The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-02

TOLEDO, Aug. Words of Democratic
speakers at the Casino meeting of the Ohio
Association of Democratic Clubs today. A
morning meeting was held in the Casino
Hall and an afternoon meeting held in the
grove A picnic dinner came between the
morning and afternoon sessions, many Of
those that attended having brought lunch
baskets and their families as we'll
J. ". Schriner, of Hilyards, Vice Presi-
dent of the Ohio Association, presided at
the morning session, and speeches were
made by F. W. c. Wiechers of the South
Side Democratic Club, of Columbus; John
L. Trauger. of Columbus; Reuben Turner.
of Erie, and L. H. Gibson, of GAINESVILLE.
Just before the noon recess Judge Allen
Smalley. of Upper sandusky, reported the
resolutions. which were adopted. They
were chiefly against imperialism.
In the afternoon session held under trees,
speeches were made by Gen. l. R Sher-
wood, Judge Allen Smalley, and H. H. Nc
Fadden. Democratic candidate for secre-
tary of State.
A big meeting was reserved for tonight,
speech Of Hon. Theodore Roosevelt at St
Paul
Ex-Governor Altgeld said in part:
There are only two principles or sys-
TENS OF government known 10 man-gov-
eminent by brute force and government by
consent of the governed. The one is ap-
piled from without and is repressive. and,
in the end, destructive, because it arrests
growth; while the other works from with
in, is evolutionary, and progressive.
Government by force has existed for
thousands of years, and its tendency is
everywhere the same. 1t has checked
growth, arrested development, cowed the
nobler aspirations of man, stunted the in
tellect, and covered the earth with suffer
ing and misery. The constant tendency of
such government is toward a lower and
a lower level, and repressive measures be-
come more and more severe until finally
conditions are created which result in dis
solution and death.
Government by consent of the governed
stimulates the higher aspirations OF man.
In the atmosphere of freedom the intellect
develops and becomes active in all the
fields OF human effort. Under this system
OF gov eminent the people reach their high
est capabilities. not in one line, but in all
lines. They reach the highest standard of
manhood and womanhood, the highest
ideals Of justice and human felicity; and
the nations OF the earth have been grea
in proportion as they recognized the prin-
ciple OF freedom.
Those people and nations that recog-
nized only the principle Of brute force have
passed away without leaving so much as a
name on the pages OF history. These peo-
pie whose careers history has deemed wor-
thy OF notice and who have helped man for
ward on the road OF progress and enlight-
eminent, especially the Greeks. the Ro-
mans, and medieval cities recognized in
part the principle OF freedom, and only that
part Of their population reached high
development TO which this principle was
permitted to apply.
Formation of the Republic.
THE principle of governing by consent
Of the governed was first applied in its
broadest sense in the formation OF our
Republic, and it worked q revolution in
human society. 1t has given the world
more progress in one century than il
achieved in the fifty or sixty centuries of
recorded time. BY freeing the intellect, by
encouraging the higher aspirations man
leaped into an activity in all lines of hU-
man effort that had been impossible in the
past there was new birth in inventions,
in the industries, in agriculture, in art, in
literature, in government, and in education.
To this We are largely Indebted for our
shops, our railroads. our cities, our agri-
culture, and everything that makes US
great
Moving along the lines OF peace and
progress, along the lines Of evolution and
development. it is mastering matter, it is
annihilating space. it is uniting man with
his brother, ii is bringing the human race
TO its God. All Of the nations of the earth
have been affected by the principles Of our
Declaration of Independence.
Not only has this given us the marvel
GUS development Of the American CONT
nent, but it has made us the most poten-
tial nation on the globe. For a third of a
century our nation has been the greatest
world power on earth; not through its
armies, or its Davies. or its display of ma
terial splendor, or its brute force; but
through its high ideals, through its high
standards Of justice. il commanded the re-
spect, the confidence, and the admiration
OF mankind, and has drawn after 1t all OF
the peoples Of the earth.
1T is a noticeable fact. verified by all
human experience. that in no case does a
policy that is dictated solely by greed
prove successful in the end. On the con-
trary it always destroys the very interest
# was intended to serve and build up
1.-The successive steps toward destruction
are always concentration OF wealth in the
naIeds OF ieW- universal corruption, SUD
version Of the basic principles of govern
ment oligarchical control, steady lower
ing Of the conditions of the masses, degra-
dalton, deOauchery. dissolution. and death
Work of Republican Party.
For forty years the Republican party
has controlled the policies of this Govern
ment. while during that time the Demo-
Gratis twice elected a President, yet during
one term they did not have control OF Con-
gress, and during the other rothing was
done that changed the policy Of the Gov
eminent. ! wish to speak kindly of the
Republican party; it came into the world
with a great mission. and when guided by
Lincoln il stood for Justice, equality and
humanity; but with the wiping out of
slavery its mission was performed and II
passed into the hands OF cOrruptionists
until it stands for exactly the opposite
principles of those that were represented
by the martyr President
Since the civil war every method OF
plumber that genius OF man could invent
has been practiced; government has been
used TO enrich the few.
Years ago our factories ran day and |
night. and our home market consumed all |
their products; not per cent of our bust |
ness was with foreign nations. This home |
market has been destroyed by depriving |
our people Of their ability TO buy. II the |
purchasing power of our people could be |
restored to what il was at the close Of the |
civil war, then, with our increased popu- |
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