The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-10-20
WELTY ADDRESSED
BIG MEETING.
Democrats Of Toledo Enthused
by the Eloquent Cantonian.
THE ISSUES CLEARLY DEFINED.
what a Toledo Newspaper Says of the
Visit of a Canton Man to the
Capital of Lucas
County.

HULL ~ WGlIy ctuulG5SSu a 6lStbb |
meeting at Toledo Friday night and the
hall resounded with applause during
the address, which was mastery pre-
sentation of the Democratic position in
the present campaign. The Toledo
News reports the occasion as follows:
When Mr.. Welty took the stand an
immense applause greeted him. Mr..
Welty touched briefly upon all the
points at issue. the trusts, financial
questions and imperialism.
After an eulogy upon. sToledo and the
' good work being done for The centennial
and the future benefit of it, Mr.. Welty
got down to his speech proper. He said
in part: "There is no new belief; the
Democratic party is founded upon the
rock eternal. Why is it that in the past
25 years the Democratic party has suf-
fered a defeat year after year and each
time rose up again? 1t Is easily an
swered. The founders built it, not to
stand for day, but for the future and
in the interest of the people. I am so
orthodox that 1 believe any who dis
believed in or doubt the declaration of
independence is not a true American
citizen. That is our creed and our faith.
II was taught that the majority
voted and fixed the creed and that If
my party went against my belief I
would leave 1t.
GAS for trusts. 1 do not criticise the
men who are engaged in them, but
do condemn the party that gives them
a privilege to carry on their nefarious
business. Capitalization of power and
money is the cause of trusts. Step by
step they grow.
1--WE should stand by and reaffirm the
principles of the Chicago platform as
it provides for all this; silver should
be restored and at the ratio it had when
1t was struck down. When they struck
down silver they robbed the people Of
a half of all they owned. Our public
debts were contracted when silver was
J the dollar Contracts were made pay
able in currency, now it is changed to
gold. The Republicans want to retire
the greenbacks. They want gold-gold
and Hanna seem to be the same. First
it was gradual step for gold, now they
. come out boldly. 1t is all leading to a
,centralization of money.
"I do not blame those who are in the
} trusts, but it is the people who are to be
blamed for giving them this power to
make trusts possible. There is but two
trusts 1 believe in, one is, trust to God
,, for the hereafter and in earthly things
? L trust in the Democratic party.
, There is a second resolution in our
, state platform and that is we favor the
l nomination of Bryan in 1900 and 1 be-
l lieve as sure as the sun will rise tomor-
t row morning that he will be elected.
1--WE desire the perpetuity of our re-
public. 1 want no English in mine, and
!. no alliances on any occasion and es-
: pecially not now.
; 1--WE are now trying upon the Filipinos
what the English tried upon us a hun
t dred wears ago. We now have a presi.
t dent no more patriotic than Grover
e Cleveland was and 1 do not sustain
4 Cleveland because he asunder the in.
4 fiuence of the money power. They are
now saying that the flag in the Philip,
pines must not be torn down. I'll say
= it was never put there by my consent
> 1t stands there as the emblem of op
\ pieSSioH dlC plOOuSneu ana Wnlle 1t ii
e in that position it is not an American
flag. do not believe in war but am IL
. favor Of arbitration which will saw,
!. the bloodshed
There was a time when the people
= demanded that Spain cease it's crueltie.
Cuba Porto Rico and the Philip,
= pines. The Republicans can not claim
e the honor Of freeing Cuba as the people
r forced it.
! Within the last 4S hours the president
l OF the peace commission stated thai
l the Philippines was secured not by con.
; quest but by purchase. If this is true
then congress was a disgrace to the
country. If we want to enlarge we
should buy territory as any business
3 man would make a purchase.
3 To-day we are getting the Philippines
at the rate OF
FOUR MILES A YEAR.
and at the cost of bloodshed. The debt
, iS increasing tn rnilliono ond ,,;IIia.s