The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-08-09

The plains, the forest and the lake
Are richly worth p~ortraytng.
One touch of nature makes us kin,
As all may realize it;
And few there be, who will not see
And joytuily prize 1t.
Why not refer, then, to the past?
The pioneers before us?
Who led the way. and whom
We mingle in This chorus today
They ever held extended hand,
To men of honest calling;
The useful with them was the point,
With nothing there Detailing.
They builded we'll, while they were here,
For Others to inherit;
Hence may we hold their memory dear,
And recognize their merit.
Not yet o century ago,
Though greatly priced our knowledge,
Results have far exceeded all
The dreams of school or college,.
A dawning may indeed have flashed,
And pictured an ideal;
But not the widest fancy dreamed
OF what is now the real.
TITS said that culture much results
From tasteful occupation;
AS Art and learning elevate
And polish population.
Twas thus in ancient Athens,
AS authors all declares;
No people ever so refined,
such erudttion there.
a closing salutation here:
Our friends and guests, we nail them;
We all say welcome, FROM the heart,
And may success ne'er fail them.
Ma they too find their lot with us
Is cast in pleasant places;
Contentment ever be their NEED,
Reflected in their faces.
After fine selection from the band
Nj. Louis Schaefer mounted on a chair
and gave one of his characteristic
speeches. He grew enthusiastic over the
affair as he always does in matters of
public Importance. He gave valuable
statistics showing that the principal
product of Massachusetts was old
maids, there being about AZ old maids
to the square mile, and like the square
miles, they were very angular. In Can
ton we had a number of square miles,
but no old girls. He said Canton was
full of millionaires, and every one OF
them came here with not over $3.50 to
$500. He said that all our county and
city officials were selected from men
who were mechanics and worked their
way up from the shops, and that Can
ton was overtlOwing with pretty girls,
all rich, many of them could say "Our
Father who art i'll Heaven" hence
there was no division of the estate, and
that if these young men who came here
would behave themselves, they could
have one Of these choice packages in
dimity for a life partner. He closed
amid great applause.
Major Mckinley delivered n of his
short but eloquent addresses to a de-
lighted audience. He sounded in no
mean terms the praises of Massachu-
sets, holding that in that State was the
highest civilization, the most heroic
history, the greatest development in
mechanical genius, and the greatest
cultivation in the arts. He held his
hearers in rapt attention and a burst OF
generous applause followed.
General l. r. Sherwood, of the NEWS
DEMOCRAT, was called upon. He was
too new in Canton to assume the role of
| an old citizen to welcome the great and
interesting body of new corners from
old Massachusetts. He might say this,
however, as he was not yet weaned
| from his home in the Maumee Valley,
they might get together, in case of
| Inconsistencies, and mutually sympathize
| with each other. He contrOverted the
assertion of Major Mckinley that Mas
| sachusetts had the most heroic history.
He said that while Massachusetts, dur
ing the great wal of the Rebellion, pro
duced one great soldier, Ohio produc-
ed a Grant, a Sherman, a Sheridan and
a Rosecrans. He said the Hampden
workers had acted wisely in coming to
Ohio. New England of today
was not the New England
of 25 years ago; that it had lost its dis
tinctiye character: that money was
power, that money was caste, and
money was the blood royal of the New
England of today; while here, in Ohio,
a man could be a man eve If he did
not ride in a barouche, with a spotted
dog under the axle, and a woman could
be a shining light, even ii she carried
her own baby, instead OF Leading a pug
dog. He congratulated the Hampton
people on coming to the garden land OF
old Stark, where labor was honorable
and honored, and where true manhood
and womanhood would be appreciated
Joseph G. Dueber, the youthful but
able son of his father, spoke a few
words in a becoming manner. HI
wanted it understood that he was mo-
there to represent himself, but a father
who had heartily desired to be presen'
on that joyous occasion but had beer
unable to carry out his desires, owing
to illness. In behalf Of his father, Nh
John 9. Dueber, he heartily thanked
the citizens for the welcome they haC
accorded the Hampden people.
Mr.. Clark Tonner arose to make tn
good night speech. AS he mounted hi
chair the ladies' all waved their hand
kerchiefs, and shook their bangs il
eager expectancy. They were not dis
appointed for his speech, though no
in rhyme, sounded like a poem. II,
told the ladies who were there tina
many of them doubtlessly didn't know
the way home but there many gallan
gentlemen present, himself among tn
number, who would with pleasure &C
as an escort. He felt proud of being
citizen Of Canton and being n of 81
many jolly banqueters. In fact he al
ways felt proud and happy when in tn
company Of 80 many handsome and &C
complished ladies. He sincerely hopeI
that the newcomers had been pleaset
with their reception. The citizens Il
this humble manner extended them til
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