The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-08-27
SENATOR HILLS HOME.

had the meeting in charge. For nearly
three hours Mr.. Bryan was the guest OF
the New York senator, and, although
every participant in the dinner averreo
that it was purely q social affair, their
descriptions were taken with grain OF
salt, it being the general impression
that an understanding was reached
which will insure to Mr.. Bryan the
support of the party organization in the
state.
Mr.. Bryan, in his speech in city hall
square, said that he endorsed every
word Of the Chicago platform, but that
he expected the support of many Dem.
ocrats. who are not willing to endorse
all that the platform declares for Then
he said
The Republican platform adopted at St.
Louis declares that the gold standard
must be maintained In this nation until
other nations shall consent oits abandon
ment, We believe that this declaration
which commits us to gold standard
until other nations come TO our relief Is
equivalent to declaration In favor Of q
permanent continuation of the gold stand
ard, because we do not believe that other
nations will take pity upon us before we
take pity upon our own people. We have
then to consider this question: ought the
American people TO subI-.it longer to a
gold standardY [Cries Of mo, no. The
Democratic party has begun war of ex-
termination against the gold standard.
We ask no quarter, we give no quarter.
We shall prosecute our warfare until there
is not an American citizen that dares to
advocate gold standard policy. [Cheers. ]
You ask whyp We reply that the gold
standard is q conspiracy against the human
race, and that we would no more join IL
than we would join an army marching to
despoil our home and destroy our families.
[Applause.] ask you not to take my
word for the evils of the gold standard.
call as witness a gentleman whose voice
has been heard in the councils of the
Democratic party. ask you If you are
inclined to accuse us Of using extravagant
language. l ask you to read and reflect
upon the language used by John G. Car.
Isle In 1878. In speech made in con-
gress he said:
According to my opinion, the conspir-
acy which seems TO have been formed here
and in Europe to destroy by legislation
and otherwise from three.seyenths to one.
half the metallic money Of the world Is
the most gigantic crime Of this or any
other age. Its consummation would ulti-
mately entail more misery upon the
human race than all the wars pestilences
and famines that ever occurred In the
history of the world"
That Is the language of John G.. Car
isle believe he spoke the truth and If
1t was true then 1t is true today and will
be true, no matter who may change his
opinion or his course upon this question.
Truths once uttered will live, no matter
what may become Of those who uttered
those truths. Men cannot retract truths.
That prophecy was spoken IL years ago,
and 1S years of fulfillment has enabled us
to believe words which were believed by
all at the time they were spoken. Our op-
ponents tell US that the free coinage of
silver Is going to disturb business. / ask
our opponents to write dewn the worst
thing they can possibly think of as pos
sible consequence of the immediate
restoration of the free coinage Of silver,
and when they have written their worst,
i would place against the most dismal
prophecy they can utter the works of John
q. Carlisle and tell them that / would
like the worst thing they could think of
rather than bring a misery greater than
war, pestilence and famine. lApplause. !
Can you imagine the meaning of those
words? No, my friends, the imagination
cannot conceive, the tongue cannot de-
scribe all that is wrapped up in those
words.
Some of our opponents say that they are
afraid that we cannot maintain bimesal-
lism alone. We reply to them that we
have waited for 20 years for other nations
70 help us, and II we are going to restore
blmetalllsm we have got to restore 1t
alone, because Others do not come to our
assistance. Applause. More than that,
we believe that the assertion of American
Independence will do more to bring about
international bimetallism than servile
dependence upon our enemies to bring II
30 us. Applause Our opponents say
that all we neod Is restoration Of conf
dellce. My friends confidence must have
basis TO rest upon. Our opponents say
that unless we shape our financial policy
to suit the pleasure Of foreign nations they
will not loan US any money. We reply
that as long as we shape our financial pol
| Icy according TO their pleasure we will al.
| ways be borrowers and can never be
money lenders ourselves. Confidence
| must rest upon a substantial basis.
| suppose that q man in your community
gives out his notes until everybody has
them and then somebody tries 10 collect q
note and finds that the man has no prop.
erty behind his notes, how can you restore
confidence I'm that man, how can he in
spire confidence in the community just
| In one way, and that Is by putting prop
erty behind the notes that he has out My
friends how are you going to restore con-
| hdence in the United States by legislating
value out OF the property upon which
RaSeS SSs SGhsa 2g se dFffa t Slnd sSsa s2s
increased year by year and the only people
who have prospered are those who own In
yestments payable In dollars or money
they are making out OF the extremities oi
the government
| II you want to restore cashdence you
have got TO restDre prosperity to the greaI
masses OF the people, and talk as much
about good property as they have beer
talking about good money. Money Cal