The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-09-16
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BOLD BEN!
RakiHg Speech From General Butler on
Democracy and RGDublCalSm.
BE AnaIyzeS the Achievements Of
the Two Parties.
The Mission of the Democratic
Party in the Future.
Services of Democratic Soldiers in
the War of the Rebellion.

General Buffers speech to the Democratic State
Convention Of Massachusettsl
shall not undertake to teach you De
mocraCy, because, although believe l
could answer to every shibboleth of De-
moCratic principles, yet they that be
whole need not a physician, but they
that are sick; and none of you are sick
in that regard. In the few moments
which l will detain you, wish to call to
mind the record of the Democratic par
ty. One Of the favorite themes of Re-
publican orators is the claim of the Re-
publican party. That the Republican
party have done much l agree; but they
have left undone the things that they
ought to have. QIaughter)
DEMOCRATIC ACQUISITION OF TERRITORY.
Let us 60 back and trace matters down
in the light and truth of history. Thom-
as Jefferson. the first great Democrat,
with the Democratic administration com
ing out from under the Federalism of
Alexander Hamilton. who, by the by,
Mr.. Garfield said in New York he desir.
ed ourspeople now to copy, established
as one great Democratic measure, fol
lowed afterwards, as we shall see, by the
several Democratic Presidents the &C
QUESTION of territory to this country.
Thomas Jefferson and the Democracy
gave us Louisiana, all West of the Mis-.
sissippi, and, North and West to Oregon,
now containing the largest portion, per-
hsps, in this country, of population,
wealth and strength combined. 1t rep
resents the liberty and strength, the
power and glory of the country. What
has the Republican party given us to
Offset this? Alaska, Laughter the
walrus, the sea horse, and government
that is best carried on by revenue cut.
ter. After that came the nextgreat Dem.
oCratiC measure; not a conquest by the
sword, not the seizing and holding of
territory belonging to friendly nations
by force of arms, because it is the boast
of this country, l am glad to say, that it
Is not through war we take anything;
that we take nothing by our admitted
strength and take no citizen out OF our
borders without his own free consent and
the consent of his Government IL 1847 s
James K. Polks administration gave us
Mexico, California and the Golden Gate;
gave us that great country on which we
depend this day and this hour-on which
the Republican party depend, should
say, at this day and this hour-for the
safety and surety of the finances of the
Government. What has the republican
party to show us to meet thai?
CUR FLAG DRIVEN FRcM THE OCEAN.
Now, my friends, let us go a little fur.
her. What else do We find as the result
of Democratic craftsmanship We find
it made possible for our commerce to ex.
st all over the world; made us rivals,
hardly second, to all the nations, and
certainly not second to any one. That
was the state Of the commerce of the
United States, built up under Democratic
rule; for the Democracy ruled the coun
try with occasional exceptions for sin
gle four years or 80 when because of our
sins God sent US other rulers Laughter !
During that time, the commerce of this |
country grew up so that we were doing
the commerce of the world. Now our
flag is hardly seen on the seas, and that
is the result not OF the war alone-be.
cause l desire to be just. The war had |
something to do with it; but since then
nothing, nothing, worse than nothing |
day by day, has been done by the Re. |
publican party, so that our commerce ia |
going out day by day, and the great in
terests of Massachusetts ship building |
have gone out. More than that, my |
friends, Republican statesmanship has
taken our fishermen out of the Northern !
seas, and made our Canadian fishermen
not only our rivals, but our superors
Republican diplomacy has in addition
to that, made US pay to Great Britain
$5.5O0.00O for twelve years privileges
OF being driven out the seas. Laugh.
ter,
ABOUT FREEING THE SLAVES.
But l am told, nay friends, by the Re-
publican orators True, but the Republi-
can party have emancipated the slaves
They say it was great, good and noble
work, giving freedom to millions. But / |
deny the fact in the light of history, and |
that part Of the history / do not have to
gather from books; l know and lived
through it from beginning to end, and
call you to remember and to witness that
the war freed the slaves, bat the Repub.
lican party, in the beginning of the war,
over and over again declared that the
war was not for emancipation, and when
there were Generals in the field, mere or
less Democratic, who insisted that the
war was for that, would result and must
result in the emancipation Of the slaves,
the orders Of the Chief Executive-that
great and good man, Abraham Lincoln
were, Hold back, hold on; you must
not free the slaves; this war is not for
that" And yet all over this country
orators are claiming that 1t was the re-
suit of the Republican policy that the
slaves were made free. l beg pardon; 1t
was not. II was the result Of pure neCes
sity, the result ofa war which was fought
more by Democrats than by Republicans
[Applause and the first blow struck and
the first word spoken for these four mil
lions Of slaves, was by Democrat. Zap
plausel Therefore they have no claim
to this. What have they? Why, they
say they administered the affairs of the
Government in5economy.
DEMOCRATIC VI. REPUBLICAN &c coNoMY.
Let us see how that is. Andrew Jack
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