Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-20
Extracts From organs Speech

1.-The humblest citizen in all the land,
when clad in the armour OF u righteous
cause, is stronger than all the whole
hosts of error that they can bring. /
come to speak to you i'll defense OF a
cause as holy as the cause OF liberty-the
case OF humanity.
II shall object to bringing this ques-
ton down to the lewel of persons. The
individual is but an atom; he is born, he
dies, but principles are eternal, and this
has been II contest OF principle
1--WE say to you that you have made
too limited i'll it's application the iefini-
tion of IL business man. The man who is
employed for wages is as much Il bust
ness man as his EMPLOYER. The attorney
in a country town is as much a business
man as the corporation counsel i'll a
great metropolis Ihe merchant at the
crossroads store is as much Il business
man as the merchant III New York.
The farmer who goes forth in the morn
ing and tolls all day, beginsin the spring
and tolls all summer. and by the applica-
ton OF brain and muscle to the national
resources OF this country creates wealth,
is as much business man as man who
goes upon the board OF trade and bets
on the price of grain.
''The miners who delve thousand feet
into the earth or climb two thousand
feet upon the cliffs and bring forth from
their hiding places the precious metals to
be poured into the channels OF trade are
as much business men as the few tinan-
cIal magnates, who, i'll back room.
corner the money. of the world.
I've comeete speak for tins broader
class OF business men. &Ah, .omy friends,
we say not on, word against those
hardy piooneers who braved all the
dangers of the wilderness, who have
made the desert to blossom as the rose-
those pioneers away ont there, rearing
their children near to natures heart,
where, they eau nnngle their voices witt.
the voicesaof the brds-out there where
they have erected school houses for the
education of their young and churches
where they praise their Creator and
cemeteries where sleep the ashes Of their
dead-are as deserving OF the considera
ton OF this party as any people i'll this
country.
''It is for these that we speak. We do
u war of conquest. We are fighting in
the defense of our homes, our families
and posterity.
eve have petitloned and our petitions
have been scorned. We have entreated
and our entreaties have been Disregard
ed. We have begged and they have
Knocked and our calarsity came
I'VE beg no longer; we entreat no
more; we petition no more. We defy
them!
'sYou come to us and tell us that the
great cities are in favor ofgold standard.
tell YOU that the great cities rest upon
these broad and fertile prairies. Burn
down your cities and leave your farms
and your cities will spring up again as if
by magic. But destroy our farms and
the grass will grow i'll the streets OF
every city III this country.
E'If they dare to come out and i'll the
open defend the gold standard as u good
thing we shall fight them to the utter
most, having behind. us the producing
masses OF the nation and the world.
Having behind us the commercial inter
eEts and the aboring interests and toll
ing masses, we shall answer their de-
nlands for a gold standard by saving to