The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-10-12
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THE RIGHT KIND OF TALK
EIOratio SeymOuFs Speech for
TiIden and Reform,
Auspicious Opening of the Canvass
Ia Utica--An Immense Meeting in
the Opera Hou5eTA Singing Re-
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Urea. Sept. 99.-The Democracy Of
Utica and vicinity opene the campaign
this evening for Tilden AID Hendricks
and reform with the first leallv grand
rally. The day was cloudy an disagree
able, but cleared away in the evening,
aud crowds poured into the Opera House.
A big bonfire blazed, fire works went off,
cannon roared, and there was a torch
light parade, and the city was one blaze
ofDemocratic enthusiasm. Special trains
were run. The Opera House was crowd
ell before o'clock, and large numbers
could not getin. The rally was simply
immense. Over 5000 people were in the
hall, and, after music by the band, Gov.
Seymour was called to preside amid tu-
multi lous and prolonged applause. He
said
Lam impellel by the deep interest l
fseiin the pending election to attend this
meeting, to the sacrifice of my health
and against the protests of myphysicians.
I feel an intense anxiety for the election
of the Presidential and Of the State and
Congressional tickets presented by the
Democratic party. | am moved by higher
thar. mere party considerations when
come before you at this time to speak Of
the condition of our country. In this
Centennial y, ar, when our minds are in.
stinctiyely turnedtoward its past progress
or its future prospects, that man must be
dead 10 duty who can sink all patriotic
feelings in desire for a mere partisan
victory. Butou pride in the success of
the past and our hopes for the glories of
the future are chilled by the moral and
aud material condition of our country,
and we are forced to turn our thoughts
from the past and the future, and to deal
with the great problems of to-day.
PERyADINe DISTRESS.
In country blessed beyond all others
in its material advantages, We see a per
vading distress, which can only be
charged to errors in government and to
a low standard of morals in all that re-
Iates to public affairs 1t is said that the
clouds which have darkened the homes
of our people, the fields Of industry, and
the marts of commerce, begin to lift up
and let in CLEANS of light, which show
brighter prospect in the future. pray
that this may be true but the fact still
remains that at this moment there is
more want, suffering and anxiety in
American homes than has been felt in
any other period. The coming winter is
looked forward to with dread by many
who have never before felt the fear of
cold or of hunger. | know of nothing
which 80 moves our sympathies as the
SIGHT of man willing and anxious to
labor, with an honest pride in his inde-
pendence and manhood, who finds that
not only himself but those depending
on him are threatened with want, but
worse than all, that his manh BOD may
be broken down by the necessity of an
appeal to the assistance of others. Are
there none such in this audience before
me? We know that our land has mil
lions of citizens who suffer the pangs of
anxiety and humilitatio J.. There is no
right-minded true. hearted man who ioes
rot feel in view of what he sees around
him. that the duty of this day is TO give
al our thoughts to the causes of these
evils and the remedies which shall relieve
them. tell you, my fellow citizens, that
he who can stand before an audience
Ike this, and who shall seek to turn
away the minds of his hearers from their
own condition and that of their country,
Is man who has a guilt to hide. He
will try to divert ur minds from this
first great duty of ]erican citizenship,
does 80 because disco sion will bring to
light that which discredits his past &C.
tions, or defeat his hopes in the future.
CAUSES AND REMEDIES.
There are are two aspects of our c0un-
try which demand our attention; its
moral disorders and its material distress.
My strength will not allow me now to
speak of these. TRUST / shall be able
within few days to show why the in
dustry of our country is depressed. Its
Luy purpose to speak to gathering of
immediate neigubors upon this subject.
Before a smaller audience | can discuss
it with a fullness which my health will
not permit on this occasion. l hoped
when the Republicans sent away the
sensational speakers, who offended the
sober judgment of their party by appeals
to passions and prejudices, and when
they invited Coy. Boutwell, to speak to
their audiences, that they were about to
discuss the problems of the day and to
turn their attention to the duties of the
hour. He has been the Governor OF
State He has been chief financial ofh'
Ger Of the Government. He Is a leading
man in the Senate of the United States.
No man in the land has had better means
ofknowing the causes Of the evils which
afilict our country, the remedies which
can relieve its sufferings, or the policy
ais party is to pursue in the future. My
personal acquaintance with him is but
slight, but we have all held favorable
opinions of his integrity. When such
man came to our State to speak to our
people at time like this. we had right
to expect calm thoughtful, patriotic, busi-
ness-like addresses. appeal to men OF
all parties if they were fthat character,
if they touched the duties of the day, il
they threw light upon the eproblems which
disturb mems minds, fthey told US what
his party would do in the future, except
that his praises ofits past intimated that
Republicans would do hereafter as they
had done heretofore. 1 will say no un-
kind things of tlis Republican leader. d!
will only look upon his speeches as sproof
of the stress which must have. been
brought upon such man before he made
the addresses printed in the Republican
Journals. They did more injustice to
himself, to his party, and to his State
than to the Democratic party.
THE ISSUES OF THE DAY.
On our part we have sought to meet
the issues of the day in fair spirit. l
only repeat what l have said heretofore
in this place on like occasions when l
say will do no injustice to the party
which now governs the country. l adj
nit that the same spirit Of extravaganza
which marks its expenditures has been
shown by every State and municipal gov
ernment, without regard to the party
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