The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-10-24
Of the Issues OF Present
Campaign.
the HON, c, ", BAKER
Addresses q Large Audiences at
the. Columbus Auditorium
Concise Statement
OF Conditions.
trrom a stafr Correspondent,

torium here last evening Hon. Charles
w. Baker, of Cincinnati, addressed q
large and enthusiastic audience upon
the issues of : the campaign. Mr.
Baker said:
My Fellow Citizens:
This government OF. ours is a govern.
ment of and by the majority. What O
majority Of our people want and vote
for, we have and get Atits last anaiy-
sis that Is what a republican form Of
government means.
The Republicans have had unlimited
and undisputed power in national af-
fairs, as in most of the states, for the
last FIVE years. This is because the
people voted so.
To-day we are confronted with q
by the fact that coal is thirty dollars a
ton in New York and beef thirty cents
q pound Things have reached such
PASS that in Eastern cities a coal fam
inc is imminent, which means suffer
ing and freezing for the poor while the
high prices of not merely beef, but
other necessaries in the shape of food
products, betoken suffering the coming
winter. such as our country never saw.
Senator Hanna says that Baer, Presi-
dent Of the Reading Railroad, is 3
Democrat, say he is not Democrat,
nor men like him. and IL he is masquer-
aiding as one he Is simply stealing the
livery OF heaven to serve tho devil in.
Republican politicians are fond Of
talking about distress among the poor,
and especially among the workingmen,
during Grover Cleveland's last admin.
istration. There may have been some.
want to say, however. that all told,
any distress during those four years
will not be 1.-THE of the dreadful suf-
fering the coming winter forebodes.
The Democratic party for five years
and more has been warning the people
that there would presently come condi-
tons precisely as are here now. That
q the acts and policy of the Republican
party as dictated by it's politicians
would necessarily reach but one end.
That result is here, and we have the
bptCtdClc VI u sIcdt VI biuch y
and their families starving to death in
the mountains of Pennsylvania, while
Il seems inevitable that many people
will be freezing to death in many of
tho large cities; with food supplies so
costly as to be beyond the reach of
poor people save in the most insufIici-
ent quantities and at the most ex-
brilliant price.
But the people have been voting for
exactly the policies and the men to
carry them out. that stood ultimately
for the situation in which the country
now finds itself The burning question
Is, whether a further and continued
! support of such men and meas
ures Is to be the verdict at the ballot
box this fall. That rests entirely with
;. our fellow-citizens. The issue is per.
fectly plain. If present conditions are
to be continued. then the voters will
i. vote the Republican ticket. II not
then there must be rightabout face
and there Is no sight of relief or saliva
ton anywhere except in the support OF
Democratic policies and Democratic
candidates.
Now, let us examine for moment
the question as to where the responsi
bility for present conditions lies.
We have had Ave prosperous years
for some people. The crops In Ameri
r ca have been enormous. Vast sums OF
gold, the product of Alaskan mines
and of improved machinery employed
in working at reduced cost the low
grade ores and placer sluicings ir
our gold and silver states, have giver
us mints- Of money,
There has been long war In Africi
that has drawn away from world compe
titjon our only serious rival In trade ant
manufactures, besides furnishing us will
great open market for food supplies
horses. mules and the products of thu
farm.
The Republican party can not say tina
II has not hnd every material advantage
attending the trial Of its theories ant
policies. and at a time, too, most favora
bic for promoting their successful opera
tion and results. Yet today after fiv,
years of Republican control under tn,
most auspic!ous circumstances. we ar
confronted with distress and distrust. an,
with sense OF insubordination and In
hearts of all classes of our citizens.
The Republican party for five years ha
been dencuncing trusts In all of thei
platforms, state and national. Why2 Be
cause they are cyils-commerclal evils
and their platform denunclntions hav
been uttered for the purpose OF saving O
securing their matorities. But, Will
vigorously denouncing them, what ha
the Republican party done to curb or cur
them?
Nothing. Why?
Because everybody knows the trust
have been contributing enormous cam
paign funds to the Republican party L
enable II to carry on successful cam
paigns, and thus mortgaging II to them
selves. :.
I Denouncing the evil but hugglng TN
svil-doer and his pocketbook-and doinl
nothing. 'sA
Senator Hanpa says there, are no baa'
trusts; that th.y are all good. . He shoul.
get up q joint debate on that question
with President Roosevelt.
President Roosevelt says there arN goo.
and had trusts. He does not say whicl
are which. lie says he wants more law
RWtthey soy .thty must have laws re
curing publicity and constitutions