The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-11-01

Under the inspiring strains of Thav-
er's military band large crowd of
Canton citizens wended its way to the
tabernacle Tuesday evening for the
purpose of listening to the issues of the
campaign as discussed by three Of the
leading speakers of the present cam
paign, Judge Patrick, Of New Philadel-
phia; John G. Welty, of Canton. and
Hon. Webster p. Huntington, of Col
umbus.
Chairman of the County Committee
r. s. Shields, introduced Atlee POme-
rene as the chairman of the evening,
and In brief speech he introduced
Judge Patrick. In his Introductory
speech Mr.. Pomerene said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: / appre-
ciate the honor that has been confer
red upon me in calling me to preside
over this meeting. Democracy has hal
her discouragements in the past, yet
want to say to you that Democracy
militant shall be Democracy triumph.
ant. We stand in the midst of great
NATIONAL SORROW.
The Democracy did not care to make
this speaking campaign. but the sit
uation was forced upon us by the Re-
publicans, and we are reminded of that
old saying, thai funeral meats some
times furnish the wedding feast This
may be well applied to the Republicans
in this campaign. We all feel this
great sorrow, vet we are forced to be-
iieve that with some of the Republican
politicians unaer the badge of mourn
Ing is hidden the desire for place. They
are discussing not platforms, but SEN
timents, with a view of concealing is
sues which the present campaign has
brought forth. II Is because they are
ashamed of everything that they have
in their platform, and by appealing in
the name Of former leader they try
to deceive you.
"That was o great speech made at
Buffalo few wecks ago. 1t seems like
q voice from the tomb. Study that
address and tell me IL there is not more
of Democracy I'D 1t than Of Republican
ism. The speaker said that the day of
exclusiveness ~ past. We need for
eign markets for the surplus products
of labor That IL Democracy
PURE AND SIMPLE.
He said a greater merchant marine was
needed. We had 1t under Democracy
but the Republicans blotted 1t out.
Study 1t, and II you carry out the prin-
ciples of that address Col. Kilbourne
will be elected governor of Ohio on the
9Th of November" (Applause.)
Mr.. Pomerere then presented Mr..
Patrick, who spoke in part as follows:
"Mr. Chairman. ladies and gentle
men: appreciate that at this present
time we are under great sorrow
caused by the death Of the president
and other forces. We are In a great
political calm the like Of which have
never seen before. What does II
mean? Looking over the history OF
the past and drawing conclusions,
have concluded that the calm Is the
forerunnar Of tic greatest political up
heaval In the last 40 years. Bear with
you this prophccy-in less than three
years there will be the greatest rock
ing Of the politico, battlements that the
country has ever known. History re-
peats itself, and we must either return
to plain republic of the people, for the
people and by tlc people, or we will be
republic
OF THE MILLIONAIRE,
by the millionaire and for the million
aire. Ualimited power Is unlimited
despotism. There was time wher
the slave owners of the south tried tC
run the country as the trusts are trying
to run It to-day. The issue was met
and In 1865 tho four million slaves
were freed. At the present time few
thousand men In this country owr
two-thirds of the wealth of this great
people. Rockefeller Is estimated to bt
worth thousand millions, which II
one-one hundredth part Of the entire
wealth Of the country. Trusts have
been organized. Property is passing
out of the nandn OF these people into
the hams of these trusts. can cOun
20 men In this country who own one
fourth Of the wealth.
You all know the effect. What hal
become OF the individual industrie
that gave employment to the younl
men of the land and where Is the indi
yidualism that was fostered under thil
system? They fcve been wiped ou
and
SWALLOWED UP
by the trusts. Competition is destroy
ed py these great combinations, an,
when they wipe out competition
the people have to pay, and there is n:
power on Gods Garth to prevent them
Nails can be produced at 80 cents
keg. / nave bought them in the pas
1or $1.S5. Recently had occasion Il
purchase then. end the trust price wa
S2.75 keg. just clear steal Of SIS
per kog by this. great trust that con
trolls the market and the output. Their
Is no difference between this theft b.
the trust OF that $3.50 and the highway
man who holds you up and at the poin
q 4 revolver eompels you to stand am
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