The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-06-03
MANIFESTO ISSUED.
MEET IN ALLEN
COOKS OFFICE
Aud Issue an Address which They De-
sire to Have Printed-what They
Demand In the Distribution
of County Offices.

purpose Of disou, sing matters. Saturday,
May 20, was the date and the assembly
room in the city hall the place named
in the letters. Tie use Of the assembly
room was not required, however, as the
attendance was not so large as expected.
During the afternoon several Populists
met in Allen Cooks office and formulated
the following manifesto;
We, the Populists of Stark county,
in conference bled, diem IL our
duty, after having united with the Demo-
Gratis for the campaign Of 1896, to set
forth the reasons for our position in the
coming county campaign.
We reaflrm our belief and proclaim
onr faith in the Omaha and St, Louis
platforms, and will maintain our or
gsnization and labor to she end that the
principles there enunciated may be en-
acted into law.
Having an abiding faith In the great
mass Of the common people, in the free
silver wingssgof the Democratic party and
In the leadership Of that great and in
domitaple champion Of the peoples
rights, W. J. Bryan, we therefore pro-
claim 1t as our firm belief that these
forces should unite in a common cause
to fight the battle of the people against
plutocrscy, in order that the Gold Trust
may be overcome and silver remonetized
az step in the direction Of scientific
money and other much needed reforms.
That such an arrangement should be
satisfactory to every true reformer needs
no eluoidation. The prime object Of
reform parties is tie education Of the peo-
pie to enable them to better their oondi-
ton by the use Of the ballot In selecting
n en- to conduct the affairs Of govern
ment In the interest of the people. This
rssult can only be attained by the
different parties of the PEOPLE pooling
their issues, but without losing their
identity, until the principles for which
they stand have been attained.
To this end we invite consideration of
this matter by such persons and parties
az, are iute ested in fighting the Gold
Standard Plutocracy now hulding sway
both in the Republican and Democratic
parties, and thsreoy prove their sllegi-
ance to principals above party and pa
trlotism above personal agPrandizement.
That the advocates of gold standard
predominsts In the Republican party goes
without saying, and to prove that the
same class Of persons are In the saddle
In the Democratic ranks We need only
TO point to the deposition of Richard P.
Bland, the cosistent champion and
friend Of the people, as | ader Of the
Democrats in the House Of Representa-
tives at Washington and the substituting
in his place Bailey of Texas, the friend
and admirer as well as advocate Of Reed
and his tyrannical usurpation Of power.
Why this change just when the Demo-
ora 10 party proclaimed it feslty to silverp
That Bailey and his followers have
nothing ia common with the Populists
asd genuine free silver advocates is am
ply proven by their positions towards
the do-nothing policy Of the Republicans.
This is done with the purpose and in
the hope Of making the tariff the leading
issue in the next campaign, and forever
stopping the agitation in favor Of the free
coinage of silver, at the dictation of the
bankers and their allies, the gold trust
of Wall street, new York.
When Jerry Simpson, leader of the
Peoples party attempts so porcure by
vote of the House of Representatives the
appointment of committees go that legis-
lation in the interest and for the relief Of
the people might be enacted, Bailey, the
Democratic leader, marshsls his forces
and upites with Reed and his plutocratic
minions in defeating such action. To
demonstrate that locally the gold advo-
Gates and Bourbon Democrats are pulling
the wires from behind the curtain, 1t Ia
only necessary to call attention to the
| fact that with but one or two exceptions
in all appointments by the so-called free
silver cfflce holders, none have been ap-
pointed who can properly be classed as
workers In the silver cause. No re-
forms can be successful unless its friends
are in the watch tower. Had genu-
ine friends aud capable men been
at the polls last November, Bryan would
today be president and Gen. Sherwood
would lie in congress.
Forty thousand names were stricken
from the registration lists at Chicago
alone this spring. Gen. Sherwood re-
ceived 1000 more votes than Geo. p.
Ikirt, who was elected by plurality Of
1000, maxi ng difference in Gen. Sher-
wood favor of 5000 votes. Given these
facts does anyone question that Gen.
Sherwood was counted outs Coula this
have happened or would it have been
permitted if true silver men had been
on guard? 1t is certainly not possible
to count out any candidate where his
friends at the polls are honest and capa-
BILE, else our elections are farCes and hopes
delusive. The appointments at the polls
in many places in this county at last
fall 3 election were In numerous instances
30 unreliable or incapable as to amounu
to almost crime on the part of the ap-
pointing power at such momentcus
election.
Does the free silver element In the