The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-13

of the times. which he has |
not the brains or the desire to compre-
hend"
FRIEND OF GOLD STANDARD;
FRIEND OF TRUSTS.
Thus Ii will be seen that the advocates
of the gold standard use the same
epithets against the opponent of trusts
that they used against the opponents of
the gold standard. If man opposed the
gold standard In 1896 he was dema-
gogue; so, it seems, is the man who
opposes trusts now. The opponent of
the gold standard was accused of be-
ing deficient in brains; so is the man
who opposes the trusts now.
1t is suggested that some gold Demo-
Gratis will return to the party If the
party will give up silver and fight inn
perialism. Who are the supporters of
imperialism? The same people, as a
rule, who supported the gold standard,
national bank currency and Industrial
monopoly. 1 do not mean to say that
all the advocates of the gold standard
favor either Imperialism or the trusts,
but do say that both Imperialism and
the trusts find the majority of their
supporters among the supporters of the
gold standard.
The Republican party opposes the in
come tax because it is not willing to
make the rich bear their share of the
expenses of government. 1t favors the
gold standard because 1t gives to the
financiers an advantage over wealth
producers. 1t favors national bank cur
rency because it gives to national banks
a valuable privilege denied to the rest
of the people. 1t favors trusts because
it is more interested in those who make
money out of monopoly than it is in
people who are victims of every private
monopoly, and so it naturally takes the
side of the syndicates that want to
exploit the Philippine islands.
The Democratic party is consistent in
opposing the gold standard, national
bank currency, industrial monopolies,
large standing armies, Imperialism and
entangling alliances with European
nations.
THE POSITION OF THE DEMO
CRATIC PARTY ON THE MONEY
QUESTION WILL NOT PREVENT
RETURN OF GOLD DEMOCRATS
WHO OPPOSE IMPERIALISM, NOR
WILL 1T DETER REPUBLICAN OP-
PONENTS OF IMPERIALISM FROM
ACTING WITH THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY IN THIS ELECTION.
Those who see the Democratic party
the means of saving the republic from
the dangers of an imperialistic policy
will have more confidence in the party
because of it's honest and courageous
adherence to bimetallism than they
would have if the party was willing
to drop any principles of policy in the
hope of securing votes.
The gold Democrats did not require
the Republican party to drop protection
in 1896. They did not require the Re-
publican speakers to avoid the tariff
question. They acted with the Republi-
can party because they wanted to help
the Republicans defeat free coinage.
| They will not be more eXacting when
| they return to the Democratic party in
order to prevent Imperialism. They will
not say that it was more important to
save the gold standard in 1896 than it is
| now to save the Declaration Of Indepen-
dence.
The advocates Of independent BIZ
metallism believe that the opening of
| the mints to the free and unlimited
coinage of gold and silver at the present
ratio of 16 to 1 will restore the parity
between gold and silver, increase the
volume of standard money and bring
the nations of the earth back to the
| double standard.
If our faith is confirmed by experience
the objections to bimetallism will disap-
pear; if our faith is not vindicated by
results, the people will have a chance
to apply a remedy in 1904 But if we
enter upon career of Imperialism and
substitute might for right, force for
reason, and the uncertainty of conquest
for the certainty of peaceful progress,
it will be more difficult for the nation
to retrace its steps.
The concessions must be made by the
minority, not by the majority. Those
who are responsible for the administra-
tion which has involved us in the
calamities of European colonial policy
will not attempt to write the platform
of the Democratic party. They will be
content to act with the Democratic
party this year reserving the right to
act as they please in future contests.