Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-09-19
loved tue gods because Of their Justice.
A Nations Highest Purpose.

'"'ou tue Bous because OF thoir Justice.
A Nations Highest Purpose.
Republicans, you want this nation to be
reared for Its strength. / want It to be
loved for its Justice. CProlonged applause
and cheers.) ! want this nation to stand
erect. I want its light to be sent for
ward and whenever two nations get into
dispute instead of going to war to set
tie II, want these nations to be willing
to say: "Let the United States settle II;
the United States will be Just" be-
lieve 1t Is possible for this nation to be-
come the arbitrator OF the worlds dis-
putes. believe 1t is possible for this
nation to become a. supreme moral fac
tor in the worlds progress. How can II
become so? BY being true to its prin.
ciples. And what IL the fundamental priu
cipIe? That all men are created equal"
We destroyed the divine right OF kings
century ago and in its place we asserted
the divine right Of man, made In the image
of His Creator, to have the right to parti.
cipate In his government, and II you ard
true to that principle we shall have q
reputation throughout the world that will!
make other nations willing to leave ques.
tions to us, but we must apply that prin
ciple here at home and In our foreign
affairs. The Republican party is not ap-
plying 1t ct home. The Republican party
are created equal. The Republican party
wants to turn over the money question 10
the flnanciers and wants to turn over ths
people to an industrial trust and then II
wants this nation to Join an International
land grading trust and allow its policy ia
be determine ed by the policies Of other ma.
tions.
Republican Lack Of Sympathy
For the Beers.
This nation must have its own policy,
This must be an American nation built
upon American idea and administered for
the American people. Republicans let me
show YOU how far away you have wan
dered from this doctrine. Why, until four
years ago. there never was a struggle
anywhere in all the world between erb-
trary power and the doctrine OF self-gov-
ernment, but what the people OF all par
ties sympathized with those. who were
fighting for the right to govern them-
selves Never until four. years ago, and
yet today, when there Is in progress ia
South Africa. a war that is to extend tho
limit OF monarchy or to vndicate tho
right of republic to live. the Republi-
can party is so paralyzed by imperialism
that 1t dares not say one word for the
Boer who is fighting for his liberty.
prolonged applause and cheers)
You say that this land belonged to
England Why, you haven't read what
has happened lately. When tho queen
prorogued parliament she declared that
believing that continued independence Of
these republics to be menace to the
peace Of South Africa, she authorized an
nexation of the Orange Free States. Why
would she annex land IL 1t belonged 10
her before? Why would she speak OF the
continued independence of these republics
~
king dies our president telegraphs a mes
sage OF coincidence but two republics die
and not Republican weeps over II.
Great applause). Republicans, you have
a voice in The settlement OF this ques-
tion. I want to tell You that your party
is building its campaign upon a sordid
plan.
Double Standard OF Government.
Republicans. you used to talk about be.
ing afraid OF fifty-cent dollar. You
have already made an eightyfive per cent.
citizen in Porto Rico and you do not seem
to be afraid at all. Uaughter) What
percentage of citizenship are you going to
give to the Filipino? (Renewed Laughs
teri You used to be afraid that you
could not have double standard OF
money and now you are advocating
double standard of government. You
think you can have republic here and
a despotism over there.
You sused to say that you could not
maintain a parity between gold and Silver.
You are not worried now about the coun-
try going to maintain parity between tina
citizen and the subject Why is 1t that
you think so much more OF money than Of
human rights? 1t is because you have
been putting the dollar above the man. It
is because you have been worshipping man
and forgot humanity. Republicans, I
want to ask you why any farmer should
vote the Republican ticket when the Re-
publican party has no policy for the farm
er. but he is back of those who bleed the
farmer in every possible way.
Why should the laboring man vote the
Republican ticket when the Republican
party turns a deaf ear to every plea thai
the laboring man makes? Why should tho
business man vote the Republican ticket
when the Republican party upholds the
trust and drives the small business mau
our of his business? Why should the old
man who stands upon the brink of the
grave vote the Republican ticket and leave
the present policy to curse the next gen.
Grafton? Why should the young man vote
the Republican ticket and condemn him.
self to servitude and clerkship under
monopoly?
Republican Party of Today.
Inc RepuDllCdE party tOuay does mol
stand for the principles of human rights.
The platform of Sc, adopted by the Re.
publican party, denounced the gospel OF
force. II caid that 1t is the highway.
mans plea that might makes right. An
that was unworthy OF the diplomacy Of
any nation. Today 1t would build an EN-.
pire upon the highwayman's plea thai
might makes right Great applause).
In 1850 the Republican convention put
In its platform the four fundamental prin.
ciples OF the Declaration of independence
This year the Republican convention
met at Philadelphia. met within the
shadow of the building In which that dec
laration was signed, but the Republ.
can policies Of today are so inconsistent
with that declaration of independence
that the Republican platform did not say
anything about the declaration this year,
Was IL because it forgot it? No, 1t had
been reminded for more than a year thai
IL was violating that sacred instrument
and that platform this year instead OF
proclaimng anew the doctrine set forth
in the Declaration OF independence II
spent two-thlrds of its time congratulate!
ing Itself that God had sent bountiful
rains upon the farmer during the Repub.
lican administration. II spent its tima
expressing gratitude for favors conferred
upon the people by others than the Re.
publican party.
My friends. the Republican party today
Is not fighting battle of liberty. And
when We declare that the Declaration OF
Independence is sound the only answer
the Republicans make is that there are
amendrrents In some of the southern
states that require certain qualification,