The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-09


looks very well on it's face, but no matter
what may be the public professions
of the Republican party the people are
not ignorant of the fact that that party
is today in a minority in both houses of
congress and has the presidency. If,
then, the Republicans have any dis
position to control or regulate the trusts
or to prevent their inquiries in any
way whatever, the question is, why
do they not do it?"
At the time Of the enactment Of the
most extreme measure of protection
which has ever been written in our
statute books (the Dingley bill), It was
predicted that it would promote the
organization of trusts" Events have
fully verified that prediction. The high
rates of tariff have enabled many
classes of manufacturers to pool their
issues, beat down the price of raw
materials and advance the value of the
finished product of their own gain and
to the impoverishment of the people.
These wrongs have reached the homes
Of all citizens. While in some instances
the wages of labor have been in some
degree advanced in\the hope of placat-
ing the workers, in many others the
men have been discharged in large
numbers as the result of these combina-
tions and much discomfort is the result.
In addition to the present inconvenien-
ces and suffering occasioned, by these
concentrations of capital is the feeling
of their absolute injustice, not to say
dishonesty. Tht federal legislation is
to be taken advantage of for the purpose
of enriching a few INSCRIPTIONS in
terests at the expense of the great body
of people, inspires feeling
of condemnation that will be
felt at the polls Not village in the
United States, not a home, not a
family in all the broad land, but has felt
the sting of these expressions, and all
feel a keen resentment against the en-
tire system. We believe that the old
Anglo Saxon love of honest dealing and
fair play is too strong in this country
to submit to wrongs so gross and out
rageous.
We understand thoroughly that the
present easier conditions will have ar
influence, but it will not be forgotten
that the bimetallists in 1896 urged thai
the way to have relief from the hart
times under which the people were ther
suffering was to increase the volume Of
metallic money. The Creator has plac
| ed within the reach of mankind
the means of increasing this
volume of metallic money il
spite of the failure to establish bi
metallism, for now about as much golt
is produced annually as there was IL
1896 of both gold and silver But th'
principle of bimetallism is permanent
When an expanding commerce and in
creasing population shall demand still
larger and larger volume of money thi
question will again become absorbing
The establishment OF the gold STANDARD
by the passage of the pending measure
will not settle the question.
In 1896, when a laborer's loss of I
place meant no other employment ant
possible starvation, we appealed in vail
to laborers to vote with us. They wer
threatened with loss of employmen
If they did so, and dared not follow thei
own judgment. But with easier finan
cial conditions there will be more in
dependence among them and create
Willingness to act for themselves an,
to stand by the principles of the re
public.