The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-07-29
BRAVE ROBERT HOUCn
Speaks In Ringing Terms For
the Democratic Ticket.
THERE SHOULD BE NO sULRING.


Ought 70 Hesitate To the Position
He Should Take In This Hour of the
Country's Great Peril
The failure of Judge Robert A. Hougb
Of Hillsboro to capture the nomination
for governor has set some of that gen
tleman's warm friends to declaring that
they win get even." Now, this defeat
of Judge Hough was but natural one
politically In O convention full Of good
timber. We fear Iudge Hough's friends
will do him more harm than good II
they try to get revenge upon those who
are charged with alleged conspiracy to
defeat his nomination. The Register
Democrat has nothing but good words
to speak of Judge Hough; 1t had no
candidate; 1t is for the nominee. We
now advocate q general hustllns of all
faithful Democrats who are pledged TO
the cause of free silver, and we hope
that the defeat Of Highland county's
s'favorfte son" will be taken gracefully
and that he will be found among the
strongest party workers. He Is a man
OF influence, and he should WELD II for
the Democracy with all his might.
Hillsboro, o., July Il, 1897.
To the Fayette Reglstsr-Democrat,
Washington c. H., o.:
Gentlemen: The above article in
your paper Of the 9th inst. containing
cut Of myself, together with quite a
pleasant reference to me. has come to
my notice. am very grateful to you
for the kind words, and write now to
assure you that your kindness is fully
appreciated.
The tone Of your pleasant article
leads me to think that somewhere
there must exist a mistaken idea about
the position occupied by myself and
my friends since the Columbus conven-
ton.
Certainly no true friend Of mine can
think he fer a moment reflects my
wishes when he intimates that he will
ego back on the ticket nominated at
that convention. l assure you that my
friends are not made of that sort Of
material; and they al know that
would consider every one of them alb
solutely lost who Is not found In the
front ranks of the silver troops firing
at the enemy as fast as he can load his
guns.
That I was disappointed in not re-
ceiving the nomination is undeniably
true, for do not hesitate 20 say that
would rather be the leader III could)
Of the Democratic forces In Ohio in the
coming campaign In their fight for
right, for justice and for humanity than
to occupy the place of our distinguish
cd fellow -oitizen, william Mckinley, In
the White House, II that involved, as
It does with him, the maintenance of
the gold-Standard tnlQuity.
Sitting there with Marcus A. Hanna
by his side, dulltng his ears to the
groans Of agony arising from the mill
ions Of his people who are suffering
for the want of an honest dollar, or the
chance TO earn one, and knowing as
he does that the restoration of silver
to it's proper place in our monetary
system is the great and only cure for
the existing condition. yet fettered with
the golden manacies forged In Wall
street, placed upon his wrists In ac-
cordance with the terms of the con-
tract made prior to his election. and
being thus powerless, William McKin-
having covered a period of misery. ol
failures and distress never equaled IN
the history of this country.
Hence / say that to be able to lead
In this fight would be to enjoy greater
pleasure than Major Mckinley finds In
occupying the presidential chair anC
to be so near and miss 1t was naturally
disappointment. But we are men, mo-
children at play; and what, may ask
is the ambition or the disappointment
of one or a score of men when we con.
slider the magnitude of the issues in
volved in this campaign? To me- TIA,
silver cause is the cause of humanity
and of civilization. The young MAJ
sees the conditions of life growini
harder day by day; he sees old business
houses, founded upon years of expert
ence and accumulatlons of capital, tot
tering on the verge OF insolvency o
moldering from inactivity; he sees tn
man of energy and brains hampereC
for want Of credit, because everything
In the nature Of property (excep
money! has been constantly decreas
ing In price; to him the future look
gloomy indeed. He hesitates to TAX
on himself the responsibility of estab
lishing home, and our daughters ar
often forced to go out and join in tn
struggle for daily bread, and expos
themselves to the pittlless forces of hu
man nature in Its selfish greed for gain
and thus gradually our homes are be
Ing destroyed.
To me 1t seems that the gold star .
ard is causing more misery and NOR
destruction Of human happiness tina
all other things combined; and In tn
rnutast 10 nban0a this hyntaI volio