The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-08-17
STARK COUNTY DEMOCRAT. FRIDAY. AUGUST II, 1900

Importance Of the commercial travellers
as factors in a campaign. But today
we do not hear so much from the op-
position about the travelling men. They
have had enough of the trusts. They
are with us, not against us. II they
came to town now, they would probably
not get quite such low excursion rates;
the band, II 1t wished to give us some
thing appropriate, would march at their
head giving us the Dead March Of
SAUL" and they would tell us diff
ferent tale from what they did four
years ago. In fact, all Of the plain
people have had
ENOUGH OF TRUSTS.
A rich man may favor the empire, or
aristocracy idea, but the laboring man
cannot afford anything but democra-
cy. You dare not, you laboring men.
pass your influence on the side of the
government representing force. There
are two sources of government, you
know, one the American declaration Of
independence, the other the European
idea-that government rests upon force;
that government derives it's authority
| from force. That government is a thing
13 inches in diameter,round in shape and
| fired out Of cannon. (Applause.) The
moment we put on the Philippines, under
the American flag, the doctrine of force,
we endanger our liberty at home.
This is the age of concentration Of
great monopolies. The benefit under
Republican rule goes to them. For a
quarter of century the party in power
has been denouncing them,yet they still
live. Today, the country needs devo-
tees, needs heroes. They are the men
whose names will illuminate the pages
| of history. To save a republic is as
noble as to create a Republic. If we
should succeed, future generations will
bless us. And we will not fail. We will
elect, next November, those two splen-
did men who stand for a republic boun-
ded on the north by the constitution;
on the east by the Monroe doctrine; IN
the west by the declaration of indepen-
dence, and on the south by the ten COM
mandments. CONTINUED applause.)
| Col. Nathan Holloway was called on
and made decided hit by singing, to
the air, bye, Baby, Bye o." a little
effuslon in verse.
| Col Holloway's lyric production was
frequently punctuated with applause
|
| Milton j. Braucher was called. He
spoke briefly, for he complained that he
had been part of the audience" long
enough to appreciate how hot 1t was.
las that campaign four years ago
was one Of the most remarkable bat
ties of education ever held in this coun-
try, so I want to predict that this cam
paign will be still more remarkable,
for the people at last have been brought
to realize that the fundamental pria-
ciples of this government are at stake.
"Are we going to abandon the prin-
ciple of bimetalism? That's what the
Republican platform says. No one has
ever dared advance the theory that the
gold supply of the world was sufficient
for the worlds trade. Money is a crea-
ture of law. Why, If the nations of the
world had not treated the silver of this
country the same as gold, where would
silver be today?"
Ex-Prosecutor Atlee Pomerene was
the last speaker Of the evening. He was
applauded loudly when he arose.
Mr.. Pomerene said II don't konw
when l have seen Democratic meeting
so thoroughly in harmony as is this
1t seems to me that you are saying in
your conduct tonight, that, while there
may be some differences among us or
economic questions, there are no diff
ferences among us as true Americans
have been something Of a student oi
history, but I have never before read
of the time when 1t was a crime for 8
people to say to a republic, you CAM
govern us without our consent Why.
If this Philippine proposition had beer
made five years ago by a good Ameri.
can, he would have been righteously re.
garded
AS A TRAITOR
to his country. (Applause.) Here !:
what I have been asking myself tho
past eight months:
"Am to unlearn what have read ant
been taught on human liberty? Oul
friends on the other side may attempt
to say that gold is the great question a.
issue-but this question of freedom
for the struggling patriots Of the soutf
Pacific is the most glorious of all Issues
and, like Banquo's ghost, 1t will no
down."
Mr.. Pomerene was listened to will
rapt attention during the entire twent,
minutes of his speech. He was contin
ually interrupted by applause, and wa
given a generous ovation when he con
cluded. Then at 10 o'clock the meeting
adjourned.