The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03
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..THE FIRST GUN.


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made speech cA II fliS 81 we're Delayed
to a much later hStI bsn uFdafby the
failure to procure a baud 4twas twenty
minutes past nine O'Clock before the
speakinp commencedat the west front
Of the Ststs.house. but the crowd re-
mained patiently until the close, at
nearly eleven O'Clock. The audience
was considerably larger than that at the
Foster ratification. Senator DUNCAN held
the people for few minutes until Gen.
Ewing appeared. He was introduced by
Judge Anderson, and received with ap-
plause.
SPEECH OF GENERAL EWING.
Fellow CITIZENS: thank you for this
most cordial welcome to Columbus. My
friend Amos Townsend. of Cleveland,
was so generous as to pair with me for
two days, and this gives me an opportu'
nifty to meet thsState Central Committee
here, and the nominees of the Demo-
cratic State ticket, and to advise with
them as to the organization Of the politi-
cal campaign. ....
/ do not respond to your call tonight
with any purpose to elaborately state or
expound the issues between the political
psrties of Ohio. The Democratic plat
form needs no interpreter. 1t defines
the issues presented by our party in PLAIN
English, without evasion or equivocatlon.
No man, whatever his position on the
ticket or in the party, has a right when
speaking in it's name to add word to or
subtract q word from that platform. 1t
may 20 too lar on the money question to
please some Democrats it may fall short
of the views of others; but it is the de-
liberate exposition of the issues of this
campaign on which the Democracy Of
Ohio have chosen to ask the Endorsement
of the people. 1t declares for the Dem
ocratic idea of local self-government
which is part of the warp and woof Of
the Constitution, and for finance policy
demanded alike by the interests anC
convictions of a vast majority of the
American people.
Not only are these issues of transcend
ant importance, but the decision of tht
people of Ohio upon them will be of con
trolling effect.
The fight this year is fight for posi-
tion in the great battle of 1880. The for
ces on each side are so evenly balanced
that whichever party secures Ohio has
uoint of advantage which will probably
furn the tide of battle in it's favor.
shall enter on the canvass fully real
king the popularity, ability and capacity
for organization of the distinguished gen
tleman who heads the Republican ticket
and the mighty power Of wealth, privi
leRe, patronage and plupder which vii
be arranged against us. But confident 0
the triumph Of constitutional govern
ment and popular rights, shall obey tn
voice which called me to the front, ant
aided by others far abler than myself
will submit our great cause to the COnsid
nrste Judgment of the people.
The Republican press has been busy
for weeks with assertions of wranglin(
and distraction in the tents Of the DE
mocracy ON the eve of the great battle
Torn with jealousies themselves, the!
imagine us 10 be equally distracted. LIE
them stop their teuds If they can; W
have none to stop. We are not fghtinI
for man or q faction, but for cause.
Int voice the sentiments of the patriot
masses and leaders of the Democracy o
Ohio when assert that one and all the.
feel that in the contest the ambition o
of no man weighs a feather as against tn
popular liberties for which we are con
tending, The honorpd and trusted lea
ders of the party, in Office and out of OF
Ace, are in hearty and enthusiastic &C
cord, and not one of them would thinl
of degrading himself or imperiling tn
cause by an untimely struggle for per
Bonal aggrandzement.
We propose to make in this campaig
A calm, earnest, patriotic appeal to tn
people of Ohio. We expect 10 show then
that whatever may have been the servic
of the Republican party IN the past, thu
material interest of the masses, and tn,
safety of local selt.government alike de
mand change of Administration. M
party that ever existed could have helt
power as long as the Republican part!
has held it without detriment to the pub
lie welfare. Ills high time for change
It can't be for the worse. 1t will Ger
tainly be for the better.
The Republican party emerged from
the war amid the plaudits of vast ma
iority of the people of the North. Bu
with Lincoln's assassination and John
sons political murder it lost popular lea
dership, and fell into the hands and un
der the control-not of the men whit
bore the heat and burden of the war
but of q money aristocracy which grew
and fsttened on their sacrifices. L
turned it's back to the soldiers and it's fscC
to the bondholders. 1t Con6sCated thC
interests of the masses, and piled noun
tain high the fortunes of favored few
Fearing to submit it's finance measures II
the judgment of the people, it enacted
them in secret, Stunned the popular dis
Cussion ofthem, and blinded the people
with passion and prejudice on false is
sues invented to deceive them. Tel
years have passed since all the constitu
tional amendments, and all the legisla
ton adopted or proposed by the Repub
liCan party to secure the results Of thu
war, have been inscribed on our statutl
books, administered by our Courts, ant
acQuiesced in by the whole people. Blu
sectional distrust, prejudice and passion
are still kept alive by that party--not 10
your good, fellow citizeDs--not for th
security ofthe toiliDg millions, black o
white, North or South, but solely fo
party advantage The Republican party
has thus become the fee Of that restored
harmonious and prosperous Union 70
which the best blood of the North wa