The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-08-16


ton Oh The Democratic party. "Ipdepen-
dents" are powerless; they would lind
none oftheir sort in Washington to cont
suit with. Everybody and everything
there is on one side or the other he
who in not Democrat, who refuses 70
act with us, be bound by our caucus &C.
ton, and stand shoulder TO shoulder with
the men who seek TO promote great prln-
ciples and lines of policy, is regarded as
unfit to be trusted with any OF the plans,
and purposes Of the party.
THE RECORD AND PURPOSES OF THE DEMoo-
RAcY,
The Democracy have reason to be
proud of their party record, through all
the weary years of misrule through which
we have passed since the war. Their
representatives have voted steadily
against all acts of oppression and wrong,
We resisted by vote and speech the sys'
tenn orreconsiruction and plumber which
for wears desolated the South. We have
all those States now standing by us, with
the devotion of men who know we are
worthy of their confidence. We oppos'
ed, with absolute unanimity, all the acts
which the bondholders and bankers fast
ened upon the country, and were unit
in opposing the Resumption Act. We
have resisted consolidation and central,
cation of power. We have subordinated
the military to the civil authority, and
even stopped supplies to the army at the
risk of strike, rather than have the bal
lot box prostituted by the bayonet, We
have been found on the side of labor rs
against the Vaccinations of capital, and
are determined, by the grace of God and
the help of the people, to restore peace
and prosperity to a down trodden and
oppressed people.
We propose no radical changes, we
simply undo what the Radicals have
done, and let the people of the country
have a chance to keep what they make,
and not take it from them to give 1t to
those who have no right toit.
We will have, as / said, no
easy task in the future. all the combi-
nations of wealth will seek to hold on to
theil i'll gotten gains, and try to prevent
the reforms we propose. European bond
holders will contribute their share of the
funds necessary to subsidize the press
and control Legislatures, by corruption,
if need be. All who fear exposure, and
dread an investigation of the doings OF
the various departments for the last tif-
teen years, will Join them, but if we are
true to our principles and ourselves we
will march on to the assured victory.
In a country like this, boundless al
most in extent, with every variety OF soil
and climate, blessed by Providence with
bounteous harvests, we only need to se'
cure equal rights to all men, and give ex,
elusive privileges to none, to make all
prosperous and happy. We are to-day q
combination and corporationridden peo-
ple. The recent railroad troubles are but
| the legitimate fruit of long years Of bad
legislation, misrule and oppression. They
are too recent, and the exc .tement still
too great for it to be proper for me to
show ia detail the causes which led, and
will always lead, to such disturbances. 1t
is hard for men who are willing to work
to be forced to beg bread, while their
employers are by every device enrichlng
themselves by starving the operatives
Desperate men think they cannot wait
the slow process of law or the ballot box
which is their only true remedy. We
will maintain the law and assert its su'
premacy by furnishing all the means to
the State and Federal governments to
suppress riots and breeches of the peace
no matter on what pretext, or how terri
BILE the necessity or the grievance may
be, which caused the outbreaks. We
will remove the causes. Nor will we fol-
low the precedents and policy of the Rad
icals by degrading the State Government
and centraizing all power in the Fed
eral authorities. One of the most dan
gerous symptoms of the recent outbreak
was the evident contempt for State au
thority, the painful imbecility of some o
the State governments, and the profound
respect for and fear of Federal interven
ton. The clamor is now even going W
from the Radical press for an increase o
lhe army, for more power, even for a pa
ternal government, assimilated to th'
monarchial governments of Europe, il
order to deal with these things.