The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-01-27
PINGREE'S PROD.
HE JABS TIE REPUBLICAN
PARTY IN A TENDER SPOT.
r. fugs IN It, Hsving Been Kick ID
Gus of the Democratic Party

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Gus of the Democratic Party
A G~eag Address.
The speech Of Hazen ;. Pingree the
Republican governor of Michigan at
Buffalo few days since has attracted
wide attention. The News Demoor,t Vt to.
day gives its readers the benefit Of the
address. 1t is well worth careful peru.
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GOV. PINGREE'S ADDRESS.
In his memorable address upon the field
OF Gettysburg, Abraham Lincoln spoke
the following words; "That we here
highly resolve that these aead shall not
have died in vain; that the nation under
God have new birth of freedom, and
that government of the people, by the
people and for the people shall not perish
from the earth" such were his hopes
for the future and such was the platform
which this great Republican there laid
down for his party and for those who
should come after him.
No man or set of men have since that
time been autohrized to modify these
words or to lie ID that party away from
the spirit of their meaning.
Ii Is, as it were, new commandment
which he has given just to stand firm in
defense of the common people, that those
who died for liberty may not have died
in vain, that we may live as republic.
These words of Mr.. Lincoln lie deeply
engrten upon the hearts of the masses
without reagtrd to party. The heart of
this great patriot beat with sympathy
for the toilers, and with love for man
kind.
He enunciated, as good Republican
doctrine, that the people need not be
feared, for the people are fair and honest
and only demand that there shall be equal
rights and opportunities for all, but
special privileges for none.
Throughout his entire career he pinned
his faith to the common people.
1t is the bounden duty of such of us as
believe in the principles laid down by
he pointed the way.
If the party has been led away from
these principles, it is the duty of those
whose words may influence and who love
the party of Lincoln, TO make themselves
heard and to lead it back to the Magma
Charta of lf-government.
It is the misfortune of great parties,
when long in power, that to it flock, for
mercenary and selfish motives, all those
who desire to enrich themselves by
legislation which this party can give
them
80 to the Republican party there have
ilocked, during the past few years
many birds of i'll omen, undesirable ten
ants who are making the house so foul
that they are driving out the rightful
owners.
These undesirable acquisitions, the
masses Of the party-who are today Just as
honest, just as patriotic, just as sincere
as they ever were-would be only too
glad to get rid Of for the partys good.
l make in my mind no difference be-
tween the integrity of the common people
in one party or another. Those who have
no AK TO grind, who do not make liv-
ing by party professions or party favors,
can all Of them be trusted with doing
what is about right
1t is party leadership which is most al
ways at fault when things 20 wrong.
The average man who has belonged to
party for a great many years will stand
great deal before he leaves it.
This fact has often been taken advant-
age OF by those Who control a party
directly or indirectly, and people submit
to what they know is wrong, and to
polioys and platforms with which in their
most hearts they do not agree, for
party's sake.
a party and its policies, after all, are
controlled by half dozen men, more or
less.
If these men are of the type of Mr..
Lincoln, We have government for the
people.
If they are Of other types which l might
mention We have government for bond
holders and plumber.
These two kinds of government are not
vt all alike; the former will perpetuate,
the latter destroy republic.
By the way, government for bondhold-
ers is becoming quite common in the
world-natons gone into the hands of a
receiver,
All that the poor miserable laborers in
the Nile valley and their children for
three generations can earn is to be paid
Inl
government Of Egypt gets its orders
from Lombard street,
Greece Is mortgaged and was not per
mitted to fight for its interests by those
who held Grecian bonds.
In India, in Turkey, in Spian, the in
huence of the coupon is paramount; the
welfare Of the people is secondary con-
sid5ration.
In late years, in our own country, the
influence Of wealth I'm debating legisla- |
tive measures and government policies is
becoming more and more apparent.
Mr., Cleveland disrupted his party in |
doing the biddings of money syndicate
which made enormous profits out of a
scandalous bond deal.
Today all the trusts, all the monopolies,
every agency which is bleeding the
country, has taken refuge under the wing
Of the Republican patry, because they
fear the Democratic party which has
kicked them out.
To them party is means to an end,
and that end is to get rich at verybody's
expense, right or wrong.
In my own state the railroads, who
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