The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-29

are myriads of idle hands, the happy ac
tivity of prosperous life is nowhere to be
found, the loyalists fatten whilst honest
men starve, "empty the mart, and ship
less the bay" What is it that has effect.
ed so great change in the land that, un'
der the rule of an intelligent, progress
sive, constitutional party, advanced with.
in half a century from the condition of a
huddle of a small and squalid provincial
sovereignties, to foremost power among
the nations of the earth2 The reason Of
men must answer, Partisan, unneces.
sary and sectional misdirection."
The Republicans, my friends, are not
alone responsible. With them rest the
disgraces; with us the follies. The twin
agents of national mischance working
under the miserable rule of contraries
have kept the peoples of the North and
South asunder, and have supplied susie
nance to corruption. They have disturb.
ed the valves; they have unsettled pri-
ces; they have made our whole financial
system a cheat and a ST are; they have
driven the best elements of political So
ciety into exile, and have organized
charlatanism into a sort of public polity,
enabling the rogue to get cheap advan-
tage of his dupe, and sacrificing every
popular interest to the lust of that oil
garchy which has become 50 encrusted
with power as to believe itself entitled
to rule by the sheer force of its own mis-
deeds; so much let us set down to the CO.
vert pretext of war, and so much to the
long account of damages between the
North and South.
1t is for you to say whether the same
conflict, with its consequences multiplied
and magnited, shall by any act of yours,
be inaugurated between the East and
West. | shall not undertake, on an oc-
casion of this kind, and in presence so
imposing, to enforce the familiar lesson
of material forbearance. Nobody doubts
our capacity to make battle among our
selves Entreating you to direct your
energies to the common enemy, l ask
indulgence only in my own behalf. You
have called me to place not only of dis
tinction, but of difficulty; to a place that
requires the best training ola better man
than |. In taking it l trust to your con-
idence and good nature, and to heart
incapable OF an unmanly or unfair act
The work before us should relate to ideas
rather than to individuals. 1t is the is
sue not the man that should engage us.
We have come here to make the peoples
not our fight, for free no less than an
honest government, for the reform of the
public service and the regeneration of
the public morals, for administrative re-
lief from administrative nihilism, en-
braced in the simple creed of home rule,
reduced taxes, and a living chance for
the South as we'll as the North, for both
East and West. If anything comes of
the proceedings, it must spring from the
spirit Of aspiration and fellowship which
warmed the followers of Andrew Jack
son, and Silas Wright, of Henry Clay and
Daniel Webster, whose political descen-
dents meet together on common ground
at last to wrest the government Of their
fathers from the clutch of rings and rob-
bers, federal, state and municipal, and
who mean to extirpate them wherever
they are found, and whether they be Re.
publicans or Democrats.
THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE QUESTION PRESENT
I'D BY MISS PHOEBE CoZzENs.
Mr.. Weed, of New York, moved that
the convention adjourn to FIVE O'Clock.
The Chairman-Will the gentleman
from New York be good enough to with.
draw his motion until the chair makes
an announcement?
Mr.. Weed-I will, sir.
The Chair-The chair desires to state
that he is requested by delegates from
The Woman's Rights National Conven-
ton, to state that representatives of that
are here, and desire about
Ten minutes to make a statement to the
convention. Cries of "hear them hear
themp) Without objection they will
now be heard. The chair will appoint
Mr.. Weed, of New York, and Mr.. Small
ey, of Vermont, a committee to escort
The ladies to the platform. Applause
and laughter)
Several voices-Mr. President.
The Chair-Gentlemen will take their
seats. The chair has stated that lady
has the floor. (Laughter.) The chair
has the honor to present to the conven-
ion Miss Phoebe CozSens, of st. Louis
A delegate-I rise to point of order.
The Chair--The gentleman is out of Or
der, and will take his seat Immediately.
The same delegate-Can't 1 make a
point of order.
The Chair-No, sir; lady has the floor
and no point Of order is in order. (Cries
If "Hurrah for the chair.")
Miss Phoebe Cozzens, ofSt. Louis, took
he platform, and addressed the conven-
ion with selfpossession, but her voice
was too weak to be heard many feet dis
ant. She referred to this centennial
cap year, and said it was in order not
only for women to make proposals, but
o have them accepted. If the Demo-
'ratic party wanted to live long, she
wanted them to hear woman's PRAYER,
% heed the voice of inspiration, which
Iays, ut is not good for man to be alone"
md take women into their political or
yanization as matter of eternal Justice
md sound policy. She concluded by
presenting resolutions of the Woman's
Suffrage Association, which, on motion
If McClemand, of Illinois, were referred
o the Committee on Resolutions for re-
pectful consideration. Accompanying
his address was was the following plank
or the Democratic platform.
WHEREAS, The Democratic party was
he first to abolish the property qualifi-
,ation, and extend the right of suffrage
o all white men in some of the older
states and whereas, it was Democrat
C Legislature that extended the right of
ufrage to the women of Wyoming
therefore,,
Resolred, That we pledge ourselves to
ecure the right of suffrage to the women |
# the United States on terms equal with |
nen.
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
Upon calling the roll of States the fol- |
owing Committee on Resolutions was
AIMED:
Alabama, Leroy P. Walker; Arkansas, |
!. V. Mangum; California, John S .Hagar;
F. ]. Marshall; Connecticut, |
n Huhhard. nalawarn Gaoroa Groy.