The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-10-19
DEMOCRATIC DEMONSTRATION AT
AKRON.

grand demonstration over the glorious
victory achieved in the election Of d. R.
PAIGE to Congress. Mr.. Paige overcome
Republican majority of some 1000 and
got majority of some lit. A special
train of eight cars filled to overfiowing
came from Cleveland, one went from
Cantrn. the people from other points
were on hand, and the country and town
were out in force. In the procession
were some half dozen bands of music.
Torches were carried by hundreds
Trans 7arencies were borne on wheels,
illustrating the campaign and the hOr-
rible fate OF Mcclure, and tin horns jim
gIed.
The mounted SnolligOsters in costume
attracted attention. and the Salt river
boat was looked on with interest. 1t is
estimated that five or ten thousand
people were in the crowd. The stand
was we'll lighted up, and P. +. O'Neil
presided. He read letters of regret from
Judge Okey, Hon. II. B. Payne, A. Nc
GregOr, w. w. Armstrong and others.
Hon. E. B. Eshelman was the first speak
er, and referred to presiding at the con-
vention that nominated Mr.. Paige, and
that he then felt they had organized for
victory.
Hon. d. R. Paige next spoke, and while
not claiming to be speaker he would
be worker and attend to the interests
Of his constituents, He had been called
mixer" He had mixed with the work
ingmen and to them he owed his cleo
tiOn.
Hon. MA. Foran, COngressman-elect
from the 2lst district (CleVeland), fol-
lowed in some excellent remarks, say
ing he did not know there were so many
Democrats in Summit county.
Hon. John McSweeney of Wooster was
the next speaker. He said that Summit
county gave Paige a majority of six; he
could spare five and still carry the
county. He had come up from Wooster
to dispute the claim to the glory of the
victory to all and everybody. II belongs
to Wayne county, the old reliable, faith
full, Democratic Wayne. He related the
Oft repeated attempt of Republican leg
islatures at gerrymandering the State
so as to smother and stifle the Wayne
county Democracy and how the Jack
sOnians, no matter how often they were
! buried, invariably raised their heads
like "JOhn BarleycOrn." In his inimita-
BILE way he dissected Governor Foster
st. Charles, he called him showing that
when he first run for Governor his Sun
day School voice mingled with. the
"Wacht am Rhein." He read printed
account Of Foster "sOjOurning with
wOrklngmen at Arbeiter Hall and max
ing merry until the dawn Of day. and
how in the late campaign he abused the
Germans as beer-dTinking Sabbath
breakers, while he claimed to be one of
the gOOdy-gOOdy fellows that love the
Lord and serve Him. But, Mr.. McSwee-
ney continued, things didn't work to
his satisfaction. ButterwOrth down in
Cincinnati was getting scared. he cried,
I'VE are losing the Dutch" So St.
Charles went to long John Sherman and
Dutch" And John he said, ''I'll go, Pll
go" But John owed Charlie an old
grudge-dating back from the Chicago
convention, when Foster, as Sherman
deleoatp. voted for Garheld-and John
said 10 himself, "Charlie, If ever get
YOU in a good place I'll knife YOU" So
John the Evangelist said, I'll 20 to Gin
cinnati." And he went. Perhaps he
didn't do st. Charles any harm? oh, no;
not he. Well, there's no use enlarging
on this, but l want to know how many
votes Foster will ever get in Ohio so long
as long-legged John Sherman is round.
Mr.. McSweeney then took up another
subject: "ATe you fools enough" he said,
"tO think that we are fools enough not
to know that Mr.. Paige was elected by
Republican vOtesP Not so. We do know
and appreciate it. l wouldn't for the
world hurt the feelings of single man
in jOllification like this by blowing
about Democratic victory. 1t was a
victory by the people. They wanted
change. They feel that there ought to
be new deal. And we want to show
them that we deserve their continued
support and confidence, and that we want
them to stay by us so long as we are do.
ing the fair and square thing by the
people. We, the people, want look at
the books. Suppose you were in part
nership, and one of the firm was running
things to suit himself alOne-hoW
quickly you would get yourself into
Court and ask for an order to make that
man show up. Now then, that's what
we want. One of our partners has been
and squandered thousands, millions,
and we want to see the books. Avoice,
We've turned over the first Paige al
ready.O The people want 1t, and hold
that the voice of the people is the voice
of GOd-with this Irish qualification {:
until the next election cOrrects it," Mr..
McSweeney was repeatedly interrupted
by applause. His speech was mas.erly
effort.
Short speeches were then made by
Messrs. William -Slade, E. NJ. HeiSley,
Joseph NJ. Poe, Mr.. Hall, of Akron, and
others, and the meeting did not adjourn
until after midnight.