The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-07-10
SPEECH At
DEMOCRATIC
CLAM BAKE,
Tuesday, July lst, at Co!um.
bus, Ohio.
EY HON. C. ". BAKER.

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;Ir. Chairman and Fellow Citizens:
When | am asked the question. What
| does IL mean TO be a Democrat!" there
| comes involuntarily TO my lips the an.
swer. that IL means to be "A patriot. Z
| lover of liberty: a champion OF honest
and economical government; believer In
| the equal rights and opportunities OF al
| the people. and 4 man who sticks to h.S
| party.
Whenever you find a man who believe:
that government is an instrument for p.i.
vate advantage and personal gain. who
wants liberty and a representative gov-
ernment in the fullest sense and in the
largest measure for himself and for his
countrymen. but at the same time Is en-
tircy willing that alien weaker races
shall be subjuGated and held as the fruits
OF conquest. that man is not Democrat
Whoever has no objection to laws be-
ing enacted that promote and foster CON-
binations of rich and powerful men. who
are able under such cover 10 control the
very necessities OF life and by this means
compel the payment OF exaggerated prices
by those who can III afford to do so. and
who gives his assistance to Legislation
the controlling right to tax through tar
iff schedules the pockets of the people
solely 10 make n few men rich. you like
wise find man who has no instinct OF
Democracy in him.
Such men are not patriots; they are not
concerned about the rights of others:
they are not interested in the general
welfare. save as they are sclfishly bene-
flied by IL. and they never understand
ror care for the principles OF representa-
tive government. which Is based upon
the consent of the governed. and the idea
OF doing the greatest good and working
the greatest benefit to all the people.
The Democratic Party is proud Of its
lineage and its history. 1t was founded
Declaration of Independence. who
formulated and enacted the laws that Sc
cured and guaranteed religious liberty.
and who founded a great university for
he believed in higher education and its
dissemination among the masses.
IL fiourished as the party of the people
In the days and under the administration
of Andrew Jackson. the hero OF New Or
teams. warrior and statesman. and came
OF victorious under his leadership in its
death grapple with the United States
management OF the national finances TO
Its legitimate banking business. and had
rome to assume the authority to say who
Should and who should not be elected
President OF the United States.
The Dcmocratic Party with Jackson as
bank.
For sixty years of our national life the
Democratic Party controlled the ces-
tinics OF the nation. and added to It's area
as 1t did to its population In legitimate
expansion. until IL ranked the greatest
nation Of the earth and spread its domain
from sea to sea.
IL has not been in favor OF contracted
Territory and paucity IN population. for
II gathered into the national domain the
great Northwest. il acquired under JEFF
ferson the louisiana Purchase. and II
fixed the Mexican boundary under Polk
at the Rio GranGc. Every foot OF our
soil that contiguous. touches the two
oceans. was given 10 the ration and to
the American people by the Democratic
Party.
1t has always encouraged and welcomed
the migration to our shores OF the best
ard worthiest OF foreign citizenship. and
sll lovers of liberty.
II believes in tariff laws that raise am
pic revenues to pay the cXnenses of the
government. provide just and liberal PEN
s!ons 10 our soldiers and sailors. con-
struct internal improvements. and main
tain a great navy as well as suf3cient
army. while at the same time protecting
and fostering every industry whose pro-
motion means the development OF the
country's resources and the advantage OF
labor.
II denies the right Of any man or set
nf men to organize and Girec. co-nbina-
lions that are conspiracies in violation Of
law. the purposes OF which are To control
markets. fix prices, prevent competition.
sti'ie independent business endeavor
and all ut the expense of financial ruin
and disaster TO every business rival and
Industry.
II has believed In n currency under the
control OF the peop!c through their gov.
money. that should be a permanent
steadfast. unfiuctuatine. reliable medium
Of exchange. that should be subject TO
clique or business. and that should amply
respond to the needs Of the people
Il does not believe in foreign conquest
Or ACKNOWLEDGMENT 1t would not change
liberty or give US death" to Give them
liberty or give them death.' o
II does not believe In engrafting the
colonial system OF dependencies upon the
republic. following the acquisition by
force OF arms with governing peoples
who. having equally with US the hopes
and governed by torch and sword.
It believes in home rule. In the Just
distribution of the burdens as we'll as the
benefits of government. state and local
shic ievying and collection of taxes
That the rich and the powerful shall not
escape. while the weak and the poor
shall be uneaually burdened. That polit-
lcal influence shall not count in allowing
some interests to escape taxation, while
others lacking this shall bear 1t all. That
not find its way as ths result of harter
and sale. into hands that seek to control
them fo- selfish purposes and to esca pc
n fair share OF all public burdens. That
every man and every company, and every
corporation shall be equally taxed upon
the value of what II has. and not upon
the value of its political influence. or con-
tr'hr'ians TO political campaigns.
This Is the very essence and creed Of
Democracy.-oqual and exact Justice
equal and exact opportunity and ad-
vantage before the law.-eQual and exact
Burdens In maintaining the government.
But there Is one more thing that IL
means or should mean to be a Democrat
Party chickering's and Quarrels and strife
must cease. In representative govern
ment there must be parties. In coun-
try like ours. vast as II Is, the Individual
necessarily IS of little consequence
Whatever one:s influence to accomplish
good must be eNerted within his party.
form or about candidate that one NAV
not agree with or have objection to II
this were to be made the ground for bolt
Ing ticket or abandoning the party. dis
organization would at once follow
We must sometimes be willing to yield
somewhat in our Judgment and in our
opinion. for II Is our duty TO stand by our
party. II on the whole II honestly repre-
cents and stands for what We believe.
The ambitions of leaders are not to
stand i'm the way of or impeach PARTY
discipline. The Democratic Party is big
FER than any leader in It. IT Is bigger
than all the leaders In II. o
Let MS stop once and for all the per-
ronal ocontroversies and jealousies and
factional differences that nt times threat
en- to overwhelm and destroy US.
Let US get together. Let US be friends
and not enemies Let US help to assist
end build each other up: not seek to tear
down and destroy. BY the latter course
We only inture ourselves and our rarty.
while IN pursuing the former We give a