The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-08-21

he Is born, he acts he dies. But princi-
pies are eternal, and this has been con-
test Of principle. Never before in The MS
tory of this country has there been Wit
messed such a contest as that through
which we have passed. Never before in
the history Of American politics has a
great issue been fought out as this issue
has been by the voters themselves.
On the 4th of March, 1895, few Dsn-
ocrats most of them members of con-
gress, issued an address 20 the Demo
Gratis of the nation, asserting That the
money question was the paramount is
sue of the hour; asserting also the hlSnt
of allowing the Democratic party 10 can
troll the position OF the people on this is
sue: concluding with the request that
all believers in free coinage or sliVer IN
the Democratic party should take
charge of and control the policy OF the
Democratic party Three months later
al Memphis, an organization was rerie>t-
ed and the silver Democrats went forth
optnIy and oidiy and courageously pro-
claiming their belief and declaring that
If successful they would crystallZe IN
pIatform the declaration which they
had made; and then began the conflict
with a zeal approaching the zeal which
inspired the crusaders who followed
Peter the Hermit. Our silver Demscfats
went. forth from victory unto victory
until they are assembled Eow, not TO DIS
cuss. not to debate, but TO enter up tne
Judgment rendered by them to the peo-
I,le Of this. country. (Applause).
I'm this contest brother has been ar
rayed against brother and father
against son. The warmest ties OF love
and acquaintance and association have
been disregarded. Old leaders have
been cast aside when they refused tc
Five expression to the sentiments OF
those whom they would lead and new
leaders have sprung up TO give direc-
ton to this cause of truth. (Cheers)
Thus has the contest been waged ana
we have assembled here under as bind
ing and solumn instructions as were
ever fastened upon the representatives,
of a people.
we do not come as individuals. Why.
as individuals we might have been glad
10 compliment the gentleman from New
York. QIllO, but we knew that the peo-
ple for whom we speak would never
be willing to put him in position where
he could thwart the viii of the Demo-
cratic party, (Cheers)
say 1t was not question OF persons;
II was a question OF principles, and Il IL
not with gladness, my friends, that we
find ourselves brought into conflict
other side. The gentleman who just
preceded me Governor KusselD spoke
OF the old state OF Massachusetts, Let
me assure him that not one person In
tl this convention entertalns the least
hostility to the people of the state ot
Massachusetts,. (Applause) But we
stand here representing people who are
the equals before the law of the largest
citizens in the state of Massa chusexs.
xtnI Ia N,a
and tell us that we shall not disturb
your business interests, we reply that
Won have disturbed our business inter-
ests by your course. Great applause
and ch :ermg) We say to you that you
have made too limited In Its application
the definition of business men. The
man who Is employed lor wages Is as
m uch a business man as his employer.
(Cor ,,nued cheers). The attorney in
country town Is as much business man
as the lawyer in the great metropolis.
The merchant at CROSSROADS Is as
much a business man as the merchant
of New York. The farmer who goss
forth In the morning and tolls all day,
begins In the spring and tolls all sum
mer, and by the application Of brain
and muscle TO the natural resources Of
this country, creates wealth, Is az much
a business man as the man who goes
upon thas board oil traue ana DetS upon
the price of grain.
(The sentiments Of the speaker were
cheered again and again. and the gal
heries seemed TO be mass OF white
handkerch.efs waving. The cheers
were renewed again ana again, and 1t
was some minutes before Mr.. Bryan
could be heard). He proceeded az fol-
lowg:
The miners who go thousand feet
in.o the earth ar climb two thousand
feet upon the cliffs and bring forth
from their hiding places tae precious
metals 10 be poured Into the channels
OF trade, are as much business men az
the few financial maenates who in a
back room corner the money Of the
world.
(The free silver delegates at this
polrrt br Ike forth In lfenNldols cheers
standing on chairs and waving their
hats pnd banners fraai,cally } Order