Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-09-21
FRAUD!
Misnamed" Protection"
AHalyzed by OhiO'S MatchleSS
t Orator. "a
LaWTslce 7. Meals Great Speech
Against KCNinlcYiSm.
II Robs The Multitude for the Enrichment
Of The Few.
The Relations Between the Money
Metals and the People.
Brilliant Oratory, Irrefutable Logic
and Indisputable Facts De-
Avored at Newark,
September Ia.
Lawrence 7. Meals Great Speech
Against KcKinlGYiSm.
II RobS The Multitude for The Enrichment
F.; Of The Few.
The Relations Between the Money
Metals and the People.
Brilliant Oratory, Irrefutable Logic
and Indisputable Facts Do
{ ivored at Newark,
September Ia.

Mr.. President and Fellow Citizens:
/ have no personal claims to urge to-
day. come to plead the cause of the
people, and it is not inappropriate that
/ should plead their cause in this place,
where nearly one hundred years ago. in
1897, were married my grandfather and
grandmother, children of patriots and
soldiers, who, in resistance to unjust
taxation, for almost seven long years,
endured the hardships and encountered
the dangers of the great struggle for
freedom and free government, by which
independence was achieved for them
selves and for us.
Two questions of great public inter
est, one temporary in its character and
effects, but disastrous in the highest
degree to the business of the country,
the other farther reaching in its in
f1uence, fraught with the happiness
and prosperity, or the political oppres-
sion and slavery, not only of this gen.
Grafton but of generations yet unborn,
now command our most thoughtful
consideration.
. That which was prophecy has become
history. We are now reaping the Bit
ter harvest of republican Legislation.
; The Sherman silver law and the
Mckinley tariff law underlie the feel
ing of distrust and want of confidence,
which at this time pervade financial
circles.
j.. These two acts are alone responsible
for the prevailing stagnation in busi-
ness and trade, the closing of our mines
and factories, and the general depres-
sion In agriculture, and a condition of
prosperity can only be restored by us,
as people, by our adherance to the
democratic faith in the matter of both
currency and tariff reform.
Public confidence in all cases rest up
on public honesty; public honesty, like
public credit must rest for its basis up
on honest money; and to secure the
latter. the conflicting claims of gold
and silver as money must be determined
in favor of 'bimetallism.
The relation of the debtor and credi-
tor classes of our people can not be
equitably and impurtially adjusted up
on any other basis.
The purchasing clause of the Sher'
man silver law must be repealed.
The province of the government is tc
coin money and regulate its value, not
to act as broker in the purchase Of
silver bullion. But the unconditional
repeal of this clause in that act is but
one step towards the accomplishment
of the desired end
The democratic party stands com
mitted not only to it's repeal but to the
unlimited use of both gold and silver
as money.
The platform adopted by the demo
cratic national convention at Chicago
last year declared, in unequivoca
terms, for the use and coinage of golt
and silver alike, upon terms of equality
without discrimination, with the single
Limitation that the dollar of the on,
should be intrinsically equal in valu'
to, and exchangeable for the dollar o
the other, thus making the power o
every dollar, whether of gold or silver
equal at all times in the markets ant
in the payment Of debts.
The democracy of Ohio, have in th'
platform adopted by them at Cincinnati
this year, re-affirmed the declaration
of the national democracy upon thi
question.
stand by that declaration. Civ
to it my personal endorsement becaus
/ am thoroughly convinced that it
correct in principle, and will prove th
satisfactory and successful solution o
the unfortunate financial condition
that confront us, and give to us relic
from them, in so far as they have re
suited from the present monetary sys
tenn of the government.
But the re-estahA Ashment Of bimet
allism will not cure all the ills an
evils that now affiict the country.
The greatest foe to the prosperity G
the people is McRinleyism. So lon
as the federal system of protective tai
alton is continued we can have no ger
eral and permanent prosperity In thi
country. To regain such prosperity
we must apply the AK to the root I
the evil with earnestness and vigol
and forever destroy the McKinle
method Of taxation.
The power Of the government to lev
and collect taxes for its own suppol
can not be controverted II must
conceded by all But when the sove
eign power Of taxation ceases to I
used for governmental purposes, an
becomes the inatrument 81 privete h
terests 70 promote private gain, Il
no longer constitationally exercise
and becomes b turn sn tnstrumsnt
wreng and oppeeastoc.