The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-09-11

trallty laws, q young lawyer OF Buffalo,
then somewhat obscure, chlyalrOusly
came forward and y0lunteed TO defend
them without fee and without reward.
His name was Grover Cleveland. PRO
l0nged cheefa) He has been a c0nalst-
ent but not 0htruslye, honest, gentle
manly friend OF thOae In difficulty, with
a hand ever open TO any good cause;
with an honest government aa hia Ideal
OF, the duty OF magistrate. and above
all le has made II his rule that public
Office Ia public trust, and that public
money IL 10 be expended for public use
only.
HONEST GOVERNMENT WANTED
Aud what on the other sldeY Gentle,
men, whoever votes In this election has
the choice OF voting for an honest gov
ernment In this country, controlled by
tho Old Democratic party, whose record
Ia known 10 all men, or they have the
privilege by their votes OF turning the
United States government over to the
plunderers, (Applause,) All other ques.
tl0na are subordinate TO this, Give US a
good Democratic government In this
country and all the rest will be counted
unto ua. Give ua a stable admlnlatra'
tion OF our public affairs, give us eco
nOmy In the expenditure OF the public
money and reduction OF tax alton. La
Dor Will be rewarded, speculation will
cease, dishonesty will disappear, pecula.
tlon will be at IN end, the people Of this
country Will be prosperous and satisfied
| (Applanse,)
Are we different from any other ele.
ment In tho community lCries OF "No,
n0F Don't we want an honest govern.
ment, low taxes. a country prosperous
at home and respected abroad as well ~
anybody elseY Cries OF "Yes, yes; GER
tainly"l Are we different from any
other people 30 that we can be played
upon by demag0gues, fooled by aattery,
| bought by bribel, cheated by neWapa'
per9 that Wa have been fO0ll0h enough
TO trlstP [Groans.l What we want Ia
plain administrative gystem for plain,
common sense people, Applluse. We
are all Interested In that First, let us
put honest men In Office let us apply
Democratic principles to the admins.
tratiOn Of this government. Let na not
vote aa Irish, not as Danes, not az Eng
lllh or Germans, but let us vote accord
ing 10 our oath aud according to our
conscience az citizens Of tho United
States" [Cheers,l
GENERAL BURKE's SPEECH.
When the strains OF "st. Patrick's
Day" had ceased, General Thomas Fran.
els Bourke stepped TO the front amid loud
cheers. He referred TO the frauds by
which the Democratic party was kept
0lt OF power.
We have been cheated out OF our
rights again aud again." said he, "but
thank God, our party 10 az young and
fresh and vigorous to-day ~ II was In
1860. II Is deplOrable fact that this
campaign has not been begun In an
American spirit and upon American
Issues. Our enemies have brought 0uI
nativity and our religion into question
They have dragged the sacred name Of
Ireland into the black pool OF politics
| [IlIsses.l This Is the Republican party
| that pats u on the back and tells IN
what great people the Irish are. How
they love usl [Laughter,l There Is moi
u word OF praise or an honor that can bC
conferred that they arc not willing Il
Blye tae Irish people, But lalways 9us
pec' tho sudden friendship Of men whC
through u long and bitter past were
deadly and Inercleas enemies. This
friendship II born one moment TO de
the next. We will lot the Republican
party know that the Irish are the people
Of long memory, We never forget aud
we seldom forgive.
"We bitterly remember Mr.. James q
Blaine hissea aud grOansl that's The
most musical hiss ever heard, Wo re
member Blaine and the Republican
party, or all that Ia left Of II, for | will
not Insult some good citizens by saying
that no 10 the candidate OF all the Re
publicans. llis claims are not put for
ward by the men who led the Ropnbll
can party IN It's greateat days. Why are
the voices OF It's greatest le0dera silent
today Because Blaine does not repre-
sent even tho Republican standard Of
political morality, II was a sinful mat
Ter, q cOwardly, criminal and dastardlJ
thing, to drag religion Into this can
yass; but james g, Blaine " responsible
for II. He talks TO US In q voice as gen
tle IN q dove, but his promi1e 70 th(
IrIah reminds one OF an Old deacon In
Boston who used to pray beside stone
wall In his garden every day, saying
"0h, Lord, Who kn0west oil things, II
have done anything TO offend Thee may
this stone wall fall on mo-, One day n
tho end OF the prayer some boys pushed
the wall on the deacon, who jumped "
and angrlly cried, Good Lord, couldnI
you tell when fellow was foolingw Il
James G. Blaine were elected Preslden,
no would say to the Irish, Good Lord
couldn't you soc was only fooling"
THE DUTY OF mIsu.AMERIoANs,
Congressman william j. Hines, o.
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