The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-17

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/ II Ia certainly an honor and pleasure
10 DO delegate 10 a convention OF such
magnificent proportions as has assembled
here this day,
An honor-when We realize that 10000
Democratic voters have entrusted In our
care and keeping the selection Of a can.
dlda'e TO represent tile new 10th district
In Congress,
Apleasure 10 know that whomeyer this
convention 30 names, her lnyinoIble
Democracy will on the lth day OF next
November crown with the laurel OF sue'
cess,
ny the grace Of Joseph henson Foraker
and by the authority OF the last General
Assembly, Mollle Stark again greets her
sister counties 10 the west,
10, these many years have VIC been alt.
ting by the ruins OF Carthage waiting TOR
deliyeranoe from Rome.
We return 10 you, not In saokeloth and
ashes, but with riches greater than the
tabled wealth OF the Orient more pre-.
oloua than the Jewels placed al the feet Of
Sheba'a queen.
We return TO you with the trophies won
In many an encounter with tho oppOsl.
tlon. We come 10 you aa an army with
waving banners, on which arc inscribed
tho glowing words OF Victory
Stark comes 10 you lmpregnAbly Demo,
cratic In her county affairs Republican
domination has oeaaed 70 exist,
Last November she Increased her repre-.
aentatlon In the General assembly from
one 10 three, making Il possible for this
convention 10 name Democrat as a sue.
ooasor 10 Republican In the national
house, and occurring TO the Democracy OF
this commonwealth continued represen'
tatlon In the Senate.
Hut, gentlemen, we do not come Into
this convention and urge that the Demoe.
raey OF Holmes, Of Wayne, and Of Medina
are not equally entitled to the glory OF
past conflicts.
Holmes and Wayne-plllara OF Demo.
cratic atrength--many times have they
lifted up tho rod In the wilderness and
led the hoata OF Democracy to the promlA.
cd land.
Many a time In the night Of disaster,
when II seemed almost that tho precepta
OF good government had lost their charm
for the children OF men, Holmes and
Wayne held fast to tho faith OF the
fathers.
The ataraare secure In decentralization
above ua, and no words OF mine can add
10 their glory or dim their brllllancy,
But we come 10 your soil not 30 much 10
recount tho past as 10 plan the future.
We come 10 emphasize the fact that the
home Of William MoKlnleytepudlate the
economic system that he advocates, that
n doctrine that was born OF man'scupldity
10 his fellow men has no place In the cate.
CORY OF American atateAmanahlp.
We want 10 contribute our voice and
our influence In this convention, In the
selection OF a Democrat, IN all the broad
and full aenae that this implies. We
want 10 add our name 10 the edict OF uni.
yorsal prescription that will forever
Danish from this Republic the CatalInes
that would throttle tho commerce OF
world and rear In the latter days OF the
ninetoenth century modern Cathay, with
It's doctrines Of non'intorcourso and con-
aeqpont taxation, that tew like the Car:
neglS,s might ape the oiroie monorchlcs of
For the past twelve years the Democracy
OF Stark has beon loyal 20 her nominees
for Congress In the old districts, having
had but ono candidate herself during that
period. She has proven In these contoata,
that her devotion 10 Democracy ia not
hemmed In by tho narrow limits OF her
own lines but that should this convention
In ita wisdom name oithor the honorod
son OF Holmes or Wayne as lts standard
A.IIl. GNa.l. s.sliI a..
her traditions, true 10 her party and true
10 tho candidate OF this convention,
Possibly no contest In the political hia.
tory OF Ohio for tho past twenty-five years
10 moro momontoua than the struggle on
which We ontcr today,
None am sure Is moro fraught with
veal or with WOO as II regards the admin.
istratlon OF public affairs In the future.
From the halls OF loglalatIon the discus.
slon OF the question OF unjust and unnoc.
ossary taxation will be transferred TO
every platform and schoo'houso In this
district.
We want as our candidate a man that IL
u student OF political economy, q man that
Ia well vcra0d In constitutional history,
one that In In accord with his party on
those vital questions that Affect the per-
petuity Of the Republic itself and the llb.
orty and happiness Of lts people.
We come from whore tho winding Ma.
honing first klsacs the fertile soil OF glorI-
oua Stark. We como modest, but onthu.
sinstlc, urging no claims but those that
the sober judgment OF this convention
should be willing 10 grant us, We, from
eastern Stark, without dlsparaging the
candidacy Of any OF her sons, present TO
this convention u namo which we, 0s fol-
low citizens and associates have long
loved 10 revere.
We come without ono dissenting voice
from the city he has long made his home,
whore ho Ia admired, his integrity rocog.
nized, and his foalty unquestloned.
We bring TO you u mind stored with
such wealth as 70 encompass every phase
OF social and political thought.
A man, who, for tho past twenty years
has given u careful study TO tho question
OF economies as II relates TO the tariff, f,and
who Is oonversant with ovory detail OF
that issue which muDt OF necessity, and by
the force OF circumstances, enter largely
into this campaign.
In q locality In which his party 10 largo.
ly In the minority no has frequently held
Offices OF local trust. A few years ago ho
was prevailed upon 70 make canvass In
the 2lst Senatorial District and triumph
antly elected against an adverse majority.
In that Assembly his ability as an elo-
quent orator and ablo parllmontarian won
/ for him the admiration OF his party and
the respect OF the opposition.
The exigoncea OF tho canvass on which
wo arc about 10 enter demand OF the Do
mocracy extreme caution.
This, gentlemen OF the convention, will
DO battle royal, Tho 10Th Congressional
dlatrlot will be an amphitheatre In which
the chosen votaries OF protection will send
their gladlntorg 10 do battle.
We must mako no mistake, but lot ua
this day name Spartacus that will van.
quish oil opposition.
That namo gentleman Of the convon.
| tion, Ia DR.. John V. Lewis, OF Alliance,
Place In his hand this nomination, and
every township and hamlet In tho district
will be charmed by his eloquence and
convinced by his logic.
Nominate him and from the valley Of
the Mahoning 10 the classlc banks OF the
Killbuck, every platform will become
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