The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-11-26
Mr. Fryau'a AddreSa.

| Mr.. Bryan has nailed his flag to TIN
mast and has announced that the bat
| tie for humanity is still on. His ad
dress to the American people is worth.
! of the man and of the hour. 1t reflect
| the character of one great in adyersit!
and noble in defeat. Having closed hi
remarka BILE canvass without n mis-
| take, he adopts the manifest cours,
open to him as the chosen leader of al
oppressed people. mo personal or po
litical friend" he says, need griev'
because of my defeat. My ambition
has been to secure immediate legisla
ton rather than to enjoy the honors o.
office; therefore, defeat brings to me n,
feeling o. personal loss"
The man who does not recognize tn,
| ring of true patriotism in these wOrd
is made of the stuff that sees only self
ishness in an honorable ambition to at
tain the presidency. But those wht
followed the free coinage banner ant
went down with it in temporary disas
ter know, if their opponents do not
that love of country and love of power
inspires every utterance that emanates
or will emanate from the captain of the
host during the ensuing four years.
The keynote has been sounded. In
1900 there will be no other proposition
before this people than the proposition
to reform it's monetary policy regard
less of what Western Europe may do
or think in the matter. Even Nark
Hanna himself is of this opinion, as
shown by his declaration that the Re.
publican organization must be kept up
and the propaganda for dear dollar
and cheap men continued. Whatever
other members of his party may think
the organizer of Mr.. McKinley's forces
and the holder of his notes sees, in the
6,OGO,0OO OF votes polled by the com.
mon people menace to plutOcracy, q
threat against the ascendency of Nam
mon.
Quick to accept Mr.. Bryan's chal
lenge, he will, no doubt, bring to beaI
on the situation all the arguments thai
money can buy and ingenuity devise
Gold advocates will tour the country
and undertake to show that a people
Is happiest when it is least prosperous.
that the individual thriyes when his
income is curtailed.
Against this powerful engineeSy oil
pelf will be arrayed Truth, without
money, patriotism with only that
power which comes from sense of jus.
tice. With such leader and with such
a cause victory is only question OF
time, and of a comparatively short
time. AS our late candidate well sayst
The year 1900 is not far away. Before
that year arrives international bimetal
lism will cease to deceive; before thai
year arrives those who have called them.
selves gold standard Democrats will be
come bimetallists and be with us or they
will become Republicans, and thus, open
enemies; before that year arrives trusts
will have convinced still more people thai
a trust is menace to private welfare and
public safety.
Before that year arrives the evils of a
gold standard will be even more evident
than they are now. and the people, then
ready to demand an American financial
policy for the American people, will join
with us in the immediate restoration Oi
the free and unlimited coinage of gold
and silver at the present ratio of 16 to :
without waiting for the aid or consent OF
any other nation.