The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-02-16
Y. Nj. d. G.
INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT
j. H. REIGNER.

The Y. NJ. ID. G.. held meeting las
night in their headquarters. Mr.. Pome'
| rene was not present to make his address
as retiti og president of the orga ganization
J.. II. Rsiguer, the newly elected presi.
dent, delivered an inaugural address. Me-
Reigner was ia good voice and put o gooc
deaf of force in his delivery. His address
| follows:
GENTLEMEN OF THE, CLUB: Having
been selected by your honorable body foI
the highest position within it's gift, IL nos
becomes my duty under our constitution
| to deliver an inaugural address. i am
| fully cognizant of the fact that in this un-
| derIakiDg shall not be able to cope with
| my two predecessors, but IL you will besi
with me few minutes ! will attempt tc
| submit to you, in my humble wSy, my
| views AS to the fuiurity of this organiza'
| tion. But before l proceed, few words
as to its past history, and few words
| more as to its present condition, Will not
| am sure, be out of place at this particu-
| lar time.
We have always been an institution of
| Democrats, orgauIzOd by Democrats, and
for the Democratic party. No man can
ever ;ruthfuily accuse this organizA alton Of
| cui'thrOat politics. No man can
! ever lay at the door ~ its sanctum
tne uupirdonable political sin of boiling
a ticket aud, who is It, that can rightfully
accuse 1t Of lukewarmuess or sulking IN n
| uhNtlt III hON campaign blllCB " lhh boEil
| foupdedP II has always bCeu lUyal 70
every Democratic national, state, district, ,
| county, township, city and ward ticket,
| and auy statements to the contrary, made
| by IN ~ in or out OF the party are either
sue u'terauces Of picturesque igloraucs
| or carefully cultivated cownrdce.
| This club is now entering upon its 9lh
! year, TIE pitiAble and hpRgariy plurality
| OF 80 which Grover Cleveland had in 1884,
| has been Increased moro than tenNtoli.
| The next year, 1885, we Jumped 20
| 29S; ia 1856 the Democratic majority
| was 448; in 1887 II was 45l; IN 1888 il was
| 39l; IN 1859 II was SIC; IL 1890 it was 175
| IN 1891 it was 1856 and 10 1892 1t was 685.
| But 1t must not be forgotten that in the
years of 1890 and 1891, Mckinley was on
| the Republican ticket, when no work was
! left undone and no money left unexp6Dd-
| ed TO give The "Pompous AajorN n good
send Off in bis Own home. Since the or.
RauizAlion of this club the aggregate
Democratic maj1ritieg for 8 years hav0
| beCn 3,3l9. while the Democratic maj Jri'
ties for tue years preceding its organic
alton were only ASS. But this is not all.
Daring these years preced-
ipe the organic atom OF the
waves; that is to soy that Ohio went
Democratic three times by large major
tiles in 1877, in 1882 and in 1888, and by
reason of these victories, the city came in
for its proportionate share of the Demo
cratic gains. Had the state OF Ohio gone
Democratic but once in these nine years
prior to the organization of the club as 1t
mas since the club was founded, il is taiI
to presume that the Democratic maj jorities
for those nine years would have been less
than 1000. Ga the other hand; take the
years of 1890 and 1891 when Mckinley was
on the ticket and give them only the
ave age Democratic majority, the sggre>
-. N,as Ill tV, ,nfg
will bs about 1000. In other words, since
the Young Mems Democratic club has
been organized, the Democratic ma juri-
ties in this city have been quadrupled.
Is not such glorious work to be com
mended or does the Democratic party of
this city desire to return to the measly
maj0rities OF 10 years ago. One club of
its ike in each county in the State would
make Ohio as rockribbed in Democracy
as New York or New Jersey. IL has rem
dered the party yeoman servicc, oftimes
sustching victory from the jaws OF defeat
and yet there are some who
want it destroyed. But let us
are the men that are continually con-
demuinE the club? Are they the men
whose Democracy is above rsproach? Do
they labor incessanty for the good OF the
cause? Do they go down in their pockets
and take off their coats for the ticket?
through dust, slush, mud, rain, snow and
ElaeL for the good of The parry? No.
They are the selfish, toe JEALOUS, the dis
gruutled, the fossils VINO believe that
man must be old and gray before he
knows anything, the paTtisAns who have
no inspiration but the cohesive power Of
public plumber. Political razors and
scalpiDg knives ore their instruments
of warfare and like Jay Gould who would
wreck us own railroad 20 gain point,
so DO these same political monEreis wreck
their own party to gain a point. Bu. let
them talk. They are fast shriveLtinR into
political impotency md their stGlumeriug
wall against the Young Mems Democratic
Club iy like the brookiet,
whose OaDble dsturbs not the quietast SPOT,
But soothes Us because ~e need answer It not"
No member of this club that ever filed
any position OF Tu5! has brought upon il
the whitening Ecorn Cf bonest public
opinion but each and every member Of
this organization that w2E called to any
posi- either by election or appointment
nsq made good officer,
We are now entering upon new era In
this organization. We nave broken the
thongs Of fogy dead rot snd let the
Young'S Aen'B Democratic Club be q
sanctuary of Democratic intellect aud of
lhg iOftieEt party aims and Ctforts. Let it
be nu ipEtitutinn that when it makes a
political deliversuce that the state will
pause 50 consider it's teachings. Let it be
au organization of the highest culture and |
broadcast practical Intelligence where |
bsroas and statesmen will worOhip at its |
shrine. Let il be to Ohio what the Tariff |
Reform club Of New York ia to the eoun- |
try. Let il be ruled by self respect, .libeT- |
sliiy and manhood aid let it be q temple |
Of the nobiest teachers in mans grestest
battle for man.