The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-12-08

CraGC CluD IN the country buOulu CeleDEale,
but we have the distinguished honor of
being the only club in the United States
that annually pays tribute to the man and
the message that evangelical the world
on an economic policy that will assure the
greatest good to the greatest number.
Five years ago on this very day Grover
Cleveland issued that famous message
which has no equal among etate papers
and the Democracy would now be found
ering in hopeless confusion on the tariff
question but for his heroic deliverance in
that message. That was call to the
scattered and discordant Democratic
army to form In line of battle and II has
cTystallized the party on the clearest and
simplest tariff basis and revenue policy
that was ever presented to the people. He
could have studied expediency and by
cunning evasion possibly won his re-elec~
ton in 1888 by cowardice, but he was
thoroughly convinced that the time had
come for the emancipation OF American
industry from needless taxes and the
greed of monopoly, and he accepted hon.
esty nnd defeat az preferable TO dishonest
success, and like Lincoln's emancipation
OF slaves which unshsckled the bondman
from slavery thirty years ago, Cleve-
lands emancipation OF labor now
uushsckles the sons of toll from remorse-
less and grinding plutocracy. His four
years Of public trust will go into history
as the honest administration Of modern
times unstRined by either the crimes OF the
j9bber or the waste OF the prcilRate and
he stands single and alone, among the
Presidents of the last two generations
who respected their public pledges to dig
nifty free government by some higher and
nobler aim than the distribution of
partisan plunder.
We have reached a crisis in our political
contests when integrity and statesman.
ship are valued by the people, and of that
supreme sentiment Mr., Cleveland is the
ideal representative. Others may win
great victories by accidental tides, but only
to invite revolution and disaster; but the
victory won four weeks ago under the
honest banner OF tariff reform and honest
government for the people must give its
grandest lustre in the fruits and stability
| of its triumph.
No man ever bore himself more grandly
in q political battle than did Grover
Cleveland in the campaign that has just
closed and he would cease to be the Grover
Cleveland of today, who left the Presi-
deucy proud oFdefeat, IL he should have
INDUCED in any freaks of political Jug
Cling for personal aggrandizement; when
the dark shadows of sorrow cast their
gloom over the home of President Harri.
son, Grover Cleveland cast the beauty and
perfume of flowers over the party walls
that divided them by declining to attend
the Worlds Columbian Exposition be-
cause of "the affective dispensatiou which
detained at the bed side Of sick wife,
another candidate for the Presidency he
is today the most conspicuous representa-
tive of Democracy in its pristine simple.
ity, purity and fidelity to the people anc
he Rrandly typifles the noblest govern
ment OF earth where the popular will II
the supreme law. Let this gathering theI
be the event of the year and the banqueti
of banquets, and let us oil rejoice over thu
return to the White House of Grover
Cleveland, wife, baby and all.
Gentlemen allow me to introduce t.
I you, one who scarcely needs any intro
duction Hon. John K. Monnot, toast mas
l ter of the evening.
POSTMASTER MoNNoT
was received with that applause whicl
= evidenced the fact that he is popular witt
the Democratic masses. He was loudJ
, cheered as he arose. In his most forcefu
= vein Mr.. Monnot spoke as follows:
q "Once to every man and nation,
Comes the moment to decide,
In the strife OF truth with fa'sehoOd
u For the good or evil slde'
That time came to the Democratic part
. when it nominated Grover Cleveland q
u Chicago in June last. The wisdom c
- that action has been RrandIy vindicatet
70 Truth, honesty, fearlessness in a nobl
u cause have received their reward. Th
u message of 'S7 has been approved at il
=: second trial.
>, Once more have the people set the
II seal OF approval upon adherence to prii
!, ciple as opposed to policy merely. One
. more have they risen in their might an
- smote with mighty hand the party thi
~ existed 30 long only by virtue OF its abili
to blind the eyes of voters by coward
t. appeal to race prejudice and feeling el
as gendered by the war. Courage, honest
l. faithfulness to correct principles have
ID last prevailed. For many long years WI
&c truth an exile and the people held
IN bondage by the dread spectre OF busine
le disaster, rebel debt and the bloody shiI
~ At last have the people awakened 10
ts realization of the fact that the Republics
IN policy of protection is delusion, a sna
as and fraud, intended only for the bene
- of the few. The star eyed Goddess OF X
ed form has been a stranger in our halls
er legislation. Four years ago II was fear
On by many that she had been doomed to Il
of scaffold. But
n. "That scaffold swayed the future,
of | And behind the dim unknown,
rh standsth God within the shadow,
% Keeping watch above his own"
on The defeat of 'e8 was brought abe
of only by the last desperate struggle OF
rd expiring foe that could fora moment or
I'd. prevail, and then 60 down to an ignomi
he ious and everlasting defeat.
Our success has been due not becau
the people were so clamorous for chan
of offices as for change of laws. III
ser was essentially campaign of princip
pip;e Well has the President said that If
Sas 'sas regard It from any other standpoint
veil shall fail at every point. The people
IAN sire a reform of our present mn Justa
low unequal tax laws. That 10 our first du
,iti 1t change of officers comes 1t will be
,sas incident only to the great reform
and manded by the people. 1t is to celebri
TIN the Inauguration of the commencem'
of this reform that we are met here
night, We do praise and honor TO
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