The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-03

erJy loses All ne mas ana mas To begin
again You find the man who holds the
notes meeting In convention and declar-
ing that the gold standard is the best sys-
tenn of money that was ever invented.
But will those people who have lost their
home-will they meet together and en-
dOrse the system that Is destroying themf
My friends, this Is a practical question
that confrunts the farmers Of tho United
States, and not of the United States
alone, but the farmers OF Ireland, the
farmers of England and the farmers OF
Germany and the farmers Of every nation
in the world that has the gold standard
today.
Further on MIR. Bryan said that tho
Republican platform declared for BIZ
metallism, which, in itself, was de-
nunciation of the gold standard
The Republican party pledged itself
TO get rid of the gold standard just as
soon as other nations will help Said
he:
That is not my language my friends,
that Is the language of the Republican
platform and that is the construction
placed upon 1t by the candidate who runs
upon IL in his letter of acceptance He
says, in his letter, that the American peo-
Pile cannot enter upon bim~allism with
OUT the concurrent action OF NLcr nations.
WhyS Does he say we shall maintain q
gold standard for one year2 No. For
four years. No, but the conclusion is that
we must maintain IL forever IL other ma
tions say we must. LApplause.l
Further along, when he was askeds
How about free trade" he said:
My friends it is not more taxes that tho
people want, but more money to pay taxes
with. Great applause.l If there is any
farmer here who has not taxes enough, I
beg him TO go to his county treasurer and
get enough more to satisfy his conscience
and not try to tax all the rest of the pub
lie. Applause But l care not how
men may differ upon the subject of taxa
ton. The subject of taxation Is ever
present with us. We can change our
tariff system any time, but we have
reached our crisis in our monetary affairs
and we have got to decide whether the
American peOplc will run our finances or
turn our government over to syndicates to
take care Of us. Upon the action or the
United States may depend the action Of
other nations. If the Influences which
are at work here succeed here they will be
turned against other nations that now use
silver, and If they succeed in the United
States they will succeed in other nations,
and every nation that goes to the goI
standard increases the demand for gold,
ana every increase in the demand for gold
raises the purchasing power of an once OF
| gold and lowers the purchasing power OF
| wheat and corn and other products of the
| farm.
LILY friends civilization Is wrapped up
In the solution of the moneylqucstion. 10
| is the main question involved in this is
sue The right of self-government and
the existence of Republican institutions
is involved I'm It. II foreign nations can
! force n financial policy upon the Ameri-
| can people they will want to enforce the
| system of government which is the only
! system we can maintain, a system which
| is a monarChial system and which main
tains itself by standing armies. Even now,
my friends, when we speak out against un-
! just legislation they say we are disturbers
of the public peace and menace to law
and order.
MI Bryan also visited Medina, Lew.
istown, Hornellsville, ,,Tonawanda, Mag
ara Falls and several towns en- route
and made speeches.
He was highly gratified with the re-
ception at Buffalo and says he hrs no
doubt that the state convection will en-
dorso the Chicago platform and candi-
dates.