The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-09-23
BRICK PONER0Y.
HIS ADDRESS AND SPEECH
ATALLLANCE AND HIS
SPEECH AT CANTON.

secured to deliver the address at the
Fair held in Alliance, and on Friday,
bad as the weather was. very large
crowd was in attendance in the afternoon
to hear him. We we're also present to
make his acquaintance and welcome
him to our county, and to listen to his
address.
Mr.. Pomeroy is younger man in APP
pearance than we had expected to see.
Though bald, he is fresh and youthful in
the face, indicating man of correct hab-
its and rather younger than he is. about
AZ. His address was listened to very at
tentively by large crowd Of men and
women, old and young. 1t was deliver
ed off hand and with great freedom; was
highly acceptable to and well received
by all present. and was really practical
and common sense talk.
Mr.. Pomeroy spoke ofwhat farmers
home should be according to his notion
pleasant and delightful inside and neat
and trig in arrangement and properly
supplied with shade and fruit trees and
flowers all around. He spoke earnestly
and for some time about the over work
ing of the women and the toll and drudg-
cry put upon them. This drew forth
many approving smiles from the ladies
present. After time he spoke of that
incest room in the house, the parlor, from
which the family were so.severely exclu-
ded, and commented on the impropriety
of not allowing the members of the fami.
ly to enjoy the most pleasant. best adorn
ed and most attractive spot in the whole
house. We observed some of the gen.
tlemen enjoyed this.
The address throughout was inter-
spersed with pleasing anecdotes, illus
trative Of the subject, being presented.
The effort was most happy and accepta.
BILE, and at the conclusion he received
hearty applause.
MR., PoMERoY'S SPEECH.
After the address on the Fair ground,
a small dodger was literally handed
round announcing that Mr.. Pomeroy
would give political talk at College
Hall in the evening This spacious hall
will accommodate one thousand or fif
teen hundred people. and twas filled
with both sexes, without regard to politi
cal bias. 1t was most worthy, atten,
tive and appreciative audience, and for
near two hours Mr., Pomeroy held their
undivided attention, interrupted only by
occasional applause,
At the outset the speaker announced
he would not make political speech,
but would talk on the important subjects
of money. bondholders and National
Banks. He sketched the opening and
progress Of the war, the first issue Of
greenbackS and u. S. Bonds, the depre.
citation of the former-referred to the
wholesale plunder schemes of the war
how some favorite would get sixty thous-
and for boat he paid six for and dear
enough at that-said the bigger the thief
the bigger the shoulder strap--referred
to the Grant policy Of paying the $40
bonds in coin-spoke ofthe cotton, spoon
and other thieves who became our bond
holding aristocracy--complimented the
staunch old guard of Democracy and
referred to the glorious old fog horn of
Ohio Applause.
The speaker was satisfied the people
Of Ohio would vote for equal taxation
10 out of 10 OF the soldiers would shoot
their ballots at the pockets of the untax,
ed bondholder, loud applausel. The
money-lender risked his money, not his
life-why should he be thus favored
The gallant soldier who risked his life
for the flag and the Union, and lost his
limb, must take greenbacks for his pen
sion, but the millionaire bondholder gets
his interest in gold.
Mr.. Pomeroys representations Of
character during his speech were mimi.
table, and his frequent and happy hits
often brought Out applause. He closed
with an appeal for Justice, and declar-
ed that God and the People would have
i'll
The excellent Alliance band discours.
ed some first class music, 4
MR.. PoMERoY AT CANTON.
Mr.. PoMERoY consented on Friday
evening he would remain over Saturday
before proceeding to Chicago, and speak
for US on Saturday evening. As the Op-
era House was occupied by the Radicals
we took the Public Square. Mr.. Pomeroy
speaking from the stand.
The Mozart band gave US few airs
and little before O'Clock, A. McGre-
gor called the large crowd to order and
introduced the distinguished Brick"
Thelnews that Brick" Pomeroy wo'd
speak. at Canton had flown over the
country, and many Of our farmers and
persons from villages around came to
see and hear. The curiosity was so
great that many ladies stood throughout
his speech cool as the evening uas--and