in lS9l-the year prior to the nego-
tiation of the reciprocity treaty-was
tle,2g4, ,SSS; in 1892, sl1 ,958,579; in 1893,
b24, l57 sos; in 1894, so, l25, ,32l; but In
1895, after the annulment OF the reciproo-
lty agreement, it fell to only Sl2, ,8S7, ,66l: :.
Many similar examples might be given OF
our increased trade under reciprocity with
other countries, but enough has been
shown of the etficacv of the legislation OF
1890 to justify the speedy restoration OF
Its reciprocity provisions. In my Judg-
nent, congress should Immediately restore
The reciprocity section OF the old law,
with such amendments, IL any, as time
and experience sanction as wise and
proper. The underlying principle of this
legislation must, however, be strictly
observed. 1t Is TO afford new markets for
our surplus agriGulIur91l anu I'M tlahuiacs- ua;
can labor of a single days work that he
might otherwise procure.
Foreign Immigration.
rlo ,oo,,.to 90 a., ,,,o.sou,v, .o,,o,,
lra, foroio,,, t,o,1 y ., +ho no
It, G 20 ~. s,.,, Ill e - p
~, 'S e,J l., na. 1;s.
wv inS p9opIe or ~ suSn So ~. ~
oress' am III nearly sympathy WIN ohe
present legislation restricting foreign I'M
migration, and favor such extension OF the
laws as will secure the United States from
invasion by the debased and criminal
| classes of the Old World. While we ad-
here to the public policy under which our
country has received great bodies OF
honest, industrious citizens, who have
added to the wealth, progress and power
of the country, and Will we welcome to
our shores the well. .disI esed and industri-
Gus immigrant who contributes by his
energy and intelligence to the cause Of
free government, we want no immigrants
who do not seek our shores to become
citizens. We should permit none to par
ticlpate in the advantages OF our civiliza-
omd fnn, W. ", noS ey W. snd oui ' a,
ceive none who come TO make war upon
our institutions and profit by public dis