The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-08-01
hungry in your life. Our surplus


kill In order to furnish places for the
investment Of money, or In order that
few more money makers In this coun-
try may find Jobs for the surplus capi-
tai they have?
TIT is ALL SLAVERY"
"Slavery is the same today, yester-
day and forever. That old Institution
not only demands the right to own and
controle slave, bu 1t insists on the
right to control your opinion about
that sacred institution.
"The first slave driver who ever un-
loaded slave on this continent devot-
ed share of his profit to controlling
public opinion. They insisted on con-
trolling the press, the pulpit and inter.
preting the word OF God to prove that
slavery was divine institution.
eve thought slavery was dead in
this country We had an idea that it
died at Appomattox. We hoped so but
like Rip Van Wrinkle, 1t was simply
sleeping, and to personify this evil l
may say he is walking abroad in the
land with new cloak, but we know his
voice though he cover his cloak with
the jewels OF commerce and hold In his
Shiny hand for the deceit Of the people
the holy word of God. [Applause.l
HE approaches the business man
and says, why am not slavery. am
expansion ELaug hter.l And, mind
you, none of US oppose expansion.
voted to annex Hawaii because the
people of Hawaii voted to come to U.S.,
but never would have sent regiment
there to kill them because they did not
want to come. Applause.
"You can't make friend that way.
You may as well annex the smallpox
to begin with as to annex by force.
Excuse the division.
"This old man, the slave owner, just
as active as he was in 1860, says to the
business man slavery means more
money. You will get some. He meets
the politician on the street and draws
his cloak around him and says: %, |
am not slavery; slavery is dead, but
good politics, good politics, my boy.
We will kill them If they won't have it,,
but it is good politics. [Laughter.l
"The same power climbs up into the
pulpit and whispers into the ear OF the
man of God, Our church-get the best
of this. Good church business. We
are not slavery And they go to the
men who are employed in the art OF
statecraft, the same old slave power,
and say, Broad ideas, assimilation,
destiny and if you dare call him by
his right name even, for it is taxation
without representation, it is govern
ment without the consent OF the gov
erned-if you dare call him by the name
he ought to bear they will get on your
track and send the scandalmonger af-
ter you, enlist the services of the po-
litical whipper in and cry cheap poll
tics. [Applause.l
"All have to say to you gentlemen,
workmen, or business men, is are you
afraid of him here? [Applause and
cries of No, no
"Are you afraid some one will call
you traitor If you speak your mind?
Cries of No, no
"If congress had declared war
against great nation we would stand
by our country, right or wrong. OF
course it would be treason to go against
the country If there is state OF war,
but the constitutional provision for a
state of war has not been complied
with. Let those who call traitor too
often with light tongue be little more
careful to husband their resources.
81 say to you now that taxation with
out representation in Luzon is as much
tyranny today as it was in Boston har-
Dor when you hal your tea party here.
I(Applause,)
81 come from the state of Illinois.
John Logan was one OF your clan.
| (Applause.) John Logan was the Irish.
American volunteer soldier from Hi.
nois. (Renewed applause.) He taught
us boys never to be afraid to speak
what we felt. Grant tanned hides in
Illinois. Lincoln split rails there, an6
Mr.. Chairman, when / speak that name
/ wish 1 could have it in my mouth an(
in my heart to convey to you the love
and veneration Illinois feels for that
man. The wisest words he ever sale
was that no man is good enough tt
govern another man without his con
sent. (Applause.)
"We call those people in the cas-
rebels-rebels against country Il
which they have never sworn ale
glance. They must be subjects befor,
they can rebel. If they were subjects
then they are American subjects an(
you are shooting them because the,
want to vote. Come, come, you Fourtl
of July Americans, look out! Thi
shooting people because they want t.
vote may have become contagious.
say to you now we have no more righ
to govern those people there withou
their consent than King George had
right to govern us in 1776 without ou
consent. [Applause.l
"MAKE THE MOST OF IT.
eff that is treason, make the most {
: it. Applause.] | must give way t
other speakers. Let me say in conclr
sion that l came to speak to you brief
, against any alliance by this country
: and especially British ALLIANCE, 70
} England makes alliances principally
break them. [Applause.]
81 am making this plea for old. .fasl
= ioned liberty. There are men in thi
7 town OF Boston today who hate you bt
y cause you don't part your hair as the
(; do or wear the same kind of a neckti
t as they do. Laughter and applause
! There are men here who would sen
r you to Jail for eating, drinkin
or smoking differently from what the
/ eat, drink or smoke. They are all owe