The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-09-23

the pretext Of preserving the peace, either to OF
ganize State Legislatures or to interfere Will
elections, as "the gravest OF crimes"
The Democratic creed is broad and liberal I
is opposed to monOpolies and all special legIsla
tion which is calculated to foster and benefit ont
class of citizens or branch OF industry, at the ex
pense of another, and to sumptuary laws which
interfere with the individual rights OF man, hi
religion, habits or customs, no matter to whs
race he may belong, what faith he may profess
or from what country he may have come, pro
vided he does nothing to disturb the peace Of so
clety or encroach upon the rights Of others.
All the traditions of the Democracy are In favol
of the constitutional currency OF gold and silver
and ofsuch paper only as is convertible into coiI
on demand OF the holder. Any other currency
without intrinsic value used as a medium Of ex
change of commodities, and which de epends fol
its value on statutory enactments, is liable tC
| fluctuations which are sure TO rebound to the
benefit of money sharpers and to the detrimen
of the great body Of the people. What the busi
ness and industrial interests OF the country re-
quire is a currency of fixed and permanent value
and which 10 recognized as such by the CONNER
cial world. Gold and silver alone answer this
description, or a currency at all times convert
| Dlb lulO ROlu huu blNtIt WulCu ID Lue bhI0b
Since the Democratic party obtained control OF
the House Of Representatives the annual expen-
ses OF the Government have been diminished
many millions of dollars, and would doubtless
have been diminished many millions more had
II had control Of the Executive branch Of the
Government also. 1t was only the Treasury
leaks upon the outside which the Democratic
House was able TO see and stop, but once put in
side the Treasury 1t would no doubt discover
many others not visible to the eye on the out
side.
The Democratic party recognizes the right OF
both labor and capital to protection but 1t at the
same time recognizes the fact that labor was be.
fore capital and It's creator and therefore ia enti
tied to It's first consideration, Hence 1t is oppos.
ed to any and all legislation which enables sg.
gregated wealth, whether in the hands Of corpor-
atlons or individuals to take advantage OF or op.
press labor. So far as 1t is permitted to do this
the laborer becomes slave to a moneyed, the
meanest OF all aristOcracies. Whatever legisla'
lation is necessary to protect the aborer from the
unjust exaCtions or expressions Of accumulated
wealth he is entitled to have, bat this must come
| chiefly from the State rather than the Federal
Government though 1t is the manifest duty Of
the latter to at once so modify the tariff laws as
to relieve the great labor interests Of the country
and the common people from the unjust burden
which the present protective tariff lays upon
them,
THIEVES WHO CRY 'sToP THIEF"
Is there anything in the avowed principles Of
the Democratic party or It's action since it OBJ.
tanned control Of the House Of Representatives, to
prevent Republican OF 1860, Liberal of 1872, or
an Independent Of the present day from voting
with It? It's adversarles, l am aware, charge up.
on 1t that Tit once attans power 1t will do some
| dreadful things But these charges come from
| stalwarts who have not hestated 10 resort TO
frauds and false counts and unjust and unfair
election laws to retain power, and should receive
| little consideration from the independent, honest
voters [Applause.l
The charge that II the Democratic party at.
tains power 1t will be through a united South
should have no weight, coming from partisans
who, to retain power, are balloolng themselves
hoarse for the support Of q united North What
would these gentlemen have the people Of the
South do2 They are opposed to the extrava-
gance, corruption, fraud, mismanagement, and
Capitalization tendencies Of the party in power
Must they divide their vote and cast 1t for differ
| ent individuals in order that those in authority
|
the South presents no candidate for President
but selects as its choice one Of two Onion gentle.
men, who fought against it, both Northern men
and equally devoted to the Union, and then is
complained of by the friends Of the other because
1t does not give him part Of its votes. Would the
friends Of Garfield object II the South were to vote
sLld for himP It is certainly to be regretted thai
parties should be divided by sectional llnes but
| IA -. o-aA
was In Its origin sectional party. 1t obtained
power by Northern votes alone, on a question
which divided the sections. war between the
| North and South followed, which settled forever
| the sectional issues out Of which 1t grew and
now, after more than fifteen years Of peace, when
every consideration Of Christianity, humanity
| and patriotism requires that It's horrors should be
forgotten, sectional party in the North, that II
may keep the North united by inAaming its pas
sons and perpetuatng the hates Of the war, and
thereby retain the power which II acquired un.
| der other auspices is continually parading be
fore the Northern mind the hardships and suf.
erings incident to civil war In which half OF
the voters of to-day took no part,
THE ONLY NATIONAL PARTY.
The Democratic party is now the only national
ers both in the North and the South, and expects
to elect its candidates by electoral votes coming
from each. Hancock and English can be elect
| ed in no other way. Choose them for your Presi.
dent and Vice President and 1t will put an end
to sectional strife, and the people of this whole
country Will be prepared to go forward as one
people to the destiny that awaits them, of soon
becoming the most prosperous and the most pow
gaa aF Al,, ,,1o
and what Is better than all, we shall be people,
whose rights and liberties ale regulated and pro
tected by constitutional law. Prolonged cheers.
Little more need be said Of Hancock and Eng
lish than that they both possess the Jefersonian
qualifications for Office That they are onest no
man questions There is no smell Of corruption
or the improper receipt or misuse of money
about the garments Of either. That they are ca.
pable the able and efficient discharge Of public
trusts abundantly proves, That they will be
faithful to the Constitution, we have the highest
evidence, in that they have ever made it the
guiding star of their political action They are
both committed by their letters of acceptance to
| the principles enunCiated in the Democratic
PLATFORM but what is more satisfactory still is the
ability, craftsmanship, and moral courage shown
by Gen. Hancock in his private letter to General
Sherman, written years ago at most critical
time in our history, and without any view to po'
liucal preferment In that letter he shows tho
rough knowledge Of our system of governments
that he has opinions and is not afraid to express
them; that he has the moral courage to dare to
do right, a quality in which Gen Garfield has
shown himself sadly deficient
The Democratic party has now become the par
ty of reform, and thank God the signs from ev'
cry quarter give promise that the time draweth
nigh when 1t will be afforded an opportunity
both In this State and the nation, to look into the