The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-08-21

party for an apparent change of issues,
saying: N
Parties do not make issues; parties
meet issues. 1t is now ten years since
1 first became a candidate in this COM
munity and you will remember that in
that campaign of 1890 the dominant
question was the tariff question. That
was the question then before the coun-
try. That was the question which was
discussed. Before 1892 the silver ques-
tion began to rise into prominence and
in the campaign of 1892 we discussed
both the tariff question and the silver
question, but the silver question more
than the tariff question.
by 1894 the silver question had SO
risen in Importance that II became the
question in this state. The Republi-
cans carried this state and had two
thirds of the legislature, but the silver
question went on increasing in import
ance until in 1896 we had the fight in
the nation upon the same lines that
we had Ii in the state two years be-
fore, and after two years of consider
alton the people Of Nebraska had SO
changed their minds that we carried
this state by $4,000 majority. Gap
plause.) That was the change that
took place after q study Of the SUBJ
jectS then before the country. II We
had had our way about II we would
have in this campaign at this time the
same questions we had in 1896, but
events have thrust into the arena of
politics new questions. The trust Ques-
tion, which was considered some, has
become more important because the
Republican party has stood sponsor by
the cradle Of more trusts than came
into existence in all the years previous
to 1895. (Applause.) 1t Is the fault Of
the Republican party that the trust
question is of more Importance now
than 1t was four years ago.
THE IMPORTANT QUESTION.
But the Republican party has
brought into this campaign question
more important than any question that
merely involves the system of raxa-
ton, the industrial system or the finan-
cial system. The Republican party at
tacks the fundamental principles upon
which our government rests, and when
the Republican party strikes at the
very foundation of free government 1t
injects into the campaign an issue of
overshadowing Importance. Great ap-
plause.)
1T is not our fault that we have to
take up new questions from time to
time. When the Republicans tell you
that we discuss questions now that we
did not discuss four years ago, or six
years ago, or eight or ten years ago,
tell them that they have raised ques-
tions of such Importance that they
challenge the attention, and that Dem
ocrats stand ready TO discuss every
question that is vital to the interest
OF the American people. Great ap-
plause.)
mo one can tell what the future has
In store, but we can reason; we can
apply the rules of every day life; we
know human nature, and we know that
II this nation reaches a point where IL
Is willing to deny the universal ap-
plication of the principles set forth
In the Declaration of Independence It
will not be long till those principles
will not be applied in our own country;
and want to warn those who toll that
whenever in this country we begin to
neglect the principles of self-govern-
ment the poor will be the first to suffer.
SOON TO FOLLOW.
Those who today say that the dol
lar of trade is superior to the rights of
the Filipinos, will be saying9in a few
days that money is more important
than man. and have sufficient at stake
to have voice in the government here.
(Applause.) Our contention is that our
government is built upon a doctrine
that all men are created equal. De-
stroy that doctrine and there is no
upon which a free govern
ment can be built. If all men are Gre
ated equal, IL they are endowed with
lnalienable rights, IL governments are
instituted among men and derive their
powers from the consent of the gov
erned, then this nation has no more
right as a nation to claim the owner
ship Of 100000 Filipinos than one man
has a right to claim the ownership of
another man. The Republican party
which was not willing that black man
should be sold for a thousand dollars.
now claims that a Filipino can be
bought for $3.50. Great applause.)