The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-08-29
GENERAL MoRGANs SPEECH.
Men Who Agree Should Combine and Act
Together.

The following are the closing paragraphs OF q
speech delivered at Washington Pa, July Sth, by
General George W, Morgan;
There are many questions connected with the
finances Of the country TO which have not, and
will not on such a night as this, discuss But cit
liens, word further before close. What do we
mean by party? What their aim and object2
Our country's good-the common veal, Who
should belong to the same party2 ask you,
Democrats, / ask you, Republicans, | ask you
Nationals and Greenbackers, l ask all of those
who have honored me by their presence tonight,
who should belong 10 the same party? Theques
ton is simple, II men be intelligent and honest,
the question is inevitable. Men who agree as TO
what should be done must, II sincere, act tOgeth'
eer. Can anything be more absurd than TO see
two men vote the same ticket who radically disa-
gree as TO the cause of our troubles and as to the
means of relief Yes, there Is one thing more alb
surd, and that is for Greenbackers aud Democrats
10 vote different tickets when their cause and
convictions are absolutely the same. (Applause)
II we have convictions and are governed by rea'
son and right instead Of prejudice, must not
those who agree act together. Hence, my coun
trymen, appeal TO you TO think for yourselves,
TO act upon the dictates of your own convictions.
II you believe that the doctrines | have submit
ted 10 you are wrong, then vote against the Dem.
ocratic party; but If you believe In what have
told you and then vote against the Democratic
party. how can you expect 10 be regarded as hon
est and intelligent men? | do not ask you to vote
with the Democratic party because 1t is called the
Democratic party but because the Democratic
party is right and because the Republican party
Is wrong, and the one party or the other will CON
tinue to control this country. (Applause) fully
understand that good and patriotic men belong
TO all parties. l would resent any charge 10 the
contrary. The great body Of the people are pat.
riotic irTespeCtiveof party. They are brave and
honest, but all men do not possess the moral man
hood necessary to break the ties Of party even
when they know their party Is wrong. II Is not
less true that Republican institutions were never
overthrown except through the abuse of party
spirit The power is with us, the sovereign peo.
pie. We hold in our hands the ballot, a powerful
instrument to execute our will, tits more potent
than the bsyOnet when guided by the conscience
and intelligence Of the citizen. Then let us vote
for what we believe TO be right for the interest OF
the whole people. Let us restore prosperity TO the
land. 1t can not be done by waving magician's
wand and bidding prosperity return. The coun-
try Is sick unto DEATH and II is only by wise leg
sation that 1t can be restored TO what 1t was be-
| fore this dread calamity was brought upon US
Some persons express surprise that new parties
| should spring up. II Is not at all surprising my
| friends. They are largely composed Of former
| Republicans, who felt they had been betrayed by
| their leaders. 1t only shows that considerable
number Of people are drifted at sea, seeking a
| harbOr, but without chart or compass to guide
their course. They are cropping in the dark for
relief and whether they grope wisely or not, they
seek to better their condition. Hence, in some
places we find Workingmen,s party, and in 9th.
| er places Greenback or National party, But
say, Nationals and Greenback men If you are
| here tonight, your place is with the Democratic
party. Our creeds are the same. We seek the
same reforms, and only one road leads TO victory
| (Applause) / say to you, WOrkingmen, youI
place is here by me, who for long years have beer
battling for your rights. lApplause) can un
| derstand very well why Republican who agrees
with us should join the GreenbaCk party. He
| looks around and finds his party under the lead
| and control of national bankers and bondholders
He feels that his interests and thersare not alike
| He still feels antagoniSm to the old Democratic
| party, which he has fought so long and though he
means well, he can not overcome his prejudice
many do, but many more do not. But no such
excuse exists for the honest Democrat, His party
has always been of and for the people. 1t was
| his party which fought the old United States
bank II was his party which turned the Federal
Government over TO the Republicans free from
| debt 1t is the Democratic party which now
| seeks TO rescue the manhood Of the people from
psuperism and preserve republican government
| from the ruin which threatens 1t. II you had
| GreenbaCk speaker here tonight, you would heal
him announce generally the truths have spoken
| Unless he spoke of parties, you could not tel
| whether he was Greenback man or Democrat
| Why2 Because our fundamental doctrines art
| the same, The Democracy have the advantage
| of vastly greater numbers, and OF being In the
lead. 1t is no new thing for me to make Green
back speech. l have been doing 80 ever since
1866, and will continue till our cause trlumphs, as
| 1t is certain to do (Applause) We Greenbackert
| and Democrats have q common cause, and tha
| cause is the peoples Suppose that four OF III
| were on march, and heavy log Obstructed oul
| advance; to remove 1t required the absolute anC
united efforts of all four OF u.s. and while three o.
us were trying to lift the log the fourth threw hi
| whole weight upon it, or pulled in an opposite dl
reCtion: would you not think 1t very silly thing
| for him to do2 Then don't divide. Don't letnar
| row prejudice defeat great cause upon which
so much depends. (Applause,) l reeollect tina
| when boy read ofan old king who on his deatt
bed sent for his three sons, To the elder he said
| "Go out and cut three sticks Of equal length ant
thickness, and then cut three other sticks like tht
first, and bring them to me-" The son went ou
and brought the sticks. The father said, Now
my son, take cord and bind three Of thesestlck
together and they were 80 bound. Now" HI
said break them" and the son tried, but trieC
In vain, for the sticks were united as If they wer
one. "Hand me those other sticks" said the dy
ing father" and they were handed TO him sepa
rately. II am feeble and dying" said he, "yet
can break each Of these sticks because they ar
not united"-and he broke them one by one an
threw them upon the floor. SO tits with u.s. Green
backmen, Workingmen, Democrats We ar
brothers, Let us unite our forces together. II W
unite, the day of our relief is near at hand. M
friends have done. leave these questions wit
you. They are yours, and theyare mine. The
concern the interests Of every man, woman an
! child In our entire land. Remember that unio
means certain success for our cause, while dlvii
ion might work defeat They stand together, an
together will triumph. (Applause).