The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-01-14

officer in the better days, and contrast it
with the loote, reckless and shameful
lack OF accountability in these dCgener-
ale times on which We have fallen, and
then ray dishonesty is not rightiully de-
thrOned and whether the era of honesty
came day too soon.
There are error, IN all administrations
There have been in the past and will he
until The latest ylublc Of recorded
Time, but in the half century Of Demo-
cratic rule until 1860 was there ever any
recognized personal perquisilc system,
and common nuisance Of organized and
systematic yilIany among men in high
places, comparative to he gigantic
frauds and scandals of the past decade?
is there any history at home or abroad
to furnish parallel? There is said to
be in the Old World city once as un-
clean as the Augean stables, and an
earthquake sunk it. II now lies beneath
the salt sea, and as the legend runs the
Gear waters now reveal the streets pUri-
fed and clean as they were not in the
olden time. The elections are our earth
quake. The waters with their tidal ebb
Ul'u uoN VI lJNlllO'Idllt polICl anu Dlu
fashioned honesty of the fathers, will
cleanse and purify, aud by another up
heaval of 1876, Ia Gods good time, our
country will be lifted into the fresh sun
light and healthy glow of our early
dawn, which gave to our early Demo-
cratic history its lus;re and lessons for
our instruction and encouragement.
Governor Allen, on the Sth of Janu-
AIRY, 1866, at Columbus, responded to a
toast, The Democratic Party That
was time when our forces were scat
tered: when we as party were utterly
berelt of all power in the States and in
the Federal Government, aud when the
prospects OF our organization appeared
hopeless III the extreme. The Governor
said, "lf under these circumstances Of
gloom, disaster and prostration, it should
be said, what has our party left? al
swer with the Macedonian hope, and it
is enough" And tonight, eight years
since that inscription Of hope on our
banner, there stands the honored leader
of the hope, and not a forlorn hope Ell
ther.
1t was his voice that marshaled the
hosts, and wherever Old Honesty's gray
hairs waved, like the white plumed he'll
met of Navarro, they marked the thick
est of the fight, and toward him the un-
bought people, resistless in their might
when bravely struggling for the right,
pressed forward to glorious Vctory--a
victory that, in his own eloquent words,
maintains liberty, harmony and order;
that destroys despOtism, rebukes the ar
rogant and protects the weak; victory
that erects no scafiolds, builds no prisons
organizes no bands of armed retainers
for the purpose of furnishing political op-
ponents and putting down lawfully elect
ed assemblies of the people; and now
what if again we should place him in
| the front in the coming National con-
hict, what if we should say, Servant,
faithful over few things, we will make
thee ruler over many"
Yes, hope was the watchword Of 1866,
and it was enough; it was a hope based
on faith i'll the people that inspired our
leader then, and now has come the frui
tiOn and | think | better understand
than ever before what is meant by re-
joicing in hope as well as being patient
i'll lribulation, and can see the sound
ness and comfort Of the words of st,
Paul to the Democrats of COrinth, when
he said they should "plow in hope, and
they should thrash.in hope" | think |
have given the true rendering. Well,
we have plowed in hope, and threshed
in hope, and we hope to thrash 'em
again.
As DrW. c. Moore's poetic sentiments
as toast master were received with loud
applause, / send them.
"The Democratic Press of the West
galaxy of living light; may their pens
be tipped with diamonds while snatch
ing pictured pencilings from oceans.
earth and skies for the blest adornment
of our glorious daybeam, forever con-
tributing new beauties, now a flower, and
now gem, until it glitters like golden
sunburst over darkened world"
'"The Democratic Party
"Go sound the loud timbrels on noun
tain and sea,
Jubilate with glad cymbals, our people
are free.
Coming up out of great tribulation, re-
| 1OlClng WIN narp, anu Tyre, anu pSalVeIy
and cheered bv the shouts of their de-
liverers, they are journeying on in their
mighty march to the Happy Land OF
Caanan."
The Democratic Ladies-God bless
them"
The stirring speech was really made by
McSweeny. 1t was one of those splen-
did efforts to which justice cannot be
done in the mere abstract. 1t was the
last speech of the night, ana drew roars
of applause from the still densely packed
crowd.
After the speeches came dancing, in
which the bellies of Wooster and many
other beautiful women here participa-
ted. 1t was kept up into the small hours
of the morning.