The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-11-01
Enthusiastic Meeting Held
Tuesday Evening.
Interested Audience Listens to Addresses BY
Hon. A. w. Patrick, Hon. j. c. Welty and
Hon. Webster P. neutrality-suspicious.
Shots Fired Into Republican Ranks.

fault because the laboring men have
organized for the protection of them
selves and their homes, yet they organ
ize AID go to New Jersey and take out
franchises or charters in state where
there iG no liability of stockholders.
The tr; sts claim that by going into
comoine., they can produce manufac-
ture0 articles cheaper, but have they
ever done so' All the prices tend up
ward and the people are
BEING ROBBED
every day by this extortion. What is
corporation? II is body polite, ami
every body knows that body polite
has no soul. These organizations have
discouraged capital and made war upon
organized lalIor. The Republican
courts bind the hands and crush the
heats OF laboring men, robbing them
of tncir freedom. This is the beginning
of serfdom.
The Republican attorney generals
refused to enforce the Sherman law
against trusts, claiming that 1t was
impotent. If 1t is impotent, why not
make 1t potent. The Republican party
is the mother of trusts, that is the
Gods truth. But Mark Ham. says
there are no trusts, then admits that
they do exist, and finally says, let well
enough alone.
But what does Democracy propose?
When trusts are formed they throw up
on the market large blocks of watered
stock ard then run prices up high
enough TO pay dividends on this stock.
The Democracy proposes to squeeze all
the
INTERNAL WATER
out of that stock.
What next? Trusts control the rail-
roads of the country They dictate
the freight rates that they pay, while
the small producers have to pay from
40 to so per cent. more for having their
stuff hauled than the big fellows do.
We propose to pass laws to prevent
this.
Another thing. would pass a law
furnishing the men who plunder the
people of their money in this way just
the same as l would Door man who
steals loaf of bread. 1t has got so
row that II man steals million you
send him to the United States senate
| The law is like a thin cobweb. 1t
catches all the little flies, but the big
blue fellows go. right through.
would take the tariff of the pro-
ducts of trusts when they limit the pro-
duction and advance prices. i know
the man who drew the first resolh-
ton in Ohio demanding that. anl
could name,him II We're nek too mod
est. Mckinley favored reciprocity and
reported in favor of reciprocal trade
with three countries, but the senate
TURNED HIM DOWN.
Foraker turned his back upon it in
favor of the Ohio woolgrOwer. This
action of the senate compelled him to
make his Buffalo speech.
The Republican party has admins
tered the tax laws of Ohio for over 30
years. Mark Hanna has stolen two or
three hundred thousand dollars and
says, "Let hs alone" The railroads are
paying taxes on from 10 to 20 per cent.
of their value, while the people are
paying on from 60 to 100 per cent. of
their small homes. And what Is trIe
of the railroads Is also true of all
other large corporations.
What will be the end? Why. the
people will rise in their majesty and
put stop to 1t all. The trusts will
not be king, but the people will be the
sOvereigns of this fair land. They
will haul these scoundrels from power
and the millionaires will call on the
mountains to hide them from the
wrath of an outraged people,"
In introducing Mr. Welty, Mr.. Pome-
rene said that there were to be three
Democratic governors in Ohio.
! COL. KILBOURNE
was to be the first. and then Mr.. Welty
and Judge Patrick were to succeed to
the position, but just which shoul
come first he was unable to say.
The crowd took up the cry for
"Welty, Welty," and that gentleman
arose and after thanking the chairman
for his prediction, spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen:
, The principal object of this and sim
liar gatherings, vs. that we as citizens
and members of this commonwealth
should arrive at proper and Just So
luton of the public questions in
volved In this campaign. 1t Is ever
the purpose and desire of all citizens
to prosper, and advance and 1t should
be the purpose and object of every
voter to cast his vote honestly and con.
scientiously with a single object an
purpose, to do the greatest good. The
right of suffrage brings with 1t respon,
sibilities and on these questions lei
us as near as possible discard partisan
ship and view them In reasonable
light. Common sense and good Judg
ment are powerful factors In arriving
at
A PROPER SOLUTION.
Experience teaches US what we can ge
no other way and the light Of It's laml
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