The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-01-12

diers have returned TO their allegiance 10
the old hag; but the other army recruited
an hundred fold, uuwearied and undiss
mayed has beseiged our president elect
pntll St ne begged Tor little peace. and left
his home and private and public duties TO
escape the unseemly importantly of the
horde OF patriots for revenue alone.
II patriotic duty Imposed upon each
one OF us, as good citizens and as mems
bers of the Democratic party, to stab to
death the vicious sentiment that there are
spoils in government, and that they be-
long to victors, to meet with withering
scorn the essentially Republican doctrine
that "a public Office is private snap,n
and in every fit occasion make II our bus.
mess and our pleasure to declare in the
office 10 a sacred trust.n
This notion of the paternal theory OF
government has had unprecedented
growth under the tutorage of the Repubs
lican party for thirty years.
foreign mission has little to do with
our social and commercial relations
abroad. These latter are discouraged and
embarrassed by policy called protection.
A foreign mission is S17 900 prize.
policeman 10 not merely trusty and
polite servant Of the people, employed to
catch thieves and keep the peace. He 10
the incumbent of a salaried office with q
pension attachment.
The post office department that should
be maintained only to serve the peo-
pie with mail facilities at lowest cost is q
convenient institution to furnish places
and pay for party workers.
II there 10 competition in trade, appeal
Is made to the government for protec'
ton.
If there Is over production or under con
| sumption of goods, 1t is the duty of the
statesman to swing the pendulum OF
| trade.
If wages are low, government must
close the shops and factories to children,
orphans perchance, lest full grown men
might suffer from their competition.
Public buildings and structures must
| be erected in order to furnish work and
pay for men. Government must take care
| Of the material needs of it's people.
Under the influence of the tempting pan
Drama of foreign missions, consulships,
| post offices, pension attachments, pro-
tected trade, higher wages, prizes and
| goodies, patriotism has come to have u
price and can be purchased in the coin OF
| the realm.
Surely need not say that this senti-
ment is not Democratic. Demo cTacy is
| directly at war with it, and ii is to be re-
| gretted that some OF the members OF the
| Democratic party seem to have contracted
| this Republican disease.
| Have you not heard "avRilabilityn disN
cussed in connection with party nomina-
| tions?
| AS IT success InehOL INC eleCLlOD OF n
| nominee instead OF the choice of fit and
| capable officer. l have seen men named
for the delicate and important WORK of
| making laws for four million people in
| Ohio, with all their varied and compile x
social, commercial, manufacturing Hnd
%PnS WePe Of n''r9sts German 0eoa%se os 1FsE fasE
or African extraction, because they were
| blind, or because they were poor and
| needed the pittance of nay attached to the
office. How rarely, indeed, do we see the
| special fitness and qualifications of men
| for this most difficult and important
work, control the actions of nominating
| conventions.
Let us not underestimate the import
ance or the difficulty of the task which
confronts the Democratic party in refer
ence to the doctrine Of spoils.
| II has influenced st.te and national
conventions to strangle truth and trifie
| with questions of national concern.
| 1t held the party back from a frank
| avowal of just and true doctrine on the
tariff until 1892, lest TO tell the truth might
disappoint the anxious seekers TOR office.
| Even now that the governmentisIu DEM
ocratic hands, the question being m ost re-
| gerded by scme Of our representatives
| and senators is, Tot what is right upon the
subject of national taxes, hut what will
probably be most sure to give further and
| continued distribution of spots.
| Our party has, at the instance, and un-
der the leadership Of thrse spoilsmen,
been held back from its duty until more
than million OF voters have broken the
bonds of party allegiance and gone into
a movement having for its aim the en-
forcement of Democratic ideas through
the Peoples party.
Whether this will be sufficient ahmoni-
ton TO our party leaders, who can tell2
The American people are Democratic
people, and unless our party meets the
popular demand, its advent to power will
be but the seeming revival OF life before
the final dissolution.
Nothing but truth will satisfy the Amer
lean people. Interest may seem 10 de-
mand falsehood, but in spite OF interest
at last they will have nothing but the
truth. CowArds may be frightened at the
truth today, hut tomorrow they will turn
to it and confront, IL need be, the ak and
the faggot, Make law today which ID
| unjust, and tomorrow IL must all bo made
over again. No purchased injustice can
prevail over the conscience of mankind
Slowly, silently but surely, mankind ad'
| vances and putsits foot upon the strong
| and tTeads Ii into the dust. Only truth
satisfies the mind at last; only justice the
conscience. No power or array of great
names can ever make a wrong respecta'
BILE in the eyes OF mankind. Let me be
sure a thing is true and the general intel
lect shall welcome it. Convince me thai
a thing is right, and / know the people
will slowly, inch by inch, march toward
that right.
We have faith that democracy Ia right
and the Democratic party will not accom-
plish its high mission IL led by "Fellows o
no merit, slight and puff souls, that wall
like shadows by, leaving no print OF what
they are"
Lot there be Democratic revival among
Democratic masses.
Let us hold up the hands OF those who
| H. IT, hao lyty ar1 V,,uVrh ~ liam,
ocratic truth and right.
Stars are shining In the heavens though
II IL nig ht-stars of hope and promise. Th,
sun OF Democracy. new risen, shall b.
I the herald of that halcyon morn which
shall chase away the night In which thos
stars are set, and usher In the joyous do!
in which we may hail as one both In nam
and mission, Democracy and the Demo
cratic Party.