Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-09-19
At the Ohio Democratic
Campaign Opening.
Discusses the Full Dinner Pail "Arqument' -
Tells About the Democratic Polcy---
Buying FiIipinos.

I
about money"
That Full Dinner Pail.
Now why is IL they prefer to talk about
money? 1t is because when they talk
about money they can use their memo
res and reiterate the argument they
used few years ago and II they have TO
talk about imperialism there are no ar
guments that they can use. and IT is bet
| ter to use an old one than none In their
theory. " laboring man complains he
Is told that be has a full dinner pail Gap
plause. laughter and cheers. I want 10
venture the prediction that the full din
ner pail will not last through the cam
pagn. tRenewed applause) In the first
place, the Republicans who meet every
argument made by the laboring men
with a full dinner pail insults the labor
| ing man because he assumes that the
! laboring man is all stomach. (Cheers and
long continued applause).
Short Day and Short Dollar.
The president said in his letter OF ac-
ceptance that the laboring men want a
short day instead of short dollar Well
my friends, II I had a blackboard here |
would just write three things on that
blackboard. | would write first of all that
the laborlng man WANTS A SHORT DAY;
/ then l would write under IL that o. Re-
EIGHT HOUR LAW, and then ] would
write under that sounding brass and a
tinkiny symbol" (Renewed applause
| II tho lab3rirg man wants arbitration as
n means Of settling differences between la
Dor and capital he is told that as long as
! he has a full meal he don't need anything
else. daughter and cheers.) II the la
| boring man protests against government
by Injunction the only answer he gets is
| ft,II To ,..Ju tha InL
points out that the Republican party has
been In power for four years and has made
no effort to protect the laboring man from
! government by Injunction his only an
| swer Is an appeal to his appetite. (Great
laughter) My friends. II the Republ-
can party wants to make its full dinner
pail argument. let It 90 into the anthra-
cite coal regions, where they get less than
$3.50 a year. G.ong continued applause
and cheers.)
This mornings paper, this mornings
Republican paper contains the statement
that the wages paid TO miners will in
some instances average less than $3.50 n
year. Why, my friends, that will not give
the laboring man one full dinner pail a
day, and be ought to have three. (Great
! applause) ! am afraid that when the
Republican party was not looking the lid
of that dinner pail flew of and some coal
| got into the bucket and understand It Is
coal that weighs nearly twice as much
| per ton as the law requires. and the Re-
publican party. when II goes to blow II
fut, will have to do It with powder tha;
is sol' to the miners Mt S2.75 a keg. when
II Is only worth $3.50. (Applause.) The
dinner pail argument will not last through
the campaign.
Can't Deceive Laboring Men.
The iaboring man will not be deceived
| by any attempt TO argue with him that all
he needs is fuIl meal.
Mayor Jones when he spoke here not
long ago well said that even In the days
OF slavery the laborirg men always had
| plenty to eat.
My friends in all the ages past. men
have fought for their rights even when
| they have had enough TO eat and II the
| Republican party wants to make the
dinner pail argument, 1t first assumes that
that Is all that Is necessary. Second. that
| everybody had his dinner pail full. aud
| third that the Republican party filled the
| dinner pail, and neither one OF these as
sumptions is well founded. That Is not all
the laboring men wants Not every labor
ing man has received his share OF pros
perity. And the Republican party has not
brought to the laborpg man that which
| he has received. And yet that ls the argu-
mainly to win their fight, But, my friends,
the Democratic party differs from the Re-
publican party In this, we are advocating
the things we have advocated; we change
the emphasis when the issues change be-
cause we meet the Issue most important
at the time. While tho Republican party
has changed its position on every prom
inont public question before the country.
McI<inley on Decentralization.
Mr.. Mckinley himself used to denounce
the decentralization OF silver, He 1t was
| who denounced Democratic president
and said that tho president was discrimi-
| ne ting against one of the nations money
metals; that he was trying TO make money
scaroer and therefore dearcr "Money the
master and all thugs else tho servant" "
and the Ropubllo9n denounced the Demo-
cratic party when the Democratic leaders
were charged with discriminating against
silver and now the, Republican leaders
have turned over on the questions and
want all the Republicans In the rank and
llle TO do tho sam@ They have turned
on all these questions; and I am re-
minded when Il SEQ how they try 10 look
pleasant, try to make II appear that they
really like the change--I am reminded Of
! the story told on some hunters. They
went hunting and agreed that they would
! take turns IN cooking, and they agreed
| that the first man who complained OF the
/ cooking should do his turn next. They
| all tried not to complain. but one morn
ing the steak was very tough and one OF
thom began 20 crltcise Il before he
thought OF the rule, and then he stopped
and said This Ia the toughest steak that
I ever saw In my liie--but like It,"
Great laughter aud long continued ap-
plauBe)
II thero are Republicans here want to
ask them II they have not had several
similar experiences. more laughter and
applausel. When the party changed on
the money question, you thought u was
tough. but you tried 10 make II appear
that you liked II, more cheering). The
Republican party used TO defend the
greenbsck Now the Republican leaders
want to retire the greenback. The Re-
publicars who believed in old-fashioned
principles think Il Is tough and | don't
believe all OF them Will even try to like
1t. fLong continued applause and cheer
ins).
Perpetual National Debt.
Why, my friends, II used 10 be that the
Republican party boasted OF decreasing
the national debt. and yet today the Re-
publican party stands for currency sys-
tenn that can only be permanent and
rest upon bonds. upon the theory that
the bonds shall be permanent. How are
you going to have bank notes. payable or
redeemable or supported by bonds. unless
you have the bonds7 And II your bank
note system Is 10 be permanent and the
bonds are forever to protect II, then you