Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-07-09
Democratic Northwest.
AND HENRY COUNTY NEWS.
GENERAL WARMERS ADDRESS
At The Columbus Convention.

Gentlemen OF the Convention: !
assure you that the announcement
that had been selected to preside
over the deliberations OF this conven-
tion, as your permanent chairman,
was to me complete surprise. But
the interest which l feel in the great
cause, that is now uppermost in the
minds of the people, will not permit
me to decline the service asked Of me-,
and l return to the convention my
sincere thanks for the distinguished
honor it has conferred upon me.
The issue upon which the two great
parties will go before the people in the
approaching election has already been
made up. The Republican conven.
tion, held at ST. Louis, has made its
declarations and selected as its candi.
date for president distinguished cit
izen Of Ohio. The issue, as made up.
is between the gold standard, sup
ported OF necessity by gold bonds, on
the one side, and return to the con
stitutional standard Of gold and sill.
yer, without bonds, on the other side,
tGreat applause,) On that issue the
Republican party has taken its stand
for gold. On that issue the Dsmo'
cratic party will as certainly and 9.
clearly take It's stand for 10Th gold
and silver when it meets in Chic-go
on the 7th Of July, (great applauee);
and as there is room for but one ticket
on the gold platform, so there will be
room for but one ticket upon the
platform of free silver. (Applaue y
There must be not vision of the sil-
yer forces on the eve Of such a contest
as we are now entering upon, and
there will be none. Applause,
As there is no room for two tickets
on either of these platforms, 80 there
is no middle ground which can be con-
sistently taken. All must be either for
or against the gold standard; for or
against the return to the bimetalllc
standard of our fathers. Bimetallism
means a return to the conditions that
had existed for ages down to 1873
Prior to that date gold and silver con-
Jointly had constituted the
standard of value for the world, and
in the formation of our government
it was made the constitutional sand.
ard Of United States. (Great ap-
plause.) The overthrow of that
standard by the act of 1873 was the
Inauguration of monetary revolution
that has already brought upon thepeo.
pie of this country and upon the world,
more distress than any other single
act in the legislation Of any nation Of
the world. (Applausc.) That act
was devised convertly in the interest
of a moneyed combination, domestic
and foreign, and imposed upon the
people of our country without their
knowledge or consent. applause
1t has resulted in doubling thepurchas
ing power of gold and reducing by
onehalf the prices Of the products o.
industry and of property generally
1t has at once increased the weigh
+ debt, and diminished the powtl
Of the debtor to pay. 1t has robbed
industry of its profits and enriched
the nonproducer at the expense of th'
producer. (Arplause.) 1t has par
alyzed the productive energies of th'
American people, reducing to wan
and relegating to idleness vast mum
bers of willing workers, and produc
ing failures and bankruptcies with
out end. 1t is fast changing the con
dltion of the great agricultural clas
in this country from that of the in.
dependent ownership of land to tina
of homeless tenantry, while at tn
same time building up colossal for
tunes in our money centers, thus un
dermining the very foundation o
free institutions in this country
(Grea. and prolonged applause.)
Nor, my fellows citizens, is ther
any hope Of return Of return O
prosperity while these condition
continue and gold continue
to increase in value and prices to fal
as they must as long as this policy
continued (Applause.) There ma
be those, and there doubtless are, VIII
honestly believe that We can, by tari
iugglery or some other device, main
tain in this country level Of price