The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-28
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No Says Ne Nay or May Not Again
Be q Candidate.
EVENTS DETERMINE HIS COURSE.
The Colonial System...A Word
About Trusts...presldency
Desirable, He Said.

Lincoln. Neb., Dec. 27.--Willlam Jen-
for the presidency, delivered a speech
last evening at the Jefferson banquet
in this city. He spoke in part as fol-
lows:
"At this banquet, surrounded by
neighbors who have been my friends
for ten years, may be pardoned. for
saying word of a personal nature,
Five times you have voted for me for
public office-twice for congress, once
for the United States senate. and twice
for the presidency-and no candidate
ever received more loyal support than
you have given me.
Whether I shall ever be q candidate
for Office again Is a question which muet
be determined by events No one can
speak with certainty of The future, for
ones destiny is not known until his
life's work is complete. I shall be con-
tent IL It Is my lot to aid in the triumph
of the principles while others enjoy the
honors and bear the responsibility of
office.
THE holding of public Office should be
an incident and not the extreme aim of
but the means for the accomplishment
of a purpose.
THE presidency seemed desirable be-
cause 1t would have enabled me to
give effective aid to certain reforms
which i believe to be necessary to the
public welfare. but defeat-even Sec
ond defeat-does not lessen my interest
in this reform, and time may prove that
my work is to advocate rather than to
execute
THE principles for which we contend
ed in the last campaign still live, and
we who believe in them must continue
to fight for them. An election does not
change principles; 1t only determines
what principles shall for the time be-
ing be applied.
THE believers in tariff reform did not
abandon their faith when the high tar
if doctrine was endorsed at the polls;
neither did protectionists when their
cause suffered loss. The advocates of
the gold standard continued the fight
for monometallism for twenty-fiv
years in spite of the platform declara-
tons of all parties in favor of double
standard. Shall we who believe in BIZ
metallism lose courage because our op-
ponents have profited by an increased
volume of money. thus admitting the
economic principle for which we have
been contending?
THE COLONIAL ~--STEM.
"The defenders of trusts did not lose
heart when all parties denounced COM
binations in restraint of trade. Shall
we give up the fight because monopoly
now advocate an imperial policy be-
cause our opponents have won VIC
tory by denying that they are imperial
lists? A colonial system involves a sur
render of our theory of government,
and the people will understand this as
soon as the system Is put into opera
ton. II we were to consult'ou imme-
diate convenience and comfort we would
never oppose wrong Of any kind, for
all warfare involves a temporary sac
rifice, but this Is our government, and
must be transmitted unimpaired to pos
terity. We have no choice, therefore
but to stand steadfast. come what may
IF we were successful in diverting
present tendencies and in carrying the
government to its old foundations, we
shall rejoice in the victory and prof,
by the reform secured. l am confident
that we shall ultimately win. but II
the trend toward plutocracy cannot be
checked. 1t is still better that we should
be defeated in a righteous undertaking
than that we should Join hands with
those who are ignoring the inalienable
rights of man."