The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-17
Mr.. Toast Master and Friends:

Mr.. Toast Master and Friends:
Az thls banquet and reunion of the
Canton. many pleasant recollections
rise before us. Many Of it's members
less of what 1t was, or In what langu
grieved and disappointed at the bitter
vote at all; a goodly number of indepen
other political organizations, or are
light to dawn that they may guide
ism and political righteousness and
passed to the Great Beyond where
We meet at this banquet table as fri
press our economic and political opinion
us be frank and honest with each other
democratic party and the republican pa
faith are you justified in placing in the
tyR The same capitalistic system, the
the same owners of predatory wealth
democratic party direct and control tn
tion of the republican party.
The platforms of these parties are S
have become so blended and intermingle
between the trumpeting of the republic
democratic donkey until you have exam
The democratic and republican part
to stand on after they are in office.
Each pc rty will favor temperance to
genCies the case demand.
The democratic party will promise Y
The republican party viii promise y
ey," and then give you an inflated cure
bonds as in the Aldrich currency law.
The democratic party will promise y
then present you with the Wilson bill,
President Cleveland declared "a party
The republican party will promise y
| yet will receive hundreds of thousands
from sacred insurance money belonging
| ceiver of the stolen money placed in the
ed to the White House to aid and assist
| congress on honest elections and SOU
The republican party promised CONT
but instead have given panic. business
democracy has done. They promise yo
rich criminals, but no trusts have been
| imprisoned to date is a poor laboring ma
| of organized labor, and yet the union
party finds to his sorrow after election
lod of renewed slavery to the interests
ballot was worse than thrown away,
chains. They each attempt to bribe the
| promised, and appointments given to lu
where their voics in behalf of labor is
| The democratic party declares the
declares the people do. rule; but the
won't rule and never will rule, while cit
ment Capitalism has control of both
masters grip. The old system is rotten
up or be reformed. If either party had
| rule of the people, 1t would have declar
uative and referendum. thereby making
their capitalistic masters would not per
The people have not only lost faith
| branches of the government but look
| of the Nation from the supreme court
When they see a federal Judge wipe
the Standard Oil Company and at once
cation at the expense of the beneficiary
| judges in all parts of the United states
sleeping and dining luxUries attached
charge by the very. railroad companies
said Judges; when they hear the income
and tomorrow pronounced unconstit
law is construed to operate against labo
| tons OF great wealth as IL was INTENDED
millions of dollars worth of government
or convicted or sent to the pententiary
10 the United States senate to make la
er. Haywood and Pettibone kidnapped
| writ or process of law but by mere
| ling forces of capitalism outside of the
orado and delivered to their enemies In
to be legal and constitutional, and when
the gallows not by the grace of the
Jury; when they hear President Roosev
gene " Debs and all the other candldat
cTiticising the courts for both their acts
wonder that the people have lost faith
ciary OF our Nation, and the honesty
itself
The so-called captains of industry
| enormous campaign contributions before
| senators and representatives after elect
| trolling interest in our government beca
need It in their great financial and indu
pie. They have installed their Aldrich' S
senate. and their Cannon's in the Hous
agents in every department of the COVE
| their various interests, and their agents
now up to the people to decide how long
There is a feeling of resentment In
| TEN, and If you will put your ear to the
rumblings OF the coming storm OF indig
| ing from the disturbed souls of an outr
| injustice of a government that is maxim
and making slaves and paupers of those
| the Nation.
Labor produces all wealth and. by
to all 1t produces. There is an ever
government wherein the toiler shall co
produces, and that no man shall have
| labor-a system where rents, profits an
of sucking living from the wealth-pro
| forever.
There is a conflict between labor and
sible. 1t might as well be viewed with
of time until this great conflict will be
the worse for our country. When the
who protest against this ineqaulity, this
ment to privileged classes and all who
| 'to do unto others as they would be
known as socialism. On the other side
sential esment in dignihed govern
talism. On the side of socialism will
wealthy-producing, patriotic people-the
coming from factory. farm ana mine
all kinds of useful labor, to join the
and win the victory that will establish
| mon wealth and make the life of the
sooner this conflict is ended. the better
| If Eugene " Debs, the Socialist candi
more than q million votes, and bell
will not be power enough in the govern
and navy included to prevent the great
| forward to the next four years as beins
of our nation. God speed the day when
of this nation shall rise in their might
| lot box, what is their own. TO the toll
want your own, vote for Socialism ana
nothing to lose but your chains and all
throw capitalism and establishing the
brotherhood of man.
The capitaIistic system of America has
Ibribedaand coerced the DemocratlC ana
| its iniduities and suppress the truth, ana
conquer weaker peoples and nations IN
of the struggling and blighted lives or
| not buy back what they produce.
So long as the laborer Is willing TO
| he is led about by rake Leaders anu sCheih
| sovereignty as an American ciLlzen' so
| dependence and hopelessness, so eat out
not act for himself. can not live up TO
will his condition wax worse ana worse
1t is ever to be achieved. the liberty
resistance Is not worth the having.
loose the chains. but labor must break
| capitalism the master and so long as
| for the system of the master, he Will
| Socialism stands for the freedom or
| for the freedom of the black slave.
| Socialism believes that private owner
! chinery and its means of distribution Is
pie who live on the earth. He who sells
| FOR his labor power is his life. In the
Socialism comes not to destroy, but TO
| of brotherhood; that liberty which m
which the great teachers taught.
| the realization of that fraternity
ages. 1t comes with no attack upon
| goodwill among all men. 1t comes Win
| to serve from the attacks and rayages
| all that makes property sacred; Tor
highest uses of all men in common. IL
| for capitalism has already destroyed the
becoming property owners; but 1t comes
that private property upon which ne
| original life of his Own and express ms
make the strong bear the inhrmities OF
strong; knowing we'll that If We DO not
| to put all the temptations of life on
goodness, and TO abolish the temptation
sion"
The risNs of adventuring upon Soc
risks of continuing in capitalism. The
| lie on the side of staying where we are,
May God speed the day when an aw
| the American people shall prepare the
structure of the cooperative commonw
commonwealth where every honest to