The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-09-14
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capable. You know that neither polit.
ical norpersonal friendships can stand in
the way Of his efforts to purify and
cheaper the public service. In the city
of New York he overCame and destroyed
a most powerful and corrupt cOmbina-
ton. AS Governor Of the State, succeed
ing General Dix, he introduced notable
reforms, and the taxes of New York have
fallen from sixteen millions to eight mil
Ii N dollars. No other citizen can bring
such evidence of his ability and zeal to
accomplish what the people now 50 much
desire That fact gave him the nomina-
ton, and conviction of that fact on the
part Of the people will elect him Presi-
dent. All the corrupt influences of the
country are against him. Fasehood and
detraCtion will do their work night and
day, but the people will stand by the
champion Of their cause.
Are you quite sure that these hard
times were inevitabe2 If not, then
there is a great responsibility somewhere.
Our people are intelligent, industrious
and enterprising, We have great and
constantly increasing sources of wealth.
New mines are awaiting development
and new lands are constantly coming
into cultivation. Why, then, does cap
ital shrink from investment? Why is
labor without employment? Some an
swer should be given by those v no de-
mand yet longer to control public af-
fairs and to fix our policies. If no an
swer be given, or if the answer be an
insult to their intelligence, the people
will wisely re olive upon change. When
the laborer Of the North asks why he
can get no work, he will not be salts
fed with the answer that there was
bloodshed in Hamburg; that there was
u bloody riot at Newark, New Jersey, or
that a man was driven from his house
in Mitchell, Indiana, by band of
armed men and wounded. In such q
case as ours the only remedy of the
people is in a change 1t can not be
worse--it will be better in many re-
spects. 1t may be better in every re-
spect.
Retrenchment in public expenditures
will surely relieve the industries of the
county of portion of their burdens,
and the adoption of system Of econ
omy, and of wiser finance will restore
better times
Where may capital look for invest
ment and labor for employment in this
country? Can it be to the leaders
whose Administration stands condemned
and under whose measures disaster has
come upon all our interests? When the
change has taken place and the people
shall have placed in power an Admin
istration pledged to radical reform /;
pledged to restoration Of par value Of
the currency without artificial COntraC-
ton, by public economies, by official re-
trenchments and wise finance; and
pledged also to administrative pc iCies
and measures for the benefit of all the
people, and not for the benefit of a class
or patty, hope will revive, and conf.
dence be restored, and we will expert
ence the blessings Of returning pros
perity.
Ispeak to you to-day your own cause.
| have no wounds in the past. have
borne my share of the responsibility Of
success, Of defeat and disaster with you
men OF NhelDy county. l STAND to-day
with you in favor of what l be-
lieve to be your cause and the cause
of the people. Will the people act
together? Will they act to build up
an aristocracy in this country, or will
they act to lay the foundation of an en-
during prosperity? God intends that
we should be a prosperous people, and if
we do not stand in the way Of our own
success it will come. | had intended to
make some reply to very villainous
speech made by Governor Morton at
Lebanon, but l have been induced to oc-
cupy more time on the subjects | have
spoken upon than | intended. Voices
of $50 ouW] He has hold upon power
for the present, but it will be taken from
him by the people at the next opportu-
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