The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-12-20

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Of Your presiding 0nleer, | beg 70 thank
you, one aud all, FOR tho generous sup
port you have given me an your preal
don't, and for the many manifestations
Of your kindness shown 10 me, both ~
An official aud AZ an Individual, TO You
owe much that am, and would DO
nnfalthful indeed, not TO cherish IN
my heart tho warmest friendship and q
lasting remembrance OF you all Onthe
past / look with a grateful heart, well
knowing that but for your unaellah
aid my efforts would have awaited me
but little, Not only do | owe you a
debt Of gratitude aa an individual, for
tho many hOnOrS you have placed upon
me, but AZ the president Of this club |
must beg TO acknowledge my indebt-
edness for the magpanimoua manner
with which you have treated me, ana
for the zeal and devotion with which
you have served me AZ your president
by your prompt and enthusiastic obe'
aienoo 10 orders you have rendered my
work comparatively easy, Tho club
has become all that II Is, the acbnowl
edged leading political organization In
the county, and second 10 none In the
State, only by the jealous and onthu-
aiastic devotion OF ita members TO the
cause We espouae and the individual
efforts aud sacrifices wo NJ members
have made In lis behalf, II not pre-
sumptous on my part, | desire In the
name OF the Democratic party, the
party 10 which we have pledged our
support and TO advance whose integt 20
we arc then banded together IN .hc
name Of that party | desire 10 q ub
yOu for your work during the campo so
juat closed, Your influence for good
Is acknowledged by friend aud foe
alike, Your gentlemany conduct ana
Spendid department aud bearing on AL
occasions have won for you % uamo that
Is not confined 10 the narrow limits Of
Stark county alone,
need not admOnish you that in the
future as In the past, we should 80 d.,
nom ourselves that no man can say
one word derogatory 10 our name 90
an organization. With these few words
OF acknowledgment, | come 10 The
theme that / have chosen for this oven
ing's address,
THE DEMOCRATIC FATTY,
The one living party that was born
with the government, To tell che story
Of that party Is 10 tell The story OF The
rise and growth Of the greatest aud
best nation on the face OF the globe.
Born with the lrst dawn OF the ne,
public, the Democratic party stands
pr0eminent among political parties
today MS the n most lasting, most
endurable, Many times victorious, II
has stood prosperity without lnSolenco,
AB victor II never Outlawed nor humili,
ated It's opponents, but governed, with
n firm and impartial hand, NIL alike.
Never the party of any class or clan
II has stood for au time for all the
people.
Many times defeated it has never
been conquered. Defeat but strength.
ems by purifying and re-inyigoratug
the party, because II In q party whose
foundation stones are principles OF good
government and good policy, IL does
not exist merely as an organized re-,
sistance 10 some other and greater par.
ty, IL has seen rise and fall In success,
sion, the Federal, the Wing, the Free
Soil, the Know Nothing or American,
and will yet live TO see the final fall Of
lis present great and victorious rival,
the Republican party. Unlike the Re,
publican party, II is not u mere aggre
CATION OF time serving politicians. II
that were all, IL had gone 10 pieces long,
long ago, With II there are no life or
death struggles. It's existence does not
depend on its possession Of a few
thousand offices. IL is not merely an
organized appetite for Office IL has a
n0bler and a higher mission than that.
From the beginning IL has stood stead.
lastly for the larger liberty Of the citi.
zen. One OF the first acts Of the first
Democratic Administration was the re.
peal Of the 0dious alien and seditiOn
laws that had been passed by the Fed.
eral party, by the alien law the Pres.
ldent was empowered TO send foreign.
ers out OF the country, and the sedition
law punished with llne and imprison-
nent the freedom Of the press and
speech. These laws were Justly de.
aounced as worthy only Of the despotic
m0narchies OF Europe, and to the Dem
0oratic party belongs the honor OF their
repeal; 80 that IN the very beginning
we 1nd the party consecrated TO the dc. {
fense OF the liberties OF the people.
Next, we find the party adding to the (
public domain OF the country. The
purchase Of Louisiana Territory was {
one OF the most important events In !
The history Of the republic. When we {
remember that the purchase included {
All OF Louisiana Arkansas, Missouri, I
Iowa, Dakota, Nebraska, Montana, Ida. {
no and Washington, and by far the lar {
east part OF Oregon, Wyoming, Colora. s
10, Kansas and Indian Territory, we {
an realize the immense importance Of
be purchase. Truly did MI. Living. I
tone say TO the French minister as
hey arose from signing the treaty, q
hat concluded the purchase, 'This Is
he noblest work Of our lives Thus
lid this vast domain pass under the do. 3
ninion OF the United states by the got I
" o Democratic administration. G
We next find the Democratic admin.
.sstration making the name Of Amer. !
"a respected abroad. First by severely o
vanishing the Algerian pirates and then :
n q struggle to compel respect from
mr. old foe the English. Successful in Il
18th wars and the name of the United c
Hates respected and honored and k
qcurply placed among the names of the 1
atioba of the globe, the first quarter of "
DO 1eydeteenth century closed by the G
hrcbabalof Florida from Spain and the o
fonIulg}ti2n, Of the Monroe doctrine b
a Nun6brhtic administration. by o
xte4tfM BrStdhA was brought un. n
er thlssdolhifbih6fbhe United States, d
nd bi p%M6hrRe doctrine the Amer. 81
o. 1Uitimepts wee made secure Ii
cdoI% atioIf vi any European ID