The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-12


point is, we are together again.
The science of sensible overnment is
founded on compromise. The integrity
of party existence rests on the homely
rule of meeting each other half way.
A platform is not photograph of par
ty faith-it is a composite sketch of
party compromise.
1t is better to give up some untimely
doctrine and occasionally succeed,
than to hold them all faithfully and
always fail, for If we could become
master OF a few things, we might be-
come ruler over many. To plan sue
cess in disregard of principle is mere
intrigue; to plan failure by holding to
an outlaw issue is mere folly. Win
ming is not wicked, strategy is not a
sin. 1t is far better for the country to
re-light the fires of Democratic hope
by success coming from concession
than it is to put out what is left, by
| failure, fastened to formula. The
state of New York, hearkening to the
demand from every quarter of the
country, comes to you united upon one
who will bring peace into our council,
patriotism and power to our campaign,
and success TO our contest. | say New
York is united and in saying so l deny
! the charge that has Deen spread
| broadcast over the country that there
| Is dissensiOn. In the convention whose
instructions we delight to obey there
were two resolutions offered, and each
of these invites the country to consider
the fitness and character Of our candl-
date. Therefore, | repeat that this ss
the unanimous voice of New York in
viting the country 20 consider the fit
ness, ability and availability of our
candidate. The country, anxious TO
win in this great crisis, called upon
New York as the battle ground New
York answers with a candidate who
The country called upon New \ lork for
the best Of its brain and blood and
New York answers with a man who
made his way through poverty and
toll until he found the highest peak of
power and honor in the state. The
country called upon New York for a
Democrat and New York answers with
a man who learned the simplest les
sons of faith in the furroweG field, who
took them with increasing strength to
the bar and finally honored them by
his exalted station on the bench-a
man who, throughout his career from
poverty to power, never in fair weather
or foul, forsook the standards of his
party faith or deserted the colors in
his command
The country called upon New York
for a Democrat free from factional
dispute, and New York answers with
man friendly to all factions, but a
| favorite, or afraid of none; a man who
will take counsels AMI courage or both
but who will take the bitterness OF
neither-a man who will not stir the
t hatred of the past, nor the acrimony
! of the present, but who will lead us
, up toward the future in a cloudless
atmosphere of party grace.
, In his eulogy Of Judge Parker Mr.
Littleton said: If you ask me why
he has been silent, | tell you it is
because he does not claim to be the
master of the Democratic party, but
is content to be its servant. If you
ask me why he has not outlined a pol
icy for this convention | tell you that
the sovereignty of the party is in the
untrammelled judgment and wisdom
OF its members; if you ask me wha
his policy will be, If elected, tell you
that it will be that policy which finds
expression in the platform of his
party.
With these, as some of the claims
upon you conscience, and Judgment
New York comes to you, flushed with
hope and pride. We appeal to every
Democrat from everywhere to forget
the bitter warfare of the past; forget
the strife and anger of the older, 9th
er days; abandon all the grudge and
rancor of party discomfort and recall
ing with ever increasing pride, the
; triumphs of our fifty years of con
stitutional government of liberty and
; peace, here and now resolve to make
the future record that resplendent
reach of time in which liberty and
; peace went up and down the nations
of the earth. building their kingdom
in the hearts of men and gathering
the harvest of genius and toll; in
which reason struck from the hand
of force the sword of hate and pluck
ed from the heart of war the germ OF
greed in which conscience smote
the thoughts of wrong and filed the
mind with mercy's sweet restraints
in which power grew in the human
: brain, but refused the shelter of 8
J glittering crown; In which the people
7 of all lands and tongues, awakened
; to hope by the inspiration of our ex
ample, followed with the march OF
: years that luminous pathway leading
to destiny beyond the reach of vision
{ and within the providence of God. In
r this spirit, New York nominates fol