The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-09-21
JUDGE THURMAN AT CANTON,
A GRAND AND ENTHUSIASTIC
MEETING,
The Opera House too Small, and
Hundreds Unable to Get In,
JOHN w. HEIsLEY's SPEECH.

One of the most attentive assemblage'
and one composed of solid citizens fror
all parts of the county, and some iron
adjoining counties, was that in the Op
era House on Tuesday evening,
Judge Thurman never having spokel
in our town, much interest was taken il
seeing and hearing our distinguished
United States Senator.
1t was evident before the meeting tina
the capacity of the Opera House woulC
be far too small to accommodate the peo
pie who were anxious to attend Ii
consequence an outdoor meeting seemed
imperative, but the condition of Judge
Thurman's health, and this being hi
first of series of daily speeches for some
three weeks rendered prudence neces
sary besides, the GOODNESS Of the even
ing made an outdoor meeting very unin
viting. Under the management Of Es
ouire Piero and assistants the Opera
House was well and judiciously packed
our friends here and friends from dis
tance being properly cared for and seated
The Osnaburgh instrumental band
came into town about 5 o'clock p. m
heading procession of several wagons
and buggies; and about p. M, the Lou
isville band came in with good process
sion. These two excellent bands favor
ed us with an abundance of good, soul
stirring music.
A little after y o'clock the meeting
was called to order, and on motion Judge
Raft was unanimously made chairman.
Judge Thurman was at once introdu-
ced, and was received with applause. The
speaker read the first portion of his re-
marks from manuscript, and thereafter
spoke ex tempore. Senator Thurman's
speech will be published, as an Enquirer
reporter took it down, We hope in our
next issue to lay it before our readers.
Judge Thurman's address took one
hour and quarter in delivery, and was
able, candid and mastery. He first show
ed the afflicted condition Of the country,
and demonstrated that the radical lead
ers and their policy were the whole and
sole cause of the "hard times" He re-
ferred to the extravaganza in govern
ment expenditure, and to the general
robbery of the Administration. He re-
ferred to the Credit Mobilier plunder of
hundred millions-to the crooked
whisky robberies and convictions, and to
the House investigations that had shown
Secretary Belknap plunderer aud dis
graced him, and to other developments
startling to the country, He showed that
prior to the war the South was the best
customer the West had, and but for rad
icaI misgovernment and carpet-bag rob-
berry, might be so again. The infamous
order of Attorney General Taft to U. S.
Marshals, empowering them to call on
the military and control elections, was
properly and severely commented don. He
spoke of the Freedmen's Bank failure,
and the robbery of the negroes by the
leaders at Washington, under the titles
of Paving and Seneca Stone companies,
&C.. and referred to Senator Morton's
claim, that we had "the best civil service
in the world"
In referring to the radical charge that
the Democratic party intended to pay
the rebel debt, Judge Thurman said there
was no rebel debt to pay-that the Con-
federate government made its issues pay
able six months after their independence
was acknowledged by the United States,
and as this would never be done, there
was no "rebel debt" and never could be.
The closest attention was given to the
speaker, save when interrupted by ap-
plause. Our staunch Democratic friends
from the county all around felt amply
repaid. We saw in the audience Doctor
Dilworth and son from Mt. Union; John
Miller from New franklin; Jacob Wertz
from Osnaburg; Esqs. Geib, Frank. Boil
ender and others from Lake; Tombaugh,
Penny, and many more
from Nimishillen; many from Plain
and in fact, numbers from nearly every
township in the county, Of course Mas
sillon was present with such men as
Lee and others.
JOHN W. HEIsLEY, ESQ.,,
of Cleveland, a successful and able law
yer, and popular Democratic stumper,
was next introduced. For half an hour
or more Mr.. Heisley discussed the cur
rency most capably and acCeptably, clio.
sing with some general and reviewing
remarks, which he interspersed with an
ecdotes that took we'll and produced
laughter and applause.
Both gentlemen left yesterday in the
afternoon train for Wooster, where they
were to speak last evening. Tonight
they speak in Mansfield.