The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-22
JOIN MeswEENEY.
His Ringing spa ola NJ 8h ~ January
Celebration ~ NuUbior,
on a. Wayne ronnu Democrat

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n Ito ~ upd Ia IA han. laad Of Canaan
RESPONSE ny HON JOHN M'swEENEY,
Tumnltuous applause greeted him as
he appeared upon the platform and
frOntrd that large audience. lilo had
prepared no speech for tho occasion, but
was In the vein, and pav full rein to
hi1 great capacity 10 interest, Instruct
and amuse his adm'rlng hearers, First
he %hnm0rOusly dlHHectrd thu toast, say,
ing anybody could see II had been com
pounded In u Doctors OH q, aud no
doubt II the prescrlp' ion ls folio we'd we
will rest In thH hHpoy land OF Canaan.
Although "rhe Demo ratio Party" IL the
nominal toast, he claim u II NJ his pre-
r0gallye to speak M he pleased, even
about the II publican party, which he
thought comes under the "al0es" part
OF tn s'utlment.
He 4 'sLsp H. OF the Democratic party
In Wayne county, giylng "reminiscences
OF tho installation OF the 9Th Of January
IN q festal holiday away back In 1853,
with an account Of thu ifst celebration
nj The old TX hange Hotel, with the late
Dr.. s., II, Day M The irtt Pfesiieut OF the
evening, aud how every year, In q con-
tinuOuI. unhT0ken line 10 now, the
Democracy Of old Wayne have hOnofed
the day, OF all those present NJ the or
gauizttl0n held 10 get up that lirst cele-
bratiOn In 1888, the only one | see pres
ent here IL Ur. II rrslOne OF the others
Jacob A.. Marchand, Judge Geo. Rex,
John Larwill and Hamilton Riches0n
are dead.
FlOm this no passed TO the d mOcratic
party Of the Stale, saying among other
things, they have a ctlrbfa' ion In Co
lnmbnH tonight, waking up there after
u quarter VI q century, because they
have a Governor aud u Senator down
therel But where were you Columbus
fellows during the past twenty'eiPht
years, when the Democracy OF Old
Wayne were cele' rating and UNFOLDING
the principles Of Jackson2
He took up the Democratic party OF
the country. Go around our walls and
consider the glories OF It's origin aud
achievements. Count the sovereign
States added 10 the cor0let OF our glory.
Who made these States down TO 1902
The history OF the country 10 that time
" the history OF the Democratic party.
Ito history Ia based upon the Constitu.
ton. and IL aa everlasting az the rocks.
| Am not here 10 say that all that 10
OF good rtpnte Ia In the Democratic
party. Republicans certainly had the,
right TO vote for the principles they es-
p0nsed, but the people condemned that
party and hurled II from power. Does
anybody know anything "higher" than
the people, who are the source OF all
pOwerp Some Republicans, however,
seem TO look as II they were
The Democratic party must keep faith.
full tie pledge made TO the people. There
q philosophy In the doctrine OF change"
AZ applied TO the affairs Of men, and q
change OF Government, within free and
m )derate bounds, tends 10 the welfare
Of the masses, In Epgland u chan % 10
made whenever a want OF confidence"
years for six Presidential elections
we tx DRESSED that concerning the Re-
publican party's administration OF pub
liz affairs. or the six the Republicans
won all but one. We gol along TIL den
aud till now,
II IL no hard for the Republicans 10
be- turned out, but office IL an honorable
thing, and the emolument shave a right
TO 20 around and be passed ~ ID me.
Gratis. H5 gave a description OF office
holding, describing In very ludicr0ns
terms the Democratic colony on Salt
River NJ having been 80 long there, that
the children had grown up eince they
knew any other land. On the other
hand. the Republicans had grown old,
In OH je, and had beRot other Office.
holders, even TO the third and fourth
generations, and these were willing TO
serve even under Sheriff Cleveland rath-
or than lot 90, They were singing tho
refrain Of a grand old Methods. hymn
"whon woyc bosn Thorn ton III ,usand yoArv,
And ouokch nom Sun to sun,
Its lust NJ hari 10 quit lhN toat
Al whcn our suck brrun.'
A Receiver has been appointed. Sheriff
Cleveland IN going ~ open Court. Hear
vel hear vel all that have no business
here. get out, VILE | examine the booksi
Cleveland, he said. stands pledged to
serve only one term M President. q x
pressed In his acceptance, following out
the example that Washington would
have given had the times permitted; or
u man sun ;ently hoDored aud striving
for the people and the couDtry's good,
without reference to his ow0 reelection.
Such "A result was worthy the struggle
for twenty. four years, made by tho
denthleIs DemOcraiic party.
From Blalne's speech he read about
rain In Western New York having turn.
ed the battle; saia the same was the
case NJ Waterloo, and again improvlsed
some amusing rhymes about the rain
In New York and ths reign OF tht Demo-
cratic party, But the cause Of the Re.
publican defeat WAS deeper than the
rain-deeper down In the minds OF tho
people that our rulers were derelict In
duty, aud the rich getting richer ana
the poor poorer.
In conclusion Mr.. McSw eeney said the
Democratic party goes into power with
good will toward all aud malice toward
none. He closed with wishing all on.
joyment In tho further festivities OF the
occasion. During his speech no was
frequently interrupted with applause,
cheers aud laughter.
Song by the Glee Club Yankee boo.
de-" with political variations, sJlo aud
chorus, creating much applause.
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