The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-01-14
EUROPEAN STANDARD OF WAGES

pie must submit as others in other lands
have had to do. Such men claim that
European wages must prevail here and
that we are rapidly reaching that point.
1t may not occur to these gentlemen
who thus reason that other things might |
occur before we reach this point of hire
ling bondage in this country. The great
majority in this country might have
something to say about equalizing mat
ters before this period they talk about
has arrived. These gentlemen should
remember that the "safety Of the people
is the supreme law" and fortune is
tickle jade. Would that our people of
substance would more generally agree
with that ancient Greek who said
"wealth I would have, but wealth by wrong
procure
would not, justice, Fen If slow, is sure"
The trusts and combines and other
plunder schemes that have been success
full give evidence of the grasping greed
that has prevailed, while the business
and bank failures as well as general lack
of prosperity and the prevailing distress
should certainly serve as admonition to
the wise. In national philosophy the
fu undamental law is that every result has
it's cause or causes, and this law is
equally applicable to human affairs.
Every intelligent American citizen must
admit that in this country there is no
good reason for this state OF things.
Unequal and unjust laws and favorltism
have brought us where we are.
X, g. Dunn & Co.'s weekly review OF
trade says on Dec. 81, 1896:
There hive been more commercial fall
ures in 1896 than in any previous year
except 1s93-about 1880 against 1897
last year, with liabilities of about s225,-
oOO, 900, against sl73, 1876, 900, last year,
an increase in number of about IL per
cent and in liabilities of 20 per cent"
'The selfish scheming SO prevalent in
our land is being developed daily before
the committee of ways and means al
Washington in preparing another bill
for protection and bounties. The de-
mands made are peculiarly selfish. The
: manufacturers had their time and o.
course wanted higher duties levied upor
articles coming into competition will
them. On Tuesday the producers o
raw material had their chance and de
: manded that they should be cared for
: OF course manufacturers want cheap raw
material for themselves and do not car,
9 to give producers of these materials
3 grab. On Tuesday one of the speaker
2 for the agricultursts said che woulC
g have duty absolutely prohibitory OF
. every agricultural product that could b
raised in this country" Another a
{ not satisfied with that but wanted al
! export bounty on many staple product
S that the farmer could get full price a
. home for the exported cereals, and ye
h the exporter might undersell the chea
labor product of foreign farms.
2 2 The sugar bounty of the Mckinley la'
e OF 1890 was given as an excuse for tn
export bounty desired. 1t was elaine
l. that bounty should not be confined
sugar; that wheat, corn and cotton an
other products were equally entitled
\ such favors.
At this rate where is all this prote'
ton and bounty favorltism to end? Ca
it bring us anything but feast of ruin
g What else has this party of gold stanc
At ard and protection been giving the cour
try for long years but a feast of ruin
|, Is it not time we we're returning to tn
s. Justice of the constitution? Do we M
m need American Statesmen who are
es accard with this glorious instrument
u u Let us hope we shall soon be gettin
" away from those who have assumed
know, and after getting power have onl
shown their ability to deceive and betra,
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