The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-07-03
AN INTERESTING RESUME OF THE
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Discussion of Their Platform That Was
Adopted at Philadelphia by A. McCregor.
WocOtts Opening Speech Partisan Affair in Defense OF the
Administrations. McKinley's Name Failed to Draw the
Applause Has Been Formerly the Case. t

ing was done by way Of repeating or
curtailing these tariff duties to head
Off the schemes and schemers.
| Neither Senator Wolcott in his speech.
nor does the platform, refer to and
commend the efforts Of the president to
restore bi-metallism in accordance with
their platform Of 1895. Is It possible
that Mr.. Wolcott favored or endorsed
the fraud? He was quite ready and
free to endorse the gold standard, with
silver and national bank currency for
the common people. So 1t is q gold
standard without gold currency?
| The platform does not endorse the
presidents demand for a standing ar
my Of hundred thousand; nor does 1t
l mention or quote from the declaration
of independence, as did the first Repub-
lican platform which was adopted In
Philadelphia in 1856, when Fremont
and Dayton were made the nominees.
The idea in the declaration and In
the constitution is that every member
Of the community shall have an equal
chance In the race Of life-that is have
"fair play" Mr.. Jefferson said, Equal
and exact Justice to all men," etc.
The disparity in wealth has been in
creasing at an alarming rate as indi-
Gated by census statistics. There are
some who possess colossal forunes and
many more who do not.
According to Mr.. Gannett's estimate,
100000 families Qess than 3 per cent?
own 81 per cent of the total wealth,
while 12,340, 900 families own the balance
of the 43 per cent.
For several decades each succeeding
census has shown increasing disparity.
By the census Of 1890 DR.. Spahr esti-
mated that per cent of the people own
half of the wealth, or as much as the
other ninety-nine. All this has been
progressing under Republican policy.
Among those who have written on this
subject is Thomas G.. Shearman of New
York. All writer's in this country show
that the influences at work in the con-
centration Of wealth in the United
States are more potent than those in
England, on account Of much higher
| rates of interest, and that incomes here
escape tax thereon.
One author says: 1T Is probably safe
to say that 250,000 families own over
two thirds of the United States, and
they practically control the government
policy and have much to do in using
the party lash for the Quadrennial
round up" In England and other old
countries of Europe there has been a
decline in money premium, and hence
| in incomes.
| The facility with which the Republi-
can leaders have deserted silver and
embraced the British gold standard Is
certainly remarkable. Had not such
men as Wolcott, Thurston and others
| championed the cause of silver they
would not have got to the senate. His
tory affords but few such notable ex-
amples Of conversion. And strange to
say, they take the party and admins
tration with them.
The present reminds us of a hundred
years ago when Old Federalism,by their
British proclivities as to finance and
otherwise, disgusted the American peo-
pie and they elected Thomas Jefferson.
1t was during the lofty and high handed
performances Of Federalism that an
old patriot wished there was an ocean
Of flame between us and Europe instead
of water.
But, really, is 1t not high time, as a
people, that we were giving attention
to our home affairs and getting back
to correct principles and economic
ways? The American Revolution was
fought for independence, and let US
see to it that it is not lost or surrender
ed. The declaration of American inde-
pendence is good reading at any time,
especially on the Fourth Of July. The
signs are favorable for Democratic vic
tory. The American people are not
ready for Imperialism and militarism,
with the other taxation and financial
monstrosities. A. McGREGOR.