The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-08-15

world. 1t is the unexpected that is
always occurring and the expected does
not always come to pass. / have been
informed that you have unanimously
nominated me for representative.
have also been informed regarding the
material points in the platform that you
have adopted. I understand that by
that platform / am asked to make
this campaign without surrendering my
former Republican principles and that
by nominating me you do not sacrifice
any principles which you hold dear
This platform is in the interests of the
whole people, the common people. For 20
years have been battling for the COM
mon people of my country. In all these
years l have been on terms of personal
| friendship with you alive have been
| trying to get together on some princi-
pies on which we can both stand. You
embody in this platform the principles
of Thomas Jefferson. You also embody
many of the vital principles of Abra-
ham Lincoln. Any man who has been
a lover of these two great Americans,
can afford to stand as candidate on
the platform which this convention has
adopted. In struggles for political
drifts from the many to the few. A
long lease of power in any party leads
from the people to the few. 1t is rule
that is unerring, as true in the days of
ancient Greece and Rome, as in Ameri-
ca today. Under long continued Re-
publican rule power has drifted from
the many to the few and that few is
Mark Hanna.
bof ia 1n
Of our system of government. But,
thank God, thanks to the press and to
our schools, the people now do their own
thinking. They know as much about
government as do the party leaders and
more than the bosses. Leadership is
one thing. Bossism is another Lead
ership goes with patriotism. Bossism
is Joined to brutality. Bossism is joined
with brutality and cruelty of wealth,
with the crushing tyranny of corporate
power and greed. Bossism should be
unknown in this nation. I shall always
be in accord with that part of your plat
form adopted today. have been bat
tling in this country for 20 years. have
never submitted my head or my hand
to any boss and never will. Great ap-
plause.)
just war in the Philippine islands. It
is un-American and undemocratic. We
are proclaiming freedom to all the
world. Yet we are fighting to subju-
gate 100000 people II, 900 miles from
home. 1t is contrary to American doc
trine, contrary to the American idea of
liberty. On this issue is to be fought |
the great national cam paign of 1900. |
We are spending 81, ,000,0O0 a day in wag-
ing this unholy war. We are sending |
our boys, the flower of American man |
hood over there to sicken and die or be |
shot down. And after you have got the |
islands you have got nothing. Even af- |
ter conquering them-which is impossi- |
ble-who wants to go there and buy a |
farm?
II am in hearty accord with that part |
Of your platform which calls for bus
iness legislature. 1t viii be both q |
duty and pleasure to use every effort |
toward my own election, and not only |
that, but to help elect every one else
here today. I shall be in
every school house and at every cross |
roads in this campaign battling for the |
you have indorsed. 1 know
they are the doctrines of the people. |
Let me warn the bosses to beware of |
times of agitation, of times when the
people begin to think. Then some
thing is going to drop, and drop hard.
The people are always right. No
power of bosses can keep them from be-
ing right I accept this nomination with
all the responsibilities and criticisms
1t implies and 1 will do my part"