The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-17


done this, not on the influence OF the mo-
ment, not because IL Is popular. or destined
60 be popular, but because / believe its prin-
ciples are founded on the eternal Rock of
Right, tapplause,l and are in harmony
with the genius Of this Government
[Applause. This party believes in the
value OF man. while the other parties be-
lieye in the value Of metals. and man as its
ard OF vaue;' the other says: imam is
the standard Of all value, and gold, like
everything else, j. his servant to do his
bidding" As one has said, ''the issue pre-
sented by the National party Is broader than
the question of state right, it is question
Of the right Of man, the right of woman, the
right OF children, the broad question of
human rights.' Applause.l People are
constantly talking about their wealth"
speaking Of their gold, their silver, their
stocks, their bUnIs and their mortgages.
Now, none Of these constitute wealth! A
man may have AN abundance OF all these,
yet be extremely poor! A fool may come
into possession OF all these by Inheritance,
and yet never appreciate their worth.
wealth has Its bass ID manhooQ and woman
hood, and not in stOc2s and bonds. APP
plause. 1t Is that into which / put my
spirit, lfe, toil, culture and affection. Thus
everything acquires value, As 1t represents
mannood, aHd in no other way eau it be
measured. Reckless speculation does not
create wealth, nor anything else only
thieves and murdeIeTs. The accumulation
OF honest toll investments has q way
Of staying, but bOnanzas have As
many wings rs the cherubs of
Ezekiel's vision. Jay Gould is said
to be worth sJI ,0)j, ,0J1. lie may con-
trOI that amOunl, bdt his "worth'' is never
to be Measure Uy the millions he has
gained BY wholesale z mbling. LAppiause.
tbipk we suOGld measure his worth as far
less valuable than the common thief. [Good.l
lie may rob to SUSAN life, and if ne does
this we put him benind the walls OF yonder
prison, but the nan, who was bankrupt III
lsI3 anu in ISL controls S6D, ,OJO,UUO, owns
and controls the machine OF this Republic
AN party lapplau,e and in whose presence
the august leaders bow with reverence.
lApplause. ! Say wealth Is not to be meas
ureI 10y -uen n'eu. but IL Is 10 be measured
by free, Intelligent, Industrious and moral
people. ! he wealth Of this Government
does not consist in The amount of gold ard
silver taken hon the mines, or the horses
and cattle and sheep raised upon its vast
prairies, hut it, wealth lies in the number
OF good men Gad women, the honest, the
industrious, tho noble, the intelligent, that
marril under H. flag. 1 hold that man, in
his rights AID privileges, is greater than
any institution, and nobler than any form of
government. Man should be placed where
q cd placed him, above all, master Of all,
and slave of none. There is no law that man
cannot annui il it oppresses him, no custom
or habit that he cannot tear in fragments
and throw To the four winds OF Heaven If it
iniariously cramps his liberty, binders his
growth or prevents his happiness. APP
piause. In THIS idea Of mans greatness
you have that vital and indestructible germ
out Of which every revolution which has
been, or shall be, springs. The idea has al
| ready oyerthrown Empires, beheaded Kings,
| assassinated Cars. Reconstructed Constitu-
| tions and shaken every false system from
turret 10 foundation stone. tApplause.l ]
And IL is the power of asserted man.
hood that Will one day give US Re
| publican Government in fact, as well ~
name. The power OF achievement and rev.
ouii,n il in the genius of The human soul
itself. All revolutions In politics aud relig-
| ion are only external expressions OF the Di-
/ vine energy Of the human soul. Obstacles
| have impeded mans progress, and difficult
| ties have arisen before him at every step,
but neither the mighty river, nor old ocean
| itsef, heavcs "A wave so high that man will
not mount IL aud have domInion over 1t, nor
- blows there gale 50 1ieTce," that he will
| not meet IL anu press his way onward i'll
| spite OF It's fury. Applause. And when
| men talk TO men about the wealth OF Ma
tion, | want To know whether they mean
| gold or men; | want TO know whether they
| mean capital or labor. Ii is evident that
I capital does not create the wealth of a Ma
tion. Pile up your gold mountain high, but
| unless the busy brain and hand Is active in
The domain OF labor your gold is 50 much
worthless matter scattered over the face OF
the earth. Talk about the " intrinsic value''
OF gold and a, such il becomes the money
Of the world; why, nothing has an intrinsic
| value, unless IL l. u wealth producing pow
er; and the power of producing tceatnh lies in
the man and not the gold he digs out OF the
earth. lApplause. Therefore, if you ask
me why have, without any hesitation,
mental reservation, or secret evasion oi
mind,' identiicd myself with this National
party, l viii tell you, 1t is because it be-
lieyes man j. greater than systems or ins litu-
lions, and OF more value than gold, or any
precious metal. IL Is because "cvil gov.
ernment should guarahtee the Divine right
of every lIbOrer TO tine results Of his toll,
thus enabiiny the prOd GERS Of loeiiM to pro-
vide themselves with the means OF physical
comforts and the facilities for mental, moral
and social culture" lApplause.] To-day
the legisla'iu ion OF this Government is ia
protect esp,tt, and the LobOrer, the rea
weath-producinS power, must LOOK oul
for himself. And IL he gets auy Fights he
Is obliged To procure them by almost mot
| force. The capitalists are continually ask.
ing to be projected In their investments
but who pleads in the Legislative halls fol
the designer, the inventor, the mechanic,
the men who W the cunning OF the brair
and hand seud out the plow, the reaper
the mower, the sewing machine, the steam
engine, and the innn merable products o.
laborg Echo answers sOhof And the .sounC
dies away Ia the distance Laughter an(
applause. The sole object Of this clas
| SisIation Is To increase the value Of golt
anu cheapen tue wealth producing power
man. IL Is 10 build up a "strong Govern
| meni.' not strong In manhood, but stron,
in eyed "a, istocracy, and to make serf,
and slaves Of its labOrers, who possess
, large per ceh;age Of the brains Of The land
! The National party propose TO reverse al
thisi Applause and cheeringl 1t claim
: that LABOR mas rights that capital is bound t.
| respect. ami j. would respect it. were it no
. for the ''evti :. Mus of legislation. - whicl
roh4 the iabo'rr Of his right to receive JUS
9 and reasuna'ne compensation for his toll
. anil gives /! 80 the holder OF capital. ltsay
5 that labor should lie protected by Ma
}, tipnal and state authority so as to equaliz
o its burdens, aud insure just distribution Q
= its results" that tGe producer of wealt
= has as good right 10 set price on his ow
I labor-yes, "a better right than his employer
g | We maintain that the right to make an
: issue money is q sovereign power to b
$ maintained by The people for the commo
d benefit" But our opponents tell us no, th
n Government cannot make money: Go
n made mo .ey and put it in tn
: heart OF the earth. 1t is a product {
It nature. Laughter In other words. Col
r is king. ~ it used to be said: "COtton
:. King" but these politicians who are alway
i worshippins some calf set up by aristocrat
s have changed their God, from Cotton 4
II Gold. Laughter and appiause.1 On tn
Q other hand We maintain That Man is Kin
Al and gold Is his servant, to do his biddin.
r Gold Is not money, it is merely a preciou
VI \ anu Oull DtCOHts mDntys VI u ult
n dium OF exchange, or q legal tender bt
d tween men when it has the sovereign STAN
10 of Government put upon 1t. But whateve
3, may be mans opinion OF this, all know til;
y the Government has the sovereign right
r, coin and issue money, and il it has III,
'e right, why delegate this power to bankin
!, corporations! The same power that deli
Ie gates to corporations the right or power
10 expand or contract its currency and issU
l. paper can take away this power and issr
Iy its own currency. Loud applause
sr may be that do not understand this sy
Of tenn Of finance. You know am preache
ar and preachers are not supposed to kno
l. very mach about money llaughter] ]-on
IL this, that they must he very saving Of VIII
IS. little they get now and then; tlaugh:e
=, but believe know this much, that Il
., proprietor Of an establishment has mo
be power than his agent. lApplause.
I'd Uncle sam Ii the chap who owns and CO
to trols the concern 1t seems to me he can RI
e, the business more economically himself;
Y. long as he Is In debt SO much, he had bett