The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-19


show me a land where executive influence of the
vlest partisan character controls the army the
navy, the treasury, the judiciary and legion Of
over one hundred thousand otice holders; show
me land where one person controls eight thOus
ana miles Of railroad mostly built by government
subsidies, where another has forty. seven millions
OF government bonds registered in his name, and
where still another can appear at White House
reception with diamonds on her body worth over
million dollars; show me land whore the
money power, the organized capital, privileges
and monopoies of the country, the railroads, tel.
egraphs, banks, protected manufactures etc. are
favoted and fOsteIed by the government and
where all these powerful interests unite In Op.
posing any change Of that governments show me
land where laws are disTeearded, elections are
nulliiied and the highest courts are perjuted to
prevent charge an give the enormous execu.
tive power to one clearly defeated by the people:
show me hero worship one man power boss rule,
senatorial trumvirates defiance OF the popular
VIII, fraud and shame; show me an impOien,
house Of representatives, a polluted supreme
court, a stolen presidency and you have shown
and seen the spirit of imperialism. The danger
is not about change In the form but the spirit of
our government. That danger has actually come.
1t is before us now. II is the issue of the hour
ana the duty OF the Democracy Is to meet 1t, bat,
lie with It, overthrow 1t and restore and re estab
lish the same principles of true popular self gov
eminent upon which the republic was originally
founded and without which 1t is sure to founder.
Gentlemen, those who were born to It may treat
II as matter OF course, but | prize American
citizenship. | did not gain 1t without sacrifice
and cannot lose 1t without sorrow. Where was
born-the most an Mt empire OF the
world-imperasm lOurished. | tore the ties of
home and kin, broke the feters of q subject and,
though but boy, came to these shores friendless,
homeless, tongueless, guideless-save that grand
guiding star of liberty which this republic pre-
sented to all the world l became an American;
became free, Before the republic clothed me
with equal citizenship Its law exacted as a condi.
tion that should renounce all allegiance to i'm.
perialism and emperor. ljoyfully complied with
that condition. | have kept faith | am only
keeping faith now. When by the secret march of
Capitalization and the open defiance Of daring
and desperate political party this republic itself
is infected by tendencies of imperialism what
more natural, what more fit, what more grateful
than that those should be first to recognize the
danger, give the signal of alarm and come TO the
rescue who know from actual sad experience
what imperialism really is and who owe their
freedom to the reIubhu9
REPUBLICAN CONFESSIONS CT FAILURE.
But let us be candid and look at the Other side
and see upon what grounds change is opposed
and what reasons are urged by the Republicans
for new lease OF power If we ask the Chicago
platform for single living question or real issue
or principle, we hear but this answer: ave came
from AppOmaltOX--WE saved the Union WE pre-
WE abolished slavery" Now happened to be
near AppOmattOX myself in an almost entirely
Democratic regiment and you all know that who.
ever tells you that the Republican or any other
one party, saved the Union instead OF the people
regardless OF party, tells you colossal lie. But
let US assume for arguments sake that all of these
glorious Republican achievements were true
that the republican party and not the people saw.
ed the Union aud suppressed the rebelliOn-what
of III Is that reason why II should remain in
M fAra OF 1fu Iipfr oht
ment of the majority OF the American people2
Whst has that TO do with the questions Of TO day?
Suppose the Republican party really did save the
Union then, is that reason why 1t should destroy
the republic now? But, my friends there is a
most humorous conflict between the Republicn as
sertions. On the one hand you hear that the Re.
publican party must be held IN power because it
saved the Union, suppressed the rebellion, abOl
ished slavery etc. ETC. These are the Republican
corner stOnes-their great achievements. But on
the other hand we hear hoaTse shouts all along
the Republican campaign line thatthe Republican
party must be kept in power because the Union
is as much in danger as ever that the country is
in great peril; that Democracy means COnfederacy;
that the election of Hancock would mean the
compile triumph of the very rebels who had tried
to destroy the government, the subjugation of the
North, the payment of the rebel debt etc.; that the
negro in the South is practically still in state
OF slavery and-in one wOrd-that every result Of
the war would be upset by the election Of Dem
ocratlc president. Now l submit whether the
Republican party does not convict itself out OF its
own mouth? 1.-THE Union is as much in danger
to day as In 1860 the Republican party certainly
did not save it II the Confederate Brgadiers as
seriously threaten the government to-day as in
1860 and the spirit of treason is still rampant and
the neg is yet in practical state Of slavery the
Republican party did not really free him nor sup.
press the rebellion at all. l submit whether there
is an escape from this alternative-either the
boastful achievements about the past or the fiery
appeals about the present danger are utterly
false. But let us for arguments sake admit the
other end of the Republican theory that the cOun.
try really is in great danger Let us admit every.
thing the Republicans claim about the horrible
plans of the rebel leaders and the terrible cOndi.
tion of the South. What does 1t show except the
utter failure Of the Republican party in every
thing 1t undertook. II, with the most extrao.di-
nary powers ever welded by any political party
and most unscTupulouSly welded for twenty
years, the South is what the Republicans claim,
the Republican party confess to have failed in
pacifying the South, failed In establishing equal
rights failed in restoring the Union failed in pro.
teCting the negrO-ignOminiOusly failed in every.
thing 1t ever undertook and in everything for
which 1t falsely claims credit. According to its
own showing 1t is nOt.ft to govern any longer.
According to Its own showing it has accomplished
nothing after a rule of twenty years but failure
upon failure. According 10 Its Owu!showing 1t Is
time to intrust the control Of the South to another
party. OF course the truth is that 1t is not the
republic but the Republican party that these lies
are Intended to save,
PROSPERITY MORE DANGEROUS TO LIBERTY THAN
POVERTY.
One point made by Republican orators is the
great prosperity Of the country. "The country Is
doing remarkably well-every body is prosperous
all due to the Republican party, of course
why not let well enough alOne2" II there is pros.
perity in the land 1t is In spite Of and not on &C
count Of the ruling party; II is through the labor
OF the tOilng millions not the work Of politicians;
industries of marvellous country aud not through
q nOtoTiously fraudulent admnistTatiOn or a cor.
rCpt party, But there Is one aspect of this pros.
perity which deserves serious thought. Great
prosperity produces great wealth. Great wealth
is power. 1t inevitably forms class which sell
fshly, though naturally, fosters its own interest
No government can make the wealth Of a coun
try but the wealth of country may make the
government. / heartily despise demagogical ap.
peas against the rich or any one particular class
but this question is so grave that II must be treat
ed without gloves. The growth Of the money
power In this country has been fabulous and its
connection with and interest in the government
is alarming. Our foreign COmmerce-that is ex.
ports and imports-slone amounted to, for the
year Just closed, how much do you SuppOse2 Over
III 900 100000 In single year There is not one
importer and not many exporters who do not de
pend directly or indirectly upon the national
government. There are two thousand and forty
eight national banks, with capital OF over S455,
00O0O0, and S7l9,0O00O0 OF deposits Altogether
there We're last year six thousand three hundred
and sixty banks, with s656,OO0,L 100 OF capital and
81 1893 900 900 Of deposits. You know that more
or less, they were directly interested in and on
the lookout for Wall street and Washington.
Do you know that we have about as many miles
Of railroad in this country as all EurOpe2 Actual
ly we have over $4,000 miles of railroad, or more
than England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, all Ger
many, all France, all Austria, all Hungary, all
Italy and all Russia combined. Do you know
that the amount Of money interested In our rail.
roads, capital and funded debt, is four thousand
FIVE hundred aud eighty.nine millions, or more
than twice the amount of the national debl7 Last
year the receipts Of our railroads amounted to
hve hundred and twenty.nlne millions or more
than twice the amount Of the total revenue of The
national government, and though the FIVE years
after the panic of '79 we're the worst ever known,
they still managed 10 divide for the last ten years
500 900 in dividends. The capital invested in
manufactures and industries is fabulous. There
are over 1000 dutiable articles on our glorious
tariff and there is hardly a manufacturer under
our present system OF protection who does lot
nave to look to Washington for tariff legislation.
NOW nearly all these powerful interests are unit
ed III the support of the Republican party. SO of
course, are the 100000 office holders. To all OF
them Republican rule means personal prosperity
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