The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-09-11
CLEVELAND AND REFORM.
ooNuSUm FROM rm SECOND pAaK,


party came the party that Jim Blaine
did his best TO found In Augusta, Maine,
the Know Nothing party, (Groans) II
had three short years OF life, and then
merged with the free'eOileTs into the
Republican party. The Democratic par
ty went down In 1860, but II didn't 20
down TO 0tay. II Is here to-day, u ma
jOrlty Of the people of the country.
Wheers) II the Democratic voters Of
this country vote the Democratic ticket,
every man knows that Cleveland and
Hendricks will be elected. (CheOrs,)
The Democratic party cast ita full vote
eight years ago and the Republicans
stole the Presidency. (lIisses) -Four
years ago the Republicans bought the
Presidency In Indiana. Now they pro-
pose 10 wheedle US out OF the Presi.
dencyl Naughter,) You never saw In
all your experience such excessive love
for their Celtic brethren as Ia shown by
the Republican party managers, and es-
pecially by that great old friend OF ours
the New York Tribune. daughter,
groans and shouts of "rats,") Wo are
told II ia about time this solid vote was
broken up, and they would divide II be-
tween the parties with impartiality.
I (Laughter.) Well, when get resdy TO
leave the Democratic party and Join
some other organization, | want TO vote
for q decent man for President. (Ap'
p,.use.) .. ......... ..,..,..
II am here az one Of yourselves. am
here AZ an American. (Cheera) Any
body reading my front name might sup
pose waa Irish. Bot ! am not Irish
Twenty years ago was a man without
q country, and II james g. Blaine and
his old Know Nothing party and his new
Republican party had their way | would
be man without country now, ZAP.
plause,) happened to be born In Ire.
land. II Is circumstance for which |
am not ut all resp0nsible-Qanghtor)-
and for which make no apology But
took an oath Of allegiance 10 the United
States Of America, and, by the grace OF
God, will keep that oath and remain o
true American. Enthusiastic cheers,
| shall never be q party 10 the creation
Of an Irish section OF the Democratic or
Republican parties, We are here a. a
component part OF this great composite
nationality. We ask no special pfiyl'
leges or advantages on account OF our
blood or religion, aud, with the help OF
God, we will take no disadvantage OF
either. Cheers But we are singled
out for cajOlery at this time, and we are
told that weshould desert our party and
vote for the Republican party A voice
--"We won'C do lt."l OF coure, We
wont. fOrsOoth, the Republican candi-
date Is friendly to the Irish interest,"
[lronlcal laughter and cries of "Oh,
dearpl
BLAINE's RECORD.
"NOw, suppose II we're proper to dis
cuss American politics from m Irish
standpoint, lot us see where We would
land. Take the record OF the men, Thir-
| " years ago James G. Blaine turned up
| Ia Augusta, Maine, and adopted q fash.
lonable religion. A good friend OF mine,
Father John Baptist, was tarred and
feathered there, and believe, ridden on
q rail. The Kennebec journal, Blaine's
paper, lnatead OF denounclng the out.
rage, said there was great proyOcation
for II, The only proyocatiOn for II was
that Father Baptist performed the holy
offices Of u religion different
from that practlced by the readers and
editors Of that paper. Nine years ago
my friend james 0. Madigan was q can.
dldate for Congress In the fourth Maine
district. james g, Blaine was the edi
tor and publisher OF the Kennebeck
Journal, and chairman Of the Rppubli.
can State Committee. That committee
issued a circular which can't but
characterize ~ dastardly. II purp0rted
IN be published by n protestant Demo.
Crat." IL was charged upon Mr., Blaine
| that he circulated That document. Mr.
Madigan was called q lay Jesuit IL
was said that the Catholics wanted TO
have their representatives In Congress,
and charged oil good Pr0testants TO vote
against him and hit any Catholic head
wherever they saw IL. Tho authorship
OF that document was never dlsay0wed
until the present canvass, have q
| friend In Boston, an editor. Mr., Blaine
sen. n confidential message 10 him, stat.
| Ing IipOn hia honor as Il man that he
| had nothing 10 do with the Madigan
circular, 30 called, The circular was
printed In the Office OF the Kennobeck
Journal, Mr.. Blaine's own paper; II was
printed with tho same type as that pa.
per, aud circulated by the State Com.
mltteo, Of which Mr., Blaine was chair.
man; and whose bills he audited And
Mr.. Blaine said he knew nothing about
ltl The printer, now out OF the State Of
Maine, who set up the Madlgan circular,
says II was In the handwriting Of Mr..
Blaine's amanuensis. To-day we have
the affidavit OF Mr., Blaine's own coach
man that no discovered bundles OF the
clrcuor In Mr.. Blaines house. Here IL
tho allldaylt OF tho express messenger
who took them from Blaine's house.
We have the fact that they were circu
lated by that State Committee and that
they were intended 10 stab an honest
man In the back simply because no was
u Roman Catholic.
THE LAND LEAGUE.
A. A. Al. II