The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-01-29
NUMBER 81

nave rot yet gOt tne general GuVernment
ito honest Democratic hands. with sound
heads and good hearts. let M as an 81
tor in the small way. say, that / ''rei ice
at some things One, for instance pardon
ne tnr saying 1t. that our Govern ment has
y.etty much qnit the "litls Eell" busi-
ness. and gone largely into the Credit
.MobilIer, Salzrv Grab and Ring business.
assure, you this IS. Of great personal re-
lief TO me, and hence | rejoice IT may b.
q source OF regret TO some OF our Repnbi
can friends that the present shape OF things
seem TO affect the helhh Of such Chris
tian statesmen" as Shuyler Colfax and
Vice President Wilson and others This.
Of course is not so pleasant, for some,
The playful tiger, with its pre-. after
sporting with il for a suitable length Of
time. gets down to business. So it may
be with our rulers in ceasing 10 tinkle
that ~littie bell" aRd settling down 70 the
present arrangements. But, sooth to dill
letantism. m ammonism and Sphynxism-
effects are weaving their Web--results
will come, and man. that pendulum be-
tween smile and tear, is affected theiebyl
Justice will be done-in fact Is done. and
thus are mankind brought to thsir senses.
As We sow We reap We do not harvest
wheat from tares-rather suffering, and
tears. In this world of law, the penalty is
exacte6. In proof, read Of the riches $50
ealiedl ard the paupetism Of England and
5ther lands. Consider the Jay Cooke pa
lsces and the close quarters Of our labor.
ers ia these panicky times Have We not
been all protected with Protection I? AK
Senator Spragus, my Republican friend
If Protection" Greenbacks, and 900
National Banks do not save thercountry.
aided by Grant, Fish, Cameron, Morton.
Butler and Company. where in the world
shall we look for safety ? Jackson found it
in the CONSTITUTION be had sworn TO
maintain and defend The people, too
found safety and regulation in an inde-
pendent lreasury-indspende Of gam
blers, eut-throats and stock iobbersEdea-
ling. too, entirely in the Constitutional
currency. This policy did not disturb
Yalues-was not an instrument in Wall
street TO overwhelm Bulls or Bears and
commit robbery and wrong
Even our political oppORents now ac-
knowledge to the integrity and ecOnomy
of Democratic Administretions-yes, even
to that Of James Buchanan (Sse the Gin.
Gazette Of a few days ago. An able and
leading Journal, never Democratic or
gan, closes an article on the situation as
follows
"How gorgeous career would be be-
foie US If debt was blessing Ifignorance
was the prime Qualification OF statesmen
if public and private trust were best man
aged by spectators, gamblers and defaul-
ters; if paper money, instead of being
created out of bones and rags were actual
food and clothing; if human credulity
could be depended on forever 10 attach
value Ia what has none, and if all expe-
rience could be proved hef But since
we have no certain assurance that the
course of nature will be reversed, It would
be we'll for rs to make q Desperate effort
to get out Of the rapids with our. bones
un6roken and the breath ia our bodies"
Why, my friends, could jackson himself
have uttered anything more sound
Could anything nose sensible and ohpor-
tune be uttered at this time ] have no
idea the powers that be- will pay heed to
such views. Wendell Phillips said, in
1868, that cur Government was "stagger-
ing into bankruptcy" and surely IL has
the staggers much verse now They have
no idea Of reforming so as to divorce the
Governmeat from the fatal embraces Of
the Jay Cooke, and Credit Mobilier stock
gamblers
But, perhaps, some Republican friend,
in horror and alarm, e1claims "BouI bon
ism r. He migbtas well yell out "B0ur-
bonism" when he hears the command, "do
not evil that good may come" Mol
Bourbonism is more connected with "lit-
tie bells" bastiles, corruption, &c, than
with such common sense doctrines. The
Bourbops do not accept accomplished
facts-the Democracy do. The party is
eminently practical-in fact, is a common
sense party, and hence the party Of the
people and the party Of justice. In fact,
our opponents know and admit, that our
present system of currency and finance is
rotten and corrupt, and yet they adhere
10 il. Is there no Bonr60nIsn here
While on Bourhonlsm, let me =efer to
Charles Xth of France and the Revolu-
ton of 1880. lie National was an out
spoken and influential newspaper among
the people. An edict was issEs1 to sup
press it. and force sent for that purpose
The people resisted, and after three days
contest, Charles and family hed q have not
yet returned. In 1913, similar attempt
to suppress free speech in Francs resulted
IN the fight of Louis Philippe. Nov,
let me ask here-what party IN tins coun-
try has exhibited its BourbonIsm in this
way2 What party cleaned out and sup
pressed newspapers Tesorted 10 ami APP
proved of ali manner of lawlessuess and
violence Let The shades Of Vallsndighsm,
BolImyer, o .ds and Others, ansWsr
No, Democracy and BouI IbonIsm are as
the sntipodes. One aims 10 secure US
tice through law and order, the other
personal advantage through lAWlessness
and wrong Suppresslng newspapers and
preventing free speech are eminently
Bourbon, and anything but Democratic.
| need not dwel longer Jh;s topic.
Most Of you have memories running back
ten years and can recJllecG Jhe past and
bring it down to the Louisiana, carpet bag,
Credit MobIlier present SnUuid you
need and aid / respectfully refer GU TO my
friends, Judge Bnnkerhof and Judge
Sherman, that was Applause aud laugh
ter
The fact Is, nothing is so renovating to
public Administration as publicity, An
aroused public sentiment Is our means Cf
salvation-hence the Importance of .
truth telling. independent, fearless Press,
Let our motto In the future, rs IA toe past,
be-
Here shall the Press the peoples rights main
Unsways ed by Influence and unbribed by gain,
Pledged but TO Truth, to liberty and Law
No faVOrs blandish, and no threats shall ave-"
Sixth and last Sentiment: The Demo
crotio Ladies.
Response by S B. Eason, Esq., whose
speech WAS q beautiful tribute TO the la
dies IN general and the Democratic Ladies
in particular 1t WAS sttentivsly listen
cd to and was well received particularly
BY the fairer portion OF the audience,
t Response by s. d. EasOa, ESQ.
AEr. Presided, Ladies and Gentlsmen:-I
am chosen to respond to the tsast--The
Democratic Ladies' boundless theme,
but shall make my remarks plain and
short.
LADIES, you have prepared this splendid
table for this festival in honor Of Andrew
Jackson, the hero of the second war with -
England that perfected and confirmed our
an eminent Statesman and =
a pure patriot and sage Of the Unlons the
and the great national Demo
cratic party. Yon have worked hard and
well, and without your help, there would
b no Eighth Of January. la s-l rs
These festivals for nearly twenty years,
prove that you are true 70 our country,
our party and the memory OF the fathers.
II would be hard 70 find q better CAUSE
I don't think could doYou justice in a
sneech Of the whole evening, / will
sneak OF you frat POLITICALLY, As Demo