The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-07-03
THE SEMI-W WEEKLY OHIO DEMOCRAT FRIDAY JULY g. 1896
The Common Enemy.
Kansas Beacon:-

Inc common Enemy
Kansas Beacon:-
III the populist judicial delegate
convention held in this city Sat
urday, there was an interest in
something far beyond simply the
election of Il few delegates, and the
speakers who addressed the con.
vontion were listened to with
marked attention aud enthusiGs.
tically npplauded,
The particular points in the
speeches, which were most
vigorously applaudcd, were II
sufficient index to point out the
great interest among populist at
this time. Every remark Of the
speakers that pointed to union Of
the democratic and populist forces
was received with great enthusi.
asm. Even casual observer could
see that the populist masses are
eager for u battle royal with the
gold bugs, and they have not failed
to observe that the rank and file Of
the democratic party are priming
their guns and unsheathing their
swords to fight the same common
enemy.
The great common people
throughout the west and south are
coming to understand, that the
money power is forging the chain
fgold to bind the arms of labor
and drive prosperity forever from
the land, and they are urging their
leaders to united action against the
common enemy.
This is what caused the interest
and great enthusiasm in last Sat
urday's convention. Tillman, the
democratic populist, Weaver, the
straight-out populist, Bland, the
silver democrat, and Teller, the
silver republican, were names
which equally fired the people with
enthusiasm.
The masses are coming together
to fight for the money of the con
stitution, AID the leader in any
party who tries to prevent n fusion
is untrue to the cause most dear TO
the masses. There may have been
conventions which were interest
ing to men who want the political
pie, but never in the history of this
country was there a political con-
ventiOn looked forward to with !
such deep interest by the masses,
as the two soon to assemble, one
at Chicago and the other at 81.
Louis. There is prevailing Opin-
ion among the laboring people and
the producers in this great west
and south that this contest is all
important to them, and from the
orange groves Of Florida to the
snow crowned mountains Of Colo
RADIO and other more western state,
the bond of sympathy and union is
growing stronger day by day. The
people realize that in this contest
victory means liberty and prosper
ity, and defeat means prolonged
and misery.
That is what caused the interest
at the populist convention last Sat
urday. The men who went there
to clap their hands and cheer are
looking for leaders who can COM
mand the allied loyal hosts of toll.
The men who will compose the
silver hosts in the coming contest
will not fail to render unto Ceaser
he that are Ceaser's, but they will
'efuse to concede that liberty is a
MATTEL belonging TO Ceaser. 1t be-
qngs to the people and the right to
earn bread without being handi-
capped by few spectators in
money, is one of the prerogatives
# American citizenship. The peo-
lie understand that one-half our
money Of final redemption is being
destroyed merely TO enhance the
purchasing power Of the income Of
he income Of II few millionaires,
md they are marshaling to prevent
his outrage. r