The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-10
LInERTY vnnaua RRRoRM.
Burning Thoughts Evolved BY the Foara
OF July.

OF July,
ED. NEWS DEMOCRAT Lone more
Fourth OF July has come ana gone hng
what ia the lesson u has tangnt us 7
The banners that 20 eonhploinpusly
decorated our streets welcome Amer
ieana.n in my eaimatlon wnh simply an
Insult 70 the cause We want 70 cole
brate, w.A
ateris Dictionary, that are today, And
have been, much used BY the American
people, an ao
earlier part OF tho history OF this e0nn.
try. fast fading from the minds aud
mouths OF the people aud a. thls wofd
Oa6s It's hold on the people, the olhei
necessarily takes ita place, ~ taxes lA
place because II 10 necessarily fofced on
These Two words are Liberty and Re
form, .
Older men will bear witness that the
the farther We got from the Colonial
DAYS, the less the word, "LlbeTty' 10
used, and the less higniheatlon " seems
10 have, While everybody knows that
from the lakes 10 the gut, from Maine
10 California, the one general cry 10,
"RefOrm,"
Now, reform Ia always In order and
there never was u time In the history OF
the world that We have any record OF,
when reform was not In order, But no
true American can ever accept any TO-
form at a sacrifice OF liberty Liberty
lmpllea the national right for all men
TO be free 10 produce what wealth. they
need. from the resources OF nature, ana
tho ght 10 use that wealth IN any way
they choose, consistent with the equal
rights OF others
True liberty recognizes no east, no
west no north, no south, no nalionall
ty, race, color or creeu but conlemplateh
the FatherhoOd OF God and the Broth
eTh0Od OF all men,
Liberty implies the privilege TO do
wrong an well 10 tho right 10 do right :
provided the wrong does not infringe
on the rights Of others, ~
We celebrate the Fourth OF July In
this country 10 commemorate what 7
We commemorate the Declaration OF
Independence, because II was ono OF
tho great steps In the history OF ey0lu
tiOnary progress, In that event the
back Of the great serpent was broken :
the Divine right OF Kings the great
enemy OF Liberty the serpent that had
been grinding the maases 10 powder for
thousands OF years, and when we are
celebrating the Anniversary OF that
great occasion, we should remember
the warning OF our fOreiathera, that
External ylgilence In the price OF Llber'
ty." for the old serpent, although his
bRck was broken, atill llyoa, and all such
as would have us accept reforms ~ the
expense Of Liberty, or would un'Amer
icaniZe Americans, as understood by
the spirit Of the Declaration OF lnde'
pendence, by claiming America for
Americans, are simply trying TO revive
the old serpent, ana are rebels 10 the
cause OF Liberty,
Cutting loose froIn the power Of
George III, or the changing Of u form
of government, would have been u
small affair 10 commemorate, For
when q government can tax its people
for large perquisltes, for its president,
or ruler; tax its people 10 support u
pauper pension bill, whether for the
benefit OF soldiers or claim agents tax
its people 20 support n tarili, whether
for the benefit OF American labOrers, or
millionaire manufacturers tax us peo'
nle for the support of school systems, or
state churches tax itspeople for boun'
ties for raising forests, or making SUI
gar, or 10 maintain q standing Army
II makes little difference TO the people,
what the form Of that Government TO-,
or by what name " is called; their lib
critics are gone,
such Government can tax away the
liberties Of It's people, aud every new
tax imposed simply creates necessity
for another tax, more necessary than
the nrst and every bounty, or land
grant, TO some powerful corporation,
creates new demand more urgent
than tho hrst. And every reform fore
ed upon the people, by any organi2a'
tion, society, or political party, creates
necessity for q new reform,
All reforms that are TO prove bene
fetal must begin with the individual,
from whence nearly all our social and
political wrongs come,
A. j. KNIT.