The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1873-12-04
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BEAUTIES OF ROYALTY.
Charles Brad1augh-His Lecture OF
Reuub1icauism in ENGLAND

BEAUTIES OF ROYALTY.
Charles BradIaugh-His Lecture on
Republicanismi in England.
The celebrated English orator, Charles
Bradlaugh, delivered his lecture on "Re-
publicanism in England, 4" at Pixies Opera
house, on the evening of the oath, to one
OF the largest, most respectable and most
enthusiastic audiences that ever assembled
within those walls. 1t was an audience
composed of all classes, but it was an au-
dlence without any predilectIon in favor
OF the lecturer, except such as his fame
as public speaker might inspire for a
gifted stranger. 1t seemed, indeed, to the
eye accustomed to gauge the sentiment of
public gatherings in this city, that 1t was
cold and Unsympathetlc audience, at
first. But the born orator soon asserted
himself Mr.. Bradlaugh had uttered but
few sentences, made few pointed allu-
slons, hac, in fact, but generally sketched
out the work before him, before the audi
ence was entirely his own. HIS manly
utterances in advocacy of his cause thrill
ed every heart to which liberty and Re
publlcanlsm, as system, are dear, and
mis- caIstlc references to the costly pomp
and mortifying imbecility of the spong-
ing nobility of England, drew from his
hearers, who well knew that he was in
formed on what he spoke about, gusts of
laughter. and many and prolonged rounds
of applause.
Mr.. Bradlaugh was introduced by Mr..
Warren, President of the Young Mems
Mercantile Association, and in substance
spoke as follows, being repeatedly inter-
rupted by applause:
My subject this evening Is the Re
publican Movement in England" and it
is, perhaps, well that should preface my
lecture by stating that l always speak
from free platform, and that If any one
has any election to urge to my views /
should be glad at the end Of this address
to afford him or her the fullest opportu-
nifty of making it. L Is also, perhaps,
well to state what mean by Republican
ism; for although speaking In a Republi-
can country, hold the doctrine that the
name given to GoVernment does not al
ways fairly denote the character of that
Government. For me Republic is that
State in which every citizen has the right
to express an opinion upon the Govern
ment and its formation, and in which the
majority of citizens exercise the duty
which accompanies that right.
The Republican movement in England
is no sudden growth. do not mean by
that that 1t has always been known as a
Republican movement. 1t originated
about 1870 in London under the leader
ship of Hardy, Tooke and Therwall; IN
Scotland under Jerrold, Skirving, Muir,
Palmer and Marganot. These men claim
ed for the people political right, political
line. The Scotch reformers paid the pen
atty in terms of transportation vearying
from seven years, in the case of Jerrold
and Skirvlng, to fourteen, and even
twenty-one years, in the cases Of other
defendants. Undoubtedly this movement
Of 1880 was the echo of that cry OF lnde-
pendence which had been given nearer
where / speak, and which had been re-
echoed with terrible force IN the French
portion of Europe. Hardy, Tooke and
Therwall succeeded IN defeating the Gov
ernment, and their London society, with
its branches, was the type of the organl-
zation for which / am permitted to speak
to-day. The movement went on to 1871,
! championed by such men as Hunt, Cob
bett, Cartwright and Rurdett, and the
bloody page of Peterloo would show you
the character of the opposition with
which that movement was met. In 1882
the struggle ended IN giving power to the
mlodle classes; but even this was not ac-
corded until fierce riots in Bristol. with
| Nottingham Castle In flames, and the
| threat of the Birmingham men to march
upon London, struck terror to the coward
heart of William " The masses, who
had helped the middle classes into power
| had little reason for content, and We
therefore had the Chartlsts movement IN
1s4s, and although many of the chiefs
among the Chartist advocates were sent
/ to fail for various periods, many OF the
points they claimed have since been ad-
mitted by our legislature to be perfectly
reasonable and useful.
After this q wider movement was de-
veloped, which, IN 1856, had its outcome
in the Reform Bill, which gave, in effect,
political power to the residents OF Dor;
oughs, but still left without the rights 0t
citizenship the whole, Or nearly the
whole. agricultural population. 1t il
since 1866 that the aVoWedly Republican
movement has been, developed, and its
spread has been one of extraordinary ra-
| pidity. To-day we have clubs for the
first time in the history of England, open
ly called Republican Clubs, holding theiI
meetings without concealment IN nearly
every great city and town in England.
After giving a list of these clubs Mr.
Rrsdlapeh proceeded To say: Rrobably
the most notable feature Of this move
ment is to be found in the great Confer
ence which was held in Birmingham, II
the large town hall Of which nearly sl1
thousand persons were present, and a
which meeting with only fifteen dissen
tients, a vote was carried tnat a Republl-
can form of government was best calou
lated to promote the prosperity OF En-
gland.
Having shown you how the Republican
movement has grown, will proceed tC
tell you why it exists. One reason, bu
rot the chief one, is the enormous and Inde
fensible systems of taxation. One hRndre'
and sixty years ago the taxation OF Grea
Britain was about e6, 100000. To-day
including the cost of collection, 1t Is NOR
than 976, 100000. At the commence
ment of the reign of her present Majesty
, the taxation was 947, ,000, 900, showing 81
iucreass of e29, 100000 per annum dur
: ing the present reign. do not preteni
I that the taxation could have stood still 3
! the amount at which 1t existed when tn
; First George blessed US with his presencs
: but do pretend that the increase IS IN
! warrantable, that the increase Is not on
: of benefit to the country IN many OF 1t
vast items.
Take, for example, the cost of on
army. In time of peace our army cost
more than that of any other country i
Europe; nay, 1t costs more to keep on
small army, which, 1t is admitted, canno
7 ,,t vy,ora man htLv Lhousand men in tn