The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-08-07
EYIL LEGISLATION THAT PAYORS
SOME AND BURDENS THE OTHERS,
Republicans Follow British Financial and Imperial Policy
Does Protection ProtectsMr. Bryan Says the Income
Tax Must be Restored.
BY A. NfcGREGoR.

organ. But protection and gold STAN
dard did not open markets. Protective |
tariff taxes imports, and SO restricts |
and hinders. Exports go out free as |
they are wanted and ordered. Europe |
has needed our wheat and corn and cot
ton and other products, and iron in |
every shape, and copper, petroleum,
coal, etc. What in the name of sense
had taxes on imports to do with all
this? Mexico has prospered during re-
cent years without British Sound mon
ey," and without the hard times this
land has encountered. What have rro-
lection and sound money done for the
wool grower? What for the farmers
wheat and corn? Cotton has done bet
ter, but no thanks to protection and
sound money. We may thank China
which took s50,000,000 worth Of cotton
goods from this country last year. We
fear this year will not pan out as well.
At this time the cotton mills of New
England are closed and thirty thousand
or more hands are set out indefinitely.
With all our vast trade, 90 per cent of
1t was carried by foreign vessels, and
| but seven pei cent in American boats.
| What is the matter with protection
here? Under Democratic tariffs before
the war and without Republican pro-
| lection, American ships did the most
of cur foreign trade.
| Can there be any wool grower these
days fool enough to think that protec-
ton protects? Australia is not in the
wool business as she was since half her
sheep have perished by drouth, and yet
wool is down in spite of protection. Will
these Bourbon Republicans, like their
Federal ancestors, continue to hug old
British dogmas and learn nothing? IN
der Democratic ad-valorem tariff of
Is to 20 per cent, wool commanded
better prices than under protection.
Britain did not abandon protection till
compelled to, when about one-third of
her population were paupers, and Sir
4 Robert Peel Tory Protectionist though
he was, as prime minister was COM
PEELED to inaugurate free trade. He
was a statesman who could live and
learn, and who dared to do right.
Selfishness and stupidity, to say moth
ing of weakness are sad drawbacks in
, our public men.
Republicans proclaim prosperity, but
farmers do not see 1t by an advance In
farm values. Protection and gold
, standard do not work in this way
, Gold bonds command a premium, ever
|, 2 per cent refunding bonds, but rea
, estate don't keep company. These
monetary manipulations are for thu
money magnates and so the money
trust is the monster Of all the trus
. combinations. AS in royal and in
perial lands the Republican plan Is th
care for the favored few and let tn
farmers and business men ant
other toilers bear the public bur
dens. Our millionaires are not invest
= ing in land. They prefer public securi
;, ties in the shape of gold bonds. Thes
are more convenient for speculatin
and stock jobbing.
AS usual, Republicans are claiming
;, everything for Mckinley and tn
= rough rider. They did so in 1896, an
with all the Democratic help then the
got through with tight squeeze. Thei
blow-guns claim the earth, like the oil
:, fellow who offered Christ the kingdom
= of the world. The Philippine claim
:. not yet consummated and settled. The
- claim credit for prosperity despite labo
- disturbances and business failures an
low price of real estate. They say 9Th
dominant issues in the campaign wi
- be prosperity and standing by the fial
~ or upholding the presidents diplomat
- policy" The voters will decide 18th
paramount ISSUE" the people being tn
tribunal.
j. Republicans do not seem disposed
% consider imperialism, militarism, we
~ taxes, income tax, ETC., but they cann'
VI and shall not dodge them. In his lettt
y of acceptance Mr.. Bryan will doubles
'r define his position on an income tax, II
10 he voted for 1t when in congress, ar
& he helped to draw up the income ia
i bill He says: Invisible property hi
i too often escaped taxation, and this hi
D burdened visible property with mo
~ than it's share. believe an income ia
e. is q Just tax" If not, why not?