The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-15

foreign and home born. gathered under red
flag. forced upon the democratic party new
issue. That convention was dominated, not by
the old-time Jefiersonian democrats who had
their fathers principles, but by those men who
were anxious that their new-found leader, W.J'
Bryan, should try his hand at government
You know some OF our good friends were mis-
led into believing free silver would bring good
times They were honest, but were simply
mistaken in their views on the money question
The best minds and men OF the country volun-
teered their services and their time to the edu-
cational work of the campaign, spreading their
thought like autumn leaves, yea like the snow
fakes Of heaven over this land. The moment
the republicans Of the middle states saw they
had made mistake they came back to US by
the thousands, yea by the hundreds OF thou
sands and the country was saved
Senator Foraker hus told you about the hght
on the tariff bill in the senate He told you OF
the part took in 1t, but he has omitted one
important fact He has not told you that ne
was the leader Of Ohio's interests and simply
followed He was my file leader and UNDER
took to give him all the support could with
my limited experience as politician.
The tariff bill was passed and became law
after hard fight, and predict that 1t will be
two decades before any party will dare assail
it. The cry was made by Mr.. Bryan himself
that silver and wheat had parted company
Then he tried to shift ground when Providence
or somebody else tried to undermine his argu-
ment Last year he tried to array class
against class in this great and free
country Of ours, to build up an
anarchistic and commrnistic sentiment.
Now what does he say? He says the
reason wheat and silver are on divergent lines
is because there is famine abroad, and that
anyway there are only few wheat raising
states In the United States. say that II there
is high value placed on wheat 1t is better
than free silver for the whole people for this
reason, II no other: There are more states In
terested In the growth OF wheat than the min
ing Of silver; there is more money invested in
farms than in silver mines; and more people
will profit by higher-priced wheat than by free
coinage OF silver. We want continuance Of
the present conditions, except that we want
them little better. That time will come when
the democratic sheets will. II they tell the
truth, publish that more men are employed,
that the good times are here, and that the fac
tories are opening up. We cannot have salts
factory prosperity until all surplus labor Is
employed and we'll paid.
Inasmuch as am talked Of rs a candidate for
United States senator 1 want to indulge In a
few personalities. During the last campaign
newspapers said l was labor-crusher. That
story was filtered through the filthy news
papers that were opposed to President Nc
Kinley Well, employ many men In the city
of Cleveland, and there where I live don't
need to answer the accusation that l am un-
| friendly to the workingman For myself, will
say that was the first man In Ohio to rec
ognize organized labor l never refused to
| ,lr rfraop tun mn
large crowd here would like to use popular
term and say it is lie that am not friendly
to the workingman believe that my pros
perity should be theirs, and 1 don't think can
| be successful without their cooperation.
II such, charges as have been made are for
the purpose OF prejudicing the laboring mer
against me- will leave the case In their hands
Now as to the management Of state affairs
don't know but what Asa S. Bushnell's record
as governor encouraged me to think that
might do something in politics. as he was q
plain business man like myself He like my
| self Is business man, and / reiterate what
Senator Foraker has said. that we have never
| had In nv recollection, better administra.
tion of state affairs than Asa S. Bushnell ha:
| given US. He sacrificed his business to accep
the goyernorship. or course you will see tha
he Is reelected.
As Senator Foraker had already covered thu
subjects OF the tariff and money questions,
| intended when 1 arose to announce who an
and let you see that have no horns on m.
head and was better looking than my cartoons
Sen. Foraker paid me high tribute, TO
which I am grateful from the bottom of m
heart want to say publicly that appreciat
the compliments he paid me. l nppreciat
them because Of the calumny that has bee
going through the democratic press want t
say right here that so far as am concerned
will take more than the united democrati
press OF the state OF Ohio, headed by Mclean
ENQUIRER, to make break between Forake
and know him to be too good republica
for feuds. II there ever was time when re
publicans of Ohio should stand together 1t
now trust you will rally round our party fla
for Bushnell, Foraker and Hanna. thank yo
for your attention"
When the cheering which followe,
Senator Hanna's remarks had subside
ex-Gov. Foster was introduced an
during his address took occasion to re
fute the false statements that hav
been circulated regarding his actio
while he was secretary of the treasury
He predicted republican victory a
the polls this fall
Hon. j. J. Sullivan, of Warren, tn
president of the Ohio League of RI
, publican clubs, was the last speaker {
, the day. He eulogized Senator Ham
as both statesman and friend of Ii
, Dor. This brought the great and Ell
thusiastic meeting to close.