The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23
the parties this year are declaring

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meet us on that we c;.n present the
history of our nation.
More than that We can tell them
this. that they will search the pages
of history in vain to find a single in
stance in which the common people of
any land have ever declared themselves
in favor of gold standard. (Applause.l
They can find where the holders of
fixed investments have.
Mr. Carlisle said in 1878 that this was
a struggle between the idle holders of
idle capital and the struggling masses
who produce the wealth and pay the
taxes of the country. and. my friends.
it is simply a question that we shall
decide, upon which side shall the Dem
ocratic party fight? Upon the side Of
the idle holders of idle capital or upon
the side of the struggling masses? That
is the question that the party must
answer first, and then it must be an
swered by each individual hereafter.
The sympathies of the Democratic par
ty, as described by the platform, are
on the side of the struggling masses,
who have ever been the foundation
of the Democratic party. (Applause)
Two Ideas of Government.
There are two ideas of government.
There are those who believe that if
you just legislate to make the well-to-
do prosperous, that their prosperity
will leak through on those below. The
Democratic idea has been that if yCu
legislate to make the masses prosper
GUS their prosperity will find its way
up and through every class and rest
upon it. (ApplauseO
You come 70 us and tell us that the
great cities are in favor of the gold
standard. l tell you that the great
cities rest upon these broad and fer
tile prairies. Burn down your cities
and leave our farms and your cities
will spring up again as if by magic
But destroy our farms and the grass
will grow in the streets of every city
in this country. loud applause.)
My friends. we shall declare that this
nation is able to iegislate for its own
people on every question without wait
ing for the aid or consent of any other
nation on earth (applause), and upon
that issue we expect to carry every
single State in this Union. tApplause.)
I shall not SANDER the fair State of
Massachusetts nor the State o: New
York by saying that when its citizens
are confronted with the proposition, Is
this nation able to attend to its own
business?-I will not SANDER either one
by saying that the people of those
States will declare our helpless in-
potency as a nation to attend to our
own business.
Seventy-six Over Again.
1t is the issue of 1776 over again. Our
ancestors, when only three millions,
had the courage to declare their po-
litical independence of every other ma
tion upon earth. Shall we, their de-
scendants, when we have grown to
7O,OOO,0O0, declare that we are less iri-
dependent than our forefathers? No,
my friends, it will never be the juds-
ment of this people. Therefore, we
care not upon what lines the battle is
fought. If they say bimetallism is
good. but we cannot have 1t till some
nation helps us, we reply that instead
of having a gold standard because Eng
land has, we shall restore bimetallisih,
and then let England have bimetallism
because the United States has it. ZAP
plause.) If they dare to come out and
in the open defend the gold standard as
good thing we shall fight them to the
uttermost, having behind us the pro-
ducing masses OF this nation and the
world. Having behind us the CONNER
cial interests and the labOring inter
ests and all the toiling masses, we
shall answer their demands for Il gold
standard by saying to them you shall
not press down upon the brow of labor
this crown of thorns. You shall moi
cruelty mankind on cross of gold.
Tremendous Outburst of Err thusi asm
Mr.. Bryan had finished his speecl
and it was the signal for tremendous
outburst of enthusiasm. The standards
OI -OuS OldtCS "SlC NdlhiCu iioh
their places and gathered around the
| Nebraska delegation. Among then
New York, Pennsylvania, and Massa
chusetts were conspicuous for their alb
sence.
Apparently three-fourths of the dele
gates stood upon their chairs an(
waved handkerchiefs, hats, umbrella:
| and canes. Several red bandana hand
kerchiefs made their appearance ant
were frantically waved by their own
ers. The half wild delegates formed ;
procession and carried number of tht
State standards around the aisles.
The band over the platform played
the "Skidmore Guards" which appar
emily excited another band out in thu
audience, which started to play an
other tune, but the noise was so grea
that it was impossible to tell what the!
were playing The enthusiasm sub
sided to some extent and was then re
newed with great vigor.
| After the demonstration had lastet
fifteen minutes the chairman succeed
ed in restoring a semblance of Orde
and the business of the convention wa
proceeded with.