The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-10-15
AROUSED
WE'RE THE VOTERS
OF ALLIANCE
Eloquent and Convincing
Addresses
BY Theodore Bell, of CAL
ifornia, and Frank r,
Herring, of Indiana,
Opera House Crowd-
ed-25O From Canton.
(Staff Specially

Alliance, o., Oct. 11.-DeSpite the
drizzling rain that set in Saturday, an
enthusiastic gathering of 1000 people
attended the Democratic campaign
opening in the Alliance opera house
at which Theodore Bell, temporary
chairman of the Denver Democratic
National convention, and Frank R.
Herring, of South Bend, Ind, were the
principal speakers.
Alliance was strongly Republican,
in fact it was a very Gibraltar of Re
publicanism in Stark county. Democ-
racy never could gain much of hold
upon the place. But in the past year,
the citizens of this city have had their
share of suffering from the Republican
panic. The movement for a reform in
county, state and national government
has started and where there were two
Republicans to one Democrat, the lat
ter have gained in such numbers that
the outlook is very doubtful this year.
While no sweeping majorities can be
predicted for the Democrats, it will
suffice to say that there will be enough
of revival of the party spirit, to war
rant speaking of Republicanism here
in the past tense.
A crowd of perhaps $50 composed
mostly of members of the Young
Mems Democratic club, in uniforms,
came from Canton on special cars.
Many Democrats came from Louis
vile, Salem, Lisbon and other cities
of this vicinity, and with the Alliance
citizens the opera house was crowded
to its utmost capacity. The enthusi-
asm manifested in favor of Bryan and
other Democratic candidates was high
ly encouraging to the leaders of the
district that for years has known moth
ing but Republicanism, for at the mere
mention of the name of Harmon or
the presidential candidate, the audi
ence would burst into deafening ap-
plause, which took minutes to quiet.
AS a speaker, Mr.. Bell, the man
who had welded the gavel at the
Denver convention, entirely fulfilled
the expectations of the audience. He
Is talker of charming f1uency, of ex-
cellent wit, and of brilliant personal
lily, and he held the attention of his
listeners from beginning to end. His
talk was mainly upon national issues
In which he scored the Republican
party, touching upon Taft, Foraker
and Roosevelt, and instructively ex-
pounding the guaranteeing of bank
deposits.
Frank Herring proved to be an ex-
eellent talker. The nucleous of his
talk was similar to that OF MIR. Bell.
He took occasion to dwell for a short
time on the panic in which he made a
comparison with past financial strin-
Eencies to the, present depression, in
which he showed that the Republican
administration is responsible for the
prevailing one.
Before the rally at the opera house,
\ parade through the principal streets
of the city was made by the members
of the Young Mems Democratic club.
The speaking began shortly after 8
o'clock and continued until half past
len.
Mr.. Herring was the first speaker.
He said in part: THE question for
you to determine is whether you want
Taft, with his associates, or Bryan, to-
wards whom mis- worst enemies have
never been able to point an accusing
hnger.
"The fault of the panic of 1928 is
attributed to the Democratic admins
Iration, which had barely come into
power when it started. During the
previous Republican administration
The treasury had been drained of all
It's funds, and on the day when CleVe-
land went into office, the plates for
the bonds which were to be issued to
meet the governmental expenses were
made. II the Democrats are response
Bile for such a panic to whom then
DO you ascribe the blame for the pres
ent depression, when the Republicans
have been in power for twelve years?''
He then went on to explain the re-
iations of Aldrich, Foraker, Penrose
and Lodge, leaders Of the senate, with
The great corporations OF the country.
Aldrich, he showed, was directly con.
nected by family relationship with
the oficials of the Standard Oil com
pany, and in speaking of Foraker, he
provoked much laughter from the au
dience by saying In low voice, "It
behooYes US not to speak Ill of the
dead" Commenting upon the contri'
buttons to the campaign funds, he
said, Thirty cents from the poor
WCrkingmRn Is more acceptable to US
than thirty thousand dollars contribut-
ed by the great corporations, with
which to debauch our senators, repre-
sentatives, and other officials, l want
60 ask you II Foraker and Dick would
ever be reelected II the vote of the
people was taken?"
In the fiercest terms, the speaker
then denounced Cannon. "the man be
hind the gun In the lower house" "ths
man who has refused 70 be a servant
VI the people. and who represents q
few interests." Even Cannon's owI
townsmen have turned against him
and have circulated petition agains
his reelection, not out OF persona
malice, but with view Of Kidding ths
American people Of an oflcial who Il