The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-08-21
Especial to News-Democrat.)


when any one tells me that we want
to initiate an Anglo Saxon civilization
tell him that an American civilization
is higher than any other,no matter what
1t is. Great applause.) I d. not near
to say one word against an Anglo-Sax-
on. I have not word to say against
the Celt, the Latin, the Greek or the
Teuton. But 1 do believe that the
American, in whom are combined the
virtues of them all, is the greatest cit
izen the world has ever known-(great
applause and cheering)-and the civil
ization to be developed here will lift
humanity to a higher plane than 1t has
occupied in the days gone by. (Renew-
ed applause.)
! Some people fear that these elements
brought in from the old world will not
properly mix here. They are mixing
and they will mix, and let Ire show you
what 1t is that mixes them and makes
them one. We are quoting Abraham
Lincoln now moret9han he is quoted by
the party which he led to its first VIC
tory, and in reading a little book re-
Gently prepared by DR.. Taylor and Mr..
Fulfiller, little book that is simply a
collection of Lincoln's sayings on polit-
ical questions, 1 ran across a passage
which l thought appropriate for this
afternoons meeting.
HE was speaking of the declaration
of independence. He was speaking of
those who in early days gave to us that
declaration and erected it as a beacon
light for all posterity, and after he had
spoken of our ancestors in this country
| he used the words to which now invite
| your attention:
1--WE have beside these-descendcd
| from blood from our ancestors-among
| us perhaps half our people, who are not
descendants at all of these men; they
are men who have come from Europe
Germans, Irish, French and Scandina-
vians-men who have come from Eu-
| rope themselves, or whose ancestors
have come hither and settled here, find
ing themselves our equals in all things.
! If they look back through this history
to trace they connection with those
| days by blood they find they have none.
| They cannot carry themselves back in
| that glorious epoch and make them
| selves feel that they are part of us, but
| when they look through the old dec
| laration of independence they find that
those old men say that We hold these
men are created equal and then they
feel that that moral sentiment taught
in that day, evidences their relation to
those men, that is the father of all
moral principle in them and that they
| have a right to claim 1t as though they
were blood of the blood and flesh of
the flesh of the men who wrote that
| declaration that links the hearts CT
patriotic and liberty loving men to-
gether, that will link those patriotic
hearts as long as the love of freedom
exists in the minds of men throughout
| the world
BECOMES ONE OF US.
Those are the words of Lincoln and
in his plain and simple way he explain
| ed why it is that no matter from what
| nation man comes, If he comes be-
lieving in that declaration of indepen-
| dence he becomes one Of us and can fra
| ternize with all others who believe in
| that high principle. (Great applause.)
! That, he says, Is the electric cord that
is the vital thing that connects us all;
| and today, in the presence of a great
| and overshadowing issue it is we'll for
us to remember that we have brought
| the people from the old world with the
promise that here they shall get liber-
ty as it was taught by the fathers. II
| today we are willing to abandon those
| principles then we must stand before
| the world convicted of having brought
| people here under false pretenses.
| Great applause.)
Leave among us that doctrine that
all men are created equal and that doc
| trine applied to all the affairs of gov
ernment and to all the problems which
| may arise, will keep us together as one
| people; but destroy that doctrine and
| you have broken the cord that binds us;
destroy that doctrine, and instead of a
reign Of justice you will substitute a
| reign Of force; instead Of right 1t will
be might. No matter to what party you
| may belong, no matter with what party
| you shall cast your vote, pray you to
SO cast your vote as to preserve that
doctrine Of human liberty as the bind
| ing force in this country. Great ap-
| plause) You may differ from me as to
| the best method of realizing this ma
| tion's destiny. l seek not to force my
ideas upon any man, but do ask you to
go to the polls and vote recognizing the
responsibility Of American citizens
(Applause.)