The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-03

arter so many years or agitation and err
fort. They encourage return to meth
ods Of party fsyoritism, which both, par
has condemned, and that the people have
repeatedly disapproved. The Republican
party earnestly opposes this reactionary
and entirely unjustifiable policy 1t win
take no backward step upon this question.
II will seek to improve, but never degrade
tho public service.
It Demands Especial Attention.
There are other important and timely
declarations in the platform which I
cannot hero discuss. 1 must content
myself with saying that they have my
approval, If, rs Republicans, we have
lately addressed our attention, with what
may seem great stress and earnestness
to the new and unexpected assault upon
the financial Integrity of the government,
we have done II because the menace Is
80 grave as to demand especial consider
alton, and because we are convinced that
IL the people are aroused to the true un-
derstanding and meaning OF this silver
imitation movement they will avert the
danger In doing this we feel that we
render the best service possible to the
country, and we appeal to the intelligence,
conscience and patriotism of the people,
irrespective of party, or section, for their
earnest support.
1t VIII Maintain Law and Order.
We avoid no issues. We meet the sud-
den, dangerous and revolutionary assault
upon law and order, and upon those to
whom is conflded by the constitution and
laws the authority to uphold and main
tain them, which our opponents have
made with the same courage that we
have faced every emergency since our or
ganization as party more than 40 years
ago. Government by law must first be
assured; everything else can wait. The
spirit Of lawlossness must be extinguished
by the fires of an unselfish and lofty
patriotism. Every attack upon the pub
hc faith and every suggestion of the re-
pudiation of debts, public or private,
must be rebuked by all men who believe
that honesty Is the best policy, or who
love their country, and would preserve
unsullied its national honor.
sectionaiism Almost Obl'3~~ated.
The country is to be conS led up
on the almost total oblitcr of the
sectional lines which for many year,
marked the division of the United States
into slave and free territory, and finally
threatened its partition into two separate
governments by the great ordeal of civil
war. The era of reconciliation so long
and earnestly desired by General Grant
ard many other great leaders, north and
south, has happily come, and the feeling
Of distrusS ana hostility between the SEQ
tions is everywhere vanishing, let us hope
never to return. Nothing is better calcu-
lated to give strength to the nation at
home, increase our power and influence
abroad and add to the permanency and So
purity of our froe Institutions than the
restoration Of cordial relations between
the people OF all sections and parts of our
beloved couuCry. If called by the suffrages
of the people to assume the duties of the
high office of president of the Unitod
States | shall count 1t privilege to aid
even in the slightest degree, in the promo
ion Of the spirit of fraternal regard,
which should animate and govern the cit
izens of every section, state or part of the
republic. After the lapse of u century
since its utterance let us, at length and
forever hereafter, heed the admonition of
Washington:
"There should be no north, no south,
no east no west-but common country"
1t shall be my constant aim to improve
every opportunity to advance the cause
of good government by promoting that
spirit of forbearance and Justice which Is
so essential to our prosperity and happi-
ness by joining most heartily in all proper
sfforts to restore the relations of brotherly
respect and affection which in our early
history characterized all the people of all
| the states. ] would be glad to contribute
toward binding in indivisible union the
| different divisions of the country, which,
indeed, now 'have every inducement OF
| sympathy and interest" to weld them
| together more strongly than ever. would
| rejoice to see demonstrated to the world
that the north and the south, and the east
and the west are not separated or in dan.
| ger of becoming separated, because of
sectional or party differences. The war is
| long since over; 1--WE are not enemies, but
friends" and as friends we will faithfully
and cordially cooperate, under the ap-
proving smile OF him who has thus far so
| signally sustained and guided us, to pre-
serve inviolate our country's name and
| honor, of its peace and good order, of its
continued ascendancy among the greatest
| governments on earth.
(SiRned.) WILLIAM MCKINLEY.