The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-01

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soldiers met the embattled redcoats at
Lundy Lane General Brown said to John
Miller, "See that battery take It," ZAP
plause.) John Miller, answered, Zen
eral, l will try" and did it. You have
commanded us to take the Garfield pat
terry we will try. The good God with
us, a holy cause Of our own, the Democ'
racy of other States sending their silver
tongued orators to our help, we Will DO
it. And when, on the 4th OF March next
our gallant leader, Winfield Scott Han
cock, shall have inscribed his name at
the foot of the inaugural message, there
will be recalled to every memory that
other glorious declaration of independ-
ence signed by John Hancock. [Great
applause and cheers.
The Chair-Tne motion has been
made that Winfield Scott Hancock be
declared unanimously elected the Dem
ocratic President Of these United States.
Great laughter and applause. Those in
favor will say aye. [Shouts of ayes.
You who are opposed will say no. The
motion is unanimously adopted and
Hancock is elected. Laughter, applause
and cheers
just then Dan Voorhees,, apparently a
head taller than usual, took the stand
on the platform amid great enthusiasm,
which was intensified by the appear
ance of a man with 8 transparency on
which was printed, "For President,
Winfield Scott Hancock" The band
played Dixie" and Hail Columbia" in
which the organ joined and the audi
enCe too.
VOORHEES, SPEECH,
Senator Voorhees, spoke as follows;
Ladies and conference.-the is no
time for words or speech.making, and l
arise simply to say that, though some-
what soreheaded, the Democracy of In
diana knows its duty, and that duty will
be performed in the coming contest un-
der the gallant leadership of the nomi-
nee which has been given us. APP
plause. We had hoped to follow our
own distinguished and gifted states
man, but we will with none the less alac-
rity and cheerfulness send forth a vic
tory in October, allowed by another in
November, under the leadership of Gen
eral Hancock. Applause. This is a
great spectacle here to-day. 1t is full Of
bright end glorious omens forthe future.
1t is a solid ratification of reconciliation
between the two great sections of this
country. You have heard much of the
Confederate Brigadier." l know him,
and | know his honor and his chiValry.
General Hancock knows him too, and
knows that in this charge and this great
battle for constitutional liberty he can
rely upon the Confederate brigadier
with as much confidence as he ever re-
lied upon the Union soldier during the
war of the rebellion. Applause. 1t is
not because of General HanCock's fash
ing career as a military mar merely that
he has won the heart of his country. l
venture to say there never was a nomi-
nation which was 50 utterly destitute of
preparation and preliminary arrange.
ment as this which has been made to-
day, and why? The spectacle of a mill
tary man subordinating the military
power to the civil authorities is one of
the most pleasant %spectaCles of history.
General Hancock has won the heart of
his country. Washington was a soldier,
but his greatest achievement was when
he said that the laws of his country
were above thesword and above the mil
itary power. [Great applause. Han
cock won renown upon many battle
fields; rode down the line as proud fig
ure in military history as Marshal Ney
or any other marshal that ever com
manded men but the proudest act was
when, placed in commend of what was
thought by our radical opponents crush.
ed, brokened and ruined States, he had
the sagacity-He had the patriotism to
lift up the downtrodden civil authori,
ties and say Soldier that / am, the
laws that protect freedom of speech, tri.
al by jury and the habeas corpus shall
be upheld by me, by the sword that is
in my hand" Loud cheers. He spoke
for civil liberty when it was overthrown
throughout one-half of the country. In
that act he made a second Declaration of
independence for the Southern States.
Applause. He made a second deCla-
ration of constitutional liberty, and set
an example Tor his own and for u fu'
ture generations OF obedience to that
great framework devised by u fathers
and protected by their bravery and en-
joyed by us. He is worthy Of our conf
denCe.
After Voorhees, eulogy of Hancock,
New York, took a little inning in the
person of Mr.. Faulkner, who said
MR.. FAULKNER's SPEECH
Mr.. President and Fellow Democrats,
You have heard from the State which
four years ago gave you a candidate for
the Vice Presidency of the United States.
l am instructed to utter to you the voice
of the great Commonwealth from which,
in the person Of the most illustrious of
her Governors, you took your candidate
for the first place in the federal governs
ment. That choice was ratified by the
American people. Their choice was de-
feated by one vote in the Electoral Cons
mission, The conspirator who cast that
vote is now presented by his party as a
fit candidate to be rewarded by a high
office. On such a question, a question
whether the Presidency of the United
States, having been once stolen, shall
now be made an inirmary for political
outcasts. New York in her strength will
speak in November with her unanimous
voice. Applause. In 1901 when
Thomas Jefferson brought his great pow.
er in favor of popular rights against ar
bitrary power, he had the aid of John
Breckenridge, of Kentucky, Winfield
Scott Hancock will have the aid of an
other Breckenridge, whom l now intro
duce to you from the same State.
Mr.. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, spoke.