The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-02-14
.LINC0LN'S POLICIES
COMPARED WITH OURS
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that initiates against our manhood
and the sacredness of our institu.
tions should be blotted out When our
| country was builded, It was bnilded
on justice and integrity. II was
founded on logical principles. Bnt the
men who favor the requirement of our
insular possessions are they who have
their own interess to serve; and
they are they who are opposed to the
rendition of strict justice to the in
habitants to those islands. But the
men who have got Their own personal
interests to serve are they who stand
for the principles of Jefferson and
Lincoln, and the grand old sentiment
of the Old Testament, viz, mo ma
tion Is safe that does not love right
eousness and hate iniquity"
NEVER CONQUER PHILIPPINES
We will never conquer the Philip,
pines, said the speaker until we ex
tend to them the benefits of the con-
stitution and the Declaration of Inde-
pendence. And let us pray and labor
for president and congress that will
do justice to that people. What is
going on over there now? Why, they
have been denied, on Fourth of July,
the right, in the city Of Manila, to
assemble and read the Declaration of
American Independence! Does the
conduct of this government show that
they have the interest of those people
at heart when 1t suppresses in them
their aspirations toward that freedom
which we ourselves highly prize?
When the Democrats enlarged the
country's territory, it was that the
portion taken in should govern itself.
But the Republican administration
does not intend to give the Philip
pines that privilege.
The only way in which we can ever
permanently conquer ~
Is by extending to them the benefits of
the constitution and the Declaration
of Independence, which asserts that
all men were born free and equal
In the absence of John l.. thinner
man, of Springfield, who was unavoid-
ably absent the toastmaster, A. w.
Taylor, eloquently responded to the
toast, Andrew Jackson" Lincoln
and the Workers." was responded to
by Charles Bonsall, of Salem
| George s. Adams, of Cleveland. to
whom the subject, THE Ladies'" had
been assigned, was prevented from
coming by the illness of his wife.
LETTERS OF REGRET.
The following letters of regre. were
read by Toastmaster Taylor.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 2S, 1902.
| regret to say that it viii be I'M
possible for me to be in your neigh
borhood on the evening Of February
18th. | have an engagement at Ann
Arbor February 22ndr and have to vis-
it some Michigan Cities just before
that and the work here will occupy
all my time until 1--we to leave for
that trip
1t would give me great pleasure If
circumstances permitted, to join you
in the banquet given in honor Of JEFF
ferson and Lincoln. Lincoln quoted
Jefferson in the organization of the
Republican party and today We can
quote Lincoln's words in rebuking the
his party in view of this inconsis-
tency?
A fine eulogy was paid to Lincoln
imperialistic tendencies of the Hepub-
lican party.
Thanking you for the honor you do
me, am, very truly yours,
w J. BRYAN.
FROM SENATOR HILL.
| Albany. N. Y, Feb. Sth, 1902.
Mr.. dear Mr.. Carlile: Your esteem
ed invitation to attend the banquet to
be given in honor of jefferson and
Lincoln on the evening of February
18th, by the Democratic club of Salem,
has reached me at time when re-
gret to say previous engagements will
prevent my acceptance.
The gathering of body of Demo-
cratic citizens to honor the memory
of Jefferson and Lincoln proves how
inseparably associated in the hearts
of our countrvmen are the two great
principles with which the names of
those leaders are identified. Jeffer-
son was foremost in the establishment
of constitutional liberty. Lincoln