The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15

SENATOR THURMAN.
His speech at the HAT quet--rhe union ana
The P%erpetuation Of the States

that | shall attempt 10 tPouvn 10
40 grand and comprehensive q theilods
that contained In the toast you nave
lust heard, especially when there hIo
ion other orators, as Colonel johnson
used TO always, In speaking OF those VINO
were TO follow him, say, ten "otheI
orators" 10 come after me. Bull nave
this advantage over my two friends VINO
have preceded me. They had written
pieces, and like the man at the dinner.
table, who for the first time saw 0 Dill
OF fare. and thought he was bound 70 eht
every dish that was written down upon
II, they felt compelled to read from the
beginning 10 the end OF their pieces
without remorse OF conscience at ALL
Applause and laughter .
Now, | have not one word writtene
and / can stop whenever l see 1t 10 stae,
or whenever you signify that you wane
mo TO stop. Laughter. AT all events. II
shall take up but O very few minutes or
your time, probably not more than hv0
and certainly not more than ten min
utes. For / hope l am a just man, and l
want 10 do Justice to those who have
come here tonight 10 respond TO the
toasts written down upon your pro-
gramme.
NV friends, We have many reasons
TO be thankful for the victory achieved
at the last election. But among those
reasons there 10 not one that weighs
more on the mind OF thinking men than
the grand fact that the result OF that
election tends 10 allay sectional STRIFE
In this land and to perpetuate the Union
OF the States. [Applause.l That 10 the
grandest Of all the reasons for rejoicing
In the election OF Cleveland and OF Hen
drlcks. II may DO that there are men
not as thoughtful as they should be, VINO
suppose that because the civil war ended
40 IL did, there never can DO any danger
again of q dissolution OF the States. /
certainly believe that no human being
now lives who will ever see that attempt
to break up the Union repeated. but no
Ia but a poor student OF history, no 10
but o poor thinker, who imagines there
are not dangers, grave, serious, mem
aclng dangers In the spirit OF sectional
Ism that has 80 often been rife In this
land.
II II was right for George Washington
In 1905 to warn his c0untrymen In his Inn
mortal farewell address against the evils
OF sectlonalism and against the danger
of sectional parties, and especially OF
parties divided by geographical lines,
much more Ia II Important and right
now that hlaadm0nition should DO taken
to heart, and that we should remember
that II 10 only fr0wning down section.
alism, II Ia only by diecouraging II
whenever II shows itself, that thlo c0un-
try can be that Union which II ought TO-
be-, q Union not simply OF institutions
not simply OF territory, but q union Of
all hearta, and OF all hands, OF interest
and Of patriotism. (Applause)
Why, my friends, did you ever think Of
what this country will DO before the
youngest child In II shall BIO laid away
In his last homer In the last one hun
dred years the population Of the United
States has increased at the rate OF 3 per
cent per annum. Should II continue 10
increase for a hundred years more nc the
same rate II will then amount to nearly
an even hundred millions OF people,
more than twice 40 many as occupy the
Continent OF Europe, and witha country
reaching from ocean 10 ocean, from Cam
ada 10 the Gulf; with all this diversified
surface, with all this diversified populA-
ton, with oil these diversified interests,
with oil these things 10 DO taken into
account, / tell you tonight that tho
problem 10 perpetuating the Union ana
these States 10 the greatest and grandeat
problem that ever was submitted 10 hu.
man wisdom and 10 humpn statesman
ship. tApplause,l
But II II was absolutely certain, II
there were q decree OF fate written 10.
we could oil read II, that this Union
should DO perpetual, yet the evils OF Sec
tional spirit, the evils Of sectionalism
would be things infinitely TO DO dreaded
and TO be depl0red. tApplause.1 To say
nothing OF sending the Union into
piecee, what would DO the eject Of such
s~ectionallsm on trade, and on commerce,
on the intercourse OF tho people, on tho
public rand and standing OF our Nation
and on the influence OF the Republic
among the nations OF the earthp No
man can oyerrate tho evils that would
result from the spirit Of sectionalism, II
II were cherished and were 10 become
permanent In this land.
Now, | mako these remarkB because
this. OF oil others, Ia o most opportune
time 10 make them. For We have seen
m attempt made, and II seems that II
10 10 DO continued, 10 arouse the epirlt
OF eoctionaliem, ae II has never been
aroused before, except Ia the time OF the
civil war. We have seen certain men OF
our political opponents attempting 10
array the North against the South by
preaching doctrines that would mako
the South and the North on distant from
each other In oyWything that con6ti.
tutes harmonious, friendly aud patriotic
brotherhood 40 the people OF America
are distant from those who inhabit tho
continent OF Asia. Now, II has always
been the boast OF the Democracy nc leaat
OF the North, that they were linton mon;
and 30 " wae OF the South, but slavery
existed, and ~ long ag II ex~ietedlthere
was danger. II was tho dynamite that
threatened TO rend tho Republic In
twain. But elavory isa thing OF the
past. " has gone, never, mover 10 re-
turn. Not only not 10 return In our day,
but never 10 return, and with liz aboii.
tlVh thuto ~ oiith tlutuu iEUIu OuE lnhlltU-
lions and from the Republic one OF the
most serious dangers that ever threat
ened ". And now thore IN nothing
that should prevent us-if we would DO
wise; II we would DO patriotic, there 10
nothing that would prevent M from
being one people throughout the whole
length and breadth Of this land, ZAP.
plauae And 40 wa will be III Demo.
cratic principles prevails 10 We will DO
II the Democratic party ehall rule In
tbie country. But beware Of tho danger
10 your pencei your prosperity and your
happiness, IN these Democratic prlnci.
ples and this Democratic party phould
ever DO permanently oyerthrovn. zap
plauee,I IN.
Now, I think my ilye minutes must DO
up, and l am afraid moro than un
loud cries OF go on" go on" &c.
no, no, no) Cries OF go on continued.)
No, whom ! have spoken long enough