The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-24


as they have boon to allow the platform Of
n party to control their actions.
when our party at Chicago wrote the
platform we knew that 1t would offend
some people No party can take plain,
strong, emphatic position upon any quss-
tion without offending somebody. We dc.
clared in that platform what we believed
was right; we described there the policies
which we believed wero best for the Amer
lean people, and when we did it we knew
that it would ALLEVIATE some. Let me read
one of the planks of that platform:
1--WE are opposed to the issuing of in
terest bearing bonds of the United States
In time OF peace, and condemn tho trafficl-
ing with banking syndicates which, In ex-
change for bonds at m enormous profit TO
themselves supply the federal treasury
with gold to maintain the policy of gold
monolnotalism.
That Is one of the planks that was not
pat In there to attract the love of those
who have grown rich out of the govern
ment's oxtremities.
do you remember the good book states
that some eighteen hundred years ago
man named Demetrus complained on this
preaching Of the Gospel, Whyf Why, he
said, 1T destroys the business in which we
are engaged, We are making Images for
the worship Of Diana, and these people
say that they be not gods, that are made
with hands But Demetrius was much
like men who have lived since his day.
When he made up his mind that the
preaching of tho Gospel interfered with
his business he did not go out and say to
the world, Our business Is being injured
and we are mad What did he say2 He
said Great is Diana of the Ephesians'
1--WE have some today who are worry
much like Demetcius. They know that
the restoration of bInotallism destroys
the business in which they have been en-
gagged; but when they make public
speeches they do not say that the Demo-
cratic party is wrong because it interferes
with their business What do they saya
They say, Great Ia sound money, great is
ON honest dollar.
II say this platform was not written to
attract their vote, 1t was written because
wo want to destroy the business in which
they are engaged. But, my friends If
those who have made a profit out OF the
governments financial policy array them
selves against tho Democratic party may
we not expect those who believe that We
are right to come to our rescue and ill up
the ranks that arc being depleted by their
desertionf
"If wo must part company with those
who bellovein governmental Of sypAicates,
by syndicatcs and for syndicates, may we
not appeal with confidence to those who
believe that q government of the people,
by the people and for the people shouldnot
perish from The carth2 I have not been in
the state Of New York long, l have not
met many Of your people, and yet in the
short time that have beon here have
met enough Republicans who say they are
going to vote our ticket to make up for
every prominent Democrat that ever de-
serted u.s. and we welcome the coming
guests as we spcea those who are parting.
Now our opponents are all divided as
to the policy which should be pursued.
You take the gold standard Democrats
Some of them say they ought to come out
openly and indorsc the Republican candi-
date, so as to be sure to elect him, and
others say no, that would be dangerous,
BECAUSE unless we hnvea candidate of our
own, why there would be great many
Democrats who would be foolish enough
to vote tho Democratic ticket of the conf
mon people. They all want the same OBJ
ject. They all want to elect q Republican
candidate because they believe that De-
mocracy is better exomplifled through Ro-
publicanism. (Avoice; "Aro you Dem
ocratpo
II call myself that, but you can call mo
any name you please. You cannot swerve
mo from what believe to be good for the
people, My friends, want you to study
this money question for yourselves, and
want you to understand that if bmetal-
ism is to be restored the United States
must take the lead"