The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-30
Repu blIcan Campaign
Opened In Akron Sat
'''"'S urday Afterno oon.
CANTON DELEGATION makes
PART OF FOURTH DIVISION
Immense Crowds Pour Into
City to Take Part In Exer-
eises..Seeretary Root
"'''' '''4 Speaks.
Btan Specially

and an immense crowd cnardcteilIeu
the opening of the Republican cam
paign in this city today. Delegations
came In from all over the state, that
from Canton being among the largest.
In the parade, which was several
miles In length, were dozen bands,
including the Grand Army and Thay-
er's Military bands Of Canton, the
Great Western, and Eighth Regiment
band The parade was composed of six
divisions. The Stark county delega-
ton. nearly 1000 strong, was part
of the fourth division. 1t was led by
the Grand Army band, with Major
Harry Frease at its head. The second
subdivision, or Canton proper, was
marshaled by ex-Sheriff John ]. Zaiser,
and was led by the Thayer band. ,-
After marching through the principal
streets, the parade broke ranks at the
park, where the speaking took place.
Judge w. Fl. Upson was chairman, and
Governor Nash president of the day.
Hon. Elihu Root, secretary of war
made a short address, after which Sen
ator ]. B. Foraker sounded the key
note Of the campaign, laying down the
principles the Republican party will
contend for. His address in part was
as follows: 60
'!Broadly stated, the Issue this year
is the Republican party againsct the
Democratic party. The one is in; The
other is out. Shall the one that is in
be kept in, or shall the situation be
reversed? Shall we continue existing
politics, or shall we repudiate them?
That is the question and it should turn
upon what these parties are respectivc-
J.. doing and proposing to do. 1t is
not hard to answer for the Republican
party but who can speak for Democ-
racyf
".ln 1896 they had leader and a
platform, but a the people repudiated
both. 1t was the same in 1900. SINCE
then 1t has been different. W. C.
Whitney was recently quoted as say
Ing that they have neither man "
lead nor principles to espouse. The
record leads confirmation to the state
nent.
"1he very opposite of all this is true
of the Republican party.
1T has been in power. 1t has been
put to the test. Its works are known
of all men. They speak for themselves
You have only to read history to know
whether its professions have been sin
cere ssfd whether 1t has no, met sue
ceAsfr!ly the great responsibilities it
hae bcen compelled to assume.
9tats, true that along with all our
ptosperity we do have some strikes,
but It IL also true that we have never
yat had strike in this country on ac-
cosint OF the, enforcement of any policy
of the Republican party. Ali our
strikes have been due TO the fact that
the employees have felt that they were
not-eettfng a fair division of a com
NOR prosperity or that their condition
ns-sonTe other respect should be im-
proved.
"The same may be said Of the trusts.
They are not in any proper sense Of
the word a party question. and they
neyey can be made 80. For this reason
I Mould. ordinarily devote but little
time to them. But the refusal of
Speaker Henderson to be a candidate
for reelection because of the attitude
toward them of some Republicans In
his district has brought the whole sub
tect to the attention of the American
people in such way as to make apol-
ogvi for, "a few plain words ua-
necessary.
fn the first place, trusts did not
originate here as result OF the tariff
but In England and European coun-
tries. whore they have free trade, and
where they had trusts Of every charac'
" long before they became common
h America. and where today they are
nOre numerous than they are In the
UattsA sStatess r.Iu the next place wha'
~ today called trusts are senerall,
n1txlff n6re than large corporationi
"a. a a rule, in psrrecuy le6iti