The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-08-15
miscellaneous.
MIR. CoNvERsE's VIEWS.
Speech Of the Democratic Candidate for Congress,
after His Nomination.


after His Nomination.
The following speech was made by tn
Hon. George l., Converse before the Con
gressional Convention yesterday, afte
the result of the ballot was announced
Mr.. President and Gentlemen Of The Con
Vention-It is my first duty, as it is my
pleasure, to return you nay sincere and
heartfelt thanks for the honor conferred
upon me by this nomination, 1t is the
more grateful because Of certain circum'
stances which have taken place within
the last few days to which allusion ought
not to be made. / can only say this, ev.
cry energy which possess shall be used
from this until the time the polls are
closed in October to secure the victory
for the Democratic party in this district.
(Applause.) Victories are not won by
single men. There is no man in the par
ty who is as strong as the party itself,
applause 1t is the united effort that
brings success,
The contest before the people this fall
is not and will not be contest between
individuals, but it is a contest between
platforms and principles and public pol
icy. The questions affecting the whole
welfare and happiness and liberty of the
people is on trial this fall before the peo-
pie. What are some of these questions?
You see to-day almost every industry of
the nation paralyzed, and notwithstand-
ing Almighty God has dealt with us as a
people most bountfuly; the harvests are
rich, yet people all over the land are
idle; to-day there are men working in
the capital of your nation for seventy
five cents day. We have a vast public
debt, and that debt must be paid to the
last iarthing. The idea of reputation
is only the dream of a fanatic. The debt
must be paid, and will be paid, and must
be paid out of the industries of the
American people. Theindustriesshould
be fostered, and cherished, and nourish-
ed, instead of being paralyzed by the
destruction of our currency and maChin.
cry which gives employment to labor,
(Applause.)
In large measure, the misfortunes
and unhappiness of our people are ow-
ing, as believe, to unfortunate legisla-
ton on the part of the Republican party.
This is no time and place to discuss these
measures. 1t is perhaps sufficient sim
ply to refer TO them but there is one
fact do want to state right here. 1t is
that the Republican party since the close
of the war has already collected more
than twice as much money as would
have paid off the entire public debt, and
yet the public debt for the last ten years
has scarcely been diminished. There
never was time when the people need
ed Democratic hands at the helm of gov
ernment-a Democratic President, a
Democratic Administration and Demo.
cratic Congress-as it does now, so that
it may put the debt into process of final
payment.
it was Old Hickory who announced,
when he was President of the United
States that W. mad paid off the last dol
lar that the American people owed. 1t
was under the Democratic party that this
State debt of ours, amounting to more
than $20,000000, was put into the pro-
cess Of final payment, and our State now
has the honor Of being free from debt
1t will devolve upon some Democratic
President, with the Democratic policy,
to put this public debt into the way of
final extinction, and it will be some other
Old Hickory to announce to the Ameri-
can people that we have reached that
stage of existence that the American
debt has finally been paid of. The fact
is, gentlemen, large permanent debt is
as Injurious to liberty as large standing |
army. Think of that properly.
Gentlemen, l don't desire to say any.
thing further. I will be with you during
the course of this canvass, probably in
every township in the ninth Congress
sional district. (Cheers) desire only
to return to you and to the constituency
which you represent, my heartfelt thanks
for this compliment, Long continued