The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-10-26
WHY VIZ ARE ALL At SEA.
A GREAT SPEECH ON THE Is
SUES OF THE CAMPAIGN,
The Hon. Richard d German Dissects
the Republican Party Why Q
Change Of Administration ID
Inevitable Founda-
ton Stones of Our
.,1lrfr Nation Still Sound.
Nat1On DJtu Sounu'

clubs were represented. hl Lle 1oW
Hall mass meeting was held Mr.. j u
Steele presided. He introduced as the
first speaker Judge. Armstrong, who
made a telling speech, but the great
speech of the evening was by Richard
O'Gorman: -C
,, SPEECH OF HON. RIcAHRD o'GoRMAN.
Mr. Chairman and Fsllo,C7 CitiTens:
think with my distinguished friend
who has preceded me, that there never
rs was time when the people ofthe Uhl-
ted States considered POLITICAL 9n,esflons
with more earnestpess, ana WITH more
anxiety to do what is right than at this
a present moment Never was there q
d question debated Of more Importance,
4 and IL behooyes every man whom the
neople honor by an invitatiohto to address
them to say nothing but Gods truth as
% far as he knows it and sees It, And the
man who now, in thisgreat crisis OF a ma
tibn's fate, would utter one word TO cloud
mems judgements or deceive them, who
, wonld set before them what he knows to
be a false issue, or light the fire in their
faces of any prejudice that ought to have
been long ago dead and forgotten, is q
b, worse criminal and a baser traitor than
j, half the men who suffer In your Jalls,-7
IApplause,1 ] lam glad, citizens, 70 see
that the tone and temper OF this debate
on both sides is grave and earnest as be-
comes its importance; and let me here
make nv acknowledgment to the distln-
onished gentleman WHOM the ,Republi-
can party has honoreG bya nomination
for President, Mr.. Hayes, that he has re.
undated all idea of conducting this great
discussion in the manner OF mere vltu-
peration and personal abuse. His views
have been echoed by the gentleman who
represents this State AZ one OF its Sena-
tors. and Roscoe Conkling knows very
we'll that his intellectual weapon will be
all the keener because no stain of calum-
nv snllies its glittering blade. [ Applause. J
/ trust that, in what | shall say tonight,
/ will speak in the same tone and tenn
per; and protest at this moment that in
discussing the question at'issue before us
/ do not speak or think as a partisan.
. Not as Democrat speaking to Demo,
Gratis. but as citizen Of the United States
speaking to the peorle, of whom / am
one and in whose future all my interests
are inyolved-in that capacity, and that
alone, am here to address you tonight,
[Applause.] 10Y" ,
Citizens. there is no man among us,
Democrat or Republican, but knows and
feels that all is wrong in the United
States. Here is land of inexhaustible
fertility, of infinite resources-a land
with mountains of gold and silver, pro-
ducing every year regular crop OF treas
ure, as ifit were crop Of corn or wheat;
and vet we all know that there is stag.
nation in trade, that capital is shorn of
its profits, that labor Is deprived OF its
honest wages, that enterprise IS paraly-
zed that there is some strange fatal spell
peryading all. What is it2 What is the
cause ofitP Have we Government2-
We have, we know we have, because we
paid it four thousand millions within the
last ten years. [Applause.]
NO HOPE FROM HAYES,
The Governments ls our servant. The
Administration is trustee for the people,
paid by the people, bound to protect the
d people in their liberties, and be true to
thsm. For that we have employed
those who are now in power. Have
they done their duty? My Republican
friends, place your hands upon your
hearts and tell me have you no COM
plant against this Government, which |
calls itself yours2 1need not go into the
shameful particulars; | need not give you |
the catalogue ofits acts of incompetency |
and corruption. As an American hate
to utter wnat men ought to be ashamed |
to confess. But see Mr.. Hayes confes-
ses all this. Tread the other day d letter |
of nv friend Mr.. Nordhof to the Her
aid, in which he describes the views of |
Mr. Hayes; and he says that if the future |
four years of misrue in the South are |
like the last four unhappy years, it will
be the ruin of the Southern people and |
will ruin the nation. These are the SEN
timents of Mr.. Hayes, the Republican
ne.ninee for President. Mr.. Hayes says |
that change must come, and he hopes,
have no doubt sincerely, that change |
may be effected through his means. Mr..
Conkling acknowledges that there has
been foul wrong done. and he says that
a change must be effected. Other gen.
tlemen of distinction in the ministerial
party all abandon the idea Of Defence
They endeavor to excuse and offer some
hope of doing better in the future. Citl-
zens, can they changer With the very |
best intentions could Mr.. Hayes, If he
were elected President, make any effect
ual change in the system and habits of
his party. No matter how he struggles,
his party, if it be above him. will raise
him up, and if it be below him, 1t will
drag him down. These men are honest
men, faithml to their party obligations;
and respect the man that stands by his
party flag These men hope that by re-
forming their party they will be able to
avoid these hagrant these shameful
abuses in the future. That is their view
of the question. Last night in the city
of New York there came to speak to us
the man who, above all others, repre-
sents in every re- pect the heart, the soul,
the system the tendency of the ministe.
rial party miscalled Repubican-Mr.
Blaine. Kisses. What does Mr.. Blaine
say2 [Continued hissing.] No, citizens;
be patient let us listen to every man. He
has right to hearing like every one
else. / was not present, but have read
as far as time would admit thereport Of the
speech of Mr.. Blaine in the Times, which
IhoId in my hand. 1t would seem that
he was received with enthusiasm, There
stood Mr.. Blaine, the chieftain, If may
say so, the arch-angel of the host against
which we stand, Mr., Blaine conceded
nothing apologized for nothing, prom.
ised no change, but stood, the represent
ative of his party defiant and unrepent
ant before the people. What did he talk
of? Did he say one word in favor of re-
trenchment and economy2 Not asylla-
Bile; but he blamed the Democratic party
who had lately been admitted to power
in congress for having attempted any re-
trenchment and reform. In the report
of his speech find these words: "How
the Democrats hauled down the Ameri
can flag abroad. That is heading Of
part of Mr.. Blaines speech. "How the /