The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-09-01

he is born. he acts he dies. But princi"
ples are eternal and this has been con-
test Of principle. Never before in the his
tory of this country has there been Wit
messed such a contest as that through
which we have passed. Never before in
the history of American politics has
great issue been fought out as this Issue
has been by the vo;ers themselves.
on the 4th of March, 1895, few DEM
ucrats, most of them members of con-
gress, issued an address TO the Demo-
Gratis of the nation, asserting that the
money question was the p1ramount IS
sue of the hour; asserting also the rigE.
of allowing the Democratic party to con-
troll the position of the people on this is-
sue: concluding with the request that
all believers In free coinage OF silver IN
the Democratic party should take
charge Of and control the policy of the
Democratic party. Three months later
at Memphis, an organic ton was reriect-
cd and the silver Democrats went forth
openly and boldly and courageously pro-
claiming their belief and declaring chat
if successful they would crystalline in
platform the declaration which they
had made; and then began the conflict
with a zeal approaching the zeal wnlcl
insured the crusaders who followed
Peter the Hermit our silver Democrats
went forth from victory unto victory
until they are assembled row, not to DIS
cuss. not to debate, but 20 enter up the
Judgment rendered by them 10 the peo-
nle of this country. (Applause).
In this contest brother has been ar
rayed against brother and father
against son. The warmest ties OF love
and ACQUAINTANCE and association have
been disregarded. Old leaders have
been cast aside when they refused tc
give expression to the sentiments OF
those whom they would lead and new
leaders have sprung up to give dlrec-
ton TO this cause of truth. (Cheers.l
Thus has the contest been waged ana
we have assembled here under as bind
ing and solumn instructions as were
ever fastened upon the representatives
of people.
We do not come as individuals. Why.
as individuals we might have been glad
to compliment the gentleman from New
York. (HllD, but we knew that the peo-
pie for whom we speak would never
be willing to put him in position where
he could thwaIt the will of the Demo
cratic party. (Cheers)
| say 1t was not question of persons;
IL was a question of principles, and 1t is
not with gladness, my friends, that we
find ourselves brought into conflict
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
kll this convention entertains the least
hostility to 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,.
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and tell US that we shall not disturb
YOUR business interests we reply that
YOU have disturbed our business inter-
ests by your course Great applause
and cheering) We say TO you that you
have made TOO limited In Its applloa tion
the definition of business men. The
man who-is employed for wages Is as
much a business man as his employer.
(Cor nued cheers). The attorney in q
country town Is as much business man
is the lawyer in the great metropolis.
Fhe merchant at a crossroads Is as
much a business man as the merchant
Of New York. The farmer who goas
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 to the natural resources Of
this country, ere eates wealth, Is as much
a business man as the man who goes
upon the board or trade ana bets upon
the price Of grain.
(The sentiments Of the speaker were
oheered again and again. and tho gal
lerles seemed to be mass OF white
handkerchiefs waving. The cheers
were renewed again and again. and 1t
was some minutes before Mr. Bryan
could be heard. He proceeded as fol-
lows:
The miners. who go a thousand feet
INTO the earth or climb Two thousand
feet upon the cliffs and bring forth
from their hiding places the precious
metals to be poured into the channels
OF trade. are as much business men as
the few financial magnates who in
back room corner the money Of the
world. \ +rf
(The cree silver delegates at this
point broke forth In tremendous cheers.
standing on chairs and waving their
hats pnd banners frantlcally, } Order