The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-04-18
TRUE DEMOCRACY.
A Great Gathering of Statesmen
and Leaders at Chicago.
Senator Bayard on "0ur Country" Editor
Hurlbut on the Tariff" and Col Brock
snrldge on "ManIfsSt Destiny"

quOis Club, one Of the leading poIitlcO-
social organizations OF the city, to
which were invited many Of the leading
Democrats OF the country, q number hay-
ing national prominence being includ-
ed among those named as speakers. This
Is the second event Of the character, and
had its incipiency mainly to give those
prominent In the party councils oppor-
tunity to voice the sentiments Of the
Democracy. Among those who had con-
6dently been expected to be present As
speakers, Henry WattersOn, OF Kentucky,
and Ex-Governor Palmer, OF Illinois,
were detained by unforeseen circum-
stances. The gentlemen from abroad
were the particular guests Of the Iro-
QuOis Club, and were handsomely enter
tanned during their stay. An informal
reception occurred at the Palmer dur
ing the forenoon, and great number
called to pay their respects.
Senator Bayard, OF Delaware, had been
named as chief orator Of the occasion,
and his utterancee were apparently
looked forward to with some interest, In
anticipation possibly OF radical state
ments, but hiR address in the main was
quiet In tone and touched upon pOliti-
cal questions only In general way.
affair, and the number attending ex
ceeded three hundred. Among those
from abroad, and not down ss speakers,
were Hon. j. Sterling Morton, Me-
braska; Representative j. W. Single.
ton, r. w. TOwnshend and A. j. Sparks,
Illinois, and j. Il, Murphy, Iowa.
Letters Of regret were read from Wade
Hampton, Gen. 81. W. Slocum, New
York; Judge Stephen Field, United States
Supreme Court; Hon. W. r. Morrison,
Illinois; Gov. Curtin, PennsylVania;
Abram 8. Hewitt, New York; Gen. Win
field 8. Hancock, Gen. g. B. Mcclellan
and Hon. Samuel ]. Randall,
At the conclusion Of the menu, Mr..
Erskine Phelps, President Of the Club,
introduced to the assembled company
the Delaware Senator, who spoke as fol-
lows:
SENATOR BkxARD ON "oUR COUNTRY"
Senator Bayard. Of Delaware, In re-
sponse to the toast, "Our Country" after
paying q compliment to the city Of Chi
caRO and the company assembled, and
summarizing the greatness Of the ma
ton and Its record, said:
Standing thus upon the highlands OF
vision, realizing the material forces
placed In our care, how important, how
diRnified becomes the duties OF each
American citizen. How vast the inter-
ests committed to his charge; for we
cannot disguise the presence nor lessen
the weight upon members Of this Demo-
cratic republic OF individual as well as
collective responsibilities to administer
we'll and wisely the affairs OF SO great
an empire and so vast body OF human
interests; and the soul OK our country is
the spirit of justice and liberty finding
expression under equal laws, for the
stitution Of our Union was ordained and
free institutions Of our Government
founded.
Left free and unfettered to proclaim
and exert themselves, the intelligence
and faculties OF mankind have vindieat-
ed by their results In this country the
wisdom Of nOn-interference By the
Government, either to assist or 0bstruet
the exercise OF individual etfort, and the
faculty under the regulation Of equal
laws, In Just such mode and direction as
the possession Of conscious power and
Inclination by individuals should in
struct. Hence, we have seen In America
children of adversely and poverty grow
ing strong In their contests with cir
cumstances which elsewhere would have
proved an insuperable bar, but under
the equity OF our American system be-
come guides and instructors to success;
q test for growing abilities and en-
couragements to high and honorable
aspirations.
The enduring greatness of our eoun-
try Is founded upon what Is really eleVa-
ted and great In the minds and hearts
of our people, Let us never forget that
we have embarked our hopes upon trust,
and not upon distrust, In human nature;
upon what 1t contains Of strength and
worth and not upon Its weakness and
depraVity; upon the belief that an inch
of self-DreserVatiOn left free to recOil
R-or,, anH naaaaaaru aFFOra and
mistakes will not repeat them; and that
with free and recurrent opportunities
for popular elections, misconduct In
rulers and mistakes In public policies,
can and will be corrected and remedied
under the peaceful, orderly and effective
forms Of law. .rsra-r.- rasts
And can we be mistaken In the present
indications, 80 manifest and abundant,
that we are soon to witness In the cleo
tiOn Of 1884 q splendid and potential
proof of the popular wisdom and power
to redress grievances, reform unwlse
policies, Tebuke corruption and purify
and strengthen popular institutions, by
the driving out OF the temple Of our
liberties mercenary and machine poll
ticians who have betrayed popular trust
and disgraced and degraded the admins
tratiOn Of our Government? Jo
Gentlemen that era which includes
OuE lllobluo kb Ouo VI E0luhEAdDl0p Al
most incredible, combination OF results
of invention in production Of material
wealth, the rapid and facile distribution
of that wealth, and the bringing OF the
whole world into such close and init
mate relation that all former conditions
of human intercourse are changed
Problems bewildering In number and
importanee are presented TO 0nr view.
Time and space are no longer obstrue
tions to the worlds intercourse. The
telephone has already brought the lipi
OF New York close against the ear oi
Chicago, and to "girdle the earth Il
forty minutes" would be to-day al IN
pardonable waste OF time. Never in hu
man history was the creation Of ma
terial wealth 50 easy and 30 marvelougly
abundant. It's con, olidation, under
forms Of Incorporation, is creating vas
units Of power, which result In monopo
lies and absorb and overthrow indiVid
ual and Independent rfvalries. Hereir
are dangers 1t win behooVe Us grayelI
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