The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-09-18

llp Onllhhlun Hb Fhlu Nv nNpFW..N H"'H'
was ANAL village and wasn't OF Rn,
account In comparison with youngstown
Ihughterl lhe committee Of The San
ate is Republican committee. bu
through the work aud influence and ia
0f that grand Old Democrat Of Indiana
Senator Voorhees,, aueceeded. wen
to him and explained the situation, III
said, paige, I'll help you" and hedldn
let up I'LL he had that bill on the chltli
der. When the next session OF I'M
United States Congress meels pfopos'
10 use my best efforts TO have that bil
become q law,
have received a good many letfrH
was called o tinker" Some though
II was disgrace for mo 70 80 afOnn'
and mix, as they called 10, which IL onll
another way OF saying that was get
ting acquainted with my cOnsll lltueDls
And now believe i am called VI,
public document aud garden seed can
didate. Gentlemen, am proud Ol
that tltle-prOud OF that distinction
[applauspl. II the Republican pTtsi
knew how many letters receive iron
Republicans, asking for documents and
seeds, they would ceAse lhelr silly talh
OF that kind. These documents are pub
llsbed at enormous expense. These
seeds aud documents are OF great value
Who are they foTp They arc tor The
citizons Of this district. irrespective 0i
party. From ono ward OF Akron ! have
received 1877 letters from Republicans,
asking for documents that have not
been assigned 10 the members OF the
FOrty-eighth C0ngreas-that were GU
tirely under the control OF the Forty
seventh Congress, Tho only way could
get them was TO 90 TO some OF These Old
members and get some 0f them, lhlnR
| II Ia far more honorable to send some OF
those documents aud seeds 10 the people
than TO do ~ a great many OF those
members dO--tabe them IN the second
hand atOre and sell them. Here ia an
other thing and will state II openly.
received communication asking l0I
documents thai we're not in my control,
| went 10 one OF those secondhand
stores 10 purchase them. ] purchased
the documents. Among the names OF
the members to whom these docnment'
had bepn assigned, was The name 0i lhe
late Speaker Of the Forty'aeypnlh Con
Preas daughter and applausfl Which
Ia the most honorable, gentlemen, for
me 10 take those documents aud send
them to you citi2ens OF this district, or
TO take Them 10 the secondhand store
and sell them for n mere a0ngY
Now IN regard to prnsion matters. !
have made that special matter. A
great many that apply for pensions are
rejected because they do not hnp
pen TO get the testimony In tht
right shape. There Ia necessarily u
good deal Of red tape In this matter.
Sometimes II takes them from Two 10
three years to get through, j want to
say that have been remarkably cue
cessful In securing pensions for my
friends In this district, even more 81
than had expected, aud want TO say
that If there arc any In this audience
that want assistance, want TO say
don't be delicate about the matter and |
will be- very glad TO give you all the a.
sialance can give you.
Two years ago you saw ny 10 p0ml
nate me for Congress from this district
had expected that | would ut least rr'
celye n kind personal treatment from
tho opposition press. i expected, Of
course, TO be attaRed politically; but you
all know how was attacked and Will
lled by the Republican press In that
campaign. considered II high honor
TO receive that nomination from such |
distinguished convention. can only
reiterate the same thing now that aOi1 |
two years ago, thOt | ehall use all honor
able means TO be elected, shall ntw
simply reiterate that statement.
One thing more In regard 10 the For
ty.eighth Congress, What does its rec
ord shOw2 must say that am proud |
OF its record. want 10 show TO you
that, under the leadership Of Randall
what II has saved the people Of this
country. The amount Of the apprOpria.
lions asked for wRs $233 2O7 l06, The
House reduced the estimate $40, 0si ,00i, u
'aying of near $a7000,00O not bad
record for the arst session Of tho Forty.
Eighth Congress.
Now | Wish 10 say one word about our
candidate, Grover Cleveland. wish ~
'ay that support him heartily aud gal'
lusly. because consider the platform
IN IN on an honest one, and more than
hAt | think Cleveland IN an honest mah
lnd no man In the United States con
ettcr him. They say no ~ not ~ bril-
liant man M Blaine would much
prefer 10 have u man dull aud h0ueel
han u man brilliant Ike Blaine and
dishonest YOn remember what MI
rhayer, President Of the New York Ll
lOr Associate ion, has said hls reason WINS
le honld vote for ClCytl land; that Oui
II six labor hills that had been present
u TO Governor Cleveland, no had vetoed
lut one, and for that reason Mr. Thayel
Dys he will vote for him, Now soc
hoy claim they will control lhe Catho
10 Irish aud Catholic q, rman vote,
lon't belong 10 any church. Think as
much OF u Catholic 10 do Of u Protest
Int YOn are not Catholic lrlah;y ;you are
lot Catholic Germans when you cast
'Our vote NJ the polls. But walk up
here and show that you are American
'iligena, IdOn't care whether Cleveland |
Iud Blaine are both Catholics or Prot
stanta, | know the people will think
eriously before they net In THE cam
,aign.
thank you for this nomination, ten
ered with such good feeling without
on my part, and from such Ol
intelligent convention. You muqt ~
member | am not m orator, consequent.
y you can afford 70 have charity fOf
our humble servant, | snail uBo my
est efforts TO secure the election Of oul
ntira LirLat HOub nnnlaugpl