The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-10-26

the speech making belongs to others.
But this much VIII say: The country
Is evidently fast becoming tired of Re-
publican rule and Republican methods.
When L say Republican rule and Re-
publican methods, 1 mean the machine
politics" and "bOssism" of the Republi-
can managers and leaders. To say moth
ing OF other States, who can deny that
the split in the Republican ranks In
pennsylvania and New York has at
tained gigantic proportions. And who
can truthfully deny that there Is ade-
quate cause for the split, and who Is so
blind as not to see that the same cause
In greater or less degree OF In a modi-
aed form, exists in every Republican
State of the UniOnP And the mention
OF New York leads me to call your atten-
tion to most striking and significant
tact. In the convention that framed our
Federal Constitution, there were few
men who thought that the Governors Of
the States should be appointed by the
President of the United States, and
clothed with an absolute veto power.
This idea was condemned by a great
majority of the members. But now, in
this year of grace, 1882, after lapse Of
nearly a century, the President of the
United States, If he IS not misrepresent-
ed by his own political friends, has, by
nominated candidate for Governor of
the great State of New York, who, if
elected, will be, in effect, as much the
appointee of the President as If the Con-
stitutiOn authorized his appointment
by the President. In view of this alarm
fact, Is 1t wonderful that there is a re-
volt In the Republican party in that
StateP
A few words more and will conclude.
1t Is not, in my opinion, safe to trust
any party with an unlimited duration
of powre. Long continued possession
of power begets feeling, and too often
an opinion in It's pOssessOrs that the Offic-
ers, the legislation and the administra-
tiOn OF the Government belongs of right
to them. And from this arises intolerance
of opposition, Of even fair criticism,
and the adoption in politics of the bad
maxim that "the end justifies the
means" For having settled in their
own hands that they have right to
govern the country, they feel justified
in using any means that will serve to
maintain and perpetuate their supposed
right. l think l could we'll illustrate
this truth by a review of some late years
of our own political history, but it Is
time for me to stop. There are many
eminent speakers here tonight, whom it
will give you pleasure to hear, and l
must not trench upon the time that be-
longs to them. / therefore, without
further delay, present to you a states
man whom you have often delighted to
honor, your able, patriotic, and distin-
guished Senator, George H. PendletOn.
Judge Thurman closed amid the great
est cheering, and Senator PendletOn, on
being introduced, said:
REMARKS OF HON. GEORGE H. PENDLE-
TON.
FELLOW CITIzENs:-DemOcrat Re-
publfcans, Liberals, citizens, of what
ever creed or nativity. Germans, Irish
men, Americans, all; l congratulate you
all on the fortunate event which has
brought us together this evening. l
congratulate you who contributed to
make 1t possible, for you had wisdom
and courage. l congratulate you who
resisted it, for your adVersaries have
builded for you better than you knew.
Let Us all unite to make it the auspici-
GUS commencement of an era of wiser
and better politics than we have had.
This Is not the time for prOtracted speech
making. The hour for argument and
persuasion was before the election,
when we appealed to the conscience
ard judgment and convictions of the
people. Now that the logic of events,
shortcomings of our opponents, the
hopes that we will do better than they,
has made that appeal successful, all our
fellow citizens who have aided the re-
suit, may surely, without criticism, lay
aside argument for the moment, and in
dulge in fraternal rejOicings and con-
gratulatiOns. That the result was most
gratifying, these upturned faces, the
entire opposition press, the bOnfires and
shouting crowds, in every county seat
of the State, abundantly attest. 1t was
achieved not by the Democratic party
alone, but by liberal minded men of
other faiths heretofore, who found in
State and Federal legislation, in the
tendencies of parties, in the drift of
events, good reason to vote with it. |
They are here tonight, not as guests but |
as hosts, also cOwOrkers in the victory
and c0participants in the rejoicing. All |
honor TO them. An analysis of the vote |
cannot help but crafty you. The total |
vote Is more than 632, 900 as against 624,- |
600 last year.
The majority for James W. Newman.
our gallant candidate for Secretary of |
State, is 1900 this year. 1t was "a 900 |
against US last year. We have reduced |
majorities against us in about every |
every district except one. |
We have carried at least thirteen dis |
tricts, and hope that the official count |
may give us three more. At the worst, |
we have lost one district by eight votes, |
where the majority against us last year |
was thirty four hundred; another dis |
trict by ten votes, where the majority |
against US last year was thirteen hun |
dred, and still another by forty-One |
votes, whore the majority against us last |
year was fifteen hundred. These dis |
tricts in which we are so successful are |
in all sections of the State, from the |
Reserve to the river and from West Vir- |
gina to Indiana. The accessiOns to our |
vote are confined to no city or town, or |
county or locality, OF section; to no |
character of population, rural or urban;
they are gained everywhere. They have |
given us a delegation of able, intelli- |
gent, eloquent Representatives, which |
has not an equal in Congress from any |
State In the Union. If begin to enum- |
crate, shall report the whole list. The |
people are wise. When they thought |
their liberties were threatened, they |
could neither be driven nor deceived by |
the false and fraudulent cry of Free |
whisky and no Sunday" When the ap- |
palling extravaganza of the party in |
power, and notably the River and Har- |
Dor bill, was discussed, no attempt to |
shift the responsibility had any infu- |