The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-11-02

mousse cannot pass law without the
| consent of the upper house, which Is
appointed by the Washington officials.
What kind of a government is that? +?
1t Is government which, If upheld by
the people of this country means that
taxation without representation Is n
correct principle, and George the Third
was right and George Washington was
wrong. You can't make citizens of that
mongrel population, but are they offered
their freedom?"
Mr.. Clarke next took up The Philippine
question, and told of the relations of
Dewey and Aguinaldo. He recounted
the trouble when the president declared
war against the Filpinos by purchasing
the title to the islands at matters
not" said Mr.. Clarke, "who fired the
first shot, war had been declared by the
president"
1t VIII take us $500 years to get the
money back from trade with the islands
The Republicans say they will pay
None of us will live TO see the end.
Mr.. Clarke said that the Filipinos had
offered coaling stations and had sad
that they might be fortified if 1t was de-
sired. They We're all spurned. The Fill
pinos sent commission to Paris to meet
the peace commissioners. They were
spurned from the door as Benjamin
Franklin was spurned from the door of
the court of Eng and.
who has ever heard" said the speak
er, "a cheer for a victory in the Philip
pines? Otis came back and there wasn't
a cheer. He received no ovation. He
was not received as a popular hero. He
was received with scorn. The American
people are ashamed of this war / Go
not know a single Republican in a large
acquaintance who will not say he wishes
we were out of 1t. There is only one way
to erd this war. You have it in your
power to use it. Some want to know
what the Democrats would do If they
got in. I'll tell you what they would do
They would treat the question on the
American and not on the European
pan. This plan has been tried three
times in this country and 1t always
worked well. France tried to set up I;
government of her own in Mexico. The
president of the United States sail:
Hands off, and France went back
home and left her chosen prince to his
fate.
England tiled the European plan OF
NeneBuela. There was man with
a backbone in the white hose then
The Lon roared, but it soon became like
the dove. Lord Salisbury finally said
he would arbitrate. That is the Amer-
can plan"
Mr.. Clarke exploded the notion that
to trade with a country it is necessar,
to own it. Trade does not follow the
nag,' he said. Trade follows the price
Est and the quality of the goods"
IF there ever was time when YOU
must return 70 fundamentals it Is now
Mr.. Clarke was proceeding to dis.
cusslon of the trusts, and asked what
condition existed now
"A good condition." yelled a Iepubl!-
can in'the audience. sil,
I'll come to that" said Mr., Clarke,
I'm blacksmith, and four years ago !
| couldn't get job" -roi~
I'll come to you and your fun dinner |
pail in n moment" 80
II didn't have cent, and now / have
in my inside watch pocket |
you can't buy for SILL"
AT last we have the measure of Nc. |
kinley prosperity" sad Mr.. Clarke |
1T consists of Sl1."
The crowd hoo;ed it's delight and thu
fellow subsidized
The speaker then continued his argu-
nent with reference to the trusts. III
said that when lean days come the
few men who are corra!ling the in
icstiies of the country will own th,
aborins men, and they will haze tx
work at trust prices or not at al He
aid the Democratic party was the only
,arty that could be depended upon tr
'ontrol the truss.
MIR. Clarke made the same offer he
made in Youngstown, that if Bryan was
'!ected he will buy, within ten days
100000 in gold at par. He made the
'ffer to demonstrate that he believe.
he election of Mr.. Bryan will not dis
urb business. He sad If there was an
nan present WHO had come from, a for
:gn country, he knew what mliltarisn
meant
REFERRED TO QUESTIONS.
Before closing his address Mr.. Clark,
ook occasion to notice some question, |
hat had teen asked By the Massllc,
Independent. He had been asNe
whether he believed the Democra"
osition TO be sincere and he said +
80 and told why. But he showed t.
OF the Republicans, both I
Is Platform and its actions. He sa
he Platform declared that the none
uestion had been settled and that tn,
etter of acceptance and the orators de
jared that the law that is claimed {,
ave settled 1t is so full of holes
hat you can drive through T.
nth coach-and-four. He said IL tn.
Independent editor wanted sincerity AL.
'as so anxious about it, he could no
ote the Republican ticket this fal
he were really in earnest abou
he thing he would have 10 vote 70
'ryan.
The Independent had asked whethc, |
ir. Clarke was in favor of free silver |
lie said he was not. He stated that 2
Majority of the Kansas City convention
ec!ared that the Democratic party was
a favor of free coinage of silver, but
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