The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-10-08

will turn, for time at least. the fnancia
policy OF this country. The Republican
party. In convention assembled. had declared
that this naton must not change its prese
ent financial policy until foreign nation!
si.all join us in abandoning it. The Demo
cratic platform declares in favor OF ar
American platform for the American people
When | defend an Independent iinancia
T., ley ! am not appealing TO any prejudice
which any citizen of the United States may
have against any foreign nation. | am sim
ply doing In this country what every Eng
lishman does in England. what every Ger
man does In Germany. what every French
man does in France am asserting, and
shall defend, the right of this people TO at
tend to their own business.
II the gold standard is II good thing. ther
we ought TO keep it, whether other natiops
want us to keep 1t or not. If it Is IL bad
thing. we ought to get rid Of 1t because they
want us TO keep it. The Republican party
does not say that the gold standard Is a good
thing. The Republican party expressly de
clares that b!metallism Is better than the
gold standard, because when the Republican
platform pledges the Republican party to
substitute the double standard for the goi,!
standard Ii makes Il valid declaration that
tie double standard Is desirable in preference
to the single gold standard.
That IS the p!atfcrm. and after declaring
biD.etallism desirable it asserts we must de
lay its advantages until those advantages
are brought to us by other nations. IL pro
pOsy,s to surrender the right OF legisla tion
owe; the subject and transfer Legislative
power from Washington to the seat of ons
or more of the foreign nations. who wish to
govern us in this respect.
My friends. no foreign nation has ever
adopted such a policy as the Republican par
ty asks us to adopt. No foreign party has
ever gone before Its country with such Il
proposition as the Republican party now
presents to the United States. So far as
know, no statesman In foreign land has
advocated policy that would make the
people of that nation dependent upon the
people OF another nation for legislative re-
lief of any kind. 1t has been left 10 free
America TO set the example Of national
party proposing to surrender the right of
self-government and bind Its people TO the
will Of foreign powers.
want TO say to you that not only has no
national party ever advocated the gold
standard in platform. want to say TO you
that the leading representatives of the Re-
publican party have expressly denounced the
gold standard and the results that follow it.
want to call your attention to the Ian
guage used BIZ the present Republican candi-
date Tor the Presidency In a speech made In
Tolet-D. Feb. Il, 1881. | have quoted this
the Newspapers. and, never having been
answered, l think we may safely assume
that the newspaper report ut the time cor
rectly recorded what Mr.. Mckinley said. Let
NE read 1t TO you:
During all OF Grover CIeveland's years at
the head OF the Government he was dishon-
orinS one of the precious metals one of our
great products; discreditlng silver and
hanclng the price Of gold. He endeavor'
even before his Inauguration, to offer to
the coinage Of silver dollars. and TO the
of hiA administration he has persisten
used his power TO that end. He was detC
mined to contract the circulating medium
and demontize one class of coins. limiting
the volume of money amons the people and
making money scarce, and. therefore. dear.
He would have increased the value of money
and diminished the value Of everything else.
He wanted TO make money the master and
everything else Its servant"
Ny friends. / have quoted to you what
the Republican candidate said only five years
ago of the President of the United States.
quote sou the language In which the Repub
lican candidate denounced the policy of Mr..
Cleveland. and yet the Republican conven-
tion has declared in favor OF continuing the
policy OF the President.
Mr.. Mckinley said In 1851 that the present
President Of the United States wanted to
make money scarce, and. therefore dear
And now he stands upon platform which
iId0rses the process and promises to carry
1t oGt and IIake money scarce, and there
fore, dear. He said in 1891 that the present
President wanted to make money the master
and everything else the servant. and yet he
stands upon u platform that carries out the
present policy and makes money the master
and everything else the servant.
Ny friends, the Republican candidate In
NAT SptetU Ut SllpNcu luIL lie ulltlpr-
stood then the fundamental principle which
the money overwhelmingly, that
the value Of 4 dollar depends upon the num-
ber of dollars. He recognized then that we
could make dollars dear by lessening their
number. He recognized then that you can
raise the purchasing power of the dollar by
law. and by law reduce the value OF all
kinds of property. He recognized then that
legislation in favor of the gold standard
made money the master and all things else
ta and hOVC right IN Ind
hat since he has adopted that policy he
believes that money should be the MASTER
md that all things else should be the serv-
int.
Defends lis Position.
My friends. we support cur cause not by
he imaginings of people to whom you refnse
,redit for knowledge and wisdom. We can
support cur position In the language of the
rery men to whom we look for advice and
instruction. / can quote yOu what the can
litiate for President on the Republican tick
t has said, and tell you that il those words
we're true then they are true now. even
hough he would blot them out and try to
.hange their meaning.
I can call to your attention what Senator
Sherman, who has been the most successful
politician In the Republican party, has said
N this subject. Only SIX years ago be de-
Jared that the people must have an increase
II the volume OF money to keep pace with
ur increasing population and trade.
Mr.. Bryan continued with lengthy
nd most severe denuEciation of the gold
tandard and the Republican party, and
hen said:
I have respect for the man who has con-
ctiors. who states those convictions and |
lands By those convictions. | respect the |
.epublicans who stand openly and above |
oarl for the Republican ticket. but. my |
riends. | shall not attempt to disguise the |
ceilings which / entertain toward these |
Tho, having failed to control the Democratic |
arty seea still to claim the Democratic |
ame. who. having failed to control the Dem |
cratic organization, start out with Il new |
rganizatOn which they call a truer Demo
rati. organization.
When Mr.. Bryan had finished he show
d signs of exhaustion. Mr. Sewall was
hen introduced. and while many OF the
u,lience were leaving made few re-
parks OF thanks for the reception. Many
eople crowded upon the stands to shake
ands with the candidates.