The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-05-28

our inventions, who use machinery to q
greater extent than any other people,
we refuse to allow the raw material
which those 1000, 100000 of nonma-
chine using people create, to enter our
ports in exchange for machine made
products, except upon the payment Of
excessive duties, while the more intelli-
gent of our manufacturers are clamor-
Ing for free raw material and saying,
Give us free raw material, and we
will conquer the markets Of the world. ;
Instead of seeking the markets Of
tho world, employing millions of men
now lying idle, making the margin Of
profits less but the output several times
greater than at present, getting thereby
steady market and continued service
for our laboring classes, our trusts and
combinations are hiring their competi-
tors to close their factories and throw
tons Of thousands of laboring men out
Of employment.
1--WE have only to get freedom Of
trade and wo can capture the markets
Of the world in many lines. What the
EnRlishman IL to the German tho
American is to the Englishman, and
Just as the German is crying out against
competition with the machine made
goods and high priced lalior of England,
Just 30 would England cry out against
competition with the machine made
goods and the high priced labor of
America, were duties upon all raw ma
terials removed.
eve Americans walk faster, talk
faster, work faster, do everything fast
er than any other people on the face
Of the ",rth, A people of the greatest
natural igor and the greatest enter
prise in the world, we have pampered
our life and emasculated our strength
and largely impaired tho virility of cur
national life by protective tariff.
Manliness asserts its mastery in the
same way in manufacturing as it does
In every walk of life. The men in pro-
fessions who ask no favors, but get out
upon tho dusty arena and fight for
lead, are the men who gain strength by
every effort: Give us 10 years Of free
trade, and we would capture from Eng
land one-fourth of her vast trade. Give
us 20 years of free trade, and we will
lead the world as exporters.
"The protective system has debauoh-
ed public men and corrupted public
life. Give any body Of men, however
pure, tho power to take 300, 900, 900
from the pockets Of the millions and
transfer. 1t to the pockets of few men
through an act of legislation, and you
have created n corrupting power which
will hn xirf nd fhn ;nk-
ism of that body of men.
"We shall never get rid Of the evils
which have described until every dol
lar raised by taxation is paid into the
national treasury; until wo stop entire
ly this practice Of allowing the right of
government to tax property to be used
for the purpose of allowing the manu-
facturer to prohibit importations, form
trusts and rob our people of hundreds
of millions of dollars each year.
"The remedy is in direct taxation.
Every man has right to know exactly
what he pays toward the expenses of
government and direct taxation is the !
only means Of stopping the lavish ex-
penditure Of public money.
"For period Of ten years between |
1901 and 1900 inclusive, with tariff |
of 8N per cent upon foreign imports,
and at the very time when we were 60 |
ing to tho great expense of establishing |
our government, the cost of government |
was only $18.68 per capita for the ten |
years. From 1851 to 1860 inclusive, un-
der tariff for revenue only, the cost Of |
government was only sal. SO per capita |
for the ten years. From 1871 to 1880 |
inclusive the actual running expenses Of |
government had risen to $136. Al per |
capita, moro than six times tho amount |
required under tariff for revenue only, |
and during the last ten years the cost
of government has been increasing.
GAS nation we can stand this lavish |
expenditure of the peoples money, but
we can never stand tho Injuries, tho
iniquities, the lack of patriotism which
great wealth, quickly acquired, is sure
TO bring.
"We can be robbed by protective |
tariff and still live, but when the rob-
Der takes tho money and buys special
legislation and turns it over to cam
paign committees to buy votes with,
tho very life of free government is as
sailed. Nations do not go down to death
in the momentous sweep Of battle. They
rather die from the poison which the
lobbyist and the vote buyer infuse into
tho body politic.
! "Tho mad riot Of protection will soon
be over. Tho evidences of the revolution
which shall destroy it are upon every
hand. ItR growth has been an evidence
of what self interest and audacity and
offrontery can accomplish as against the
people not united by any bonds save
those Of tho pablo welfare.
Tie Few suGsr Scandal.
Il tho country 10 be afflicted with a
g"cond sugar scandal? Arc the senators
from Havemeyer" cr-officio mcmbers Of
tho finance committee, and are they to
DO permitted to dictate the important
fngar scheduled Chicago Evening Post
(Ind. Rep,).
The senate committees bill, whether
designed TO do so or not. will give tho
trust great advantage should 1t be-
como law. For that reason tho country
Is bitterly opposed to the senate sugar
schedule, and if the senate will heed
tho voice It the people that schedule
will not be embraced in the new tariff.