The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-06-24
viii be Taken by CIeve-
land
in NATIONAL POLITICS
Gives Democracy to Und,r-
stand That His Retirement
is For All Time - His
Strong Address.

New York, June 20.-To Democrats
the dedication of the new Tilden club
here last evening was one of the most
memorable for many a day, as Grover
Cleveland and David b. Hill met in
harmony, seeking to draw the factions
of their party together. 1t was tho
first public political appearance of the
eX-president in five years. He spoke
first, Ex-senator Hill spoke after him.
and then Gov. John A. Montague and
Col. w. A. CASTOR of Boston delivered
addresses.
William ]. Bryan had been invited
to attend, though not to speak, but no
reply was received from him.
When ex-President Cleveland was
presented he received terrific ova-
ton. Among other things he sad
PARTY is SOLVENT.
"The Democratic party is very far
from political insolvency; but no one
here should be offended by the sug-
gestion that its capital and prospects
have suffered serious injury since Mr..
Tilden was elected president. Then
and afterwards northern Democratic
senators, now practically extinct,
were quite numerous. and north
ern Democratic governors, now
almost never seen, were frequently
encountered.
IF this state of impairment exists,
an instant duty presses upon the man
ayers of the Democratic establish
ment; and one which they cannot
evade with honor. Those of us less
prominent in the party-the rank and
fle--are longing to be led through old
Democratic ways to old Democratic
victories. We were never more ready
to do enthusiastic battle than now,
II we can only be marshaled outside
the shadow of predestined defeat. Is
1t too much to ask cur leaders to avoid
paths that are known to lead to dis
aster? Is it too much to ask that
proven errors be abandoned, and that
we be delivered from a body of death,
and relieve1 from the burden of is
sues which have been killed by the de-
crees of the American people? Ought
we not to be fed upon something bet
ter that the husks of defeat? If these
questions are. met in. an honest, man
ly fashion, believe it will be, produc-
tive of the best kind of Democratic
harmony
DEMOCRATIC STANDARDS.
''In dealing with new issues we Of
the Democratic faith are extremely
fortunate in the simplicity of Demo-
cratic standards and the ease with
which new questions can be measured
by those standards. A party based up
M no fAr ha Int &c 80 Ill
pie as their aggregate condition de-
mands, with no unjust fayoritism for
any particular class; party devoted
to the plan Of popular government as
our fathers ordained 1t and for the
purposes which they sought to estab-
lish; party whose conservatism op-
poses dangerous and un-Amerlcan ex-
periments and yet puts no barrier in
the way of genuine and safe progress,
ought to be able to deal with new
questions in a manner quite consistent
with Democratic impulses and in
stincts.
ACTIVITY IS PAST.
"My days of political activity are
past and l shall not hereafter assume
to participate in party councils. ! am
absolutely content with retirement;
but l still have one burning, anxious
political aspiration. / want to see be-
fore l die the restoration to perfect
health and supremacy Of that Democ-
racy whose mission it is to bless the
people--a Democracy true to itself. un-
tempted by clamor, unmoved by the
gusts of popular passion, and uncor-
rupted by offers of strange alliance
the Democracy of patriotism, the De-
mocracy of safety. the Democracy Of
Tilden, and the Democracy that de-
serves and wins success"