The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-10-24
Flag Day.

CHICAGO, Oct I9.-Chairman Mark Hanna,
of the Republican national committee, having
appointed Saturday, October 81, rs 'flag
day" and having asked all Mckinley men to
display the flag on that day, Chairman Jones.
of the Democratic national committee, has
issued the following:
Democratic National Headquarters, Chi
cago, Oct. 49, 1896.
"'fhe American flag has always been the
emblem Of national honor and it will always
remain so. It is too sacred TO be prostituted
TO partisan purposes, as has been attempted
for the first time in this campaign. Its in
fluence has always been for good TO all man
kind. Its display is always potent for the
advancement of all that is best in our gov
eminent, for it appeals to every sentiment OF
patriotism and national pride.
II therefore suggest that on Saturday, De-
tober 81, all those who desire to preserve the
country's honor and independence as it came
to us from the fathers, who believe in the
right of every man, rich or poor, TO cas-
free and untrammeled ballot, who oppose
government by corporations and the coer-
cion of voters and desire that real and gend-
inc prosperity may once again return to bless
our people. display the national colors at their
homes, their places of business and wherever
else they may be seen in order that the voters
whose hearts are with the country may be
cheered and their purposes strengthened, and
that those who are wavering may take courage
of their patriotism TO perform their duty as
citizens, 'to the end that government of the
people, by the people and for the people shall
not perish from the earth
JAMES X. JOKES,
''Chairman National Democratic Commit
tee.
WHAT MR.. BRYAN SAYS.
In a speech in Ohio on the 10th Mr. Bryan
said in part in referring TO Hannas circular {:
''Now note that he says he wants the flag
displayed by all those who on thes3d of No
vember intend to vote for the preservation Of
our national honor We advocates of free
silver believe that only by having financial
policy made by the American people for the
American people can you support the honor
of the United States. He wants those to dis
play the flag who are for sound money. We,
who believe in the money of the constitution,
are for sounder money than those who want
to change our currency into pounds, shillings
and pence.
We who believe in a basis for our financial
transactions sufficiently broad for those tran
sactions to rest upon, believe in u soundoT
financial system than those who advocate a
gold standard and q financial system based
upon gold alone, when You cannot get the
only believe in sound money, but we tell you
what we mean by sound money and do not
play the hypocrite by talking about sound
money and then refusing to explain what the
term means.
Mr.. Hanna wants those who are going to
vote for the advancement of our peoples in
terests and general prosperity to display the
flag. Ny friends, we believe that free coin
age of silver, the opening of the mints to the
free coinage of silver at 16 to l., without wait
ing for the aid or consent of any other nation
on earth means the advancement of the inter-
est of the people and of general prosperity,
and, therefore, we can join with these men in
displaying the American flag. Let it be
known to the country that we are standing by
the flag and that we are not asking foreign
nations what that flag shall mean.
/ join in the request for three reasons
first, because everything that he asks in that
letter we believe in, and therefore we have as
much right to display the flag on that day as
any Republican has, and we believe that we
have good deal more moral right TO do it in
this campaign.
For another reason I join in the letter.
do not want them to mark the advocates of
free silver for slaughter on that day. / do
not want employers to go about over your
town and throughout the country and find
who has flag in his window and then threaten
to discharge any man who does not say he is
going to vote the Republican ticket.
My friends, if coercion is going TO be at
tempted, for Heavens sake let il not be at
tempted by using the flag as n means for
pointing out the men to be threatened. If
they want to find out who shall be slaugh-
tered let them take some other emblem than
the nations emblem under which to do their
nefarious work.
There is another reason why | Join in that
request | want some flags to float on that
day which do not mean n government by
syndicates and for syndicates. | want some
flags to float ON that day that do not stand for
the right of coal trust to send a representa-
tive to every freside and collect tribute fi6Ia
every family in this land.
want some flags to float on that day that
do not stand for the opinions Of those who
say that if the majority of the people viii
decide u certain way in this campaign they
do not know whether they viii submit TO the
decision or not. / want some flags to float on
that day which have behind them the honest
sentiment of the American people, of people
who intend TO attend TO their own business
aud do not intend 10 be bought or bribed or
driven into support of foreign financial poll
eies. tApplanse and cheers.
So, my friends, want TO ask all advocates
of silver to bring out the flag on that day.
want them TO put it into their homes aud in
their places Of business, and if need be to
carry it upon the streets aud let our opponents
know that we do not intend to surrender that
ensign and emblem into the hands of the
enemies of the people Of this country
(Great applause and cheering.