The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-12
STARR COUNTY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY OCTOBER 1e, 1900.

tated his hearers on the fact that "for
two years our financial problems have
related to the surplus. General pros
perity has given large revenues" In
view of the fact that 5000, ,000, 900 of bonds
were sold to meet the expenses of the
war with Spain, and two years after the
close of that brief struggle the war taxes
are still in full force, Mr.. Roberts's
| audience might be pardoned IL they in
dulged in a smile.
Justice Miller, who was appointed to
the United States supreme court by
President Lincoln, delivered the follow
ing opinion on protective tariff:
ITO lay with one hand the power of
the government on the property of the
citizen and with the other to bestow II
on favored individuals to aid private
undertakings and to build up private
enterprises is none the less robbery be-
cause 1t is done under the forms Of
law and is called taxation. This is not
legislation. 1t is a decree under legis-
lative forms. Beyond cavil, there
can be no lawful tax, which is not laid
for public purpose" Robbery and not
protection is the proper word.
Lord John Russell in a public letter
urging that the protective tariff be abol-
ished in Great Britain, dated November
20. 1S45 said: Let us then unite to put
an end to the system, which has proved
to be the blight Of commerce, the bane
OF agriculture, the source of bitter d.
visions among classes the cause of pen
ury. fever, mortality and crime among
the people,"
This administration maintains that
taxation Is the true source of national
prosperity and that a country is made
richer In proportion as its taxes are in
creased. Republicans seem to have no
common sense views on the tariff ques-
tion. 1t is now time to stop fooling and
give every industry an equal chance.
Let US get away from the monopoly
business, and establish Justice" Free
trade England pays better wages than
any high tariff country in Europe. Don't
forget 1t. Free trade with Canada
would give us cheaper copper and lum-
Der, and so would benefit business and
stop this monopoly robbery Of our peo-
pie. Free trade with Canada would also
give a market for Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania coal.
"The distress from 1898 to 1896 was un-
der the Wilson law" says the Reposl-
tory. A mistake. The Wilson tariff act
passed congress August 2S, 1894, and
some time thereafter went into opera
tion, displacing the Mckinley monstro-
sity that had proved a signal failure.
1t will be seen that the hard times were
under the Mckinley law, and the i'm
provement should be credited to the
Wilson law. In the early days Republi-
cans claimed to be the party Of moral
IDEAS" ard did not advocate a protec-
tive tariff, for the Democratic revenue
tariff was entirely satisfactory and
popular, and under 1t American ships
carried our exports and imports the
world over, the American flag Haunting
in the seaports Of the world. Under Re-
publican rule all this has vanished, over
80 per cent Of our trade being done by
foreign vessels. Let facts be submitted
to candid people," and considered.
"Ye shall know the truth, and the truth
will make you free" Protection, So
called, is to favor the few like the other
Republican schemes. Lincoln got an in
come tax law and it lasted ten years.
The party now is controlled by trusts,
gold standard cormorants, and public
plunderers generally.
Is 1t wrong for the Filipinos to claim
freedom and independence as did the
Americans in 1776? Have those people
no right to ''life, liberty and the pursuit
of happiness" Lincoln wanted the
black men set free, and the Republican
leaders are waging war against the
brown Filipinos to keep them from be-
Ing free. Is this the same grand old
party?"
No man in the history Of this, or in
deed OF any other country ever made
such a speaking campaign as Mr.. Bryan
is doing. The wonder is how he can
stand 1t. His fine physical develop
ment and his correct habits Of life in
diet and avoiding stimulants enable him
to go through his wonderful and telling
work. In fact, William Jennings Bryan
Is remarkable man, physically and in
tellectually. This country may we'll be
proud Of him. and when elected in No
vember he will prove to be the right man
to start the country in the way of reform
and Improvement and so inaugurate the
twentieth century.
Under him 1t will not be Hanna ma
chine.