The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-10-22

ated will stand but future accumula-
tion can be stopped by reduction of
the duties. The Republicans have
promised to revise" the tariff. but
this can be revised two ways, up"
and down." and they don't say which.
However they do declare for such
duty that will make the price of for
eign goods 80 high, that American
manufacturers can sell at a lower
price, and still made fair profit. Yes,
they have great regard for the manu-
facturers.
1--WE can stand the loss of money,
am not a pessimist: 1 believe that
the world is growing better, at least
better than 1t was a hundred years
ago. But l believe that it is the duty
of every citizen to take a part in
the government. All good and strong
people should consider 1t their duty,
| If called upon, to become alderman,
and not avoid politics as vulgar and
corrupt. 1t is Just such citizens that
we need to take part In the govern
ment, so that the compatibility can
be avoided.
Liberty of speech and freedom of
the press are the best things we have.
1t is only by this means that a great
deal of evil is avoided. for the fear
that it will crop out in time. stops
much wrong doing.
Blocks of five,S at two dollars a
piece, is one Republican trick. People
who expect immunity from the law
think that all that is needed is a con-
tribution to the Republican campaign
fund and great army Of combines
are thus protected. They have even
gone SO far as to have laws removed
that stood in their way, because they
contributed twenty, forty or fifty
thousand of dollars.
"It is wrong to denounce corpora
tions in general. Any one who does
this is either a demagogue or knave
of both. Honest corporations are tho
best thing for American people. BY
Incorporation, a thousand or more of
men can pool their money and ac-
complish what would be impossible to
one man. But corporations are not
citizens; they have no patriotism, they
have no hearts. You may feel assured
that when they give money towards
the campaign fund, they do 1t because
they expect returns, by the removal
of laws that interfere. with their bus
mess.
Roosevelt has denounced Hartman,
4 the man, who contributed $26. 900 to-
wards the campaign fund in 1864. Har-
4 rinan never had any trouble with the
government until he refused to con-
tribute money, and then he was placed
upon the bench with the undesirable
citizens.
/ The inference has been made by Re
publicans that Bryan is indirectly
connected with the Standard Oil COM
pany. Bryan's past record is such
that every true American citizen
should resent this statement, which l
consider In the light of an insult.
Haskell has been denounced by
Roosevelt upon what in my belief is
mere rumor. of his connection with the
Standard Oil company. Roosevelt
seems to have entirely over looked the
fact that the same company contrib
uted 100000 to his fund In the cam
paign of 1904.
"You cannot trust any party or lead
er who shall hold any relation with
a corporation, and through which the
interests of the people will be neg
lected A law should be passed for
the prevention of such relationship,
but you can depend upon II that the
Republican party viii never be re-
sponsible for such a law. for its sue
cess depends upon the corporations.
There should be no hidden relationship
between government and business, and
it is the duty of every American citi-
zen to enroll under the banner of
Democracy to the end that law be
passed forbidding this"
A, D. FOLLETT.
A. d. Follett was the next speaker.
He said introductively: while ap-
pear before you here as stranger
the principles which / represent are
not strangers" He then spoke warm
ly for Bryan. but scored Taft. and
Harris. The latter he failed severely
for his stand upon the temperance
question, which he says the guberna-
torial candidate has taken up so that
he can dodge the other issues.
He also spoke upon the action OF
the Republican finance committees IN
sending out letters to prominent Dem.
] ocrats requesting contributions. He
stated that he mad recently learned
that directors of banks all over the
state have received such .commupiea-
tions, and are expected To respond
in the hope thhat their banks will he
:. favored by deposits of,the state money
in case OF Republican success.