The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-09-04

he Is born, he acts, he dies. But princi"
pies are eternal, and this has been con-
fest Of principle. Never bafCre in the MIS-
tory Of this country has there been VIII
messed such n contest as that through
which we have passed. Never before IN
the history of American politics mas
great issue been fought out as this issue
has been by the voters themselves.
On the 4th of March, 1895, few DEM
ocrats. most of them members of con-
gress issued an address 10 the Demo-
Gratis of the nation, asserting that the
money question WAS the paramount is
sue of the hour; asserting also the riSht
of allowing the Democratic party TO con-
troll the position of the people on thls Isl
sue: concluding with the request that
ali believers In free coinage of silver In
the Democratic party should take
charge of and control the policy or the
Democratic party. Three months later
at Memphis an organization was periet-
ed and the silver Democrats went forth
nnenly and boldly and couraSeously pro-
claiming their belief and declaring that
n successful they would crystalline in a
MA form the declaration which they
had made; and then began the conflict
with a zeal approaching the zeal Whlcn
inspired the crusaders VINO followed
Peter the Hermit. Our silver Democrats
went forth from victory unto Vlctory'
until they are assembled now, not TO dis
cuss not to debate, but TO enter up the
Judgment rendered by them to the peo-
ule of this country. (Applause).
In this contest brother has been ar
raved against brother and father
against son. The warmest ties OF love
and acquaintance and association have
been dlsregarded. Old leaders nave
been cast aside when they refused tc
give expression to the sentiments OF
those whom they would lead and ne"
leaders have sprung up to give dlrec-
ton to this cause OF truth. CCheers')
Thus has the contest been wageu anu
we have assembled here under as bind
ing and solumn instructions as were
ever fastened upon the representatives
of a people.
we do not come as individuals. why
as individuals we might have been glad
TO compliment the gentleman from New
york (HilD, but we knew that the peo-
ple for whom we speak would never
be willing to put him In position where
he could thwart the VIII OF the Demo
cratic party. (CheersJ
say 1t was not question OF persons;
n was a anestlOn of principles and II is
not with gladness, my friends, that we
find ourselves brought INTO conflict
with those who are now arrayed on the
other side. The gentleman who just
preceded me Governor RusselD spoke
OF the old state of Massachusetts. Let
me assure him that not one person in
tll this convention entertalns the least
hostility 10 the people of the state OF
Massachusetts, (Applause) But we
stand here representing people who are
the equals before the law of the largest
citizens in the state of Massachusetts,.
(Applause) When you come bsfore US
and tell US that we shall not disturb
your business interests, we reply that
vou have disturbed our business inter-
ests by your course, Great applause
and cheerirg) We say to you that you
have made too limited in Its application
the definition Of business men. The
man who is employed for wages L. as
much a business man as his employer.
(Corr nued cheeys). The attorney In a
country town IL as much business man
as the lawyer in the great metropolis.
The merchant at crossroads Is as
much a business man as the merchant
of New York The farmer who goss
forth In the morning and tolls all day,
begins In the spring and tolls all sum
mer and by the application OF brain
and muscle 10 the natural resources OF
this country, creates wealth, Is as much
a business man as the man who goes
upon the board OF trade and bets upon
the price of grain.
CThe sentiments OF the speaker were
cheered again and again, and the gal
cries seemed to be mass of white
handkerchlefs wayns. The cheers
we're renewed again and again, and II
was some minutes before Mr., Bryan
could be Eeard). lie proceeded as fol-
lows:
The miners who go a thousand feet