The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-09-25
BLAKE AND
DUNBAR TALK.
Two Excellent Speeches Before
the Democratic Club.
MANY NEW NAMES RECEIVED
And Entered on the Membership ROLL
Arrangements Being Made to At
tend the Bryan Meeting at
Akron or Youngstown.

: The Bryan and Stevenson marching
club met in assembly hall Friday eve-
ming. There was a large attendance
and there were a number of ladies in the
audience. 1t was an enthusiastic crowd,
and 1t is a question whether ever In
the history of Canton politics such
large audiences turned out to the regular
meetings Of any club to hear local
speeches. 1t shows that the people are
awake to the vital questions Of the hour.
and desire information on the subjects
at issue.
The usual preliminary business was
transacted, which included the receiv-
ing of a number Of new names The ex-
ecutive committee was instructed to
secure rates to Akron and youngstown
and report at next meeting, to see
what arrangements could be made for
attending one or the other of the Bryan
meetings. Bryan will be in Akron on
October 18th in the evening, but his
Youngstown meeting will be a day.
light affair. All the Democratic clubs
of the city will be asked to join In the
delegation to the Bryan meeting.
= President Sterling In neat speech,
in which he eulogized the young men,
introduced Mr.. Joseph NJ. Blake as b
young Democrat and an orator. Mr..
Blake made a very impressive speech.
1t was logical and convincing, and made
a good impression. After thanking the
chair for his complimentary introduce
tion, Mr.. Blake said in part:
MIR. BLAKE'S SPEECH.
'I feel it an honor to be able to sup
port our glorious standard bearer, Will
Ito, tt-ae q tir,oa
when / could as proudly say, I am a
Democrat as now. That is true, be-
cause there never was a time that the
Democrat party was nearer right and
the Republican party nearer wrong
than at the present. The Democrat
party demands the continued observ-
ance of those principles set forth IN
that immortal document, the Declara-
tion of Independence: 1t stands for civil
liberty, and demands the application
of that God given principle wherever
Gods daylight shines.
Democracy demands that the slaugh-
ter in the Philippines shall cease, and
that the inhabitants of those islands
be allowed to establish a government
of their own, in which we should assist,
and when once they have formed their
government, we should retire, asking
only a coaling station and such other
rights as might be agreeable to all.
The Democratic party demands that
all trusts shall be utterly destroyed.
Will the American people sanction the
action Of the Republican party in
UNFOLDING TRUSTS
between elections and denouncing them
just before elections?
"Reverting to the Philippine question,
on that morning in May when Dewey
sailed into the harbor to give battle to
the Spanish fleet, the Filipinos had
reached moderate degree of civiliza-
ton. They had schools and churches
and had fought for liberty so success
fully that they had an army of insur-
gents within five miles of Manila. The
Spanish power held Manila only. They
were our allies, and Aguinaldo and
10000 of his followers aided in driving
out the Spanish soldiers.
They had established a government
in their island, and when they wanted
to know what benefits they were to re-
ceive from the victory, our commanders
deceived them. The duty Of the Ameri-
cans was to give them freedom. McKin-
ley sent his benevolent assimilation
order instead, and this treachery led
ernment. Then came trouble.
II have been told by President Sterl-
ing's son that the first outbreak came
from a Filipino attempting to cross a
bridge after being challenged by a !
picket. The Filipino did not under !
stand our language, and went on. He
was shot, and that shot led to shooting
all along the line.
"The time will come when we
WILL BE ASHAMED
of our treatment of those people. We
ought to have done with them as we
did with Cuba, and then there would
have been no war. We have had 1000
soldiers killed and spent $300000,0 900
and killed many thousands of those |
people-and have gained nothing.
Republicans say that God is in this |
movement-that 1t is destiny; but the |
destiny was not mentioned until the |
wealth Of the Philippines had been dis |
covered by a commission of inquiry. |
Then they dragged God into 1t. 1t |
Is the first time that l ever knew that |
God was in the real estate business"
Mr.. Blake then entered upon an ex-
haustive analysis of the trust question, |
referring to the hypocrisy of the Repub-
lican party in failing to enforce the |
Sherman antitrust law, which could |
be made effective enough If enforced,
as well as the various state laws. He |
asserted that, had the president had
the right advisors and done what was
possible under the provisions of that |
law. no trusts could have lived in this |
country. He urged all to support Bryan,
and expressed overwhelming confidence |
in the result Of the election. His effort
closed with the recitation of that dra- |
matte poem. I'VE Have Forgot"
The speaker was literally applauded
throughout his address.
A NEW ENGLAND ORATOR.
Mr.. Frank Kessler was on the pro-
gram for a speech, but as Mr.. A. N.
Dunbar, of Massachusetts,. was present, |