The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-24

uiOunt ana tney nominated me, and every
man who Is supporting me Is willing to
say so, and to say why he does w. In that
respect have the advantage over some
lLaughter and applause. There is one
party-no, 1t Is not a party-it claims to
be a party-which puts up one ticket in
order to elect another. Kisses and
groans. / am more neutrality-suspicious.
L am too dignified TO advocate one thing
when mean TO do another thing. Ap
plause.l ! am too dignifled to nominate
one ticket for the purpose of voting for
another ticket. 1 am too dignified To
practice deception upon the American
people, and then ask them Great APP
plause. The Republican party adopted at
st. Louis platform which does not say
that the gold standard is good thing
You have heard those gold bugs-I will
use the word-and then L will explain
wny use II. "A voice, "bumbugs'' you
mean. i do not use the word gold bug
In an offensive sense. / use the word in
that same kindly spirit in which the gold
bugs use the word lunatic when they
speak of me. Laughter and applause
The gold bugs tell us That gold is the
money of civilization. Isn't it strange
that the Republican party did not find
that out In st. Louisf 1t does not say So
The gold bugs tell us that this nation has
outgrown the gold standard. Isn't 1t
strange that the Republican party did not
you cannot have two yardsticks. Isn't ii
strange that the Republican party did not
find that outp They tell usthat the free
coinage Of silver is simply in the interests
OF the mine-owners. Isn't IL strange that
the Republicans didn't find that outP
They tell us that the free coinage is de
sired by men who want to pay their debts
In cheap dollars. Isn't 1t strange that the
Republican party didn't find that outp
How do you know that the Republicans
did not find tn. out9 Why, because
their platform pledges the Republican
party TO get rid OF the gold standard
The Republican party pledges to sub
stitute double standard for the single
standard. If the gold standard is good
thing would the Republican party try to
get rid of it2 Well, L think 1t would, but
probably they would not admit 1t. Zap
plause.l And when the Republican party
pledges the country that the Republican
party will try to get rid of the gold stand
ard the Republican party cannot then de.
fend the gold standard as q good thing.
Applause. The Republican party admits
that bimetallism Is better than mono
'netallism, that double standard is bet
t,r than S ngle stan Il, or If you want
put IL In tneIr own way, that two yard
81 $ are better than one yardstick.
Th y want whatf International bimC T.
allis a. VIII not international bimctal-
lis help the mine owner just as much as
lhdependendent bimetallismY Will not
international bimetallism help the debtor
Just as much as Independent bimetallsmY
Therefore, my friends, the Republican
party is estopped from making any argu.
ment againsI the double standard and it
puts itself in this unfortunate position,
that having declared that bimetallism is a
good thing, that the American people
ought to have it, the Republican party
Will not undertake the bringing about Of
that desirable thing until foreign nations
bring 1t to as That is the position Of the
Republican party.