The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-10

dollars will become dear, because they
are scarce. II the supply Of money
travels more rapidly than the demand,
dollars will become cheap, because plenti-
full. That is the rule, my friends. And
II you want TO raise the value Of dollar,
all you have got to do Is to make dollars
scarce, and you can make them dear.
want to give your authority on this sub
ject, II can find 1t. find this language
used by an eminent citizen Of the United
States in speaking of the former presi'
dent or a president during former
term of office He endeavored even be
fore his Inauguration to office to stor
the coinage of silver dollars, and after
wards, and to the end of his administrs
tion, persistently used his power to that
end. He was determined to contract the
circulating medium and demonetize on'
Of the coins of commerce, limit thu
volume of money among the people, make
money scarce and therefore dear. HI
would have increased the value Of money
1
and diminished the value Of everything
else. Money the master; everything else
tie servant
"That is the language given In one o.
your daily papers, and said to be the ut
terance Of man now before the Ameri
can people as a candidate for the presi
denoy; and the papers say that thu
Language was used in this very hall, IL
this very city, and on the 18th day O.
February, 1891. (Applause.)
perhaps some one MISC uoted the gen
tleman's speech, and If it is found in thu
future that this is misquotation, shall
hasten to retract what 1 am going to say
about It, But this is the language at
tributed to the Republican candidate nov
before the people for the presidency. d.
you note what he says: He charges thai
the presid dent Of the United States was de
termined to contract the circulating
medium and diminish one of the coins o.
commerce, and limit the volume of money
among the people, make money scarce
and therefore dear. He would have in
creased the value of money, and dimin
ished the value of everything else. Money
the MASTER everything else the servant
IT am always glad to give to an oppon
ent any credit which find due him AMI
l am glad in the presence of this audi
ence, IN the same hall in which MIR. Mo
Kinley stood-I am glad to say that wher
be uttered these words. he uttered th
truth, which he cannot retract in thi
campaign. Great applause.)
"If president few years ago tried Il
make money dear by making 1t scare
If president few years ago tried Il
make money valuable and everything els
less ,aluable-if president few year
ago tried to make money the master snC
everything else the servant, and it wa
wrong then it is wrong now, too. Gap
plause) Men may change. Principle,
do not change. (Applause.) Opinions
may vary but the truth, once spoken
goes on and on, and is omnipotent. Tha
is true (Applause.)
"What complain of today is that tht
Republican party, at the request of th'
bond holders and money changers WHIT
are trying to enthrone money as tht
master, and make seventy millions o
people serfs and slaves-what I complain
of today is, that to say that we must con
tinue the gold standard until foreign
nations come to our relief is to preach tn
gospel of despair and say to the American
people that there is no hope, unless tn
foreigners come and take pity upon us
when the Republican party was deaf t,
appeals for pity. (Applause.)
"They complain that we spend SOM
time In denounoing the gold standard
We can spend a good deal of time de
nouncing the gold standard, and yet no
resort to our own language at all. VI
can occupy ourselves using the languag
of eminent men of this country who hav,
denounced the gold standard in terms a
severe as any which we could employ
and we have the right to use their Ian
guage. We have the right to quote wha
they said. And / am afraid that howeve
unpleasant the operation is, 1t will be con
tiuued for at least two months yet
daughter and applause.)
"You say that you are in favor of bi
metallism. If you are, my friends, ther
told you that he was very anxious to ge
to town which lies six miles to the east
and he turned around and started to wall
rapidly towards the west, what woul,
you believe, bis word, or his footsteps
CLaughter.) If a person tells you he
in favor of bimetallism, and wants to Sc
cure it by entrusting the government ii
the hands of those who do not want il
do you believe his words or his action
This is serious question, my friends.
"If the gold standard is good, we d
not want bimetallism. II there is enougl
money to furnish standard none
which will keep pace with the population
then gold and silver together would fur
nish too much; but If we want bimetall
ism. it is a confession that there is no
enough gold. If bimetallism is desirable
then the gold standard is crime agains
the human race.
"There is no middle ground. There
no middle ground between bimetallisn