The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-07-25

Thursday
Mr. John G, Thompson announced the object of
the meeting to be to decide the time and place OF
opening the campaign and he said that the invlt-
ed guests were expected to make suggestions for
the Committee to consider afterward In executive
session.
Mr.. Hargitt moved to open the campaign in
Hamilton, Butler county, August 10th.
Mr.. Smith moved to amend by fixing the date
August oath,
Mr.. Milo Dodds moved as substitute that the
campaign be opened at Columbus August 22'
HON, MILTON sAYLER
Then arose and said
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN AS to the
details OF the campaign, profess no special wis
dom. l think that the active campaign
should not begin before the LIST of September, but
think some speeches should be made In advance
Of that at one or more places In the State. As to
the character of the campaign, In my Jndgmentit
should be offensive and vigorous The Demo,
craCuc party In this contest has nothing to defend
and nothing for which to apologize. Its orators,
and their name is legion in this state should af'
firm more emphatically than ever the ancient
doctrines Of the party under when the country
grew and prospered and the people were content
ed and happy, and should denounce more bitter
ly than ever the Republican misrule under which
the country has become bankrupt ana the people
dlscOntented, impoverished and even mutlnous,
Let us assert In this campaign IN unmistakaDle
terms the rights Of the people ana tnelr relations
10 the State and Federal Governments Let us
affirm the rights Of the Individual man, the re-
served rights of the people and the States and the
limitations upon the delegated powers OF the ted
eHal Government, in direct and b0ld opposition 10
the Republican idea of strong central and pa
ternal Government upheld by bayonets, fostering
the interest of the few al the expense OF tne many
and creating millionaires upon the one hand ana
paupers upon the other, To this estate are we re-
duced at last by carrying out the Republican the'
ory; and to-day the fierce, wild cry comes up from
millions ofmen, strong, hardy and willing 70 WORK
that they are not permitted by the sweat OF thelI
brow to earn bread for themselves, their wives
and their children,
The Infamous financial legislation of the Re-
publican party has cOnduced to this end more
than anything else, and the question of the cur
rency and Of finance must take leading position
In our discussions. The present Congress, with a
Democratic majority in the House, has accom-.
plished something It has remonetized silver and
restored to the circulation Of the counlry what my
friend General Ward originally designated as the
"Dolar of the Fathers" This, undertake TO say
is the first act Of justice as between the bondhod
ers and the people that has been passed by Con-
gress since the issue Of the bonds, and the first
sertiOn of the rights Of the people under the org
nal contract. Congress has also made the green
back fixed element Of our currency, and has
provided against Its destruction. But much yet
remains to be DONE Itremans first of all to repeal
absolutely the Resumption act which was done
by the present House but defeated by the Senate,
and 1t will devolve upon US especially TO expose
the miserable pretense Of resumption now sug
gested by the Secretary of the Treasury.
It remains to make the greenback or Treasury
note receivable for all dues, both public and pri
vate and to substitute 1t gradually for the Nation
al Bank notes, as well as TO determine Its quantity
In other words, Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen, 1t
remains to carry into full effect the Ohio idea and
the doctrines set forth In the admirable platform
adopted by the last State Convention. l don't
know who drew that platform, but in my judg-
IA {gE EI,oh k,,1a Il,
that we have adopted for many year. Its ideas
are the ideas Of the people, and not alone of Ohio
and the West They arespreading throughout the
East and the South, and rapidly becoming the
ideas of the entire people.
With such platform, with the ancient doc
trines Of the party with the grand memories that
gather about It. we can not but succeed. Let each
man do his whole duty, let all of us put our shoul
ders to the wheel, let us submit to the despotic
rule Of our worth Chairman and the Executive
Committee let us make the campaign earnest
energetic and offensive, and when october
comes an assured victory will be the ereward Of
our efforts.
HON, GEORGE H. PENDLEToN.
Senator Pendleton just about this time entered
the hall and took seat, but, being noticed, was
loudly called on for speech he tried to excuse
himself on the ground that he had just come in,
and had not heard the question under debate
The Chairman explained, when Mr., Pendleton
said he had no very fixed opinions as to the pro-
per time or place of opening the campaign he
would be satisfied with whatever the Committee
decided. The Chairman then told him that the
question also was as to whether we were to have
q quiet or lively campaign. On this point the
Senator did hold fixed opinions, and expressed
emphatically concerning It, He said:
II don't believe, Mr. Chairman, we will be al
lowed to have quiet campaign, This campaign
will hn 1falu op ha 1fnon will TNI1t
forth their best efforts, and will compel the Demo-
cratic party to do the same, If they wish to sue
cessfully cope with them. They will carry on q
sharp and aggressive campaign, and we must
meet them on their own ground and give them
battle. We can do this under favorable auspices
We have good platform; we have an unexcep.
tionabe ticket, and we have good cause. The
Democratic party feels that every thing depends
ON its success this fall not alone the interests of
the party in this State but throughout the land
They know that If they do their duty-speakers
editors (fOr in the hands Of Democratic editors
rests great power) and the COmmittee-the sec.
Ond Tuesday in October will close on a grand
Democratic victory. Let lis all work hard for it,
and it is assured. For my part promise to do
my best"
GENERAL WARNER
Then spoke as follows
The distinctive doctrine known as the "0hio
idea" Is fully set forth In our platform, and in my
Judgment, the battle should be fought strictly on
that line. The principles there enuncOted be-
lieve to be sound. They are in accord with mon
etary principles that have had the sanction Of
economic writers from John Locke to John Stuart
Mill, and can be maintained before the world
But our enemy is alert and artful. 1t has been
apparent for months that the Secretary of the
Treasury would initiate resumption about the
time the Ohio campaign began, and then the
claim would be set up that resumption had been
accomplished, and the State and the country ap-
pealed to sustain the government in its accom-
plished work. But that will prove delusion
Paper may be equalized with coin by simply lin
iting Its volume to an amount not greater than
would be our distributing share Of the money Of
the world; or, in other words to volume not
greater than we would have OF coin II there were
no paper. But that Is not resumption; 1t Is not
eyen The beginning of Resumption, When that
point has been reached resumption only begins,
and then Its accomplishment consists in substitut.
ing coin for paper 10 the extent people, In all their
transactions, may prefer coin to paper and that
will not be less than 80 or 60 per cent OF the entire
volume.
The idea that you can fll the channels Of circu.
lation with paper-can have full volume OF pa
per kept in circulation as legaltender money
and then pay out coin on top OF such volume
and have II stay in the country is the worst OF de-
usiOns 1t Is opposed not only to the whole teach
tngs Of monetary science but opposed to the ex-
perience Of every country IN the world. The only
way you can keep coin In the country is TO allow It
to displace part Of the paper and the only posi-
BILE way resumption can be maintained is to sub
btllulb paper W tut tAleub Nv lSustt VI
one. half of the whole volume of currency, and
retire the paper displaced. What 1t would yet
cost the country to do that can be best imagined
by suppOsing that England should propose to de-
stroy three or four hundred million of the cur
rency she now has and buy other coin from neigh
boring countries to take Its place. Everybody
would say It would bankrupt her strong as she is.
It would be no easier for us now 10 destroy three
or four hundred millions of our currency and buy
coin from other countries to take Its place. But
,,nothing else will be the full accomplishment Of
Resumption. To be forewsrned OF the purpose Of
'our enemy should be fOrearmed, and 1t will be the
duty of our party leaders to advise and torewarn
the people on this all important point In the ISSUE
But even II otherwise resumption could be accom-
plished the maintenance Of resumption Is made
impossible by the act Of the last Congress-all
praise TO the Democratic pany-prohibiting any
further contraction Of the paper money ThAtact