The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-10-14
Issues Of the Campaign
Discussed.
ALL FACTIONS UNITED
Davis, Hill and Daniel Greeted With
Wild AppIau5e-vice Presidential
Candidate Discusses Issues Of Cam
paien--Gorman Presided-David 3.
Hill Given a Genuine Ovation by
the Crowds

Baltimore, Nd, OCt. lu.-lt was a
great outpouring of Democracy which
assembled tonight in Lyric Hall, to
hear the issues Of the national cam
paign discussed by such speakers as
former United States Senator David B.
Hill of New York, vice presidential
candidate Henry G. Davis, United
States Senator Daniel of Virginia,
United States Senator German and
former Governor William Pinkney
White. All factions in every part of
the state were represented, the party
lining UP more united than 1t has been
in any political fight for years. The
delegations from the % counties in the
state, which would have filled the big
building alone and the crush to hear
the distinguished speakers was so great
that large overflow meeting was held
in front of the hall.
Davis, Daniel and Hill were greeted
with deafening applause which assum-
ed the form of veritable ovations.
Party leaders who had worked against
the ticket four and eight years ago
were on the stage and trolly parties
were run from all the ward clubs in the
city.
Senator German had been selected
to preside, and opened the proceedings
with a short address. After expressing
qualification at the big outpouring of
Democrats, he devoted himself to an
arraignment of former Secretary Of
War Root for his attack on Davis,
whom he defended warmly and whose
services to the republic he highly COM
mended. Senator German said the
country was now passing through
crisis greater than any since the men,.
orable contest made by Tilden and
said:
The Maryland people are determin-
ed that the voice of this state shall
again be heard in favor of restraining
the impetuosity of president and cabi-
nets and in demanding the supremacy
of the law. We will enter our solemn
protest against the doctrine that this
republic shall become a staggering
bully among the nations of the earth"
Mr.. Davis began by speaking of his
long residence in Maryland, his ma
tive state. and then continued:
The people are called upon to de-
termine whether officers in high places
in the government are to be limited in
their official action by the constitution
and the laws or are to be governed by
spirit of extravaganza, party ad-
vantage and dominion. The Demo-
cratic party has been called by its
political opponents, a party of strict
constfuctionists. No greater compli-
ment could be paid them and no policy
is more needed at the present than one
which recognizes fully the restrictions
and limitations of executive authority
and action. Encouraged by the prac-
tice of the party in power, we are fast
drifting in the direction of centraliza-
tion and imperialism.
"The people will have to decide
whether the policy is to be continued
OF permitting the partisan participa-
ton in the work Of the election by the
100000 salaried Office holders, includ-
ing members of the cabinet. The civil
service law. its rules and regulations
are being set at naught and the army
of government employees is laboring for
the continuance in power of the pres
ent administration. This can be done
only at the neglect of their duties and
to the detriment of the public service.
do you want the continuance of the
present high taxes, with the prospect
Of higher ones made necessary by the
extravaganza of expenditure under the
present regime? The present execu-
tive went into Office three years ago
with an oyerfiowing treasury, with the
receipts exceeding the expenditures,
yet for the last fiscal year there was a
deficit of SAL 100000 and If we add the
s6,O00,000 or $1,000 300 received from
the Pacific railroad, the deficit is near
ly s50,000,000. For the first sixty days
OF the fiscal year, the deficit was
$24 ,000,0 900 or at the ragte of $140, ,000,-
600 per annum. There is no way to
meet this excess of expenditures over
receipts except by increasing taxation
or issuing bonds and thereby enlarging
the interest bearing debt Of the gov
ernment Which course will the Re-
publicans follow?"
Mr.. Davis pointed out that the ex-
pendltures of the government had risen
from 1896 under President Buchanan.
to $26,72, under Roosevelt and then
proceeded:
Notwithstanding the large appro-
priations by the last congress 1t failed
to pass the usual river and harbor bill
for the internal Improvement of the
country, a bill which carries with II
from s15.0OO,OOO to sSO,OOO.00o. Appar-