The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-07-13

was that at Kansas City last week. The
nominees for president and vice-presi-
dent are William Jennings Bryan and
Adlai e. Stevenson, 9th gentlemen wei
and favorably known as honest and ca
pable.
The platform Is no dodging affair, but
clear-cut in statement and declarations,
quite a contrast with the trickery Re-
publican platform adopted at Philadel-
phia last month. The Republicans have
quit playing on the silver strand and are
now straight out for British gold stand
ard. In this respect it is different from
previous national Republican platforms
wherein was a silver chord only to de-
ceive and berray.
Republicans deny that their admins
tration is in alliance with the British
government, and while it may not be in
black and white, and duly signed and
sworn to, there are various
matters which give color to
the charge. To these and
other operations of the administration,
the American people are assuredly ad-
verse, as a free, untrammeled vote will
overwhelmingly verify.
A remarkable and dramatic scene was
the appearance and speech of Webster
Davis in the Kansas City convention,
after the adoption of the platform. He
pronounced it the most intensely Amer
lean declaration of principles of our
time, and declared his intention to work
for Bryan during the campaign and
vote for him. Mr.. Davis has been a
prominent Republican stumper, and was
early appointed by Mckinley assistant
secretary of the interior. He went to
South Africa by the approval of the ad-
ministration and visited the Boer and
British headquarters to study the ques-
ton. On his return his views did
not suit the president and his cabinet,
and he resigned his position.
Webster Davis Is not on the British
side in the South African struggle, and
hence he will support Bryan. The case
of Davis is only one of thousands. Things
are different from four years ago.
In speaking of the platform, Mr.. Bry-
an said: "The controversy over the sill
yer plank was rather a difference Of
opinion as to the best method of stating
the question" Some people are much
disappointed that there was not a fight
and wrangle over it in the convention.
Mr.. Bryan wanted no twisting or eva
sion Of the silver or any other question.
AS Mr.. Jefferson said: THE great thing
in craftsmanship is to be honest" And
Mr.. Bryan said: "Our appeal is to the
patriotism and conscience Of the people
and we must take them into our conf
dence If we expect them to have conf
dence in u.s." Like Jefferson and Jack
son, Mr.. Bryan has the courage to be
honest and plain spoken. During the
past four years he has been growing in
popularity, for he has been communing
with and addressing the people in all
parts Of the country, drawing crowds as
no man has done in our history. 1t is
plutocracy against democracy and the
people know that he is with them and
that he will not fail them.
IAN uncommercial ratio" says a
coinage and 16 to /. Who made silver
monumental but the monetary mag
mates who have controlled legislation IN
Europe and this country? Courts of law
will not allow criminals to profit by their
wrong, but this Is what the gold argu-
ment is. Why has not the gold party
leaders repealed our ratio law of 16 to
/? The scheming and tortuosities t.
fasten upon us the British gold standard
has been one piece Of trickery and
treachery after another since 1873. And
now these shameless Republican leaders
have the effrontery to put on sanity
airs Of craftsmanship. The bonds that
were originally payable in coins are now
made payable in gold. There gold work
has been by indirecton and not by
straightforward legal enactment, for the
constitution makes silver a legal tender
in payment Of debts as well as gold and
congress cannot annul this even with a
presidents help.
1t seems that under the new national
bank law these institutions are on the
increase, so that the country is likely
to have bountiful supply of bank
paper money. This, of course, is to
furnish the people a paper currency,
the greenbacks being retired.
Comptroller of the Currency Charles
q. Dawes reports that from March IA
to June 80, 1900, applications to estab-
lish national banks with less than $50, 900
capital were received as follows:
Ohio II, total capital s4SO,0OO; Ken
lucky 4, total capital 100000; Indiana
10, total capital s250,OOO; West Virginia
8, total capital $4,000.
Applications to establish national
banks with more than $4,000 capital
Ohio 4,capital $500, 900; Kentucky 4, cap
ital $1,Ss5,000; Indiana 8. $500, 1000; West
Virginia 1, $4,000.
During the same period the following
banks have been organized with a cap
ital of less than $500