The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-07-01

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der our own offspring laughter and'ap-
plausel, with a design to go back upon
all our principles, and leave the rising
generation to grope in darkness and ig-
2orance-to hear this charged upon us, !
saw does surprise me, and makes me feel
INDIGNANT. | confess. Who adopted these
Constitutions and this one in Ohio under
which we live? Who framed it and
adopted it? This very Democracy that is
now assembled here. Applause,
need not stop my fellow citizens, to
allude further to this matter, You all
understand the bearing of this question;
Won all understand why it is that vile as
,rtions are made; you know very well
that it is the beginning already Of anoth-
or crusade on religion and nationality,
IGreat applause. Let me say further,
that we will not be deferred from the
main purpose for which we have assem-
bled to-day by this clamor and cry. 1t is
to the administration of the Federal gov
eminent to its abuse, its crimes that you
are call upon to look, to see if as intelli-
gent men of the great State OF Ohio,
whether there is proof Of them or not.
And now, my fellow citizens, with these
principles distincly before us, let me
state the further fact that after the adop-
ton of the Federal Constitution, now
more than three-quarters of a century
ago, it became necessary, in the judg-
ment of the great men-it become neces-
sary to form an an association, or party,
called the Democratic party, what for ?
What was its object and purposes =?
Simply to defend and perpetuated the
principles that were announced by the
booming ofthe cannon at Bunker Hill
TApplause] announced by the Declara-
ton of Independence announced again
in every Constitution adopted by the
various States. 1t is simply the office
and purpose ofthe Democratic party to
take care and see that all have equal
rights before the law, [Applause,l 1t is
to take care and see that the proceeds of
the labor of every person shall 60 to his
own benefit. Applause 1t is to take
care and see this cluster or confederacy
of States, which our fathers cemented, as
it were, in blood, is perpetuated forever
TApplause. 1t is to take care and see
that that great domain that lies between
conscience and God shall never be inYa-
ded by the civilgovernment. [Applause.
This is the Office and purposes OF the
Democratic party. Ifit is more, | don't
know it; and although may be stigma
tized as an old fogy so let it be. ! advise
all men to come back to these principles
to the pure and better days of the Re-
public, to the men who guided our des-
tinies during the frsthalf century of ex-
istence. Applause. And now gentle
men ofthe Convention, let us reflect for
moment upon the vast responsibilities
that are on us; letus reflect for single
moment upon what is required of us as
successors of those men who formed our
great and glorious party-not for few
days alone, not destined to live only long
enough to accomplish personal ends or
private gains, but party on great basis,
on which alone free government can be
sustained, and to endure forever. You
are the representatives and successors of
the great men who have gone before, and
if there was ever a proud descent this is
one.
You have not been connected with
the ephemeral existence in the form of
parties predicated on theorism or some
thing less. You belong to that great Or
ganization that has a history for more
than three-fourths of century, and rep
resent the weight of that great party.
And you stand in the light of the past
and you see your way in the future.
This makes man feel the responsible
ties that are on him; and makes him
proud of the position that deyolves on
him.
And now, fellow citizens, let us ap-
proach the duties of this day-for this is
a day of unusual importance-let us APP
proach the duties of this day as our faith
ers did in the olden times. Let us lay
aside all prejudices and mere private
views and harmonize all those great
principles / have mentioned to you, re-
solving to take the country back to those
great principles, and to the purity of the
first administration of the Government.
That is our business, gentlemen, here to-
day; and now, work have we to day in
exposing those who are arrayed against
US? Is there any need of expression ?
am almost appalled, at the
task For more than half a century the
Democratic party has guided the desti-
nies of the country, and during that peri
cd the boundaries of the country have
spread from ocean to ocean, and this
great Northwest has been brought into
the Union, and peopled, and made into
happy States; and during all that period
no man, whether in the most distant
quarter of the ocean or of the confines of
civilization-no man had occasion to say
that this Government was not prompt in
protecting him in his just rigats whenev-
er they were invaded. Now, without
going through the tedious history Of the
present time, let me say that the existing
administration of the Federal Govern
ment has trampled on nearly every prin-
ciple that our fathers held dear, and that
are met here to defend. What have they
done? 1t would take too long to enumer-
ate all that they have done. They have
invaded personal property in way
which in a few generations of time would
tlke away completely from us our liber-
ties. A distinguished soldier was put at
the head of the Government, and he
seemed to have no idea between the rule
of a camp and the rule of free people.
He seemed to suppose that his great ser
vices had been such that he was entitled
to use the Government to aggrandize
himself and his party, to foster the inter
ests of amere class, of few individuals.
This has been characteristic of the entire
course of the Administration, and he
tells us now, after having sought to per-
petuate his power in a manner that
neither Washington nor Jackson or JEFF
ferson ever dared to think of that if the
of the country should demand
that he should be reelected, then he
don't care about it, but heintimates very
that he has not made as much
money as he thought to have made, and
that if he don't choose to find exigencies
for another term, at least the country
should provide him with place as
lucrative as the present one. Laughter. ]
This administration has hedged this
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