The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-09-18
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This morni.s's paper. this mornings
Republican paper contains the statement
that the wagee paid to miners will In
some instances average less than $3.50 q
year. Why, my friends, that will not give
the laboring man one full dinner pail
day, and he ought to have three. (Great
applause.) I am afraid that when the
Republican party was not looking the lid
of that dinner pail few OF and some coal
got into the bucket, and I 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 1t
out, will have to do II With powder that
is sold to the miners at $275 a keg, when
It is only worth $3.50. (Applause.) The
dinner pail argument will not last through
the campaign.
Can't Deceive Laboring Men.
The laboring man will not be deceived
by any attempt to argue with him that all
he needs is a full meal.
Mayor Jones when he spoke here not
long ago we'll said that even in the days
Of slavery the laboring men always had
plenty to eat.
My friends In all the ages past, plen
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
everybodH Shad his dinner pail full; and
third thatithe 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 laboring man that which
he has received. And yet that is the argu-
ment that the Republicans are relying on
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; VIC change
the emphasis when the issues change be-
cause we meet the Issue most important
at the time. While the Republican party
has changed It's position on every prom
inent public question before the country
Mckinley on Demonstration.
Mr. Mckinley himself used to denounce
the demonetization Of silver. He 1t was
who denounced Democratic president
and said that the president was discrimi-
mating against one Of the nations money
metals; that he was trying to make money
master and all things else the servant"
and the Republican 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
file to do the same. They have turned
on all these questions; and ! am re-
minded when I see how they try to look
pleasant, try to make it 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
them began to criticise 1t before he
thought Of the rule, and then he stopped
and said: This is the toughest steak that
I ever saw in my life-but like It,"
(Great laughter and long continued ap-
plause.)
II there are Republicans here want to
ask them II they have not had several
similar experiences. more laughter and
applause). When the party changed on
the money question, you thought It was
tough, but you tried to make 1t appear
that you liked it. more cheering). The
Republican party used to defend the
greenback. Now the Republican leaders
want to retire the greenback The Re-
publicans who believed in old-fashioned
principles think it is tough, and l don't
believe all Of them will even try to like
1t. (Long continued applause and cheer
ing).
Perpetual National Debt.
"bxy fria do 10 ha thak
Republican party boasted of decreasing
the national debt, and yet today the Re-
publican party stands for a currency sys-
TEN 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 bonds? And II your bank
note system Is to be permanent, and the
bonds are forever to protect 1t, then you
have a perpetual national debt, and II
your paper money, issued by the bank,
expands as population increases, you will
have an expanding debt for 1t to rest
upon You cannot hear Republican
speaker defend a permanent national
debt. You cannot read in Republican
paper an editorial defending a permanent
national debt and yet you cannot have a
without permanent debt for 1t to rest
upon. Republicans, 1t is tough. (Great
laughter). Do you like It? (Renewed
laughter and prolonged cheering).
Republicans on Trusts.
II used to be that the Republicans
denounced the trust. Now Republicans
make speeches and do net say anything
about trusts. A man told me today that
of the six speeches made when the Re-
publican campaign was opened in this
state, not one OF the speakers discussed
the trust question. The presidents mes
sage had two or three sentences about 1t.
i notice in the paper that the message as
FIRST written contained 10000 words but
was cut down to $4,000. suppose the
1000 words were on the trust question, but
were cut out. (Great cheering). The Re-
publicans boast Of present conditions. The
trust is q part Of present conditions. Why
is 1t that the Republican party does not
fight the trusts? Why Is II that 1t does