The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-11
oGaOyER OLEyElAND"
The speech Of Hon, j, v Lewis, OF AL
lance, Thursday Night
One OF the Ableat Addreanea hyeE peliy-
cred Before a Canton Aaalsnee'''ii'H
HemarHs Ia Fun,

cred Before Vahteh AN"''"''
hemarha Ia Fun
Its with pleasure the NEwe'DRMpoRAI
publishes in full lhe able speech Of Hon
j, v, Lewis Of Alliance, delivered hl lhe
v, NJ, u, q, banquet Thursday evening"
lle BpOke a6 fOilOWRi
In obedlenee 10 the inclination OF my
own heart, aH we'll 90 IN response W your
kind invitation, am here Tonight W loln
with you la the oeremOnialH pf ihe even
ing 10 emphaaze our high regard Tor one
| of tue QraudeRt characterh of Vie lDth een'
/ tury, History AttehiA the fact that
| ID Ia much more difficult 10 shine
Ia the cabinet than In the Held,
that the victories won AZ lhe holm OF
State are not 30 likely, 20 ~ lhe hileh'
ton OF the people aud make " llnAlflonH
the master mind that achieves theln, 40
are those won when armies are vAhpulhh'
cd aud nations oyerlhrown,
SO that We may he assured mat Wo nom
or no ordinary person on thlH occasion, Tor
our hero not only set armleh IN motion
| Ia the last great political contest but by
/ those stlrring words Of hia RfAnl pr0elh'
nation Of industrial liberty aud economic
| freedom, brought Victory 10 the CAUSE oi
| lhe people, thereby winning triumph Ia
/ the cabinet aud la the field 30 benehclent
and 80 glorious 40 10 inaerbe hlA name in
imperlahable honor on tie annala OF
our country,
There have been times IN the history Of
our government when patriots found thelr
faith wRyerlng 40 70 the perpeWlty of free
institutions aud nlmoht dihpalfed OF the
Republic, do not now refer 10 the time
when In the valleys and on I 10 mountains
Of the South our people, aye brothers, Ike
Eleoclea nnd Polynloea, went 10 battle
ana 10 death, for spectacle 80 sad would
surely cloud the hearts Of mon, II IL did
not cause them To- loose their faith IN God,
Hat refer ~ those times IN which our
atateamen Ia tie bitterness Of partisan
strife ana togrltiy unhallowed ambition,
have sought 70 Impair " not 10 destroy the
liherlra OF the people ana hy putting The
aocplre iu the hnnda OF men Distinguished
only by their fOrdld wealth and greed Of
Gain. / need not partlculnrlze ihu oocn'
hluna 10 which refer,
The student OF history N familiar With
tho efforts made by wealth % mount tho
throne, IL hal iih HhtcllioH, ith able
champions aud faithful c0Ndlutora Ia
our colonial aud formative periods,
Alexander Hamilton, ita nhleht ana most
brilliant advocate, dialruatcd tie people,
denounced them nH hehatn, and boldly de-.
carud hlh preference for centralized
power aud hla emphatic dIatruHl of popu-
lar government Aud 90 him must we
look 40 the author OF thai theory Of taxa
ton his followers are plehnHd 10 denomi'
nate the "Amerlcan ayHirmn 10 system
moro oneroua and unjust In ~ provisions
than that which bound Israel 10 the aeryl'
tudo Of Egyppa klngf, a eyatcm that taxes
the many for tho benefit Of the few and
that takes zeat from labor ana hope from
the heart Of the t0llcr, and yaunta ittoli
on the grandeur OF ith achievements, that
gives 10 the pnlacOa Of the rich the lonth.
somonoaa ofHatloiy,and 20 the novels which
II robs tho mlacrloa Of aquacd want aud
then asks tho people 10 put the seal Of
their approval on iia accomplishments,
Al against this dark picture we place the
record OF the Democratic party which
from In earliest history and especially
under the grand leadership Of him whom
we honor here tonight has devoted ~
power 10 the onnobling OF the cOhmonhl-
ily, the promotion Of equality Of right and
equality OF citizenship, 10 ASSURE TO every.
one the fruits OF his toll aud the rowarde
OF hla Industry and 10 guarantee 10 capital
the largoat increment that should accrue
10 the Investor aud 10y the lust and Oco-
nomicnl administration Of the government
na nearly aa possible 90 dillua0 universal
bcnOilconco, But from the able and per
apiouous exposition OF question OF l0xa.
ton tho great tariff reform message Of
Grover Cleveland tho people have rccoly.
cd abundant information that the unjust
taxation IL mono the lcaa robbery because
Il IA levied under the spccloua ploa Of
raising revenue for the support Of the
government
And n we recall the fact Alright, unjust
taxation In l716 originated the grcAteat
family disturbance that u has ever been
IN the province Of hlatory 90 record, and
" We mistake not unjust taxation In 1890
brought 10 the Republican party "a defeat
and disaster so overwhelming aa will |
cause Il 10 occupy no unlmportant page
In the annals OF our country, and that |
will Afford the student OF history no logn |
interest and instruction In itn study, be-
cause Il was won with tho ballot and not
with the sword,
Briefly LEI me rcviow the history and sot |
before you as best may the sterling pat |
riotlgm and incorruptiblo leadership Of
him whom the people would delight 10
honor again with the chief mngalrncy Of |
this great commonwealth.
Called 10 preside In the administration /
of the affairs OF state at tlmo, whom dia.
content filled the hcarta OF nearly all the
people, and spolsmcn, like birds OF evil
omen, hoyorod around nearly oil the de-
partmonts, and corruption and inclllol-
onoy struck the very yitals Of tho govern
ment; whom the "gerponts OF faction hiss
ed around the altnr,N and the apOctcr OF
tho asanGsln fitted In the shadows that
fell around the Executive mansion and II
seemed that confidence In free govern.
mont had fled from the hearts OF men, he
accepted the responsibility with dignity
and compoauro, and bravcly began the
discharge Of the dutica aud tho trllatg that
had been committed 10 hia care and tho
people soon realized that there was no
novice at tho helm, but that the
man they hGd placed NJ the head
" the affairs OF state, clearly and
fully comprohondod the magnitude OF the
interests that were involved In the admin
gtratlon OF his oill0o, and that no had the
ability and courageto meet every roapon
ilbillty and 20 faithfully discharge every
and the frightened protection.
ets and timid patriot soon discovered
hat British Free Trade and Confederate
Brigadiors were but phnntome, IN their
avn diaordcred imaginntions, and soon
,very part OF tho country felt tho touch
md the heart throh OF benign innu
,noo--and from the great business
'entera there went 10 every part OF this
,road land the busy hum OF indus
ny singlng choorlly OF the good itmos
'omlng, until the whole country cnught
he inspiration and the nation rose, nA II
we're. from the mist Of despair into the
blazing sunlight OF tho renewed prosper
" OF u people disenthrallod, and IL
oemod chat again the angels sanH "pencc