The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-17


pairing an address, however, but prom
ised to respond if called on at another
reunion, even though it be a quarter
of century hence.
James A. Rice was given Looking
Forward" as his subject. His address
was one of the choice bits of the even
ing His wish was for conditions, do
nestle, economic and political that
would put an Utopian to shame. In
speaking of the coming campaign he
asked for the election of the national.
district and county tickets, naming
Krichbaum, Whitacre and Bryan.
These references were greeted with
storm of cheers.
"The Two Bills" according to
Rhodes l. Gregory, are not to be COM
pared He went into the merits Of
each and when he was through he had
made a plain case in favor of the Dem
ocratic standard bearer and judging
from the spontaneity of the applause
which greeted his remarks his audi
ence agreed with him.
E. E. Daniels spoke of the impor-
tance of the third day of November,
election day. He reviewed briefly the
struggle the people of past centuries
had made for the privileges which we
as freemen exercise and pointed out
the cost which our forbears had paid.
He said. too, that we were but lega-
tees in trust of these liberties, held
them in trust for future generations
and that they could not be conserv-
ed without eternal vigilance and the
proper exercise Of the right of suffrage
1t was for this that he asked, claiming
it to be the most important.
P. J. Collins responded to the toast,
The Democratic Party, It's Future"
He told of the founding of the patry,
its principle being equal rights and
exact justice for ALL For more than
| half century this rule was in effect
as the Democracy was in power and
the present strife between capital and
labor was unknown. This came only
under Republican administrations dur
ing which the many had been taxed
| for the benefit of the few. He re-
viewed the past and took count of the
present, then called attention to the
signs of the times which pointed to a
brilliant future for the Democracy.
Charles Krichbaum told of Some
Things of the Past" He spoke of the
efficiency Of political organizations
modelled after the old club and of the
work 1t did how it safeguarded the
rights of the people In the olden days
when it was in the heyday of it's ex-
istence and made dishonest elections
impossible In Canton. He made an
earnest plea for the organization on
similar lines of the present young
mems club and hoped that 1t might
win as high a place as did the old
one. In concluding he paid beauti-
full tribute to those members of the
cider organizations who have gone
Ito the narrow house and the long
sleep" AS he read their names he
said something of each that called to
the minds of those who had known
them, some characteristic which made
them leaders anong their fellows
Many of his hearers were men who
have been tried by the sorrows that
come to most with years and in whom
sentiment might be thought deep be-
low the surface but many eyes were
dimmed as he called the roll of those
who Lave passed beyond.
John H. Sponseller told of 80
cial Events of 188485." and of this
phase of the clubs work. He spoke,
too, of the promise of the future and
the need for earnest work in the party
at the present time.
WHITTIER Have We Been Drifting"
was Ed. Zinninger's subject and he
pointed out the evils which have come
to the body polite since the advent of
Rtpublicanism as it exists today and
showed that the only remedy was re-
turn to the principles of Jefferson and
the other founders and early leaders
of the Democracy.
Calvin Seeman responded to the
toast. "The Former Promises" He
told of the pledges made the people
by the Republican party and of how
they had not been kept. He told
story that took wen and in conclusion
said that if the Republican party had
kept the promises it had made it
would have long since died as a result.
Atlee Pomerene, who did not arrive
until late in the evening, having spok-
en- in Tuscarawas township on taxa
tion reform, delivered an address on
'The Guaranteeing of Bank Deposits" ="
He showed how public moneys are Sc
cured when deposited and how in the
ordinary dealings between men money
Is not let out without some assurance
that it will be returned. He could not
see why bank should accept the
money of depositor and not be will
ing to give some guarantee of its
safety other than the financial respon-
sibility of the stockholders in the in
stitution. He also pointed out the
benefits which have accrued to all
concerned where this plan has been
enacted into law and the statute put
into effect.
The talk by Mr.. Pomerene closed
the regular program. A number of
others present were called on and
among those who responded were Rob
ert s. Shields, ]. j. Whitacre, A. L.
Young, Nick Dickes, Mayor TurnbuIl,
John c. Harmony, Bay Harbert and
Allen Cook.