The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-19
HANCOCK AND ENGLISH.
PuIitNer's Great Speech
AT INDIANAPOLIS ON
SATURDAY.
The People Versus Imperial
iSm--The Fraud Party
LESSONS IN FRANCE AND
ENGLAND.
Privilege, Corruption and MOnOp.
oily,
MILL OouErnou4, ou1 U1ol1iuN ITitn
Noble Sentiments and Telling Hits.

Noble Sentiments and Telling Hits.
indianapolis, August 14-The Democratic cen.
trail committee opened the campaign to-day,
Over two hundred speakers delivered addresses
In the various cities and towns Of this State. The
following are among the prominent speakers en-
gagged, Senators Mcdonald of Indiana and Jones
of Florida at Evansville; Hon, Charles W. Ander.
son of Ohio at Richmond Senator Voorhees, at
Brazil; Governor Hendricks of Indiana and Gov
ernor Brockmyer Of Missouri at Fort Wayne;
Hon. D. s. GoOding at Logansport
The meeting to night in this city was held in
the wigwam and was addressed by Hon, Joseph
Pulitzer of st. Louis, Hon. J, R, Doolittle of Wis
corsin, and Hon. Emil Rothe of Cincinnati.
HON. JOSEPH PULITZER
spoke as follows:
Mr., Chairman aud Citizens OF Indiana The
real question is not whether o change in Wash
ington is polite but whether II is possible. The
issue is not to ascertain the will of the majority
but whether that we'll known will can be perma-
nently defed, II Is not why should the people
want changer but can they have 1t even II they
want II? Thrice In six years the American peo.
pie showed unmistakably that they wanted a
change in the character of their national govern.
ment In 1874 they elected Democratic House.
In 1876 they elected another Democratic House.
In 1878 they elected still auOther In 1876 they
also elected a Democratic president The result
of these successive elections also changed the
Senate until that body too is Democratic to-day.
Thus there are
FIVE GREAT HISTORICAL RESULTS
in six years, the election OF Democratic presi.
dent, Democratic Senate and three Democratic
Houses, to show that the majority Of the Ameri
can people desire q change in the character of
their national government. Yet has there been
change Is the ruling party or the ruling spirit
at Washington not unchangedY Does the majori'
ty govern TO day2 Does not the fraudulent eXecu-
tive by the abuse OF the veto power thwart every
measure Of reform, retain every partisan abuse
and defy the will of both Congress and the Amer.
lean people? The Democracy is not only now but
really never ceased to be the majority party in
this country. In 1860 Lincoln was elected by
minority. 10 1864 a third Of the Union did not
vote In 1868 the Republican ticket in the South
was cast by the bayOnet, In 1872 the Greeley
abortion kept million Democrats from going TO
the polls In 1876 the first full election since 1860
our candidates had, in spite of the Fifteenth
Amendment which added million COlored votes
TO the Republican party, triple majority Of the
people, the states and the electors Still the Re.
publican minority rule. Now the practical ques.
ton is how much longer is the minority to rule
over the mt j)rty2 and why is it that the mtnori.
ty rules at all ard not the msjorlty2 Is this still
p representative governments IS lnlS hLlll u real
republic? Do the people truly govern themselves2
Is political party in this country still RESPONSE.
BILE to the peOple2 Is there no accountability, no
day Of Judgment Shall those who stole the pres
idency retain 1t indefinitely? Is this to become
personal and permanent government Is this
government based upon law and public opinion
or on fraud and per1ury3
LESSONS BY FRANCE AND ENGLAND.
Not long ago we read that the French people
ordered change in their national government.
1t was a great crisis The marshal president had
conflict with the French congress- 1t was con
hict very much ike the one we had In this C0un-
tIy-between place, force and power as against
public opinion-the will OF the people. II was
said that MaCMahUn would never yield, Troops
were ordered out. Paris was at fever heat 1t
looked like another revolution. The unarmed
representatives Of the people seemed to be power.
less against the fearless military president with
the half million soldiers at his command. But
there was no bloodshed, Marshal MacMahon
submitted He vacated the presidency and step.
ped into oblivion 1t was a triumph Of pnblic
opinion. 1t was victory of the will of the people
over military force II was self government A
few months ago we read that the people of Eng
land, too, ordered change In their national gov.
eminent, England has queen and empress and
no republican institutions. The English queen
was known to have strong personal dislike OF
Mr GladstOne--an aversion which the whole roy.
al family had frequently and most Extensively
submit never would yield, never would send for
Mr.. Gladstone to make him prime minister. There
was no law, no line in the constitution requiring
it-only custom and public opinion-the will Of
the people. We heard of great excitement and
another great crisis. But the queen, after sever
al efforts to the contrary, finally yielded Mr..
Gladstone was sent for. He is prime minister OF
England to-day. In this case, too, 1t was a great
triumph OF public OpiniOn-a triumph Of repre-
sentative instltutiOns-a triumph of popular self
government But how was 1t here in free Ameri-
CO when we last elected our PRESIDENT Did pub.
lie opinion, the will of the people, the voice Of
law, the letter Of the Constitution prevail here?
Was the choice OF the great shortly not kept out
Of his place by the greatest fraud ever known In
hist0ry2 Let us suppose that you, for instance,
had house which you leased to some party for
four Yeas; that the lease required the premises 10
be kept In good condition and prohibited any al
teraton, that for generally bad conduct and gross
violation Of these conditions you refuse 10 renew
the lease when 1t expires and demand that the
premises be vacated; that the party by forgery
and frauds continues not only to occupy the pre-
miEes in defiance OF your will, but makes radical
alterations In the sttuoture-would you not think
there was some doubt about who really owned
the house-you who had the right or the party
who had the possessioni The party l speak Of is
the Republican party. II refused to vacate the
premises OF national power when the American
people ordered change four years ago and the
question now to consider is who really owns these
premises of national power the people or the
bONSAhhOhI W tuS pSOplb blll own lu6
government or does the government own the peo'
ple2
WHAT IS IMPERIALISM?
II is often asked why is 1t that those not to the
manner born should be so earnest and united In
their opposition TO Grantism and machine politics
generality But why has this republic SO many
adopted Ohildreni Why has every land and shore
every race and tongue contributed fresh blood
and Drawn and brain 10 our rising nation1 WHY
do these millions Of foreign born already here still
receive daily accessiOns by the thousands It is
the spirit Of imperialism, And what is imperial
ism2 Injustice, inequality, class distinctions,
privileges to the few, wrong to the many, c0rrup
tlon and venality; but, above all, fraudulent one
per0r to appear before they recognize imperialism
will wait until It Is too late No purple or throne
no soepter or crown, no king or emperor will ever
herald Its advent In this country It's natural
advance guards are venality, fraud and centralt
cation. II is all the more dangerous because 1t
comes unhearlded and unheeded. Its spirit may
creep INTO the arteries of free institutions, its
essence may poison the very life blood of liberty
Already impe rialism rules In the name and form
Of many republics. More liberty exists under the
British Empire than the South American 40 call
ed republics Less self government exists under
the names Of some pre- tsident than that of kings
Names signify nothing. They deceive rather
than denominate. Brazil has monarch who Ia
really republican. There are many republicans
In this country who are really monarehs,
England has q legitimate empress who does moi
govern but obeys the people aud parliament,
while our illegitiinate president overgoverng and
deheB the people and Congress. Show me land
mill IlaTn L. EaIN L..