The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-07-24

Quite q creditable display and pro-
cession was that of the 18th in Canton
on the occasion of the committee noti-
flying the president of his nomination
at Philadelphia by the Republican con-
vention. OF course there were consid-
erable pomp and circumstances with the
affair in Canton and fair attendance
of celebrities and people.
Mr.. McKinley's address in reply to
the committee was carefully prepared
and aims to be vindication Of his
administration, and in strong terms
justifles his course with the Eiiipinos.
President Mckinley intends to be dis
Greet, somewhat like Battle Nicol JAR
vries's father, the deacon, who admor-
ishes his son never to put his hand out
SO far but what he could easily draw II
back again. This paper gave full and
excellent account Of the doings at the
time.
The promise is that this Is to be his
only speech of the campaign, though a
letter Is to be prepared in due time. BY
actual count, President Mckinley s
speech on the 18th, contained 175S
words. OF these, TIA words are devoted
to money and silver in vindication OF
his gold standard policy. Some may
remember when he was for free silver
and criticized the Democratic party for
not doing enough for silver, and only
two years ago, by his order, $50,0OO,0 900
Of silver was coined at 16 to 1. And this
was done under an act Of his Republi-
can congress! The inconsistencies OF
the G. o. p. are remarkable. And then
their airs of superiority and pretensions
and claims for, wisdom!
The speech gives $40 words to impe-
rialism and the Philippines; praising
the Republican record so full of tortu-
osities and falsities, get 242 words; pro-
lection gets 126, while China, The Hague
conference, Hawaii, Spanish war, and
Cuba and Porto Rico get the few re.
naming words of the address; and,
strange to say, the trusts get nil.
Force and consent are the two under
lying principles in government, and
when we remember that our rule in Gu
ba, Porto Rico, and the Philippines is
military, it is not "by consent Of the
governed" 1t IL only a continuation Of
Spanish rule, beautiful example for
this government to set before the world.
And all this Is by the political party
that has been parading before the world
as the saints especially caring for free
dom.
President Mckinley said 1t was our
plain duty" to give Porto Ricans free
trade with us, and afterwards he got
through congress a tariff measure lev
ying taxes both ways on Porto Rican
trade. 1t is unfortunate that our pres
ident is not his own master and suffi-
cientIy to follow "plain duty" We do
not believe William ]. Bryan is thus
infirm Of purpose.
The Kansas City platform Is a thor
ough American production, clear cut
declaration of the principles of liberty
and justice. This cannot be said with
truth Of the crafty Philadelphia affair.
Grosvenor declares that
the New York man, Quigg, changed the
platform after it was adopted and 50
changed it was published. Wonder II
Mr.. Hanna was not consulted. Cannot
these fellows be honest with one ano-
ther?
The wise men who founded our gov
ernment wanted no Imperialism and
as in the old despotic royal
ties of Europe. Imperialism as to terri
torial expansion is never satisfied, ever
wanting more, like the miser's greed
with all her vast possessions,
is grasping for more. Russia Is a
greedy, grasping power, and Germany
is one great military camp, and so are
France and Italy. The toiling millions
Of these countries have hard time of IL
under their imperial military burdens.
When trusts and other robber schemes
are added, as in this land under Repub-
lican rule, the people should put on the
brakes by electing Bryan and Steven
son.
Imperial organs continue their ef-
forts to make a scare-crow of 16 to ].
This ratio of 16 to l is the law and
has been since 1887. And two years ago
a Republican congress and a Republi-
can president, by name William Nc
Kinley, passed a law ordering the
coinage Of fifty million dollars worth Of
silver lying in the mint, at the legal
ratio. Why have not these men In
power abolished this ratioif 1t Is wrong?
But no effort has been made in this d.
rection by any Of them. All this only
shows what frauds they are. They
clamor and howl against 16 to I, and
dare not repeal 1t.
: The price Of silver bullion has been
advancing of late. and SO has wheat.
Is this owing to Republican rule and
their advance agent? Protection, by
way of tariff, has had nothing to do
with 1t, at all events. Wool, too, Is and
has been awful slow and low. Business
failures this year are greatly In excess
of last year, and strikes and labor
troubles continue. We wonder II COM
mercial travelling men will be dancing
around the Republican nominee as four
years ago. We opine not, for they
have not found the prosperity that was
promised. One cannot blame a p. o.
organ for shouting prosperity" Sugar
has been sweetened by an advance in
price, indeed by several advances since
the sugar war ceased and trusts had
their own way again.
"The sugar trusts temporary sue
cess" Is the heading of an editorial ar
ticle In the Cleveland Leader of the 18th
inat painu tho IIanno MoKt,taxr ~.