The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-02
SENSIBLE VIEWS.
THE ADDRESS MADE BY JUDGE
JUNIUs G. FERRALL
Before the Senatorial Convention,
Held In the Assembly Room, Can
ton-Plain Talk From Business
man who Knows Conditions.

At this tine, when attention is being
turned TO economic questions and good
government and the people are interested
In the views of the candidates asking
their suffrage, 1t is we'll to consider the
address Of Judge Junius @. Ferrall, of Car
rollton, delivered before the Democratic
sentorisl convention in the assembly room
at the city hall, Canton. Judge Ferralls
views will be endorsed by she people
everywhere In the district. His sensible
talk is herewith reproduced
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen of the
convention For the honor you have con-
ferred upon me this day most sincerely
thank you, and In accepting the nomin-
alton rendered, I promise you to use all
honorable means within my power to
cause the same to culminate In an cleo
ton 10 November, an that this result
may be attained 1 hope to receive the
support and earnest corporation, not
only Of every. Democrat, but also Of every
voter In the distris regardless Of former
political affiliations, who believes that
the domineeriug reign of the money
power should terminate, and that our
government should again become a gov
eminent of the people, for the people
and by the people instead of, as at present,
a government Of monopolists, for monop-
olists and by mouopolsts.
Now, my fellow citizens, I am not an
orator, have never bean schooleG in that
line and if elected will not be able to
serve you with long-winded oratorical
efforts, but my aim will be to look after
your interests in businesslike msnner
and believe you will agree with me when
say that it would be greatly to our
best interests as citizens were business
methods more generally applied in con-
Quoting our state affairs.
Much has been said regarding the cleo
ton, by the next legislature, of n United
States senator and desire to take this
opportunity to say to you that l am not
any promise or pledge to support any
man for this position, so that may be
free and untrammelei to go into caucus
and there support the best mau that
may be offered.
There is another subject in which we
ore all interested and upon which desire
a. O.. ,n
thing Of the burden of taxation; many
of US are of the opinion that taxes are
now too high, yet the Republican party
has recently declared chat they are not,
by passing a tariff bill increasl g duties
aud thus raising our taxes, indirect 1t Is
true, but none the less they must be
paid and as a rule by those least able to
afford it; and when man pays an in
crease of about 25 cents on every pair Of
shoes he buys, SO per thousand on every
foot Of pine lum ber, an increase of near
q cents on every pound of sugar he pur-
chases, and other increased amounts on
his almost every purchase he finds the
purchasing power of his dollar, even
though it be gold one, greatly dimin-
ished.
The average man has been exercising
the most rigid economy in the past, has
deprived himself of many comforts of life
in order to close the year out of debt,
and with this Increased OUTLAY confronting
him the future must indeed look dark
and he will naturally turn to the Dem
&C attic party, the party Of the people, for
relief; and while that party Is powerless
It present to make his tariff burden light
er we can If successful in tie state this
fall, give him some relief by a more econ
omical administration of state affaiis
and promise you that should l be elec-
ted my svery vote will be given with a
view to economy.
Many Of our public servants are receiv.
ing salaries based on condition of affairs
entirely different from the present aud
my influence will be exerted and NY vota
cast In favor Of reduction wherever the
official is receiving compensation out
of proportion to the wages or salary paid
for like ability and sevices in other lines
Of business.
This policy will tighten the burdens Of
the taxpayer to some extent, will pcs
sibly tide him over until the year 1906
when the Demcrati' party, under the
| leadership of that noble, unselflsh patriot
that tribune of the people, william j
Bryan, shall have swept the country, as Il
surely will, having purged itself of The
Wall street influences which dominated
and cJntr lied the last so-callsd Demo
cratic administration. 1t will revise thu
tariff laws In the interests cf the people
and not of the trusts; will place silve
on an equality with gold as was intended
by our forefathers, by admitting it to ou
mints and making its coinage free an,
unlimited at the time honored ratio O
16 to / Democratic secretary of tn
treasury will exercise his option an,
pay the obligations of the United States
both interest and principal In coin
either gold or silver, as best suits hi
convenience and the best interests of tn
masses Of the people Of the country, &C
oording to the original contract, and the
and not until then will the sun of pros
perity again shine on persons who ar
not millionaires.