The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-08-29
BRICE'S SPEECH.
He Outlines His Ideas With Clearness
and Without Disguise
Wants Harmony.

ana WltnOuJ Disguise
Wants Harmony.
In the course OF his address, Senator
Brice said: Faith is rapidly being re.
stored, confidence established and
business everywhere reviving, and it is
now clear that it is only question Of
time, either in November of this year
or Of next year, when the American
people will reward the Democratic party
for its profound service to the republic
The three great promises made to the
American people in 1892 have been
more nearly fulfilled and carried more
nearly into execution than any three
promises ever made by any party in any
platform. The Democratic party re.
pealed and wiped from the statute
books the force bill, and next repealed,
Internationally, the Sherman silver
law, and thereby prevented the absolute
bankruptcy of the United States, which
was imminent. And the third, and in
the Democratic heart the most desired,
the repeal of the Mckinley bill was
secured, and in its place was passed
Democratic tariff bill, which will long
stand as the law of the land.
II speak with some fullness and
knowledge of this particular bill, be-
cause / took great interest in it during
its consideration by the senate. Many
of my Democratic friends in Ohio were
seriously disturbed; some of them quite
indignant at my course in the framing
of that bill. Gentlemen of the conven-
ton, when sent by you and your asso.
ciates to repeal the Mckinley bill we
did not propose to return to you with
the Mckinley bill unrepealed if 1t lay
within our power, and we did not. We
could not consent to the passage of a
bill which did not provide sufficient
revenue. Many of you believed that
some demanded it. doubted its con-
stitutionality. Had felt certain that
it was unconstitutional ! should have
voted against it. But with the bill
framed with the income tax included,
sufficient revenue would have been
raised during the last fiscal year to pay
all the government outgo-no more.
With restored trade, however it is now
clear that the BILL even without the in
come tax, will provide about the amount
of money that is required to carry ON
the government.
But, gentlemen, there is another ques-
ton in which great interest it felt,
about which there is great difference
Of opinion and concerning which we
may hear more in this convention. !
have great interest in the fortunes of
the Democratic party in this state and
in this country, and when / see today
efforts being made to divide the great
Democratic party on theoretrical and
academical question in which no prac-
tical result is possible, come to this
convention to ask full consideration be-
fore taking passionate action.
~ come to urge the party in Ohio to
stand on the platform of 1892 on the
money question, to let the currency re-
main as it is now, and not to change
our ground without full deliberation at
national convention, and a deliver
ance from that body. / come to urge
that declaration for free coinage would
be foolish, because it would be impo-
tent, an idle declaration. 1t would
drive from our support thousands, hun
dreds of thousands of men who other
wise would act with us.
"You and l have possibly differed
from Mr.. Cleveland at some time and
in some things, as it was our right, our
privilege, our duty to do, il we were
conscientious in doing so, but he is the
greatest statesman and party leader of
his time. His democracy, his honesty,
his integrity and his continued atten-
tion to business, which constitutes
genius, have never been excelled, and
IN my opinion Democratic success in
1896 will be largely due to the character
of our Democratic president.
"Do not understand me as suggesting
the candidacy of President Cleveland
for reelection. No such question is
now before US. You have heard the
Republican warcry. Their statement
that while both the tariff and free sill
yer question will be discussed neither
will be the issue in the sense of obscur-
ing other questions; that the great par
amount issue upon which the battles of
both this year and next will be fought
will be the record OF the Democratic
party under President Cleveland; that
the question will be whether it is to be
endorsed, and its policy continued, or
whether it shall be repudiated and it's
policy ended. We accept this. The
American people will in the end stand
by us for home rule. for sound tariff,
that is to say, tariff only made for suf-
ficient revenue to carry on the govern
ment economically administered, and
for sound money, that is to say, a cur
rency of which all dollars, whether
paper or silver or gold, shall be inter
changeable and equally good for their
nominal par in the hands of every man