The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-10-10

and to restore the Democratic party to
power
1--WE gather in the name of Democracy
on the eve of q tremendous political
campaign. with the convention still
months away, our STANDARD bearer Is
practically settled upon by the people.
rhe nomination will be mere for
mality. The name of Bryan, Demo
cracys next candidate, and the coun-
try's next president, is heard on every
lip.
HARMONY IN THE PARTY.
There is one topic on which 1 may
briefly expand. 1t is Democratic
harmony and party union 1t must be
invoked. There must be an unbrokep
party front to build up victory and
win triumph from the battle of 1900.
The man who raises his voice to disturb
it will be guilty of great crime.
"And now, in the name Of harmony,
let me speak one word concerning the
Democracy of New York, the Democracy
from which / come to you, and which I
strain no truth when 1 say / fairly rep
resent. The New York Democracy will
be solidly with you to the glorious last.
L Sdy lllC VI NiiS "hOiO ~
gion east OF the Alleghenies.
Papers and politicians, mugwunp,
Republican and traitors wearing the
mask, of Democracy, all moved by the
power of money aud greed will ever
and anon tell you of Democratic DIS
affection in the east. Such are the
lies and wiles of the enemy. They are
paid for by Republican money. Their
t. NI1s., cfa
is the dis organization of Democracy
and to set the south and west against
the east. s
IT am here today to refute these
stories. | have come $500 miles tC
brand these Hanna-sugEesred false
hoods The New York Democracy,
the whole eastern Democracy, has never
in it's whole history come closer to
the general party heart than 1t has to-
day. Name Bryan, make your platform
what you will, and in the east not one
in hundred who ever wore the party
badge will be missing from Demo-
cracy's muster in 1900.
More than that, there will be with
them thousands upon thousands of
others, who being Americans and
honest men long before they were Re-
publicans, will leave that party of i'm
perialism, foul with plunder, rotten
with misrule, and, side by side with the
followers of Jefferson, strike one
blow for Bryan and the nations safety.
GAINS IN NEW YORK.
Look at what we have done in New
York. In 1896 we lost the state by 246-
900 plurality. The New York Democracy
| like the party ship in many other
states, went down scuttled by Cleve-
landism. 1t is not my purpose to ex-
tensively speak of that lone fisherman.
who sits at Princeton. Yet tell you
in candor he was the blight. 1t was he
who prepared Democracy for defeat in
| 1896, and who buried it in New York,
under landslide of which history never
knew the parallel.
But the eclipse of Cleveland did not
stay. 1t has all but passed. Last
fall, by trick and money, and by vigor-
Gus beating of the San Juan drum,
the Republicans elected Roosevelt with
scant 10000 plurality, quite diff
ference between 246,000 of two short
years ago and 10000 And the Hanna
party exhausted efforts to do that.
you, of the south and west may not
only look for party harmony in New
York; you may expect to see Bryan
sweep the state next year by $4,000.
1t is no longer the 'enemy's country it
Is the country and home of your friends.
The party has gone back to the teach
ings and examples of such as Horatic
Seymour and Samuel Tilden and
August Belmont; and every Democrat
worthy to guard the names and mem
or1es of these mighty leaders of a
mighty past in and around the party
standards.
AS for that slim per cent of Denoc-
racy' named as disgruntled and DESERT
ing, their places have been filled 100
| told by new recruits. They are but
disease of party at best, and Demo-
cracy is improved in health and strength
by their elimination
III New York's Domacracy were in
control of the aprty the convention
work next year would be simplicity it.
self. 1t would make Bryan the candi-
date; Bryan the issue; Bryan the
pattle cry. AS the open sesame that
shaii unbar the gates to party victory
IN November, 1900, speaking for the
New York Democracy, and, in the name
OF New York, present to you the senti-
iheht' Bryan and harmony "