The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-11-23
GOVERNOR BUTLER.
Ovation to the Newly-Elected
Executive.
Fruits of the Democratic POliCy-AbIe
Effort BY an Able
Man.


Boston, Nov. 1.-THE Democratic
State Central Committee gave a dinner
this afternoon at the Revere House in
honor of Governor. elect Butler, which
was attended by about two hundred of
the leading men in the party from all
parts of the state. Judge Abbott was
not present, but that wing of the party
of which he was the leading spirit, and
which opposed Gen. Buffers candidacy
before he came into full afliliatiOn and
fraternity, was well represented by +.
W. Bird, Judge Woodbury., Henry Wal
ker, Reuben Noble, and Congressman
elect Collins. After an Introductory
and cOngratulatOry speech by Chairman
French, Gen. Butler was introduced and
received perfect ovation. 1t was fully
three minutes before he could speak,
and when he did begin it was with per-
ceptible tremOr in his voice, which be-
trayed deep emotion. His speech show
ed that he has undergone complete
change since his election. He is no lon
ger the cOmbatiVe, pugnaciOus political
pugilist, ready to give and receive blows.
He realizes, evidently, the position in
which he is placed, and his public utter
ances lack that gall and sting which
formerly characterized them.
TRUST NoBLY EXECUTED.
When the applause had subsidized, the
General warmly thanked Col. French,
his old staff officer in New Orleans, and
the Executive Committee. Each one
and ALL" he said, deserved the thanks,
nay, the gratitude, of the Democratic
party for the conduct of the campaign
conduct unparalleled, in which moth
ing has been done but which can reflect
honor upon every one of us-(applause)
in which there has been no eXpendi-
tuTe of a single dollar of the small
amount the Democracy were able to put
into their hands, which cannot be YOuch-
ed for to all the wOrld-(applause)-
campaign in which every dollar can be
accounted for, and no bill left unadjust-
ed and settled. (Applause) Turning
from this grateful duty to the higher
and better plane of political action, let
mo call your attention for a moment to
tue lessons of its results. We have not
elected all of our ticket, not because
they were not good men and true, but
because the majority of $4,000 in one
campaign is not easily cOunteTactcd. 1t
| requires one more effort only. Great
| applause) But | can have no doubt of
the ultimate success.
FRUITS OF DEMOCRATIC POLICY.
Why have the eyes of the people, not
| only in this state, but of the nation,
| turned to the Democratic party? For
| now more than quarter of century,
30 far as this state is concerned. its ad-
\ ministTatiOn has been in the hands of
the same party. For more than score
of years the admin stTatiOn of the Ma
| tiOnal Government has been in the hands
| of the same party. But for more than
| seventy years, with few exceptions, up
| tO the time of the war, the administra
tion of the Government was in the
hands of the Democratic party-(great
applause)-and by that paTty's states
mAnship it has cOntriu uuted to the prog
rpss of the country and the extent of it,
territory, until the sun now rises anC
SETS at the same hour upon the land o
the United States. We had first, unde
Jefferson, the acquisition of the Missls
Sippi river, Louisiana and the grea
West, extending far up the Missouri
and all it's territory. That was opposed
you will remember, by the opposition
party of that day. Who would now give
NJ the Mississippi river, Missouri anC
the West, to any power on earthr Mex
we took the little peninsula of Florida
acquired by the Democratic party. Mex
f, flowed the empire state of Texas, thai
state more than third larger in terri
tory than the empire of France, and
thls day and hour developing by the
richness of it's soil and the beauty of its
climate into an empire, which is des
tined to be divided directly into fOuI
states of this Union, each greater Ill
territory, aye, and in the next decade in
population, than the territory of New
England. What next? Texas was ac
quired as early as 1874 or 1845. 1t gave
occasion to the war with Mexico, where
the conQuering armies of the Republic
under the lead of Democratic admin
istratiOn, carried the glorious Stars anG
Stripes over the city of Mexico and al
the Spanish dOminiOns this side of Cen
trail America. (Applause.) Did we &C
uuire anything by that administration
No. But we acquired the right to buy
md pay for, honestly and fearlessly, tht
great empire of the Pacific coast, Ari
2Ona and New Mexico. These are tht
acquisitions of the Democratic party
These are the results of its statesman
,hlp, the OutgTOwth of its principles
These are the jewels to which we point
By a chan in politics, brought abOu
ny a question which unhappily bTOuCh
war upon the country, the Democratic
pait ty were in minority, and for TWEEN
" odd years there has been no chance
iOT Democratic craftsmanship to asSer
itself i'll the government of the country
It may be it is not the time to discuss it
t may have been the gTievOuS faults o
| Jllt DtlubOldOys Oub SA' AOhoiJ hd'O w
answered it; and the fact that 10 tn
Democratic soldier we owe the unity
strength, power and glory of the count
ry is the answer to that. (Applause.)
WAR ISSUES SETTLED.
And now the Republican party, com
posed of good, true and honest men
for the masses of men are always homes
and patriotic, to whatever party the
belOng-have conducted through its ad
ministratiOn the war of the Union, an
having settled, with more or less wi:
dom, as the case may be, all the quet
tiOns arising out of that war, now al
tempts to hold the country by virtue {
an organization, against the sentiment
for freedom and equal rights, and enc
ing at most in confederation of cOrruI
tiOn. Great applause0 When the count
ry found itself in this condition, wher
should it turn for TeliefP Where shoul
| il look for stateSmanshiD? Wher