The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-08-19
sENAToe VOORHEES, rAIKs
On the Record of the Democratic Admin
istratiOn In Its First Year.

On the Record of the Democratic Admin
istratiOn In Its First Year.
[FrOm Speech at Indiana Convention,l
Shall we glance for moment at the
condition of cur National AdmiDistra.
tiOn? have some reasons to give why
MIR. CleVelaDd's A. 'ministrstiOn inspires
confidence, and commands the approval
Of the American people. Great aD-
plause
Not single prediction of evil made
so abundantly by the leaders of the
press of the Republican party prior to
the election has been fulfilled-nOt one.
They have all proven false prophecies.
What were some Of these predictions?
They were as dismal as vapOTs In . sea.
son of disease and death. Our soldiers
were to lose their pensions according to
the stereoiyped cry Of the Republican
party in 1884; whereas, in point Of fact
this last CODgress-the House beng
composed very largely Of sx-
Confederate sOldiers-passed double
the number Of pension bills that any
House ever sel before They be-
came o numerous that President Cleve-
land vetoed some o. them, One know
of because the man bad been dead six
month (snghter), a d danOther he vetoed
because he found the good wOman's
name already on the pension rolls, and
ne thought she did not need two SO,
gentleman, you will dnd an eager haste
on the part of this heavily Democratic
House, composed Of men from the South,
largely, to pension the Union soldiers;
and not only that, but one thirl more
pension certificates have been issued
since Cleveland's Administration than
In the same length Of time at any pre-
ViOus period In our history. And ut
stated intervals, and without hesitation,
the ex Confederate In the House al d
Senate is seen voting for the aDpT0pT-
alton Of from sixty to one hundred nil
lions year, their portion Of which they
have to pay, for pensions Of soldiers Of
1t is bright one, and l rejoice in it.
The Union soldier will never get as
much as he ought to have, and | am glad
to know there is no part Of this country
that begrudges him all that he can have.
Then 1t would seem that the prediction
| as to the treatment of The UniOn soldier
has proven false. Again, however,
another prediction was that the treasury
of the United States would be sSpped
| with southern claims-rebel claims.
The very walls were to be broken down.
The credit of the country was to be de-
str0yed by the plunder and pillage Of
thousands and ten of thousands for war
claims Not one has been paid; not one
has heen allowed, and never will be, Ia
less the carpet-bgg reign comes back
Into low again. Applause
We were likewise to discredit the
financial policy Of our country, so that,
as have heard one speaker say, green
backs would be worth nothing; that our
financial system would be dishonored,
and that our credit, now largely above
par, would be largely dis
counted 1t Is not so. The credit of
this country is as strong under
Democratic rule as 1t ever was. Our for
e1gn relations are satisfactory, and
what Is more aud In higher and brighter
9 ntlsst to the preceding Rdministra-
tiOns, this administration, up to date, Is
clean. There have been no scandals, 10
plundereTs, no defslcation, Star Routes,
or jobs OF that kind. Therefore, think
| can say that we had better continue
as we are doing. G.v1 the Democratic
party full lease of power, and while 1t
advances aud fosters public interests
we should give 1t our confidence and
our support. The laborlng Organiza-
tions Of the country will fare better
with the Democratic party In power
also: We have reclaimed by the Demo
cratic House Of Representatives in the
last two Congresses Forty-eighth
and the FOrty-ni1th-over 10O,000O00
acres Of the public domain which had
been granted away by the Republican
party to great railroad corporations.
lApplause.] Several of these forfeitures
have been joined In by the Senate, but
not halt Of them. The Democratic House
Is leading and blazing the way against
monopolies, and We should uphold their
hands In the interest Of the labOring
masses Of this country.