Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-24
WANTON WASTE
BY REPUBLICANS,
HARMON'S CHARGE
Ohio's Governor, in Addressing
State Convention, Flags
q. 0. P.'s Extravaganza.

CANTON, O., Sept. 24.-With the
opening of the Democratic State cam
paigh here today, with Governor Jud-
son Harmon, of Ohio, candidate for re-
election and the choice of Ohio Demo-
Gratis for the presidential nomination in
1912, as the chief feature on the pro-
gram, the Ohio campaign is on in full
force. The Republican campaign opened
a week ago today at Kenton
In his keynote speech today Governor
Harmon gave most of his attention to
State issues, but turned to the discus
sion of national issues long enough TO
score the present national administra-
ton and tell his hearers that the only
hope of the people lies in the success
of a national Democratic ticket. In his
speech he said:
Congress is now appropriating a
billion dollars at each session. every
cent of which is levied on the people
of the country by taxation in some
form, and It is confessed that extrava-
gance and mismanagement cause a
waste of no less than $300,000,000 each
year In the ordinary conduct of the
government, which is more than the
combined expenditures of all the States
In the Union. It is surely time the
people should bestir themselves in this
matter, for every one of them is COM
PEELED to pay Federal taxes on almost
everything he buys for consumption
or other use, whether he owns property
subject to State and local taxation or
not.
Goes for the Tariff.
"And everyone is not only compelled
to contribute to this enormous outlay
of the Federal government but is also
made to pay a much greater amount
In the. shape of increased prices on
goods made in this country, because
of a tariff law framed for Athe express
purpose of making him do this to swell
the profits of manufacturers.
"The people were long deceived about
this, but they were so aroused by the
awakening which, came at last, that
the Republican leaders were forced to
premise prompt relief by reducing the
tariff taxes. A special session OF Con-
gress was called to make this promise
good. How they did 1t has been told
by many Republican members of high
standing and authority.
"These men have shown how slight
reductions were made where they
furnish a basis for the misleading use
of figures; how by artful phrases,
whose meaning and effect were not
generally understood, pretended reduc-
tions became really increases, especial
ly on the cheaper qualities Of goods
used by citizens of small means; how
the whole performance was evasion and
deceit dictated by the very interests
from whose oppression the people of
the country were led to expect release.
Trying to "Hedge" on Promises.
after vain attempts to pass off the
new tariff bill as the keeping of faith
by bad argument and stout assertion,
It is virtually confessed that 1t was
not And the promise to reduce the
tariff taxes so as to give relief has now
been referred to a commission to de-
eide, at some future time, whether 1T
shall be kept or not.
There is plainly but one way open
| to the voters, either to administer re-
buke or to secure redress, and that is
! by electing Democrats to represent
! them in the making of national laws"