The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-01-14

1t be that the oppressor Of the peopleei
the representatives Of the worst system Of
anacry this country has ever seen will be
detroned. Then will the Advance Agent
Of Plutoorecy prove TO have been the
advance agent Of prosperity, for then O
better day will break in upon our land.
Justice will be enthroned, human rights
regarded and the protection Of man will
be the first duty demanded Of those who
shall be placed in power.
Hon. john c. weIty.
Mr. welty, always In happy mood
and debonair under the most exasperating
ciroum stances, was, In the presence Of so
much gaiety in particularly iovisl
mood, and his treatment of the toast,
"The Silver Craze" was one OF the
daintiest bits Of humor Of the evening.
After paying his respects to the energetic
and always over worked, tired and thirsty
reporter, he launched into his subject with
vim and vigOr. Business has been
depressed on account of the Democratic
administration of affairs said the Re
since prosperity has arrived, the failures
continue and business is now depre ssed
for other renspns. They say the silver
craze Is disease. / admit It, It Is an
ircurabls disease. 1t is rapidly spread
ing and will no doubt become epidemic.
For fifty years General Warner has been
educating the people to this idea of BIZ
metallsm. We have had IT from the
trainers Of the institution and we
had it until 1878. We have indeed
this disease. 1t is remark that is pro-
gressive in character, and we shall hear Of
nothing else in 1900. The Republican
party have sent a senator abroad to confer
with the money powers of Europe. They
knew the crave is here. It's chronic. 1t
has been Of long duration. 1t has come to
stay, ss it Is ihcurable. The bosses of
tho Republican party may make up their
minds that they cannot intimidate the
people. If the vote for the presidency
could be taken today the result would
be q1ite different. The large orders that
were alleged to have been taken by manu-
facutrers to be filed in case Of Mckinley s
election were finished in mighty short
time. The silver cause was never better
since 1t was dethroned, as IL is today,
after so-called defeat. The black tickets
mblazoned with gold thab will be cast
in the electoral college, might seem to
signify our death, but in 70 ur years will
be the grand resurrection.
Gen.I. X. Sherwood's
remarks were of an informal nature. He
said the campaign waged by the Rpubli-
cans and their allies was the most vepa',
brutal and rascslly ever conducted. He
referred to the men who marched through
the streets Of Canton, relying upon the
delusion and lying promises Of their en-
ployers Through the arch to the front
porch" He said that the wicked con-
niving of men had made the common
PEOPLE of this land as much slaves as the
negroes before Fort Sumpter and APP
pomattox. General Sherwood arraigned
Grover Cleveland in severest terms. He
referred to the wave Of prosperity"
"Why," said he, "even the bankers are
throwing themselves into Lake Michi-
gan" His addeess was brief and was a
most happy one.
Allen Cook
made an address that was one Of the best
of the evening. 1t is unfortunately
crowded out of this ISSUE He closed by
singing the following song, the verses
by J. X. Sovereign, General Master Work
man OF the knights of Labor:
(Air, There is Happy Land, Far, Far Away.)
Where, oh where, has confidence gomez
Far, far away.
1t was promised in chunks by the ton,
Far far away
Elect me, twill come, was McKinley's cry,
Mark Hanna swore it was no lie;
Now Wall street points us up to the sky,
Far, far away.
Where, oh where, did prosperity 90?
Far, far away.
Is the thing we would all like to know,
Far, far away.
The banks they are bursting by the score,
Wages are lower than ever before,
And prosperity is on the other shore;
Far, far away.
Where, oh where, can we find the gold!
Far far away
'Twould make us all rich SO we arc told,
Far, far away.
They said it would come and start the mill
Hard times and poverty it would kill,
But it never came closer than Wall SITS. till;
Far, far away.
Far, far away.
That labor was to get if money was sound;
Far, far away
About those jobs they told lie
The only job is Mckinley pie,
For now they are winking the other eye,
Far far away.
In nineteen hundred where will they be;
Far, far away
From outraged people they'll have to flee,
Far, far away
With Wall st. promises Wen not be caught;
The voters with Bryan will cast their lot
And send gold bugs where the climate is hot,
Far, far away.
Mrs. Helen Cougar
was piven the reception Of the evening,
and responded with characteristic
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