The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-08-10
The Master Address
or Judge SmalIey Before the Jackson
League OF Toledo

Gentleman of the Jackson club:
"Be sure you are right, then go
ahead"
The Storm tossed mariner directs
his trackless way by some particular
star in the heavens. Captains on
our Ship Of State have reached
heavens of peace and safety by keep
ing their eye on the cons tuition.
Refusing to regard the constitution
in time of national trouble is like
refusing to obey the stars while on a
tempestuous sea. Ignorance may
excuse our mistakes, but it wont keep
us in the right way. A friend of
mine, Il landsman, once went out
from Boston on a fishing smack to
the banks of New Foundland; son
of Erin, as green as himself in nauti-
cal affairs, was also along. One
night the Irish friend was permitted
to take charge of the wheel and act
as pilot. The captain told him to
direct his course by the North Star
till daylight, and if anything went
wrong to call him Immediately. Af-
ter midnight little storm sprang up
and for a short time the hevens were
overcast with clouds, the stars were
all obscured. but the new pilot in ig
norance plunged on through the
waves without his guiding star in
sight. Presently the clouds rolled
by and the starry y-decked heavens
appeared The storm had turned the
vessel right about and the new pilot
looked earnestly for some time to
find his North Star, and then dis
covered it far astern. The captain
was Immediately called to point out
another star to sail by. In anger
the disturbed captain sang out: :"Hold
her on the North Star, you lubber, as
told you before" and the new pilot
meekly responded: why, God bless
you, captain, L passed that one sue
cessfully about an hour ago."
We are now upon unknown seas.
We are now walking in the light of
one hundred and twenty-three years
of our national history. From a
humble beginning we have become
continental in our proportions and
have covered the world with our
glory. From one of the weakest and
poorest we have become one of the
mightiest and the richest nation on
the globe. In the beginning of our
national career Republicanism was
In swaddling clothes, lying in a
manger; Imperialism was crowned
upon every throne in the world. The
declaration of Democratic Republi-
canism that all men are created free
and equal awakened political hope
and put new song in the mouth of
mankind.
The fatherhood of God and the
brotherhood of man became recog-
nized facts wherever enlightenment
prevailed. Republicanism and I'M
perialism soon became the recognize
ed contending principles of forces
for supremacy in the control of the
political world. For advancement
and perpetuity Imperialism neces-
sarily depended upon force; every
Imperial form crown is held in place
by bayonets.
For advancement and perpetuity
Republicansm depended upon frat
urnity. Republicanism was content
to eat its bread in the sweat of its
face.
imperialism sought to negative the
Divine decree and has always been
proud to eat its bread in the sweat Of
somebody else's face. Fraternity was
Republicanism's leaven in the
worlds political meal-tub and in its
process of leaving the whole lump
all thrones have been swept from
North and South America and new
Democratic ideas have honey-comb-
ed every other existing Imperial
establishment in the world.
imperialism in self-defense sue
cessfully entangles Republican sim
plicity with ideas of Imperial power
and grandeur. The great common
people desire the perpetuity of the
Republic. Imperial millionaires who
clamor for great standing armies and
covet titles of nobility through
money and matrimony desire the
destruction of the Republic. We
gather strength for the future by
studying the lessons of the past.
What would it profit our great Re-
public to gain the whole world and
lose its soul of Republicanism. Re-
publicanism is fraternity and charity
extended in the spirit love to all
mankind. Imperialism is sordid
selflshness and pride nurtured in
glee.
The unit of political power in this
Republic is free man backed by
the constitution and the Golden
Rule. The unit of political power in
any ioihI VI iioueIn lnipeIidllSlH lS
the gold dollar backed by bullion
and bayonets.
i is the natural desire of mankind
to be free and breath the air of lib
erty. People in bondage are not free.
People in bondage cannot be free un-
til they are relieved from their bonds.
RepubIican!sm desires to honestly
pay all just depts, national, state,